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MUMBAI: Netherlands has pulled the plug on transmission of free to air analogue television, becoming the first nation switching completely to digital signals. |
| Fewer than 75,000 households in the country relied on analogue antennae, although 220,000 still have second sets. They will require a small decoder to receive digital terrestrial television signals.
Former Dutch telecommunications monopoly KPN has licenced the former bandwidth used by analogue through 2017. |
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KPN carried the cost of building the digital network and will continue to broadcast three state-supported channels and several regional public broadcasters. In return, KPN will use the remaining available capacity to carry a package of pay-television channels. |
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