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On Monday, July 5 at a little past 10:00 a.m. local time (a little past 11:00 p.m. Japan time), Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca of the Plurinational State of Bolivia announced that the country had decided to adopt Japan’s digital terrestrial broadcasting format (ISDB-T). Bolivia is the tenth country outside Japan to use ISDB-T, following on from the adoption of the system by Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Paraguay, and Philippines. This means that all South American countries (except Guyana and Suriname) have made the decision on which digital terrestrial broadcasting format to adopt.
1. Since Brazil adopted Japan’s digital terrestrial broadcasting format, called the Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), in 2006, the government of Japan and Japanese industry have been eagerly encouraging South American countries to use this format.
2. As a result, on July 5, Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca of the Plurinational State of Bolivia announced the country will adopt Japan’s digital terrestrial broadcasting format, following Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Paraguay, and Philippines.
3. Now that Bolivia has officially announced the adoption of ISDB-T, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will support the country in areas such as industrial cooperation and human resource development to further economic relations between the two countries.
Release Date
July 5, 2010
Division in Charge
Information and Communication Electronics Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau
