We Are Controlling Transmission
Posted on 12/03/2006 5:19:22 PM PST by Garvin
CARACAS, Venezuela — Officials identifying themselves as members of a state regulatory agency forced the U.S.-based Spanish-language TV network Telemundo to halt transmission Sunday of its presidential election coverage.
"We're surprised by this," said Pablo Iacub, a member of Telemundo's eight-person team, which arrived last week. "We only want to do our work," he said by telephone.
At least six people who identified themselves as members of the National Commission of Telecommunications (CONATEL), which regulates electronic media in Venezuela, arrived Sunday afternoon at the hotel from which Telemundo had been transmitting since Friday, said Iacub.
The officials said the network needed permission to transmit and lacking such could not, he said. Iacub said he was unaware of such a requirement but that the Telemundo journalists were accredited with Venezuela's national elections council.
Iacub said the Telemundo team asked how they could obtain permission and, after an hour, were told that they would not be able to transmit.
Telephone calls to Conatel offices seeking comment on the incident went unanswered.
Telemundo Communications Group is owned by NBC Universal Inc., which is controlled by General Electric Co. It claims to reach about 93 percent of Hispanic households in the U.S. and also has viewers in Mexico.
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Looks like Screwy Huey has gotten this one rigged.
To give you an idea of how things have changed for the people of Venezuela. My DX shortwave radio friend of more than 20 years who lives there now tells me that he listens to Radio Marti for the news.
I'm sure Jimmah Cahtah will bless this one too.
The hologram of Telemundo sputters and fades away.
AMIDALA : Telemundo?!? (turns to Panaka) What's happening?
CAPT. PANAKA : Check the transmission generators... 
BIBBLE : A malfunction? 
CAPT. PANAKA : It could be Hugo Chavez jamming us. Your Highness.
BIBBLE : A communications disruption can only mean one thing. Obfuscation.
AMIDALA : Don't jump to conclusions, Governor. Mr. Chavez would not dare go that far.
CAPT. PANAKA : Jimmy Carter and the American socialist left would revoke their friendship franchise, and they'd be finished.
AMIDALA : We must continue to rely on negotiation.
BIBBLE : Negotiation? We've lost all communications!...and where are Pres. Carters Ambassadors? How can we negotiate? We must prepare to defend ourselves.
Think it will be any different here after Hillary gets here eight years? I don't.
Aw geez! How the heck are they gonna watch Sabato Gigante now?
"Think it will be any different here after Hillary gets here eight years? I don't."
The Clintonistas will try to rig it when she runs the first time.
BUSH IS HITLER!!
That was a given,
this looks like he might be having some problems with the rigging.
By the Force! Impressive, most impressive.
Not with Jimmy "The southern prostitute" Carter on his side. I'm sure he'll smooth things over nicely with the UN.
Hey Monk rack ittt ROFL
How did you get that photoshop LOL!
"We're surprised by this,..."
Welcome to reality, mi amigo, the style of governance is not called Totalitarianism for no reason.
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