I pose the question as to the way we regulate the internet compared to the way we regulate traditional broadcasting.

Tunisia did not have specific laws to regulate online broadcasting.

Various interests want to regulate broadcasting; broadcasting usually resists.

The Titanic is history, but the impulse to regulate broadcasting is not.

Mr. Powe says that the Government has consistently asserted - but not proved - its right to regulate broadcasting.

It was created in 1992 to manage the public media, previously tightly controlled by the state, and regulate private broadcasting, which was then emerging.

Communications responsibilities includes regulating telecommunications, postal services, broadcasting and print media.

This insures that Government supporters will regulate broadcasting and appoint key staff.

Italy and Britain, for example, tend to regulate broadcasting with a lighter touch, while West Germany and Denmark exercise a firmer grip.

Also on Oct. 15 the Sejm approved legislation regulating television and broadcasting and allowing for commercial stations.