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Mexico regulator wants phone access for cable firms

Via Reuters.

Mexico's anti-monopoly commission urged the government on Tuesday to allow cable companies to offer phone services through their networks, arguing that such access would lower call prices.

Mexico's Federal Competition Commission (CFC) urged the government in a statement to grant cable companies access to the telecommunications market "as soon as possible and with the least possible red tape."

While Mexican cable companies, including Cablevision, a unit of No. 1 media company Televisa, already have the technology to provide phone services, the government has not yet granted any such licenses.

Mexican cable companies may only offer customers phone services by allowing third party telecoms companies to piggyback on their networks.

posted by Fergie @ 11/02/2005 06:05:00 AM