Respite, resolution in the telecommunications sector

“As a respite and good news for the right to a hearing”, unanimous resolution Supreme Court of the Nation (SCJN) declaring unconstitutional the decree amending the Telecommunications Law in 2017.

In an interview Federico González Luna, CEO of the Ibero-American Telecommunication Organization (OTI)explained that it is positive “that encroachments on the right to freedom of expression and freedom of the press have been avoided.”

He said: “I was very concerned that the court considered it constitutionally sound to oblige communicators, reporters or anyone using a microphone to always and in every case distinguish a news fact from the opinion of the person representing it. It was very serious.”

It was found that for not distinguishing between opinion and news, the sanctions would range from a warning suspension of the program or the entire station if they saw it as such, in addition to fines of 3 percent of annual income for each violation. person, radio or television station.

Source: Heraldo De Mexico

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