<s>
Digital	B-Device
terrestrial	I-Device
television	I-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
Philippines	I-Device
are	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
the	O
Philippine	O
major	O
broadcasting	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
National	O
Telecommunications	O
Commission	O
(	O
NTC	O
)	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
that	O
the	O
Philippines	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
Japanese	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
standard	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
(	O
DTT	O
)	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
issued	O
a	O
circular	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
broadcasters	O
must	O
discontinue	O
their	O
analog	O
services	O
by	O
the	O
transition	O
deadline	O
of	O
11:59p.m.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
organizing	O
two	O
technical	O
working	O
groups	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
directing	O
the	O
governing	O
body	O
in	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
appropriate	O
DTT	O
standard	O
and	O
upon	O
the	O
commendation	O
of	O
investors	O
in	O
the	O
broadcast	O
business	O
,	O
comprising	O
the	O
local	O
broadcasters	O
group	O
,	O
the	O
Association	O
of	O
Broadcasters	O
of	O
the	O
Philippines	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
NTC	O
,	O
issued	O
Memorandum	O
Circular	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
implementing	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
studies	O
have	O
been	O
carried	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
transition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
wait	O
and	O
see	O
"	O
plan	O
is	O
being	O
trailed	O
and	O
examining	O
progresses	O
with	O
no	O
resolution	O
to	O
ensue	O
with	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
services	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NTC	O
chose	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Japanese	O
standard	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
for	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
in	O
the	O
country	O
in	O
Memorandum	O
Circular	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
capability	O
to	O
3	O
levels	O
of	O
categorized	O
modulation	O
(	O
audio	O
,	O
video	O
and	O
data	O
services	O
)	O
to	O
fixed	O
,	O
portable	O
and	O
handheld	O
devices	O
exclusive	O
of	O
the	O
necessity	O
for	O
a	O
supplementary	O
communication	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
draft	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
NTC	O
's	O
proposed	O
regulations	O
for	O
DTV	O
,	O
broadcast	O
companies	O
who	O
intend	O
to	O
provide	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
service	O
must	O
have	O
a	O
congressional	O
broadcast	O
franchise	O
before	O
operating	O
such	O
services	O
and	O
have	O
at	O
least	O
15	O
television	O
stations	O
throughout	O
the	O
Philippines	O
;	O
have	O
a	O
minimum	O
paid-up	O
capital	O
of	O
₱1	O
billion	O
and	O
accessible	O
locally	O
in	O
10	O
regions	O
while	O
broadcasting	O
companies	O
with	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
required	O
television	O
stations	O
and	O
availability	O
locally	O
,	O
the	O
minimum	O
paid-up	O
capital	O
will	O
be	O
₱1.2	O
billion	O
,	O
whereas	O
new	O
applicants	O
with	O
no	O
present	O
broadcast	O
station	O
,	O
the	O
paid-up	O
capital	O
will	O
be	O
₱1.5	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
those	O
broadcast	O
companies	O
who	O
intend	O
to	O
deliver	O
digital	O
broadcast	O
locally	O
,	O
must	O
procure	O
a	O
congressional	O
franchise	O
and	O
have	O
at	O
least	O
₱60	O
million	O
per	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
broadcast	O
providers	O
adopt	O
either	O
high-definition	B-Device
television	I-Device
format	O
or	O
its	O
standard	O
definition	O
multiprogramming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
draft	O
IRR	O
also	O
states	O
that	O
a	O
duly	O
broadcast	O
provider	O
with	O
a	O
congressional	O
franchise	O
will	O
deliver	O
analog	O
television	O
service	O
and	O
must	O
carry	O
its	O
present	O
analog	O
television	O
programs	O
through	O
its	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ABS-CBN	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
prepared	O
to	O
launch	O
five	O
free	O
"	O
premium	O
"	O
channels	O
on	O
a	O
DTT	O
platform	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
National	O
Telecommunications	O
Commission	O
(	O
NTC	O
)	O
finalize	O
its	O
regulations	O
on	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ABS-CBN	O
'	O
s	O
flagship	O
used	O
UHF	O
channel	O
43	O
(	O
647.143MHz	O
)	O
for	O
its	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
transmission	O
test	O
;	O
previously	O
,	O
the	O
station	O
used	O
channel	O
51	O
(	O
695.143MHz	O
)	O
for	O
test	O
broadcasts	O
using	O
DVB-T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
ABS-CBN	O
launched	O
ABS-CBN	O
TV	O
Plus	O
,	O
a	O
set-top	O
box	O
and	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
service	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
the	O
first	O
TV	O
network	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
to	O
commercially	O
launch	O
DTT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PTV	O
:	O
The	O
state	O
broadcaster	O
People	O
's	O
Television	O
Network	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
began	O
DTT	O
trials	O
using	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
in	O
2009	O
used	O
channel	O
48	O
(	O
677.143MHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TV5	O
:	O
TV5	O
Network	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
ABC	O
Development	O
