US decries near-monopoly for telecommunications in Mexico

Noticias · 04-07-10, 02:51 PM

On Monday April 5, the United States Trade Representatives Office (USTR) urged Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Commission (Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones, Cofetel), to take action against a company often accused of monopolistic practices: Telmex. Telmex is Mexicos largest telecommunications company and together with Telcel (the countrys largest mobile phone carrier), they dominate over 70% of the [...]

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Bajahowodd · 04-07-10, 03:44 PM

So, which US carrier was greasing the palm of the trade representative? Like we don't have monopolistic situations in the US? In fact, just heard that folks expect an announcement in the next couple of week that United and US Airways will be merging. That's gonna be real great for competition.

kate · 04-07-10, 07:40 PM

The US should butt out of Mexico and take care of its own telecomms problems. In December, while stranded at the Atlanta airport, I made two three-minute collect calls from a pay phone to my family in Ohio. Their phone bill was charged US $66. For that, I could have talked to them for more than 7 hours from my Telmex land line here in La Paz.

dusty · 04-07-10, 07:49 PM

I was thinking the same thing, Kate.

04-07-10, 03:44 PM	#2
Bajahowodd Join Date: 05-04-09 Location: Too often not South of the border Posts: 2,375	Re: US decries near-monopoly for telecommunications in Mexico So, which US carrier was greasing the palm of the trade representative? Like we don't have monopolistic situations in the US? In fact, just heard that folks expect an announcement in the next couple of week that United and US Airways will be merging. That's gonna be real great for competition.

04-07-10, 07:49 PM	#4
dusty Join Date: 06-23-09 Location: BCS Posts: 1,536	Re: US decries near-monopoly for telecommunications in Mexico I was thinking the same thing, Kate.