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Bill: Privatising Telecomunications
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Peoples Revolutionary Front
Status[?]: passed
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 2509
Description[?]:
| Telephones, are not a right but a privalage. In a capitalistic society it should not be the responsability of the Government to provide its people with free telephone service. There is considerable expense involved in maintaining and developing the technologies involved, and it is much better served by returning the systems to the private sector and allowing them to compete for our nations buisness. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
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 but does not regulate the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:21:37, December 29, 2007 CET | From | St. George's Xtreme Coalition Party | To | Debating the Privatising Telecomunications |
| Message | We would vote in favor of this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 502 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 76 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 172 |
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