The Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) published a list of 70 set top boxes (STB) that have been certified as official goods, not illegal.The presence of STB will help the community, especially for those who still have analog television sets to be able to catch digital TV broadcasts when the Analog Switch Off (ASO) is turned off.The 70 STBs certified by the Ministry of Communication and Information come from various brands and types/models, such as production from Akari, CBM, Evercoss, Ichiko, Matrix, Nexmedia, Nextron, Polytron, Tanaka, to Venus.Policy Analysis by Associate Expert, Television Service Coordinator, Directorate of Broadcasting, Kominfo, Sukamto some time ago, revealed the impact of using unofficial STB, such as those imported from abroad illegally."This is a set top box that has been certified by Kominfo. This means that it is guaranteed to receive digital TV broadcasts, because if you buy a set top box from abroad, you don't necessarily receive digital TV broadcasts," he said some time ago."They have special technical parameters or they can be encrypted, in the sense that they are there for code input. So, that's not necessarily possible. If this (Kominfo certified set top box) can certainly receive digital TV broadcasts," he continued.List of Latest Kominfo Certified Set Top Box (STB) 2022"Every digital television set and set top box DVB-T2 set-top box that is traded, manufactured, assembled, imported and/or used in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia is required to observe technical requirements and be based on permits in accordance with the laws and regulations," the Kominfo wrote.The technical requirements for digital TV and set top boxes are regulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Communication and Information Number 4 of 2019 dated June 28, 2019 concerning Technical Requirements for Telecommunication Equipment and/or Equipment for the Purpose of Broadcasting Television and Broadcast Radio.The price of this digital TV set top box varies depending on the features in the device.The price range of STB available in the market, both offline and online, is around Rp. 150 thousand - Rp. 300 thousand.The discontinuation of analog TV broadcasts to digital TV starts on April 30, 2022. This process of digitizing broadcasting is a way of digital transformation in the broadcasting sector, where analog TV broadcasts have been on the air for more than 60 years.Kominfo implements this analog TV lethal injection in three stages, which are currently in progress and are in phase two.ASO Phase 1 on 30 April 2022 covered 56 broadcast areas in 166 districts/cities, ASO Phase 2 on 25 August 2022 in 31 broadcast areas in 110 districts/cities, and ASO Phase 3 on 2 November 2022 covered 25 broadcast areas in 63 districts/cities. city.