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Bill: Telephone Privatisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist 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: June 3070
Description[?]:
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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: There are no regulations on phone service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:37:55, February 01, 2011 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Telephone Privatisation Act |
| Message | Rt Hon Marcus Aston MP, Prime Minister of Hutori Mr Speaker, the current phone lines are inefficient, ancient and underfunded: all traits of nationalised industries. If Hutori is to progress economically it needs competition in phone provision to ensure modern well funded telephony and fast effective communications. The idea that telephone lines can be free is a myth: the state funds the service and the taxpayer funds the state. Without competition, the vast funds poured by the state into telephone service are wasted. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 219 | |
| no | Total Seats: 172 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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