On Saturday June 27th, a copy of the proposed telecommunications bill, which would legalize community radio, was personally delivered to Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom Caballeros by radio volunteers in Palestina de los Altos Quetzaltenango. The President was visiting the municipality to inaugurate a social program, "Mi Familia Progresa." Community members held signs saying "My Family Progresses with Community Radio and It's My Right." Citizens urged the President to support the bill and promote its passage through Congress. The ruling party, UNE Unión Nacional de Esperanza will introduce the bill to the General Assembly on August 3rd.
