Configuración de las autoridades de regulación de la TV en los países andinos

espanolIntroduccion. El proposito de la investigacion es conocer la adecuacion de los reguladores de television del area andina a los estandares internacionales de la Unesco, en momentos de reforma de la legislacion sobre comunicacion. Las hipotesis son: Los reguladores se crearon a traves de leyes, su independencia tiene soporte constitucional; y, las resoluciones que adoptan promueven los derechos a la comunicacion. Metodologia. Es cualitativa a partir del analisis de las normativas legales y resoluciones. Las variables estudiadas son: Leyes de creacion, naturaleza, autonomia financiera, objeto, funciones, composicion y decisiones. Resultados y Conclusiones. Se pretende cubrir desde elementos constitutivos hasta impactos de nuevas formas de comunicacion. La Autoridad Nacional de Television de Colombia es el regulador que mas funciones ejecuta en relacion a la proteccion de los televidentes. No existen garantias de organos profesionales libres de influencias ni cualificacion de sus integrantes. Las resoluciones han normado aspectos administrativos. EnglishThe objective of this research article is to evaluate the adequacy of television regulators in the Andean region according to the international standards set by UNESCO at times of reforms in communications legislation. The hypotheses that guide this research are that television regulators were created by law, that their autonomy has constitutional support, and that their resolutions promote communication rights. Method. The study is based on a qualitative method that involves the review of regulatory documents and resolutions and the analysis of such variables as: regulatorcreation laws, regulatory authority types, financial autonomy, purposes, functions, composition and resolutions. Results and conclusions. The legislation of the regulatory authorities aims to cover from their constituent elements to the impacts of the new forms of communication. Colombia’s national regulatory authority is the regulator in the Andean region with the largest number of functions in relation to the protection of television viewers. The legislation does not guarantee the participation of associations of television professionals that are free from influences nor that their members of the regulators are qualified to perform their job. The resolutions adopted by the television regulatory authorities have focused on the regulation of the administrative aspects of television.