Akufanele kusimangaze ukuthi isinqumo se-Federal Communications Commission sokubhala kabusha imithetho yobunikazi bemidiya sisuse umsindo kuCongress. Ngokungafani namalungu e-FCC, amalungu eNdlu neSenethi kufanele abhekane nabavoti ngesikhathi sokhetho. Futhi, nakuba abantu baseMelika bengase bangavumelani ngezinkinga eziningi, bamunye ephuzwini elilodwa: Ama-conglomerates ezokuxhumana akufanele avunyelwe ukunweba ukulawula kwawo okweqile kakade kwenkulumo yomphakathi ezingeni lendawo noma likazwelonke.
I-FCC yayikwazi lokhu ngoba abantu baseMelika abangaphezu kuka-750,000 babatshele kanjalo. Ngokusho kukaKhomishana ophikisayo uMichael Copps, owaphikisa ukubhalwa kabusha kwemithetho ukuze ivune izintshisekelo zezinkampani ezinkulu zabezindaba, imibono yezakhamizi ku-FCC ifinyelele kumaphesenti angama-99.9 ngokumelene nezinguquko zemithetho ehlongozwayo. Futhi lokhu kwaba ngemuva Usihlalo we-FCC uMichael Powell ucele abantu baseMelika ngokusobala ukuthi bathumele i-imeyili futhi babhale i-FCC ukuze bamtshele ukuthi bacabangani mayelana nokuxegisa imithetho yobunikazi bemidiya. Kodwa-ke, i-FCC Powell kanye nabalingani bakhe ababili baseRiphabhlikhi baqhubekile benza isicelo sezikhulu zabezindaba - ngemuva kokwamukela inqwaba yezimpahla ezikhokhelwa abadlali ababalulekile ezimbonini okufanele bazilawule.
Manje, amalungu eCongress asebenza ngezindlela eziningi ukuze ahlehlise umonakalo owenziwe ngoJuni 2 lapho i-FCC ivotela ukuvumela inkampani eyodwa ukuthi ithenge iziteshi zikamabonakude ezifinyelela kumaphesenti angama-45 ezibukeli zaseMelika, ukuba zibe nezimbili (noma, kwezinye izimo, ngisho ezintathu) iziteshi zikamabonakude edolobheni elilodwa, nokuba ngabanikazi bamaphephandaba, imisakazo kanye neziteshi zikamabonakude emphakathini ofanayo.
Izigele ezimelene nezinguquko zomthetho wobunikazi - kusukela kwabathuthukayo abafana no-Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold kuya kumengameli abafana no-Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl kanye ne-Maine Republican Olympia Snowe kanye nama-Conservatives afana ne-Mississippi Republican Trent Lott - bakhuluma ngokuphoqelela ivoti ukuze kuguqulwe imithetho emisha, ekhawulela ukusetshenziswa kwemali. ukuthi i-FCC idinga ukusebenzisa imithetho noma imane ibhale imithetho ezodlula imithetho. Futhi bawina abalingani abasha nsuku zonke. Ngisho noJohn McCain wase-Arizona Republican, ovame ukuba ngumpetha wokuxegiswa kwemingcele kubunikazi bemithombo yezindaba, uthi, โSengisukile (ekubani) ngongahoxisi ngaya kothile okhathazeke kakhulu ngezinga lokugxilwa kwemithombo yezindaba.โ
Ngosuku olukhulu olulandelayo ekulweleni ukuguqulwa kwabezindaba kuzoba ngoJuni 19, lapho iKomidi leSenate Commerce Committee eliholwa nguMcCain lizonquma ukuthi liyasisekela yini isiphakamiso sokuhoxiswa kwezinguquko zomthetho we-FCC.
Intshisekelo yeCongressional - kanye nokungenelela okungenzeka - kuyizindaba ezinhle. Kodwa abantu baseMelika akumele bayehliselwe ukunethezeka ngomqondo wokuthi iCongress izokwenza okufanele uma kuziwa ekuvikeleni ukuncintisana, ukuhlukahluka kanye nokulawulwa kwendawo kwabezindaba. Kuphela ngokugcina ingcindezi kuKhongolose lapho izakhamizi zizophoqa abameleli bazo ukuthi bavimbe lezi zinguquko zemithetho futhi baqale inqubo yokubuyisela imithetho nemithethonqubo ethinta izithakazelo zomphakathi ezovikela izintshisekelo zomphakathi i-FCC ekhethe ukuziba.
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Uzofunda futhi ngeNgqungquthela Kazwelonke Yokuguqulwa Kwezindaba eMadison kusukela ngoNovemba 7-9.
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Umthetho (S.1046) uzohlehlisa umkhawulo wobunikazi bokusakaza, futhi kuhlelwa isichibiyelo esibalulekile esingahlehlisa umthetho ovumela ubunikazi obuhlukahlukene bamaphephandaba neziteshi ze-TV.
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Kulula kanjalo.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe ngempi ye-FCC, ukuguqulwa kwabezindaba nokuthi ungazibandakanya kanjani, vakashela ku http://www.mediareform.net
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