| Tijuana First City in Latin America to Ditch Analog Jill Replogle - KPBS.org | |
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Mexico plans to wean the entire country off analog television by the end of 2015. Switching to all digital will open up valuable broadband space for Internet and other wireless services.
An impromptu trial run a few months ago helped Tijuana prepare for the switch Thursday. The city was supposed to go all digital at the end of May but authorities pushed the date back following protests from residents who weren’t prepared, and woke up to blank TV screens.
Political parties requested the switch be postponed until after the July 7 elections for state and local authorities.
The delay gave authorities more time to install converter boxes in low-income homes.
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