Government should explain the new technology.

(From Asahi Shimbun)

Digital telecasts near If digital telecasts are begun before people get to know them very well, it is not likely many will want to trade in their present TV sets. If people do not find some appeal in digital TV, there is no hope the technology will become popular. The government is about to enforce digital land-based telecasts, a significant advance in broadcast technology. The Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications is taking license applications for service in the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya regions. Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and commercial television stations are preparing to file applications starting …