Mexico - Key Statistics, Telecom Market and Regulatory Overview

Synopsis

Mexico is the last OECD country yet to implement local loop unbundling. Basic telephony is still practically a monopoly held by Teléfonos de Mexico (Telmex). Telmex’s sister company, América Móvil, also dominates the mobile phone sector through its Mexican unit Telcel, although spectrum auctions planned for mid 2010 may usher new entry into the mobile market. Calls for increased competition in the industry continue to mount. Signs of strengthening regulation were emerging in the form of determinations by the competition agency, the CFC, that Telmex was a dominant player in the fixed line sector and Telcel a dominant player in the mobile sector. These decisions pave the way for Cofetel to impose stricter regulations on the conglomerate. In addition, in early 2010 the Calderon government reiterated its intention to strengthen laws and regulatory institutions in Mexico in the interests of greater competition. This report provides an overview of Mexico’s telecommunications market and regulatory environment, accompanied by relevant statistical data.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Key statistics
  
• 3. Telecommunications market
  
  • 3.1 Overview
    
    • 3.1.1 Fixed-line sector
      
    • 3.1.2 Mobile sector
      
    • 3.1.3 Cable TV sector
      
    • 3.1.4 Satellite DTH sector
      
  • 3.2 Market analysis – 2009/10
    
• 4. Regulatory environment
  
  • 4.1 Overview
    
    • 4.1.1 Privatisation
      
    • 4.1.2 Deregulation
      
    • 4.1.3 Foreign investment rules
      
    • 4.1.4 Privacy protection
      
    • 4.1.5 Antitrust laws
      
    • 4.1.6 Consumer protection and spam
      
  • 4.2 Regulatory authorities
    
    • 4.2.1 Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel)
      
    • 4.2.2 Under Ministry for Communications and Transport (SCT)
      
    • 4.2.3 Comisión Federal de Competencia, (CFC)
      
  • 4.3 Interconnection
    
  • 4.4 Settlement rates and resale
    
  • 4.5 Calling-Party-Pays (CPP)
    
  • 4.6 Convergence regulation
    
• 5. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2010
• Table 2 – Telecom revenue and investment statistics – 2010
• Table 3 – Telephone network statistics – 2010
• Table 4 – Internet provider statistics – 2010
• Table 5 – Internet user statistics – 2010
• Table 6 – Broadband statistics – 2010
• Table 7 – Mobile statistics – 2010
• Table 8 – National telecommunications authorities