CIKARANG SELATAN - The Ministry of Communication and Information (Kemenkominfo) of the Republic of Indonesia held Technical Guidance (Bimtek) distribution of Set Top Box (STB) aid from the government for poor category residents in Bekasi Regency and Bogor Regency, at Nuanza Hotel, South Cikarang, on Tuesday ( 06/09/2022).The activity which was attended by the Regional Secretary of Bekasi Regency Dedy Supriyadi, Acting Head of the Communications and Information Office Ade Komarudin, and Head of the PMD Service Ida Farida, was a gradual follow-up to the Analog Switch Off (ASO) program throughout Indonesia.The Ministry of Communication and Informatics released a number of data by name by address (BNBA) taken from the extreme poor and according to the criteria for recipients of Set Top Box assistance in Bekasi Regency, as many as 44,963 people who will be distributed by PT.Pos Indonesia will also be assisted in its installation.The Special Staff of the Minister of Communication and Information of the Republic of Indonesia, Rosarita Niken Widiastuti, said that the migration of analog television to digital television will take effect no later than November 2, 2022."So for the public, switching to digital TV is very easy. Just add a Set Top Box tool. Usually people call it a decoder. Adding a decoder to Analog TV, if the TV is already digital, there is no need to add it," explained Niken in his speech.According to Niken, Set Top Boxes are very easy to find in market places or electronic stores whose prices range from Rp. 150,000 - Rp. 300,000."But ladies and gentlemen, if you want to buy a Set Top Box, check. Is the Set Top Box certified by the Ministry of Communication and Information, usually there is the Modi logo (image of the Ministry of Communication and Information digital tv icon), there are lots of brands, approximately 40 brands," he said.Niken said, in addition to the clear picture, the migration to digital TV also has benefits for frequency efficiency.This is because of all the 697 television channels, each requires one frequency on the Analog TV frequency.If later the migration process to digital TV has been completed, then one digital TV frequency can accommodate 6 to 12 television channels.The available frequency can later be maximized by the Ministry of Communication and Information to expand Internet access to blankspot areas (no internet signal or still 3G)."The remaining frequencies, which were originally used for broadcasting, were later transferred to broadband, for telecommunications purposes. So if the frequencies have been arranged, infrastructure can be built for areas that are currently blankspots, for equitable Internet access throughout Indonesia," he explained.Niken said that compared to neighboring countries, Indonesia took a long time to switch to digital TV."Like Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, it has switched to digital TV around 2019-2020," he said.He hopes that the community, especially in Bekasi Regency, can know the importance of the points as he has explained."We hope that people will immediately switch to digital TV broadcasting and add Set Top Boxes to their television sets," he said.In addition, data on STB recipients is sourced from data on the Extreme Poverty Elimination Targeting Program (P3KE) submitted by the Ministry of Home Affairs through the Dukcapil Directorate General to the City or District Dukcapil Office.The distribution will be carried out by the vendor in collaboration with PT.Pos Indonesia has reached the stage of installing the STB by name by address.Editor : Yus IsmailCopyright © 2021 www.bekasikab.go.id - All Right Reserved