Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones

The Federal Telecommunications Institute (Institute) convinced of the importance and relevance of transparency and citizen participation in the elaboration and application of its regulations, as well as in making decisions on various matters of general interest, will receive comments, opinions and contributions from any interested party regarding the Frequency Bands of Radio Spectrum to Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Systems, based on the provisions of articles 15,  XLIII, 54 and 56 of the Federal Law of Telecommunications and Broadcasting (LFTR), and 27, 28, I and XX, and 30, XI, of the Organic Statute of the Federal Telecommunications Institute.

By virtue of the foregoing, the purpose of this public consultation is to gather comments, opinions or contributions that allow the Institute to determine future actions in the field of planning and administration of the radio spectrum, in relation to the frequency bands for fifth generation (5G) mobile systems.

The Institute makes available to all those interested in participating in this consultation process, the study called “Panorama del espectro radioeléctrico en México para los servicios móviles de quinta generación”, prepared by the Radioelectric Spectrum Office of the Institute (UER), is a reference document, which is not in consultation but through it is intended to provide an overview of the frequency bands that the Institute considers feasible for the deployment of 5G mobile systems in Mexico. Likewise, the “Questionnaire about Frequency Bands of Radio Spectrum for Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Systems” is made available, so that, through the latter, comments may be sent to this autonomous constitutional body, opinions and contributions on each of the questions raised there, including the possibility of collecting any input of relevant information related to this topic.

In this regard, the Institute will receive comments, opinions and/or contributions related to the Questionnaire about Frequency Bands of Radio Spectrum for Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Systems, through the following email: consultapublica5G@ift.org.mx, or, through a document submitted to the Common Filing Office of the Institute, located in Insurgentes Sur 1143, colonia Nochebuena, Alcaldía Benito Juárez, zip code 03720 Mexico City, Mexico; Monday thru Thursday, from 9:00 to 18:30 hours and Friday from 9:00 to 15:00 hours

The information that the interested parties send to the Institute - in accordance with the deadlines and terms described in this mechanic - in relation to this consultation process will not be binding, notwithstanding that the Institute may weigh it in a document that reflects the results of said consultation, which will be made public in this section, prior to the Plenary of the Institute making a determination on this matter.

For any questions, comments or concerns about this consultation process, the Institute makes available to all interested parties, the following point of contact: Marisol Cuevas Tavera, email: marisol.cuevas@ift.org.mx, telephone number 55 5015 4872, who will be available during the same business hours as the Office of the Common Parties of the Institute.

With the purpose of ensuring greater accessibility and inclusion in its public consultation processes, the Institute makes available to all interested parties the documents and information subject to this consultation process, in different formats (e.g., .docx and .pdf files ), in order to facilitate its handling, reading and decoding by voice.

In case of any discrepancy on the accessibility of this section, please contact us by phone at 01 (800) 2000120, or to the following electronic mail addresses atencion@ift.org.mx or jose.hernandez@ift.org.mx, so that within a term of 72 hours following reception of your petition, the corresponding document and information be sent to you in an accessible format.

Aplicable previsons:

Upon conclusion of this consultation process, the Institute will not receive any more comments, opinions or contributions, since this process will be deemed as finalized and closed.

In case that the information related to this consultation process is submitted to the Institute in behalf of another person, either a legal entity or an individual, a simple copy of the document to accredit such representation shall be attached electronically, otherwise, the request will be understood and recorded in this section as being submitted in the sender’s own behalf.

Any information unrelated to the subject of this consultation process will not be considered or published.