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Discurso del Presidente de la Republica Mexicana durante la Conferencia Plenipotenciaria 2010


de la Union Internacional de Telecomunicaciones

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Speech by President of the Mexican Republic during the 2010 Plenipotentiary Conference of the
International Telecommunication Union

Hey there. Good morning.

Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union. Very welcome
to Mexico and Guadalajara, and thanks for choosing our country for this great Plenipotentiary
Conference 2010, which I know will be a success.

Licenciado Emilio Gonzalez Marquez, Governor of the State of Jalisco. Thank you very much for your
hospitality and for their support to this Conference.

Lady Imelda Gonzalez Marquez.

Deputy Lord Jesus Casillas, President of the State Congress.

Lord Justice Celso Rodriguez, President of the Supreme Court.

Aristotle BA Sandoval, Mayor of Guadalajara.

Fausto Lozano General Commander of Military Zone XV.

Dear contributors to the Presidential Cabinet.

Dear Heads of State and Ministers, Ministers of Telecommunications around the world. I am glad to
know that already, this morning, delegations from 122 countries accredited to the International
Telecommunication Union.

Very distinguished members of the presidium.

Very distinguished Legislators found here.

Very significant delegates and heads of delegations from around the world. Welcome to Mexico.

And friends.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Very welcome to Guadalajara.

I am very pleased that the speech of Secretary General, Dr. Touré, was referred to several things that
are truly significant, worthy of enjoying this state of Jalisco.

Indeed, I hope that in these three weeks, my friends, to enjoy fully this beautiful city of Guadalajara and
the most precious of the State of Jalisco, from Los Altos or region that is considered a World Heritage
Site, for its panoramic cultivation of agave Tequila area to Puerto Vallarta itself.

But let me tell you, my friends, here in Guadalajara and Jalisco, in general, not just Mexican mariachis
and tequila, or the dishes, which I also have the opportunity, will have three weeks, which will be ample
opportunity to enjoy all that.

Also, here, of Jalisco, is the most interesting things about Mexico and the world. For example, here in
Jalisco, is Jimena Navarrete, Miss Universe 2010, too, from here, from Jalisco, Guadalajara, for example,
Chicharito Hernandez, the new Manchester United striker, hence, of Guadalajara, for example, Czech
Perez announced today in Europe is going to be, is a Mexican runner, runner-up in Formula 2, which will
run Formula 1 from next season. So congratulations to Czech Pérez and Jalisco.

And here in Guadalajara, my friends, and sorry for the commercial, here, of Jalisco, is almost half of the
BlackBerrys of the world. Probably what you have in your hands, is also made in Mexico and
Guadalajara.

A part of a large quantity of items, specifically, telecommunications, but in general information


technology, software, hardware, truly a state and a city, not only beloved but also very productive, and
hardworking . I hope you enjoy. Arrange and weather sent a bit and see if you can enjoy.

It is an honor for me, my friends, receive, on behalf of Mexicans, many friendly countries in the 2010
Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union.

Welcome to Mexico. We are a country committed to telecommunications. And this, I spearheaded the
government, a government is also committed to telecommunications, with access to the greatest
number of Mexicans to telecommunications, in conditions of competition, convergence, and coverage.

I thank the ITU, its Council, the Governing Bodies, and all its Member States, have chosen Mexico as the
venue for this meeting, I know that will define the path that all must follow in the coming years.

Guadalajara is the ideal place to hold this conference because, as I said, is one of the big cities, not just
Mexico, but the Continent and also has an advanced infrastructure that will take in the coming weeks .

It is significant also that we are meeting this year, which, like many countries of America, Mexicans
celebrate 200 years of independence, 200 years of being free, 200 years of being proudly Mexican.

In these two centuries, we have built a democratic country, a country of free elections, a free country,
criticism, opinion, assembly, life. A country with a solid economy in the second quarter of this year
registered a growth rate of 7.6 percent.

A country with a stable economy. A country which we are deeply proud. A country with strong
indigenous roots, but also rapidly advancing in its transformation into the future.

Also in 2010 we celebrate 100 years of the Mexican Revolution, the first social revolution in the world,
who put on the front line men's social rights, justice and equity.

Today, 100 years of that Deed of the Revolution, it is clear that worldwide telecommunications is an
indispensable tool precisely to achieve justice and to achieve equity.

And our obligation is to ensure that nobody is excluded, that all people have access to new technologies,
and are participants in this new revolution, based on knowledge, information and a full and democratic
freedom of expression.

In today's world, one of the main obstacles to achieving equality of opportunity between humans, a
major cause of inequality, is the digital divide that separates those who employ them, because they
have access to information technology and communication, for those without access to such
technology.

Therefore, in Mexico we are working hard to close that gap.

I cite some examples.

In mobile telephony in the last five years we have grown over 80 percent, went from 45 users per 100
inhabitants in 2005, 80 users per 100 inhabitants in the year, which have surpassed the goal we had for
the year 2012.

The number of Internet users has also grown very significantly. In 2005 we were 17 Internet users per
100 inhabitants, while today this figure has increased to more than 27 users per 100, an increase of
almost 60 percent. Also, of course, cell phones, I said, 45 users per 100 inhabitants, we have moved to
78 users per 100 inhabitants. Broadband Internet users move from one per 100 inhabitants in 2005,
more than 10 people in June this year.

Telecommunications in Mexico are growing, are expanding to better connect with the world. Despite
progress, we know we have a lot of growing. We know that we are still far from 37 percent penetration
in broadband with countries like Denmark or Holland, or 140 percent mobile phone penetration, such as
Greece, Portugal and Russia, to name a few.
So in my government are absolutely committed to telecommunications and access of people in
conditions of competition and fairness in information technology and communication.

