Earlier this week, Bulgaria entered the era of digital television. However, after the analogue switch-off viewers who live in remote areas of the country, can not take the public television program. Many people living in rural areas and small towns across the country, remained without your favorite TV programs, as they are outside the home Signal coverage of digital transmitters.
The exact number of residents of Bulgaria, who are not able to take digital TV signals, it has become possible only after turning off the analogue signal.
So after the ceremony analogue switch-off, which took place on the TV tower in Sofia on Monday, Sept. 30, found that about 100,000 spectators were cut off from public television programs.
Bulgarian television network operator NURTS surpassed their obligations to ensure the country’s digital signal coverage – currently receiving digital TV programs available to 96.2% of the population at that NURTS assumed the obligation to provide digital TV, 95 percent of the population, says CEO Svilen Popov.
As of Tuesday, October 1, of the 210,000 residents of Bulgaria, who have the right to receive free digital decoders, these devices got 90,000 people.
vouchers for a free decoder will be issued before October 30, and will be valid until the end of November.
Commission for Communications Regulation Bulgaria (CRC) recommends that those citizens who have lost the ability to receive TV signals from the air, move to alternative means of access to TV programs – cable or satellite TV.
Earlier Mediasat reported Bulgaria plans to make the transition from analog to digital television on September 1, but later transition date was set for October 1.
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