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12-29-2006, 02:22 PM
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12-29-2006, 04:10 PM
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Chavez is not shutting down any opposition TV, as the BBC reporter suggests. The Venezuelan state, like most countries around the world, issues concessions for the operation of radio frequencies. The current law (published in the Oficial Gazette, on May 27th, 1987, under number 33.726) established before Hugo Chavez came to power, stipulates concession limits to 20 years. The concession issued to the company 1BC is up for renewal, and considering that the current Venezuelan communication authorities determined that the company broke the communications law, the government has taken the legal and constitutional prerogrative not to renew the concession.
By the way, President Hugo Chavez has both his shoes firmly planted on the ground.
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12-29-2006, 04:14 PM
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and considering that the current Venezuelan communication authorities determined that the company broke the communications law, the government has taken the legal and constitutional prerogrative not to renew the concession.
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The ~current~ communications authorities...That's a good one. 
Thanks for the smile.
Nothing like a free press, huh?
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12-29-2006, 04:35 PM
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Chavez is not shutting down any opposition TV, as the BBC reporter suggests. The Venezuelan state, like most countries around the world, issues concessions for the operation of radio frequencies. The current law (published in the Oficial Gazette, on May 27th, 1987, under number 33.726) established before Hugo Chavez came to power, stipulates concession limits to 20 years. The concession issued to the company 1BC is up for renewal, and considering that the current Venezuelan communication authorities determined that the company broke the communications law, the government has taken the legal and constitutional prerogrative not to renew the concession.
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Oh please, if Chávez shuts RCTV down it's because he does not like it's support for the opposition. Would he shut down the state-owned channel if it broke communications law? of course not. RCTV supported the 2003 national strike against, and Chávez sees this as an opportunity to warn the opposition.
I have to agree with Cobraboy this is Chávez more and more showing his authoritarian side.
BTW, this topic isn't really DR-related, is it?
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12-29-2006, 04:36 PM
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[quote=cobraboy;472890]...Nothing like a free press, huh? QUOTE]
Do you really believe there's free press in the DR? free, for whom? for what? to transmit inappropriate material?, outright lies? false news to undermine the economy?. There's no free press, the press is big business with an agenda...
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12-29-2006, 04:51 PM
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...Nothing like a free press, huh? QUOTE]
Do you really believe there's free press in the DR? free, for whom? for what? to transmit inappropriate material?, outright lies? false news to undermine the economy?. There's no free press, the press is big business with an agenda...
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I don't see Fernandez shutting the opposition press down like Komrade Chavez is doing. Pretty soon there will only be friendly press, like in Cuba.
LOL..."current communications authorities"...you just can't make that stuff up.
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12-29-2006, 04:52 PM
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BTW, this topic isn't really DR-related, is it?
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The DR is extremely dependent on Venezuala for it's oil, and the loan to buy it. Chavez is VERY DR related, IMO.
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12-29-2006, 04:54 PM
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RCTV supported the 2003 national strike against, and Chávez sees this as an opportunity to warn the opposition. ...
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It was not a general strike, it was an illegal shut down of Venezuela's state run oil industry PDVSA, promoted by managers in collusion with foreign interests. The shut down involved the sabotage of petroleum industry infrastructure. Estimates of the loss to Venezuela's PDVSA were estimated in over US$13.5 billion.
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12-29-2006, 04:59 PM
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cobra, maybe you could get the mods to change the thread title to the singular "For the Hugo Chávez Admirer" - that is if they allow it to continue. 
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12-29-2006, 05:16 PM
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It was not a general strike, it was an illegal shut down of Venezuela's state run oil industry PDVSA, promoted by managers in collusion with foreign interests. The shut down involved the sabotage of petroleum industry infrastructure. Estimates of the loss to Venezuela's PDVSA were estimated in over US$13.5 billion.
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Illegal, sure, but in whose eyes? Hey, I agree millitary coups and violent demonstrations aren't the way. But Chávez won the elections and he should be content with that instead of shutting down media he doesn't like.
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