And for that, we have taken several measures, which had not been taken in Mexico for decades, to
promote, as never before, the telecommunications market and provide the highest quality services at
lower prices, greater number of consumers.

The strategy that the Mexican government have called the strategy of the three C: C coverage, the C of C
competition and technological convergence.

In the first place. I tell you that six years have advanced the transition from digital terrestrial TV and we
watched the digital switchover, originally intended to uncertainty, even starting in 2021, now fully
realized in 2015. In fact, I have issued a decree that triggers the transition from television to digital
terrestrial television.

With this, Mexico is aligned with the rest of the countries in this transition, which will allow increased
competition in the television industry and broadcasting in general, improve the quality of the signal and
enrich the content of television and encourage also, technological convergence and growth of
telecommunications services.

The corresponding decree, which broadcast and published last month, also provides instruction to bid
and make available to the market participants no later than in 2012, 108 megahertz to 700 megahertz
band, as you know , is perhaps the most valuable band or one of the most valuable for advanced mobile
phones.

With this effort, Mexico has the right course to meet the ITU recommendations, in terms of spectrum
made available to the users of these services.

Second. In order to promote competition through a new telecommunications backbone in Mexico, bid
and deliver to the winning companies in Mexico 20 000 kilometers of fiber optic network laid by the
national utility, Commission Federal de Electricidad.

That means not only millions of dollars of revenue, income derived from the optical fiber, but, above all,
this tender fiber allows for a new spine, a new backbone, allowing us to have a third network national
backbone for Internet service Broadband throughout the country.

This new network, this new backbone, will begin operations in the second half of next year, which will
increase competition among service providers of long distance transportation of voice, data and image.

Third. We have begun to bid so aggressively, radiofrequency spectrum. In particular, we have


undertaken two major spectrum auctions in the 1.7 and 1.9 GHz bands, which we have made available
on the market an additional 90 megahertz, ie, almost 60 percent more than the spectrum that was being
used in services mobile.

These bids have been taken care very different ways, but perhaps the main, supported by the Federal
Competition Commission, is the strengthening of the market, enhancing competition, and the breaking
of barriers of entry into telecommunications competition in Mexico .
This is a process that also has left the country this year alone, revenue from five billion dollars to
government coffers.

This process has increased significantly, the holding of spectrum available for all operators, and has
transformed the mobile telephony market in Mexico, from a dominant player, two and now four
operators national fully competing on equal footing.

Fourth. For more than two years, we have a number portability system in Mobile Phones, which has
opened the opportunity for users to have the option to change your phone service provider, and be
more demanding with the quality of service they receive and the price they pay.

These measures will allow us to build a telecommunications market that during the past five years has
grown at an annual rate consistently above 10 percent. In the same way, contribute to greater
penetration of services, particularly in rural and less affluent.

Fifthly. We have initiated a process through which Mexico will put into orbit three new satellites, which
will be crucial for security work, certainly, but also for the full utilization of the L-Band, to which Mexico
is entitled, as well as to enhance, further the telecommunications market and bring telecommunications
to remote communities with difficult access.

Sixthly. We are conducting negotiations with existing licensees in the band 2.5, with a view to making
use of that band in a WiMAX provider in the country and in major cities of the Republic, which we hope
to further enhance access to Internet service.

As you can see, my friends, the Mexican government is working intensively on the telecommunications
market, which was virtually untouched, until very recently.

We work to offer Mexican consumers quality telecommunications services at better prices and no
privileges.

We know, however, that this is not enough to close the digital divide, so we are also from the
Government, doing hard work in programs of social coverage and connectivity.

We have contracts with companies to provide public telephony and Internet at home and more than 11
000 small towns in the country, including 500 people and two thousand 500. Therefore, we have
installed nearly 200 thousand lines, benefiting over seven million Mexicans who live in these
marginalized communities.

Likewise, telephony services are provided community access to stocks even lower, between 100 and 500
inhabitants, benefiting four million Mexicans, and developed new projects to provide broadband to low-
income users.

Through social network coverage, the e-Mexico system, a system of government, telecommunications
services has more than 122 000 schools, colleges, universities in the country, 24 000 health units, and
allow us to have consultations remote medical remote communities, and nearly 10 000 government
offices. This is a very, very important to ensure social connectivity.
With these actions, the Government of Mexico works for those who have less access to
telecommunications, to have access on fair, not only television, radio, telephony, but, of course, the
Internet, and can participate in personal development and the country with information technology and
communication.

Ladies and Gentlemen, participants at the Plenipotentiary Conference:

Again, at heart, I welcome you to Mexico and Guadalajara. And I express my gratitude, on behalf of
Mexicans, for being here. Take decisions that will strengthen telecommunications in the world and
thereby encourage and facilitate their use, particularly among the most vulnerable people of Mexico
and the planet.

The information technology and communication are the foundation from which we can build Mexico
and just and equitable world we desire, where information, culture are the platform for development.

I am sure that with this meeting, in which, among other things, seek to strengthen this institution,
strengthen its role, give major steps to achieve this goal as a world yearning for more and better
connected, where anyone no one is excluded from access to information technologies and
communication.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

And I ask you to accompany me, standing in the Solemn Declaration of Opening.

In this beautiful city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, I am pleased to formally launch today, October 4, 2010, at
12 hours with 5 minutes XVIII Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication
Union, predicting you the greatest success.

Thank you very much.

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10/04/2010 14:07:57 by the Presidency Internet System

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