Mexico. The Plenary of the Federal Institute of Telecommunications, IFT, resolved that next Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 00:00 hours (local time) will definitively conclude the transmission of analog signals of open television in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and Tecate, Baja California.
The entity determined that the conditions provided for in the current legal framework to agree on the cessation of analog transmissions of 12 signals in both locations were met:
a) The Secretariat of Communications and Transport, SCT, reported that a level of penetration has been reached with receivers or decoders suitable for receiving digital transmissions in 90% or more of the low-income households defined by Sedesol in each coverage area.
(b) The Institute confirmed that digital broadcast television transmissions are currently being carried out under the authorized parameters, through a series of inspection visits to stations in the coverage area.
In accordance with the provisions of article 16 of the Transition Policy to Digital Terrestrial Television(DTT), the Institute will carry out information and dissemination actions in terms of the provisions, at the national and local levels. Likewise, article 15 provides that television concessionaires and permittees are obliged to provide daily information to the population on the process of transition to DTT.
In this vein, the Institute will carry out a campaign in mass media at the national level, in order for the population to take the appropriate measures prior to the conclusion of analog broadcast television broadcasts and a local campaign, which will inform the date and time.
Additionally, the IFT has the www.tdt.mx portal and a call center with the number 01-800 880 2424.
