At its meeting on 26 February, the Council of Ministers approved the resolution which establishes the base methodology for the transition to the digital terrestrial television broadcasting system, a process which will be led by ANACOM with the support of a digital television transition monitoring group.
According to the corresponding communication, analogue transmissions will be switched off nationally by 26 April 2012, while ensuring a period of simultaneous digital and analogue broadcasting (simulcast) lasting at least 12 months; this period will help minimise the impact of the transition on consumers.
Consult:
- Comunicado do Conselho de Ministros de 26 de Fevereiro de 2009 http://www.primeiro-ministro.gov.pt/Portal/PT/Governos/Governos_Constitucionais/GC17/Conselho_de_Ministros/Comunicados_e_Conferencias_de_Imprensa/20090226.htm
