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 Mexico - Fixed-Line Market and Infrastructure - Overview and Statistics

The fixed-line market in Mexico has enormous potential for growth. Overall teledensity stands at 19%, which is about average for Latin America, but there are huge disparities between urban and rural areas, ranging from 41% teledensity in the Federal District, to 5.6% in the poor, mainly Indian state of Chiapas. Despite liberalisation and growing competition, Telmex still dominates the fixed-line market. VoIP has gained huge popularity, especially with small and medium sized businesses. Several companies offer VoIP services, although providers have the same licensing requirements as other voice carriers, and many be shut down for operating illegally. This report provides brief profiles of the main fixed network operators, together with statistical data and an overview of the telecom infrastructure.

 Table of Contents 1. Synopsis 2. Fixed network operators in Mexico 2.1 Market overview 2.1.1 Local telephony 2.1.2 Long-distance domestic and international telephony 2.2 Teléfonos de México (Telmex) 2.3 Avantel 2.4 Alestra 2.5 Axtel 2.6 Maxcom 2.7 Marcatel 2.8 Iusatel 2.9 Protel 2.10 Megacable 2.11 Miditel (suspended) 3. Telecommunications infrastructure 3.1 National telecom network 3.2 International infrastructure 3.2.1 Terrestrial networks 3.2.2 Submarine cable networks 3.2.3 Satellite networks 3.3 Infrastructure developments 3.3.1 Wireless Local Loop (WLL) 3.3.2 Next Generation Networks (NGNs) 3.3.3 IP and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) 4. Related reports Exhibit 1 - Fixed-line local telephony licence holders - June 2006 Exhibit 2 - Fixed-wireless local telephony licence holders - June 2006 Exhibit 3 - Long-distance licence holders - June 2006 Exhibit 4 - Telmex at a glance Exhibit 5 - Major submarine cable networks landing in Mexico

Table 1 - Telmex lines in service and annual change - 1997 - 2006 Table 2 - Alestra lines in service and annual change - 1999 - 2006 Table 3 - Axtel lines in service and annual change - 2002 - 2006 Table 4 - Maxcom lines in service and annual change - 2001 - 2006 Table 5 - Fixed lines in service, annual change and teledensity - 1996 - 2006

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