“There is a lot of censorship”; Analyst Javier Trejo qualifies the telecommunications law as regression

Javier roofanalyst and columnist The Universalthe reform initiative to the Ley in terms of telecozications and broadcasting.

This Thursday, the United Radio, Television and Cinematography Commissions; Communications and transport; and legislative studies, began the session to rule the reform initiative that issues the law in terms of telecommunications and broadcasting, sent by President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo to the Senate.

The reform contemplates the rescue figure or Remove concessions of radio and television to concessionaires “when the public interest” or for “national security reasons” at the request of the Federal Executive.

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Therefore, Javier Roof, said that this opinion does not bring changes on the presidential initiative.

In his X account, Dondé roof stood out that “there is a lot censorship Against broadcasting, restricted TV, digital platforms, apps and even for informatives that originate from abroad and look in Mexico (CNN, Fox, France24, RT etc) “.

In this way, he described how regression The reform initiative said it is “product of carelessness” and that the changes are inevitable.

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Among the powers of the new digital transformation and telecommunications agency, it may, ex officio, “change or rescue frequency bands or orbital resources, in any of the following cases”:

• “When the public interest; for national security reasons at the request of the Federal Executive; for the introduction of new technologies; to solve problems of harmful interference; to comply with international treaties signed by the Mexican State. ”
• Likewise, a radio or television concession can be “rescued” “for the rearrangement of frequency bands; and” for the continuity of the public service. “

The reform initiative is expected to approve on Thursday in commissions and next Monday before the legislative plenary session of the Senate.

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The President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo rejected that there is censorship in the Telecomications and broadcasting law that he sent to the Senate, and that includes the prohibition of political, ideological, commercial or any type by governments or foreign entities.

In his Mañanera conference this Thursday, April 24 in National PalaceSheinbaum Pardo mentioned that “in any case we must correct the writing itself,” in relation to digital platforms.

“At no time we are raising censorship, because we are against censorship. Then there is a writing there that has to do with digital platforms, in any case we must Correct the writing itself“He said.

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