Attorney General Abel Rodríguez del Orbe said that Tricom, a joint venture between Dominican investors and Motorola, is behind the pressures for the fast passing of the telecommunications bill approved by Congress but vetoed by the Executive Branch. According to a report in the Listín Diario, the telecommunications company would be affected in its business interests if the bill is not passed by 30 January. The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hector Peguero, has said he would call Congress back to work to study the presidential veto. Congress is in recess until 27 of February. According to Rodríguez, the congressmen’s return to work prior to that date is inconstitutional and if the Chamber of Deputies overrides the veto during this period, the passed bill will be taken to the Supreme Court of Justice for its annulment. The Executive Branch is expected to submit a new telecommunications bill to Congress in February.
