tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341954168256070610.post7141332856635659035..comments2023-09-12T01:15:08.356-07:00Comments on Honduras Coup 2009: Channel 11, Channel 36, Radio Globo, CableColor, and El Tiempo attackedRAJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097415587406899236noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341954168256070610.post-79466966251823745082009-09-20T13:50:41.352-07:002009-09-20T13:50:41.352-07:00First, just one minor correction, the raid was not...First, just one minor correction, the raid was not in San Pedro Sula, but Tegucigalpa (2nd paragraph).<br /><br />It´s interesting to see how the economic powers battle over their interest, without hiding themselves, once they seized complete control over the executive branch.<br /><br />There are multiple interest behind this attack to freedom of press and speech besides those mentioned in your blog entrie.<br /><br />1. Channel 12 is own by Rosenthal, but Asfura has fought that frequency during the Zelaya administration. CONATEL, run then by Razel Tomé, ruled based on technical analysis in favor of Rosenthal. On the other hand, Asfura challenged the ruling in a court and won. CONATEL argued the court's ruling was not possible to accomplish because of technical issues. Esta es una espinita clavada!<br /><br />2. AMNET, previously owned by Rafael Ferrari and absorbed by TIGO/Celtel, offers exactly the same services than Cable Color (CableTV, VOIP/Local/International, Internet, Data). No woder why the golpistas wanted to shut the "VozIP" service. A fight for monopoly!<br /><br />Keep the good work! SaludosTITOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986510928517428309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341954168256070610.post-74726409092996660952009-09-20T12:04:49.418-07:002009-09-20T12:04:49.418-07:00A couple of things: first, the water balloon threa...A couple of things: first, the water balloon threat to the official vandals tearing down the Channel 11 antenna may be overstated. I watched Channel 36 as they tore down the antenna, which looked to me as if they were on the roof (where one might expect them) and there were no water balloons. In fact, the resistance showed up only well after the assault on Cable Color had begun. <br /><br />Second, the fact that Tiempo and CableColor are properties of the Rosenthal family may be significant. There was a report earlier that the coupistas were trying to tie the Rosenthal son to the "gray traffic" pseudo-scandal. <br /><br />Third, the full cynicism of the authorities trying to allege "gray traffic" for VOIP may not be obvious. <a href="http://www.cablecolor.hn/servicios.php" rel="nofollow">CableColor</a> takes in signals over cable and telephone lines and distributes them by cable, telephone, and satellite for several purposes: (1) Internet, (2) TV, (3) telephony, and (4) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOIP" rel="nofollow">VOIP</a>. VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is vastly more efficient (for shared lines) than conventional telephony, because it allows all the gaps in conversations to be redistributed for use by other conversations. <br /><br />Evidently Conatel does not understand the difference between "the Internet" and "telephony." La Tribuna <a href="http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=42141" rel="nofollow">claims</a> they were just doing "inspections" on why they weren't carrying certain channels. Yeah, and you need masked men and taking down antennas to do inspections. La Prensa has a clearer explanation. They list two allegations, with <a href="http://www.laprensahn.com/Sucesos/Ediciones/2009/09/19/Noticias/Por-dos-denuncias-fue-allanada-Cable-Color" rel="nofollow">one allegation</a> having to do with whether VOIP is telephony. But of course VOIP <em>is not</em> telephony as generally defined, because the signal is measured in bytes rather than seconds. The brouhaha over "gray traffic" has to do with conventional telephony, and switching it onto certain lines to make the calls "international." With the Internet, the system is infinitely interconnected, so whether a call transits a foreign country is not under the control of a network operator.<br /><br />So Conatel doesn't understand telephony as well as I do, which is not much, but enough to know that this explanation for taking down antennas and masked men does not wash. <br /><br />--Charles of MercuryRisingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com