As the apocalypse of analog TV broadcasting approaches on November 2, 2022, people are starting to flock to look for set top box (STB) devices.Don't buy it wrong, remember that there are 70 lists of digital TV set top boxes certified by the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo).The 70 STBs certified by the Ministry of Communication and Information come from various brands and types/models, such as production from Akari, CBM, Evercoss, Ichiko, Matrix, Nexmedia, Nextron, Polytron, Tanaka, to Venus.Considering the very important role of STB so that the analog television equipment owned by the community today can still catch digital TV broadcasts when the Analog Switch Off (ASO) ends in a few months."Every digital television set and set top box DVB-T2 set-top box that is traded, manufactured, assembled, imported and/or used in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia is required to observe technical requirements and be based on permits in accordance with the laws and regulations," the Kominfo wrote.The technical requirements for digital TV and set top boxes are regulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Communication and Information Number 4 of 2019 dated June 28, 2019 concerning Technical Requirements for Telecommunication Equipment and/or Equipment for the Purpose of Broadcasting Television and Broadcast Radio.List of Latest Kominfo Certified Set Top Box (STB) 2022The price of digital TV set top boxes varies, ranging from Rp. 150 thousand to Rp. 300 thousand depending on the superior features of each of these devices.Despite the different prices for set top boxes, Kominfo ensures that the devices that have bagged the certification are guaranteed authenticity and get consumer protection, such as official guarantees.Kominfo confirmed that the termination of analog TV broadcasts would be on schedule, although there was a change in the method of turning it off.November 2, 2022, is the deadline for the public to completely switch to digital TV broadcasting.Kominfo will use the multiple ASO scheme in migrating this analog to digital TV.Multiple ASO is the application of cessation of analog TV broadcasts which is carried out continuously until the deadline for broadcasting migration on November 2, 2022.When digital TV broadcasts are implemented in an area, it will now refer to three main things.First in the area, there is an analog TV broadcast that will be stopped broadcasting.Second, it has operated digital TV broadcasts on analog TV broadcast coverage as a replacement.Third, the distribution of free digital TV set top boxes for poor households in the area has been carried out.The free set top box assistance was sourced from multiplexing (mux) providers as many as 5.7 million units distributed throughout Indonesia.Meanwhile, Kominfo also helped distribute one million units of free STB to poor households.