Government of India has notified the timeline for Cable Operators for Digitalization as below😛hase – IDelhi, Mumbai , Kolkata & Chennai : 30.06.2012Phase- II Major cities ( 38 numbers) : 31.03.2013Phase- IIIAll urban areas except : 30.09.2014Cities / towns specified in Phase-I & IIPhase-IVRest of the India : 31.12.2014-----------------------------------------------------@Max: So, for Pune deadline for digitization is 31st March 2013. And Yes its compulsory.