The Government move forward with the implementation of the migration of analog TV to digital TV or known as Analog Switch-Off (ASO) in stages starting Nov. 2, 2022. The implementation is in accordance with the mandate of the Law on Job Creation, but the process is not without obstacles. In Jakarta, MNC Group threatened to file a lawsuit against the Government, arguing that the implementation of ASO violated the decision of the Constitutional Court. Meanwhile in the regions, Lombok TV questioned the implementation of ASO even though the Supreme Court’s had annulled the implementing regulation of the Law on Job Creation Law. On the other hand, the Government as the implementer of the regulations did not adequately explain the benefit of ASO to the public, causing the public to opposed ASO.

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