In a few weeks, the aid of free digital TV set top boxes will be distributed. It should be noted that there is an absolute requirement to get this assistance. The multiplexing organizer of the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) will distribute free set top boxes to poor households, it just doesn't reach there the criteria, Kominfo said that poor families must be listed in the Ministry of Social's Integrated Social Welfare Data (DTKS) and have oo9 analog TV sets in their homes to
makes it easy to catch digital TV broadcasts.
"This assistance is specifically for underprivileged families. This provision for underprivileged families follows the law and refers to the requirements at the Ministry of Social Affairs," said the Special Staff of the Minister of Communication and Informatics for Communication, "This poor family as a whole, but those who have analog televisions in their homes, if set top boxes were distributed, but there was no television in the house, so the device could not be used. These things have been arranged in such a way, Based on the DTKS of the Ministry of Social Affairs, there are 6,737,971 poor households living in the ASO restricted areas. The data contains detailed information on recipients of assistance, such as name, NIK, KK, to full address.
Procurement and distribution of free digital TV set top boxes for poor households is carried out in stages by the government and multiplexing providers in accordance with the stages of ASO implementation. Until early 2022, the source of this assistance comes from the government which has prepared 1 million units of free digital TV set top boxes. Meanwhile, those from multiplexing providers are committed to providing 4,177,760 STB units.