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Article #359(Fwd) Colombia (community tv)
From: Bruce Girard
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 00:00
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 00:00
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------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 17:37:41 -0400 (EDT) From: ifex@web.net (IFEX) Subject: Colombia (community tv) IFEX - News from the international freedom of expression community _________________________________________________________________ ACTION ALERT - COLOMBIA 28 July 1997 Proposed regulations will hinder community tv SOURCE: The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), Montreal (AMARC/IFEX) - AMARC, the joint communications service of International Catholic Communications Organizations (the Servicio Conjunto de Comunicacion de las Organizaciones Internacionales Catolicas de Comunicacion) and the Social Foundation of Colombia (the Fundacion Social de Colombia) are encouraging other organizations to protest a proposal by the National Commission for Television (Comision Nacional de Television, CNTV) which would regulate community television in Colombia. According to the Fundacion Social, proposed regulatory guidelines were remitted to authorities about fifteen days ago; by law, the plan must be put before the public for comment. The proposed regulations would hinder community television broadcasters in three ways: 1. They limit community television to cable broadcasting, thus restricting stations from more wide-reaching frequencies. 2. They restrict community stations economically, since the stations would only be allowed to secure financing through donations and cable subscriptions. This places strategic limits on their ability to compete with other private television stations. 3. They restrict the freedom of expression of community television stations by barring them from broadcasting opinion and news programmes. This regulation is unconstitutional, violating the right to free expression, opinion, and of all citizens to inform and be informed. These CNTV regulations would affect over three hundred community television broadcasters in Colombia, and many of them would be forced to disappear, says the Fundacion Social. The Fundacion Social has asked the CNTV to closely study the reality of the environment it is trying to regulate, and the significant social and cultural benefits of community stations. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Send appeals to authorities: -outlining the above-mentioned points -asking that the final draft of the regulations allow community television stations to compete as equals with other stations APPEALS TO: Comision Nacional de Television Bogota, Colombia Fax: +57 1 2 57 24 46 Please copy appeals to AMARC and to: Fundacion Social de Colombia Bogota, Colombia Fax: +57 1 6 35 88 41 (Indicate in your appeal to the CNTV that you are sending a copy to the Fundacion.) Servicio Conjunto de Comunicacion Quito, Ecuador Tel: +593 2 548046 Fax: +593 2 501658 E-mail: scc@uio.satnet.net Please copy appeals to the source if possible. For further information, contact Bruce Girard, AMARC, Av. Atahualpa 333, Casilla 17-08-8489, Quito, Ecuador, telefax: +593 2 501 180 or 551 674, fax in Montreal, Canada: +1 514 221 2009, e- mail: bgirard@pulsar.org.ec. Or, contact AMARC at 3575 St-Laurent, Suite 611, Montreal, Quebec H2X 2T7 Canada, tel: +514 982 0351, fax: +514 849 7129, e-mail: amarc@web.net, Internet: http://www.web.net/amarc/. The information contained in this alert is the sole responsibility of AMARC. In citing this material for broadcast or publication, please credit the Fundacion Social de Colombia. _________________________________________________________________ DISTRIBUTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION EXCHANGE (IFEX) CLEARING HOUSE 490 Adelaide St. W., suite 205, Toronto (ON) M5V 1T2 CANADA tel: +1 416 703 1638 fax: +1 416 703 7034 e-mail: ifex@web.net Internet site: http://www.ifex.org/ _________________________________________________________________ IFEX - Noticias de la comunidad internacional de la libertad de expresion _________________________________________________________________ ALERTA - COLOMBIA el 28 de julio de 1997 Proyecto de acuerdo reglamentario obstaculiza tv comunitaria FUENTE: Asociacion