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April 2008
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Coverage of Telecommunications services have still not reached
its full potential. This Administration is promoting measures to
increase penetration of telecommunications services.
Fixed Telephony, 2006 Mobile Telephony, 2006 Broadband, 2006
(Lines / 100 inhabitants) (Subscribers / 100 (Subscribers / 100
inhabitants) inhabitants)
Switzerland 69.4 UK 116.4 Korea 29.3
Germany 65.5 Spain 106.4 Switzerland 26.5
Canada 64.1 Switzerland 102.1 Canada 23.6
UK 57.6 Germany 101.9 UK 21.7
US 57.2 France 85.1 France 20.9
France 55.8 Korea 83.8 US 19.3
Korea 56.0 US 77.4 Germany 18.1
Spain 42.4 Chile 75.6 Spain 15.4
Brazil 20.5 Brazil 52.9 Chile 5.9
Chile 20.2 Mexico 52.6 Mexico 3.4
Mexico 18.3 Canada 52.5 Brazil 3.1
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Slovaq
Irland
Island
Japan
Italy
Turkey
OECD
New
Finland
Netherland
France
Sweden
Luxemburg
Poland
Korea
Spain
Greece
Mexico
Switzerland
Canada
Austria
Australia
Belgium
Portugal
US
Germany
Uk
Czeck
Denmark
Norway
Hungary
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ICTs have an important share in households expenditure,
regardless of their income level.
Local Service 2/ 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.4
Long Distance Service 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7
Mobile Telephony/3 1.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.7 2.3 2.4 2.3
Internet Service 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
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Competition in the telecommunications sector has intensified,
particularly in the mobile market.
TV por
Axtel
4% cable
Movistar
26%
15%
Maxcom
1% Otros
Iusacell-
Otros Telcel 6%
Unefón
3% 76%
6%
Nextel
3%
Telmex
92% Telmex
68%
Source: Pyramid, Communications Source: Merrill Lynch, Global Wireless Source: Pyramid, CANITEC y Telmex.
Markets in Mexico 2007. Datos a Matrix. Datos a diciembre 2006. Datos a diciembre 2006.
diciembre 2006.
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Competition will be fostered by making more spectrum
available.
Spectrum Auction Program
Frequency Total
Blocks Geographic Area
Band (MHz) Bandwidth
1850-1910/ 3 blocks of 10
30 MHz Cellular Regions
1930-1990 MHz
5 blocks of 10
1710-1770/ MHz Cellular Regions and
90 MHz
2110-2170 2 blocks of 20 Basic Service Areas
MHz
2 blocks of 25
MHz Cellular Regions and
3400-3700 150 MHz Municipalities / Groups
2 blocks of 50 of municipalities
MHz
71000-76000/ 10,000
1 block Basic Service Areas
81000-86000 MHz
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This program is the most ambitious that has been published
Auction Programs since 1996
Program Year Service MHz Availability
40 Country wide
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In order to effectively increase competition it is important to
set more efficient conditions in interconnection.
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Fixed local termination should be cost based and symmetric
for all carriers.
Fixed Local Termination Rates in Selected Countries
(US cents per minute)
1.65
1.80
1.60
1.30
1.17
1.40
0.98
1.20
0.91
0.78
0.74
0.73
0.72
0.72
0.72
1.00
0.70
0.70
0.71
0.70
0.65
0.59
0.80 0.57
0.51
0.44
0.34
0.60
0.27
0.20
0.40
0.20
0.00
Slovaq Rep.
Mexico
Netherlands
Czeck Rep.
Austria
Belgium
Portugal
Denmark
Italy
Poland
Germany
Irland
Sweden
Finland
UK
US
Chipre
France
India
Hungary
China
Spain
Canada (2001)
Source: European Communities Commissions, “European Electronic Communications
Regulation and Markets 2006, march 2007. Peak-hour rates, adjusted by 85% factor (Exchange
rate 1.3 dollar/euro); FCC, “Intercarrier Compensation and Retail Rate Regulation in the US”;
China and India: TRAI, Financial Analysis of Telecom Industry in India and China, june 2006.
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Competition of backbone services has been enhanced by the
entrance of Electric companies in the Market.
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CFE entrance into the telecommunications market will lower
prices, particularly for internet access services.
OECD basket of national leased line OECD basket of national leased line
charges 2 Mbps, August 2006 charges 34 Mbps, August 2006
(000’ USD PPP) (000’ USD PPP)
70 400
60 350
50 300
40 250
200
30
150
20
100
10 50
0 -
New
Norway
Luxemburg
Mexico
US
UK
Italy
Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
Japan
Czeck Rep.
Irland
Sweden
Island
Belgium
Norway
Mexico
Luxemburg
OECD
Portugal
Turkey
Korea
Polond
Canada
Spain
France
Greece
UK
US
Germany
Italy
Denmark
Japan
Irland
Belgium
Island
OECD
Portugal
Turkey
Korea
Canada
Spain
France
Greece
Austria
Australia
Austria
Fuente: OCDE, Communications Outlook 2007.
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CFE entrance into the provision of Internet access will help to
lower the price disparity between rural and urban areas.
Monthly Rent
City Backbone Provider
(MXN$)
Toluca, Edo. Méx. Bestel, Maxcom, Alestra $ 3,300
León, Gto. Bestel, Maxcom, Alestra $ 3,300
Cd. Hidalgo, La Piedad, Telmex $ 6,000
Zitácuaro, Mich.
Tenancingo, Edo. Méx. Telmex $ 6,000
Tapachula, Chis. Telmex $ 13,000
Salamanca, Gto. Telmex $ 18,200
Cd. Altamirano, Gro. Telmex $ 20,971
Huetamo, Gro. Telmex $ 35,108
El Grullo, Sayula, Jal. Telmex $ 40,000
San Miguel de Allende, Gto. Telmex $ 58,650
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Competition will be also impacted by empowering consumers-
Practices such as double billing should be avoided.
Local Call Revenue of the incumbent when its costumers make Long
Distance Calls and Calls to Mobiles
(Millions of Pesos per year, 2005 prices )
3,416
3,500 Long 3,157
Distance
3,000
Calls to
2,500 Mobiles 2,818 2,711
2,000
1,340 1,744
1,500
1,000
500 634
0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Source: Own estimates based on information reported by the Company.
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