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Bill: Rutanian Broadcasting Corporation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist Party of Rutania
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: November 3949
Description[?]:
| A bill for the establishment of a public service broadcaster for Rutania, to be known as the Rutanian Broadcasting Corporation (RBC). In order to ensure content free from party-political or commercial bias, the Corporation will be independent of Government control, with a board of independent governors, and will be funded by a grant from general taxation allocated by an independent regulator; the Corporation is strictly prohibited from commercial advertising or the acceptance of payments, donations, or loans from private individuals and companies. The remit of the Corporation will cover television, radio, and online broadcasting, with expansion into print and social media at the governors' discretion. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station 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 TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 138 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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