Abstract
There is possibility to make new digital divide occur in the transition for the Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting (DTB) in Japan. Diffusion divide would occur between urban and rural area by the gap of by service starting time and residents income. Service divide is caused by some different viewpoints. The delay time of broadcasting is longer in rural area than in urban area. In some prefectures, the number of the channels might decrease by the stop of broadcasting wave spillover The visually disabled doesn't get the benefit of DTB as much as other people. The main contribution of this study is to clarify the possibility of new digital divide by DTB and to propose the optional policy for reducing divide.
