Colombia. One of the arguments that RCN and Caracol have alleged in the dispute they have with the subscription television operators for their HD signal, is that the National Television Authority, ANTV, is not competent to define in this case.
Therefore, this Monday, July 28, they made a formal request through communications addressed to the ANTV and the Communications Regulation Commission, CRC, so that it is precisely the latter that is responsible for making decisions in this regard.
The argument is only one, that the ANTV would be violating the law because in the last reform of the sector these powers were granted to the CRC. In their communication they assured that "the ANTV is restricted to specific subjects; the CRC is responsible for the regulation of television services, a power that, in general, has the same scope as this entity has for other telecommunications services."
In that communication, they requested that the file that is currently kept in the ANTV under Resolution 1612 be transferred to the CRC. In addition, they alleged that the ANTV has not guaranteed them due process and has disseminated information that is not true about the RCN and Caracol channels.
Finally, they asked the ANTV that before making any determination regarding the administrative action referred to in Resolution 1612, it respond to the petitions for nullity and revocation presented on July 21 by both channels.