Corporation/Associated	O
Broadcasting	O
Company	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
using	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
for	O
its	O
DTT	O
trials	O
via	O
a	O
simulcast	O
of	O
flagship	O
DWET-TV	O
through	O
DWDZ-TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
TV5	O
Network	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
launched	O
the	O
Sulit	O
TV	O
,	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GMA	O
:	O
GMA	O
Network	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
applied	O
for	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
license	O
from	O
the	O
NTC	O
to	O
install	O
and	O
maintain	O
transmitting	O
stations	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
attuned	O
with	O
and	O
utilize	O
to	O
offer	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
and	O
digital	O
mobile	O
TV	O
broadcast	O
services	O
,	O
using	O
UHF	O
channel	O
27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GMA	O
was	O
vocal	O
about	O
the	O
NTC	O
's	O
choice	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
DTV	O
standard	O
;	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
GMA	O
executive	O
proposed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
updated	O
European	O
standard	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
due	O
to	O
its	O
better	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
NTC	O
did	O
not	O
change	O
its	O
decision	O
to	O
use	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
,	O
to	O
which	O
the	O
company	O
complied	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
GMA	O
Network	O
launched	O
GMA	O
Affordabox	O
,	O
a	O
set-top	O
box	O
and	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
service	O
offering	O
an	O
encrypted	O
recording	O
feature	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
network	O
's	O
existing	O
subchannels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NET25	O
and	O
INCTV	O
:	O
Two	O
broadcast	O
companies	O
religiously-owned	O
by	O
the	O
Iglesia	O
Ni	O
Cristo	O
,	O
Eagle	O
Broadcasting	O
Corporation	O
and	O
Christian	O
Era	O
Broadcasting	O
Service	O
International	O
,	O
launched	O
the	O
first	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
station	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
DZCE-TV	O
channel	O
49	O
(	O
683.143MHz	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
under	O
the	O
GEMNET	O
brand	O
,	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
broadcasting	O
in	O
DVB-T	O
,	O
it	O
shifted	O
to	O
using	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BEAM	O
:	O
Broadcast	O
Enterprises	O
and	O
Affiliated	O
Media	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
owned	O
by	O
a	O
joint	O
consortium	O
led	O
by	O
Bethlehem	O
Holdings	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
an	O
investee	O
of	O
Globe	O
Telecom	O
Retirement	O
Fund	O
through	O
its	O
holding	O
company	O
HALO	O
Holdings	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
which	O
owns	O
39	O
percent	O
of	O
Altimax	O
Broadcasting	O
Company	O
)	O
,	O
applied	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
broadcast	O
but	O
was	O
still	O
vocal	O
to	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
digital	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SEC	O
:	O
Solar	O
Entertainment	O
Corporation	O
is	O
testing	O
its	O
DTT	O
using	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
on	O
UHF	O
Channel	O
21	O
(	O
515.143MHz	O
)	O
after	O
Channel	O
22	O
(	O
521.143MHz	O
)	O
and	O
UHF	O
Channel	O
30	O
(	O
569.143MHz	O
)	O
but	O
the	O
second	O
frequency	O
eventually	O
moves	O
to	O
UHF	O
Channel	O
22	O
(	O
521.143MHz	O
)	O
replacing	O
the	O
main/first	O
one	O
possibly	O
operated	O
by	O
subsidiary	O
SBN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SMNI	O
:	O
Sonshine	O
Media	O
Network	O
International	O
is	O
conducting	O
a	O
DTT	O
testing	O
using	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
on	O
UHF	O
Channel	O
40	O
(	O
629.143MHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hope	O
Channel	O
Philippines	O
and	O
GNN	O
:	O
Gateway	O
UHF	O
Broadcasting	O
and	O
First	O
United	O
Broadcasting	O
Corporation	O
is	O
conducting	O
a	O
DTT	O
testing	O
using	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
on	O
UHF	O
Channel	O
46	O
(	O
665.143MHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNN	O
Philippines	O
:	O
On	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
state-sequestered	O
Radio	O
Philippines	O
Network	O
and	O
Private	O
company	O
Nine	O
Media	O
Corporation	O
is	O
conducting	O
a	O
DTT	O
testing	O
using	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
on	O
UHF	O
Channel	O
19	O
(	O
503.143MHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Light	O
Network	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
TV	O
network	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
to	O
fully	O
abandon	O
its	O
analog	O
transmissions	O
and	O
shift	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
,	O
as	O
network	O
engineers	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
prepared	O
for	O
years	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
switch	O
happen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBC	O
:	O
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
impending	O
privatization	O
,	O
the	O
state-sequestered	O
Intercontinental	O
Broadcasting	O
Corporation	O
managed	O
to	O
conduct	O
DTT	O
testing	O
using	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
on	O
UHF	O
Channel	O
26	O
(	O
545.143MHz	O
)	O
then	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
moved	O
to	O
UHF	O
Channel	O
17	O
(	O
491.143MHz	O
)	O
