Mexico. On completing 100 days in office, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto presented his telecommunications reform plan, which highlights the intention to tender two new free-to-air television channels for the entire country.
The project would prohibit chains that today have 12 megahertz or more from participating in this tender. In addition, it includes an article in which it would allow foreign investment in telecommunications in Mexico to be 100% and not only 49% as it currently is and in terms of broadcasting it would go from 0 to 49%.
The Secretary of Communications and Transport, Gerardo Ruíz Esparza (photo), in charge of presenting the project, indicated that in the constitutional reform that they will present to the Chamber of Deputies, it seeks to eliminate the Federal Telecommunications Commission, Cofetel, and the Federal Competition Commission, Cofeco.
In place of both entities, the Federal Institute of Telecommunications, Ifetel, would be created, an entity for which the selection process of its members would be through a group presented to the President of the Republic from an evaluation committee and that would have to be ratified by the Senate.
The new entity would have among its main functions the regulation, promotion and supervision of the use, exploitation and exploitation of the radio spectrum, networks and the provision of broadcasting and telecommunications services.
