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Bill: Telephones, June 2466
Details
Submitted by[?]: Indralan Council for Universal Democracy
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 2467
Description[?]:
| Telephony is a very old technology. Everyone should have free access to phone and dial-up internet at a minimum; it should be a human right. More advanced technologies should be left up to the free market. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:54:13, October 06, 2007 CET | From | Christian Universalist Party | To | Debating the Telephones, June 2466 |
| Message | Like the Liberty Party, we are keen for telephone services to be cheaply available to all, but don't believe handing out subsidies is the right way to achieve this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 60 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 4 |
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