frequency	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
old	O
one	O
was	O
temporarily	O
back	O
from	O
March	O
21	O
but	O
discontinued	O
after	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UNTV	O
:	O
Progressive	O
Broadcasting	O
Corporation	O
,	O
owned	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
Breakthrough	O
and	O
Milestones	O
Productions	O
International	O
is	O
currently	O
testing	O
its	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
on	O
UHF	O
Channel	O
38	O
(	O
617.143MHz	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
Mega	O
Manila	O
,	O
Bulacan	O
,	O
Pampanga	O
,	O
Tarlac	O
,	O
Cavite	O
and	O
other	O
nearby	O
provinces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RJTV	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
second	O
TV	O
network	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
to	O
fully	O
abandon	O
its	O
analog	O
transmissions	O
and	O
shift	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aliw	O
Broadcasting/IZTV	O
:	O
On	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Aliw	O
Broadcasting	O
Corporation	O
has	O
started	O
conducting	O
a	O
DTT	O
testing	O
using	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
on	O
UHF	O
Channel	O
23	O
(	O
527.143MHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMBS/All	O
TV	O
:	O
On	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Advanced	O
Media	O
Broadcasting	O
System	O
has	O
started	O
conducting	O
a	O
DTT	O
testing	O
using	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
on	O
UHF	O
Channel	O
16	O
(	O
485.143MHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky	O
Cable	O
:	O
In	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
Sky	O
Cable	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
migrate	O
at	O
least	O
80%	O
of	O
its	O
subscribers	O
in	O
Metro	O
Manila	O
to	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
cable	I-Device
platform	O
with	O
new	O
Digiboxes	O
by	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SkyCable	O
adopted	O
the	O
DVB-C	B-Device
standard	O
for	O
its	O
digital	B-Device
cable	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destiny	O
Cable	O
:	O
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
Destiny	O
Cable	O
began	O
to	O
offer	O
its	O
own	O
digital	B-Device
cable	I-Device
services	O
,	O
investing	O
Php	O
500	O
to	O
Php	O
700	O
million	O
on	O
headend	O
and	O
infrastructure	O
updates	O
and	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
digital	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
for	O
its	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasat	O
Cable	O
:	O
Parasat	O
Cable	O
TV	O
,	O
the	O
cable	O
provider	O
of	O
Mindanao	O
,	O
introduced	O
digital	B-Device
cable	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
being	O
carried	O
by	O
SES	O
NSS-11	O
satellite	O
using	O
DVB-S2	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
broadcast	O
standard	O
in	O
the	O
Ku	O
band	O
and	O
Verimatrix	O
encryption	O
system	O
to	O
protect	O
its	O
content	O
from	O
signal	O
piracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
tablets	O
carry	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
receive	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
signals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Television	O
firms	O
who	O
plan	O
to	O
broadcast	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
services	O
to	O
television	O
and	O
other	O
communication	O
devices	O
cannot	O
implement	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
commission	O
is	O
revising	O
its	O
guidelines	O
on	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
formulating	O
the	O
transition	O
from	O
analog	O
television	O
broadcast	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
(	O
DTT	O
)	O
transmission	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
and	O
to	O
guide	O
the	O
commission	O
in	O
outlining	O
the	O
planned	O
implementing	O
rules	O
and	O
regulations	O
for	O
the	O
enactment	O
of	O
DTT	O
service	O
,	O
ultra-high	O
frequency	O
television	O
channels	O
14	O
to	O
51	O
(	O
470-698MHz	O
)	O
will	O
be	O
assigned	O
to	O
the	O
DTT	O
Broadcast	O
Service	O
and	O
deliberating	O
further	O
channels	O
14	O
to	O
20	O
(	O
470-512MHz	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
Fixed	O
and	O
Mobile	O
Service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Philippines	O
is	O
anticipated	O
to	O
deferment	O
its	O
planned	O
analog	O
television	O
signal	O
automatic	O
switch-off	O
in	O
2015	O
due	O
to	O
technicalities	O
in	O
implementing	O
an	O
official	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
Association	O
of	O
Southeast	O
Asian	O
Nations	O
cooperatively	O
accepted	O
the	O
digital	B-Protocol
video	I-Protocol
broadcasting-terrestrial	I-Protocol
or	O
the	O
DVB-T	O
as	O
its	O
favored	O
standard	O
,	O
the	O
Philippines	O
have	O
not	O
adopted	O
any	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
governments	O
of	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
Philippines	O
reached	O
a	O
collaboration	O
decision	O
in	O
adopting	O
a	O
memorandum	O
of	O
cooperation	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
commission	O
’s	O
earlier	O
pronouncement	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Japanese	O
’s	O
Integrated	O
Services	O
Digital	O
Broadcast-Terrestrial	O
platform	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
broadcast	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
Philippines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NTC	O
plans	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
service	O
in	O
select	O
key	O
cities	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Key	O
