TELECOMMUNICATIONS

 
REFORM  

Mee#ng  of  the  Network  of    

Economic  Regulators  
 
Commissioner  Elena  Estavillo  Flores  
April  14th,  2014  
Paris,  France  
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 Contents  

I.  Chronology  

II.  Telecom  and  Compe??on  Reform  

III.  The  180  days  agenda  

IV.  Deadlines  for  preponderant  players    

V.  Television  Auc?oning  Program    

 
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 Chronology   Mobile  telephony  

24.9%   2002-­‐2010   79.5%  

TMX  was  the  only  voice   Fixed  Broadband  

services  provider   6.7%   2008-­‐2012   11.3%  
1990-­‐1997   Mobile  Broadband  
9.5%  
6.1%   2012-­‐…….  
Second  
Free   PCS   unsuccesful   10%   12.8%  
compe==on   Spectrum   a[empt  to  
in  long   auc=on                 determine  
distance   Fixed  &  
(80  MHz)     Telmex-­‐Telcel  as  
mobile   CFT´s  new  
Telmex   IMEVISION     a  dominant   termina=on  
priva=za=on   priva=za=on   Crea=on  of   agent   powers:    
rates  cut  by   broadcas=ng    
to  GCARSO     to  TVAZ     CFT  
60%  

1990   1993   1994   1995   1996   1997   1998   2007   2008   2010   2011   2012   2013  

TELECOM  &  
 Telecom   COMPETITION  
Act   Court   REFORM  
PCS/AWS  
First   spectrum   decision:  IX  
unsuccessful   auc=ons   rulings  
a[empt  to   (30+60  MHz)   cannot  be   IFT  
Economic  
determine   suspended  
Compe===on    
Act   Telmex  as  a   Number  
dominant   portability  
agent   3  
implementa=on  
Telecom  and  Compe??on  Reform  
Crea=on  of  the  IFT  
as  an  autonomous,  
Open  and  public   self-­‐governing  
selec=on  process  for   Exclusive  powers  to  
regulator   IFT  regarding  
the  IFT  
Commissioners   an=trust  in  media  
and  telecom  

IFT  decisions  
cannot  be  
suspended  during   Authority  to  grant  
judicial  review   and  revoke  
licenses  

TELECOM  AND  
Crea=on  of   COMPETITION  
specialized  courts  in   REFORM  
telecom  and  
an=trust   Convergent  licenses  
to  provide  all  
services.  

Increased  caps  
on  foreign  
investment  
Must  carry-­‐must  
New  public   offer  obliga=ons  
wholesale   New  public  
infrastructure   broadcaster  
provider  
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 Telecom  and  Compe??on  Reform  

June  11,   Aug  9,   Sep    11,   Feb  27,   March   IN   2014  -­‐   Dec  31,  
2013   2013   2013   2014   7,  2014   COURSE   2018   2015  

Auc=on  
Cons=tu=onal   Crea=on  of   Crea=on  of  IFT   Discussion  
Must  Carry   process    for   Crea=on  of  a   Digital  
Reform  on   specialized   with  approval   of  the  new  
and  Must   two  licenses  of   na=onal   switchover  
Telecom,   courts  in   of  7   convergent  
Offer   broadcas=ng   operator  that   process  
Media  and   economic   Commissioners   services     Law  for  
guidelines   will  provide   will  end  
An=trust   compe==on,   by  the  Senate   (spectrum  cap   Telecommu
nica?ons   wholesale  
telecommunic 12  MHz)  
and  Media   access  
a=ons  and  
services.  This  
media  
Determina=on   operator  may  
of  dominant   use  90  MHz  in  
players  (>50%   700  MHz  
of  na=onal)   band,  
spectrum  in  
Infrastructure   2.5  GHz,  CFE  
sharing  and   network  and  
local  loop   public  
unbundling   infrastructure  
rules  for  
dominant  
players     5  
The  180  days  agenda  

Public  call  for  the  auc?on  of  

two  na?onal  broadcas?ng  
licenses  (Spectrum  cap  12  
MHz)  

Review  of  obliga?ons  

compliance  for   Public  Register  of  
telecommunica?ons  and   Concessions  
broadcas?ng  companies  

Asymmetric    regula?on  for   Determina?on  of  preponderant  

preponderant  agents   players  in  telecommunica?ons  and  
broadcas?ng  
Infrastructure  sharing  
(>50%  of  na?onal  market  share)  
Local  loop  unbundling    

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Deadlines  for  preponderant  players    
• América  Móvil  rulings:  end  of  roaming  charges  to  subscribers;  more  clarity  of  rates,  more  detail  in  billing,  
April  6,  
unlocking  of  mobiledevices;  informa=on  on  quality  of  services,  informa=on  on  prepaid  prices,  
2014   • Televisa  rulings:  publica=on  of  tv  spots  rates.  

May  31,   • Publica=on  of  list  of  relevant  content  which  may  not  be  exclusive  for  Televisa  and  América  Móvil.    
2014  

July  1,   • Authoriza=on  on  price  cap  for  basic  services  provided  by  Telmex.  
2014  

Sept  5,   • Televisa  must  publish  the  final  version  of  the  public  offering  of  infrastructure  sharing  
2014  

• Telcel  must  publish  the  final  approved  version  of  the  reference  offer  for  roaming,  MVNO´s,  and  
Oct  30,   infrastructure  sharing.  Telmex:  dedicated  wholesale  local  and  LD  links  and  infrastructure  sharing.  
2014  

• Telmex  must  make  the  necessary  infrastructure  adapta=ons  in  order  to  be  able  to  provide  indirect  
Sept  3,   local  loop  unbundling  service  and  re-­‐sell  of  lines.  
2014  

Dic  17,   • Telmex  must  publish  the  approved  reference  offer  of  local  loop  unbundling.  
2014  

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Television  Networks  Auc?oning  Program    

March  7th,   June  18-­‐19th,   September   December   January   March  25th,  

2014     2014     17-­‐19th,  2014     16-­‐18th,  2014     22th,  2015     2015    

Companies  
Publica=on  of   Interested   must  deliver   Opening  of  
the   companies   all  the   the  
Frequency   can  file  their   informa=on   envelopes  
auc=oning   queries  about   requested  by   Final  list  of   containing   Announcement  
Program  and   the  process   the  IFT,  as   par=cipants   the  bids  and   of  the  winners  
rules  for  the   and  obtain   well  as  their   terms  offered  
public  tender   an=trust   coverage  and   by  the  
process   authoriza=on   economic   par=cipants    
offer.  

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Thank  you!  
elena.estavillo@if.org.mx  
www.if.org.mx  
 

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