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 […]
Implications of a possible change of telecommunications’ authority in Mexico
On February 5th, the President of Mexico submitted, for consideration of the Mexican Congress, several initiatives to amend the Mexican Constitution. Among them, the “organic simplification” or extinction of certain autonomous constitutional bodies (“OCAs” for its initials in spanish) in order to pursue republican austerity and avoid duplication of functions (between these and the Federal […]
Federal Cybersecurity Law initiative
The use of information and telecommunication technologies has become a fundamental part of people’s lives, as they function as important tools for the proper development of the public and private sectors. It should be remembered that in this digital era, the use of technologies implies an exchange of information through a cyberspace made up of […]
Zero Tariff: Issue to be resolved at the Supreme Court of Justice
In the coming weeks, the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (“SCJN”) will analyze, discuss and rule on the various appeals filed by América Móvil against the prohibition to charge other telecommunications service providers for terminating calls on its network, also known as “tarifa cero”.
General criteria for the backbone network project (“TELECOMM”)
On July 17, 2017 Telecomunicaciones de México (“TELECOMM”) published on its website… the document describing the general criteria that could be part of a possible bidding process for the development and growth of the Backbone Network.