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70% of families have digital TV receiver

The government said Friday it estimates 69.5 percent of Japanese families had acquired TVs or tuners to receive terrestrial digital broadcasting signals as of the end of September, up 8.8 points from March. The increase came as the government offered... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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