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Bill: Phone Service Regulation
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's 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: April 2339
Description[?]:
| To ensure that providers cannot charge unreasonable rates for their basic services |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:57:28, December 31, 2006 CET | From |   Freedom Party | To | Debating the Phone Service Regulation |
| Message | IF they charge unreasonable rates, customers will go elsewhere, like to another company, or even, just not use the phone. Secondly, define unreasonable. |
| Date | 16:23:59, January 01, 2007 CET | From | National Radical Union | To | Debating the Phone Service Regulation |
| Message | We're inclined to have the same views. |
| Date | 03:15:02, January 02, 2007 CET | From | People's Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Phone Service Regulation |
| Message | Who's to say there'll be a viable alternative? A lack thereof should not prevent individuals from possessing a basic commodity such as telephone service. Even in instances where there are other options, it'll do no harm to place regulations, since they'll likely have no affect on business if these companies are already trying to win people over. |
| Date | 17:24:05, January 03, 2007 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Phone Service Regulation |
| Message | Your argument lacks logical basis. You view a telephone service as a right, it is not, it is a privilege, thinking otherwise is ludicrous. If one company is acting like a monopoly and charging massive prices, then there is the opportunity for another company to enter the market and take away a lot of its customers. If it will have no effect on businesses, then regulation is pointless and your arguments have no basis whatsoever. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 145 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 338 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 116 |
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| Random quote: "Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men." - John Stuart Mill |