Archive Television Number of free-to-view digital receivers sold (wholesale), June 2002 to March 2007 The number of digital television receivers in Australia has been rising steadily; a total of 2,547,000 units were sold to retailers by suppliers between June 2002 and March 2007, with 40 per cent of that total (1,032,000 units) sold since March 2006. The average monthly sales volume of digital television receivers to retailers and installers between January and March 2007 was 82,600. This compares to a monthly average of 71,420 in the corresponding quarter during 2006. Sales include set top boxes, personal video recorders and integrated digital televisions sets, but do not include all digital television receivers, such as receiver cards for personal computers. In March 2007, Digital Broadcasting Australia (DBA) estimated that around 2.2 million Australian homes were receiving digital free-to-air television services (a penetration of about 28 per cent). Jun 02 Nov 02 No. units sold (cumulative) 22,000 36,000 Mar 03 Jun 03 Sep 03 Dec 03 No. units sold (cumulative) 72,000 94,000 177,000 250,000 Mar 04 Jun 04 Sep 04 Dec 04 No. units sold (cumulative) 320,000 409,000 530,000 658,000 Mar 05 Jun 05 Sep 05 Dec 05 No. units sold (cumulative) 777,000 920,000 1,085,000 1,304,000 Mar 06 Jun 06 Sep 06 No. units sold (cumulative) 1,515,000 1,740,000 1,998,000 Mar 07 No. units sold (cumulative) 2,547,000 Source: Digital Broadcasting Australia.