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DEFINITION:
Official launch date of digital terrestrial television in different countries.
| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Albania | 15/07/2004 |
| Argentina | 3/12/2008 |
| Australia | 1/1/2001 |
| Austria | 26/10/2006 |
| Belgium | 2002/2003 |
| Brazil | 3/12/2007 |
| Bulgaria | 2004-11 |
| Canada | 2003-01 |
| China | 2006 |
| Colombia | 28/08/2008 |
| Costa Rica | 4/5/2010 |
| Croatia | 9/7/2002 |
| Czech Republic | 21/10/2005 |
| Denmark | 31/03/2006 |
| El Salvador | 22/04/2009 |
| Estonia | 15/12/2006 |
| Finland | 27/08/2001 |
| France | 2005-03-31 FTA/2006/03/01 Pay DTT |
| Germany | 2003-03 |
| Greece | 2006-01-16 Tests) |
| Hong Kong | 31/12/2007 |
| Hungary | 1/12/2008 |
| Ireland | 1999-2002( Licensing abandoned; )2006-2008 (Trial; ) 31 October 2010 (90%)) DTT launch, 31 December 2011(98%) )( Network testing, publicly receivable with MPEG4 compatible equipment pre October 31, 2010. |
| Israel | 2/8/2009 |
| Italy | 1/1/2004 |
| Japan | 1/12/2003 |
| Lithuania | 2006 |
| Luxembourg | 4/4/2006 |
| Malaysia | 2006-09 (trials) abandoned |
| Mexico | 5/7/2004 |
| Morocco | 1/6/2007 |
| Netherlands | 2003 |
| New Zealand | 4/8/2011 |
| Norway | 2007-09 |
| Peru | 30/03/2010 |
| Philippines | 10/8/2011 |
| Poland | 2004 (trials) 2009-09-20 DTT Launch |
| Portugal | 29/04/2009 |
| Romania | 2005-12-01, Full:2009-12 |
| Russia | 2010 |
| Slovakia | 1999-2004,2005-2009 |
| Slovenia | 2007 |
| South Africa | 2006-03 |
| South Korea | 2001 |
| Spain | 2000-2005 |
