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Bill: Reclaiming Communication for the Public Benefit 2538
Details
Submitted by[?]: Trabajo y Libertad
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: December 2539
Description[?]:
| Unregulated private communication industries provide an inferior service driven by profit, not the people's requirements. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: All television stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:31:31, February 28, 2008 CET | From |  Partido Santanderista | To | Debating the Reclaiming Communication for the Public Benefit 2538 |
| Message | Art 2 - private post should not be prohibited. Agree with all the rest |
| Date | 16:58:02, February 28, 2008 CET | From | Trabajo y Libertad | To | Debating the Reclaiming Communication for the Public Benefit 2538 |
| Message | And if we changed this to having a nationalised post agency, alongside regulated private post services? |
| Date | 18:50:16, February 28, 2008 CET | From | Partido Santanderista | To | Debating the Reclaiming Communication for the Public Benefit 2538 |
| Message | full support |
| Date | 19:28:02, February 28, 2008 CET | From | Partido Federalisto | To | Debating the Reclaiming Communication for the Public Benefit 2538 |
| Message | Opposed to all articles. |
| Date | 20:34:18, February 28, 2008 CET | From | Davostan Socialist People Party | To | Debating the Reclaiming Communication for the Public Benefit 2538 |
| Message | ok to all |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 42 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 87 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 8 |
| Random fact: The voters enjoy active parties who take upon themselves the initiative to create laws. |
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