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Articles tagged with: Telcel and Cofetel
Mexico Radio Spectrum Auction Could Raise $1.5 Billion
Mexico's government could look forward to charging US$1.5 billion for wireless radio spectrum which is due to be auctioned off later this year. Basing its estimate on recent auctions in other country's, banking group, Banamex said that the government should expect between US$1-$1.5 billion from the licenses. more
Related Tags: telefonica, iusacell, nextel, competition-commission, Mexico
Mexico's Wireless Subscribers Reach 71 Million at End-March
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexico's wireless subscribers rose to 71 million at the end of March, up from about 59.4 million in the year-earlier period, according to data from the country's four mobile operators. more
Related Tags: telefonica, grupo-iusacell, movistar, nextel, antitrust, Mexico
Mexico's Telecom Regulator to Sell Wireless Licenses in 2Q
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- The Mexican government has authorized telecommunications regulator Cofetel to sell wireless licenses starting in the second quarter as part of a larger spectrum auction program aimed at boosting competition in the sector, officials said Monday. more
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Mexico Government Issues Final Version of Number-Portability Rules
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexico's telecommunications regulator Cofetel on Monday issued the final version of rules that will allow consumers to keep their telephone number when they switch service providers as part of the government's plan to boost competition in the sector. more
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Nextel Mexico, Iusacell Sign Interconnection Deal
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexican mobile operator Grupo Iusacell has signed a network interconnection agreement with the Nextel Mexico subsidiary of wireless carrier NII Holdings. more
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Mexico's Anti-Trust Agency Starts Mobile Telephony Market Probe
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexico's anti-trust agency, the Federal Competition Commission, or CFC, has launched separate investigations into the country's mobile telephony and broadband Internet markets. more
Related Tags: telefonica, america-movil, anti-trust, number-portability, antitrust, termination-fees, Mexico
Mexico Iusacell Focuses On Growth, Rather Than Costs, In '07
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America Movil Could Return More Cash To Shareholders - CFO
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexican mobile operator America Movil could return more cash to shareholders at the end of the year if it doesn't announce a major acquisition in the second half, the company's chief financial officer said Wednesday. more
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CFC wins spectrum battle, 20-30Mhz returned to SCT"
Mexico's antitrust agency (CFC) has won a legal battle over limiting the amount of spectrum mobile operators Iusacell, telcel and Movistar could acquire in a 2005 auction for 1900Mhz licenses, the CFC said in a statement. more
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Watchdog: Telcel installs backup to avoid future network failure
Mexican mobile operator telcel, a unit of América Móvil, has installed backup network equipment to prevent a future network failure after it went down for approximately seven hours on Tuesday, February 6, telecommunications regulator Cofetel said in a statement. more
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