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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gayandinusha" data-source="post: 845014" data-attributes="member: 16335">SLT to broadcast TV. Thursday, May 17, 2007 Giant step in convergence of telecommunications and the media.The Media Ministry has granted the media broadcasting license to the Sri Lanka’s number one communications provider, Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT). The country’s communications giant is now able to provide TV and other media services to its customers utilizing IP (Internet Protocol) technologies on existing wire line connectivity. This will be the foundation in the realm of telecommunication and the media convergence. SLT currently posses a robust network which is capable of handling services based on IP technologies : voice, data and video and mobile through the applications of business, education medical care and entertainment. The Company assures that the setting-up exercise of IPTV will be fun, simple and will require no technical know how or complex equipment.  IPTV services will be no more than plug and play. The customers will be able to enjoy TV services through telephone line coming to the customer premises within six months. IPTV service is expected to take customer experience beyond that of plain TV by integrating multimedia communication technology into the television experience. IPTV customers can use their TV’s to communicate and interact with friends and family through a variety of media, such as voice, instant messaging, video and picture sharing. SLT plans to offer affordable and competitive pricing for the TV packages using IP technology on wire line connectivity along with other value added services.  SLT’s IPTV services will pioneer the IP based TV broadcasting service in Sri Lanka as it being the most popular entertainment media in the world. It will revolutionize the delivery of TV programmes beyond any doubt. In order to deliver DVD quality video on MPEG 4 format IPTV requires an ADSL service of 2 mbps bandwidth. The company already offers ADSL in major cities, but it plans to expand the broadband network to make ADSL available to other regions. With this initiative, SLT customers will be able to enjoy entertainment services delivered to their home via the same SLT wired connectivity. IPTV enables SLT, the country’s only wire line service providers to offer real-time TV broadcast programming, video-on-demand and other advanced services over broadband connections to televisions.  </blockquote>

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