New Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties.
On March 20, 2025, the Decree issuing the General Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information; the General Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Obligated Subjects; the Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties; and the reform of Article 37, Section XV, of the Organic Law […]
GENERAL AGREEMENT V-106/2024, GENERAL OPERATING GUIDELINES OF THE JUDICIARY OF MEXICO CITY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND FUNCTIONING OF THE ORAL AND DIGITAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL CIVIL AND FAMILY PROCEDURES CODE
On December 3rd, 2024, General Agreement V-106/2024 was published in the Judicial Gazette of the Judiciary of Mexico City, in which it was determined to authorize the “General Bases of Operation of the Judiciary of Mexico City, for the Implementation and Operation of the Oral and Digital Justice System, pursuant to the National Civil and […]
TRUMP IMPOSES TARIFFS ON MEXICO: IMPACT AND SCENARIOS
The recent decision of Donald Trump’s administration to impose tariffs on Mexican imports has set off alarm bells in the economic, commercial and social sectors of both countries. The measure jeopardizes the stability of the USMCA and raises doubts about the future of the trade relationship between Mexico and the United States. Against this backdrop, […]
New Action Protocol for Emergency or Disaster Situations
On February 19, 2025, the agreement by which the Plenary of the Federal Telecommunications Institute (“IFT”) approved the IFT Action Protocol for Emergency or Disaster Situations (“Action Protocol”) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. This agreement will become effective on February 20, 2025, and can be accessed through the IFT’s official website. The […]
New obligations in case of MVNOs ceasing operations
On February 11, 2025, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (“IFT”) approved modifications to the Guidelines for the Commercialization of Mobile Services by Mobile Virtual Network Operators (the “Modifications”). These Modifications aim to ensure service continuity for users if an MVNO ceases operations, particularly after the dynamic changes in the Mexican MVNO market and the exit of […]
Modifications to the 2025 Annual Program for the Use and Exploitation of Frequency Bands
On February 6th of 2025, the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (“IFT”) published an agreement modifying the 2025 Annual Program for the Use and Exploitation of Frequency Bands. These modifications aim to regulate the allocation and auctioning of radio spectrum frequencies for commercial, public, and social use. The changes were based on requests from the Economic […]
Guidelines for the Integration and Operation of Llave MX
On February 6, 2025, the “Guidelines for the Integration and Operation of Llave MX” (the “Guidelines”) were published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. These Guidelines were issued by the newly created Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency (the “Agency”) and came into effect on February 7, 2025. The purpose of the Guidelines is to […]
Amendment to the “General Rules that establish the terms and requirements for the granting of authorizations in telecommunications matters as set forth in the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law”.
On November 4, 2024, the Agreement through which the Plenary of the Federal Telecommunications Institute amends the “General Rules that establish the terms and requirements for the granting of authorizations in telecommunications matters as set forth in the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law” (the “Rules”) was published in the Mexican Federal Official Gazette. Following the […]
Agreement by which the Plenary of the Federal Institute of Telecommunications establishes the Minimum Technical Conditions for the Interconnection and determines the rates for interconnection services for 2025
On October 22, 2024, an agreement was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation by which the Plenary of the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (the “IFT”) i) established the Minimum Technical Conditions for interconnection between concessionaires that operate public telecommunications networks; and ii) determined the rates for interconnection services resulting from the methodology for […]
Transparency & Simplification: New Rules Starting January 2025
On October 9, 2024, the “Guidelines for Integrating the Statistical Database of the Federal Telecommunications Institute” (the “Guidelines”) were published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. Following the Public Consultation of the Draft Guidelines published in December 2023, and their final approval by the Institute’s Board on September 30, 2024, the Guidelines will come […]