The Vice Ministry of Telecommunications introduced the "Reference Model and Master Plan for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) 2016-2017" to the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR, for its Spanish acronym). The model is based on the "Proposal for the Roadmap for the Transition to Digital Television", developed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Latin America Development Bank (CAF). It is aligned with the National Development Plan 2015-2018 (PND), the PNDT, the General Telecommunications Law No. 8642 and the National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP). Analog blackout will be implemented in the country in 2017.