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Bill: Telecommunications Industry Deregulation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Justice Party
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: June 2800
Description[?]:
| A bill to stop dangerous price controls on the telecommunications industry. This bill will lead to a 50 million ACR drop in the trade and industry budget to reflect the end to the bureaucracy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: There are no regulations on 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 | 17:02:16, August 08, 2009 CET | From | People's Party - Republican Democrats | To | Debating the Telecommunications Industry Deregulation |
| Message | We are quite satisfied with the present situation in this area and support continued regulation of phone rates. |
| Date | 19:22:21, August 08, 2009 CET | From | Green Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Telecommunications Industry Deregulation |
| Message | The telecommunications industry is perhaps one of the more consumer-unfriendly ones. Consumers can be easily fooled by the seemingly low rates, when in fact there are additional costs that telecommunications company charge without actually telling. So, no, we are against this proposal. |
| Date | 01:22:06, August 09, 2009 CET | From | Social Justice Party | To | Debating the Telecommunications Industry Deregulation |
| Message | Would the GPA like to elaborate on the evidence for its claim? Surely it does not expect the SJP or any other party to be persuaded by the mere statement of a point. |
| Date | 19:09:57, August 10, 2009 CET | From | New Whig Party | To | Debating the Telecommunications Industry Deregulation |
| Message | So you can allow telecom companies to charge an arm and a leg (at least) to their customers just for an extra 50,000,000 ACR? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 160 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 339 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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