LATEST Bogotá DC, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 (Press Office of the Senate) .-
The legislation proposed by the disappearance of the National Television Commission was approved at the sixth plenary debate in the Senate. According to Senator Juan Fernando Cristo (Liberal Party), "this decision comes a late but significant step to address the issue of television in the country."
"The proposal seeks to address the acute crisis of public television for lack of resources, especially the regional channels of TV because the Commission has wasted the money allocated for that service and this, together with the scandals and excesses of procurement operating costs of that entity made a body totally unworkable, "he said.
Christ said that "what is sought is to reassign its functions to the Commission for Regulation of Telecommunications, around which there is a consensus among all political sectors in the Senate seat." "We have an organization without many features, without so much bureaucracy, or excessive loads, and to strengthen public television, the regional and the producers of the service," he added.
According to Senator Luis Carlos Avellaneda (Polo Democratic Alternative) victims of Television Commission are workers and pensioners of the service, which, in the proposal should be included the commitment that the new body to regulate this activity, responsive to their work and countertops.
For his part, Senator Iván Moreno (Polo Democrático Alternativo) said the Television Commission should disappear, because "it has failed in terms of coverage for all Colombians to have an efficient and timely as at least 4 million Colombians now have no chance of having this service. " The legislation passed the House of Representatives, where will end their two debates.
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