Politics
Eighty-six AM radio stations and 154 FM radio stations will be subject to administrative proceedings by the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) because the owners of the media failed to meet a request made by the officials of the regulatory agency to update their data, said Conatel's director, Diosdado Cabello.

Cabello, who is also the Minister of Public Works and Housing, presented the results of the special proceeding at a press meeting. He announced that Conatel will immediately open an administrative proceeding to all radio station concessionaires that did not provide the bureaucratic requirements to the agency. The goal of the proceeding is that the government recovers the broadcasting licenses.

The official said that the withdrawal of the license implies the seizure of equipment and a five-year ban to participate in any telecommunication activity.

He said that 240 radio stations are operating illegally.