President of the Senate Ramon Alburquerque appointed a commission to investigate 50% increases in the local calls service of Codetel, the leading telephone service provider. Senator Enrique Lopez (PRD-Monseñor Nouel) said that Dominicans had no one in government to defend them. He said that the rate increase was expected, but not to the extent it was applied. Commission members are senators Andres Bautista Garcia (PRD-Espaillat), Ricardo Sanchez de la Rosa (PRSC-La Altagracia), Enrique Martinez (PLD-La Romana) and Enrique Lopez (PRD-Monseñor Nouel).
