OREANDA-NEWS. From 1 July 2016, Teo renounces services of the second network of Lithuanian Radio and Television Center (LRTC-2) and surrenders the license for rebroadcasting of TV channels using that network. At the same time, Teo increases capacity of its digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T) network. Implementation of new technologies will allow up to 30 per cent more efficiently use digital flow and to transfer majority of TV channels from LRTC-2 network to Teo network.

On 23 March 2016, Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission approved the surrender of the licence for rebroadcasting using LRTC-2 network and changes to rebroadcasting conditions as concert of Lithuanian Radio and Television Center was received.

From 2009, Teo has a license for rebroadcasting of paid digital terrestrial television (DVB-T) programs and right to rebroadcast them using LRTC-2 network of transmitters. However, over the last three years DVB-T market in Lithuania has shrunk by a third, while costs of rebroadcasting remained unchanged, therefore it was decided to use more efficiently own network of Teo transmitter and surrender one of the currently held rebroadcasting licenses.

Digital terrestrial television programs that are available all over the Lithuania are rebroadcasted using 4 networks: Teo and Lithuanian Radio and Television Center owns 2 networks each.