Mundial de Radios Comunitarias (AMARC), Montreal (AMARC/IFEX) - AMARC, el Servicio Conjunto de Comunicacion de las Organizaciones Internacionales Catolicas de Comunicacion y la Fundacion Social de Colombia estan solicitando manifestaciones de entidades afines con respecto al proceso de reglamentacion de la television comunitaria en Colombia, que el organo competente, la Comision Nacional de Television (CNTV) tiene en tramite. Segun la Fundacion, un proyecto de acuerdo reglamentario fue entregado a los interesados hace alrededor de quince dias; por ley, debe ser puesto a consideracion del publico para que este haga sus comentarios. El mencionado proyecto de acuerdo obstaculiza el desarrollo de los canales que se encuentran en manos de las comunidades del pais en tres sentidos: 1. Limita tecnicamente la television comunitaria a ser emitida por cable, de modo que queda restringida la posibilidad de optar por frecuencias irradiadas. 2. Limita economicamente la television comunitaria al permitirle solo financiarse con donaciones y suscripciones del servicio de cable, prohibiendole comercializar la produccion. Esto le impide, estrategicamente, las posibilidades de competencia con la television de los grupos economicos. 3. Limita las posibilidades expresivas de la television comunitaria al prohibirle la emision de programas de opinion y de noticieros. Esta disposicion es inconstitucional y lesiona el derecho a la libre expresion de las opiniones de los ciudadanos y de sus organizaciones y el derecho de todos los ciudadanos a informar y ser informados. Con estas disposiciones de la comision se afectan mas de trescientos canales comunitarios en el pais, y muchos de ellos se veran obligados a desaparecer, dice la Fundacion. La solicitud de la Fundacion Social a la Comision ha consistido en que se consulte claramente la realidad de la situacion que se pretende regular y los significativos hechos sociales y culturales que en ella se apoya. ACCION RECOMENDADA: Remitir apelaciones a las autoridades: -sobre los puntos mencionados -llamando la atencion a la Comision para que la redaccion final del acuerdo reglamentario le permita a los canales de television comunitaria competir en los circuitos comunicativos en igualdad de condiciones APELACIONES A: Comision Nacional de Television Bogota, Colombia Fax: +57 1 2 57 24 46 Favor mandar copias de sus apelaciones a AMARC y a: Fundacion Social de Colombia Bogota, Colombia Fax: +57 1 6 35 88 41 (Anunciar en el comunicado a la CNTV que se esta enviando copia a la Fundacion Social.) Servicio Conjunto de Comunicacion Quito, Ecuador Tel: +593 2 548046 Fax: +593 2 501658 Correo electronico: scc@uio.satnet.net Para mas informaciones, comunicarse con Bruce Girard, AMARC, Av. Atahualpa 333, Casilla 17-08-8489, Quito, Ecuador, fono/fax: +593 2 501 180 o 551 674, fax en Montreal, Canada: +1 514 221 2009, correo electronico: bgirard@pulsar.org.ec, o con AMARC, 3575 St- Laurent, Suite 611, Montreal, Quebec H2X 2T7 Canada, tel: +514 982 0351, fax: +514 849 7129, correo electronico: amarc@web.net, http://www.web.net/amarc/. Esta informacion es responsabilidad de AMARC. Favor de reconocer la Fundacion Social de Colombia al difundir esta informacion. _________________________________________________________________ DIFUNDIDO/A POR LA RED IFEX EL INTERCAMBIO INTERNACIONAL POR LA LIBERTAD DE EXPRESION 490 Adelaide St. West, #205, Toronto ON M5V 1T2 CANADA tel: +1 416 703 1638 fax: +1 416 703 7034 correo electronico: ifex@web.net sitio Internet: http://www.ifex.org/ _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Bruce Girard Agencia Informativa Pulsar Email: bgirard@pulsar.org.ec http://www.web.net/amarc/pulsar.html Fono/Fax: +593-2-501 180 o 551 674 Fax en Montreal, Canada: +1-514-221-2009 Av. Atahualpa 333, Casilla 17-08-8489, Quito, Ecuador
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 105940,dd49c8776d3e78e5,start X-Google-Attributes: gid105940,public From: Bruce Girard <bgirard@PULSAR.ORG.EC> Subject: (Fwd) Colombia (community tv) Date: 1997/07/29 Message-ID: <9707292305.AA23561@ecnet.ec> X-Deja-AN: 260348447 Sender: Media for Development in Democracy <DEVMEDIA@LISTSERV.UOGUELPH.CA> Priority: normal Comments: Authenticated sender is <bgirard@q.ecua.net.ec> Organization: Agencia Informativa Pulsar Reply-To: bgirard@pulsar.org.ec Newsgroups: bit.listserv.devmedia