cities	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
are	O
being	O
considered	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
an	O
implementing	O
rules	O
and	O
regulations	O
,	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
service	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
fully	O
consummate	O
to	O
the	O
viewing	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NTC	O
asked	O
to	O
reevaluate	O
the	O
platform	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Philippines	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
regulator	O
is	O
studying	O
the	O
possible	O
implementation	O
of	O
a	O
newer	O
platform	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
second-generation	O
Digital	B-Protocol
Video	I-Protocol
Broadcasting-Terrestrial	I-Protocol
(	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
)	O
substituting	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Integrated	O
Services	O
Digital	O
Broadcast-Terrestrial	O
(	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
)	O
standard	O
that	O
the	O
commission	O
adopted	O
earlier	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
creating	O
implementing	O
rules	O
and	O
regulations	O
for	O
digital	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experts	O
announced	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
is	O
superior	O
to	O
its	O
Japanese	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broadcasting	O
firms	O
,	O
GMA	O
Network	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
conveyed	O
their	O
support	O
to	O
reevaluate	O
its	O
earlier	O
decision	O
to	O
adopt	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commission	O
adopted	O
the	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
primarily	O
owing	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
affordability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Philippines	O
broadcasting	O
firms	O
,	O
ABS-CBN	O
Corporation	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
NTC	O
for	O
conveying	O
varied	O
indications	O
on	O
the	O
Philippines	O
official	O
stand	O
on	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
firm	O
panned	O
the	O
commission	O
on	O
its	O
incompetence	O
in	O
supporting	O
its	O
initial	O
pronouncement	O
to	O
implement	O
Japanese	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
standard	O
,	O
the	O
Integrated	O
Services	O
Digital	O
Broadcast-Terrestrial	O
(	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
commission	O
officially	O
led	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
period	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
and	O
releases	O
a	O
memorandum	O
circular	O
agreeing	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
as	O
the	O
standard	O
digital	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
in	O
recent	O
developments	O
,	O
the	O
commission	O
is	O
considering	O
the	O
European	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
platform	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Digital	B-Protocol
Video	I-Protocol
Broadcast-Terrestrial	I-Protocol
(	O
DVB-T	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Television	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
have	O
supported	O
the	O
local	O
governing	O
body	O
to	O
reevaluate	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
standard	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
attempt	O
to	O
reconsider	O
the	O
advancement	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
technology	O
(	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
)	O
over	O
the	O
newer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commission	O
is	O
simultaneously	O
drafting	O
the	O
implementing	O
rules	O
and	O
regulations	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
broadcast	O
under	O
the	O
Japanese	O
platform	O
and	O
reviewing	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
European	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NTC	O
finalized	O
its	O
evaluation	O
on	O
the	O
chosen	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
(	O
DTT	O
)	O
broadcast	O
service	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commission	O
adopted	O
the	O
Japan	O
’s	O
Integrated	O
Services	O
Digital	O
Broadcasting-Television	O
(	O
ISDB-T	B-Protocol
)	O
standards	O
over	O
its	O
European	O
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
Digital	O
Video	O
Broadcasting-Television	O
(	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NTC	O
reconfirmed	O
the	O
recommendation	O
to	O
adopt	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Digital	B-Application
Television	I-Application
standard	O
as	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
national	O
TV	O
standard	O
after	O
a	O
public	O
hearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NTC	O
released	O
the	O
draft	O
implementing	O
rules	O
and	O
regulations	O
for	O
the	O
Philippines	O
 '	O
transition	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NTC	O
holds	O
public	O
consultations	O
regarding	O
the	O
migration	O
plan	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
envisions	O
the	O
Philippines	O
to	O
go	O
"	O
fully	O
migrated	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
TV	I-Application
"	O
in	O
three	O
to	O
five	O
years	O
(	O
2019-2021	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NTC	O
released	O
the	O
implementing	O
rules	O
and	O
regulations	O
on	O
the	O
re-allocation	O
of	O
the	O
UHF	O
Channels	O
14-20	O
(	O
470	O
–	O
512	O
Megahertz	O
(	O
MHz	O
)	O
band	O
)	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
broadcasting	I-Application
(	O
DTTB	B-Application
)	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
