The northerly country finishes this March 1 to 08,00 local time (06,00 GMT) the last phase of the called analogical blackout, which supposes the definitive implantation of the Terrestrial Digital Television (TDT) in all his territory

In September of last year, Finland turned in the first country of the world that began to express all his programs across the digital sign.

Nevertheless, the Department of Communications authorized the cable television operators to transform this sign in analogical to distribute it to his clients for six more months.

From this March 1, 2008, to watch TV it will be necessary to be provided with a decoder of TDT or with a TV set that should have an integrated digital recipient.

According to the National Institute of Statistics, close to ten per cent of 2,3 million Finnish hearths it is still not provided with decoder of TDT or digital TV set, although half of them has intention of acquiring it before the summer.


(29/02/08)