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Isabel Guerra

Peruvian deputy communications minister Jorge Cuba Hidalgo
will travel to Japan on August 16th, in order to coordinate the technical cooperation offered by the Japanese government to enable terrestrial digital broadcasting in Peru.
On April 24, 2009, Peru decided to adopt Japan’s Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting – Terrestrial (ISDB-T) Standard for its digital terrestrial television system.
Reportedly, Digital Terrestrial Television provides a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection.
Minister Cornejo said that Peru chose this standard based on three determining factors, including technological, economic and cooperation aspects.
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