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Bill: TV and Radio Ownership Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalizt Party
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: August 2131
Description[?]:
National Radio and TV stations use taxpayers' money to offer a mediocre quality service compared to other private companies. This leads to a waste, not to mention the corruption among the high branches. We therefore ask the shutdown of national Radio and TV stations and give full power to private competition. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 16:49:34, October 25, 2005 CET | From | Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the TV and Radio Ownership Bill |
Message | Yea. |
Date | 18:47:59, October 25, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the TV and Radio Ownership Bill |
Message | No. This leads to "dumbing down" of media services in order to chase ratings rather than providing for the information and education of our citizens. This will harm our media output in the long term. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes |
Total Seats: 185 | |||
no | Total Seats: 126 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 89 |
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