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(LIP-ir) -- A team of technicians from Peru's UPC University gave the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) a report yesterday detailing information on the three transmission signals that could be used in the Andean country for digital television.

Field tests for the implementation of terrestrial digital television broadcasting in Peru began in December to define a Standard for the use of digital TV.

Based on the investigation done by UPC University, the Minister of Transportation and Communications, Veronica Zavala, will choose the most adequate system to be used in the country.

The company's representing the three international standards: ATSC, ISDB-T and DVB-T set up transmission equipment according to technical specifications established and were evaluated by the team of technicians from UPC University.

The report, which took approximately two and a half months to complete, was presented to the Minister of Communications and includes the advantages and disadvantages of using one of the three international Standards in Peru.

According to predictions made by the MTC, several areas in Lima will be using digital signals before 2010.

It was reported that Frecuencia Latina (Channel 2) and ATV (channel 9) were already doing tests with European and U.S. digital standards.