IFT reports on the process of tender two networks of digital broadcast TV (Press Release 06/2015)
IFT reports on the process of tender two networks of digital broadcast TV
With regard to the bidding public process to concession the use, development and commercial exploitation of transmission channels for the provision of public broadcast digital television service, in order to form two networks with national coverage, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, IFT) reports that on January 30th it was received a letter from the legal representative of Centro de Información Nacional de Estudios Tepeyac. S.A. de C.V., in which it announced the company's decision to not continue in this bidding process, to suit its interests, so formally submitted its resignation.
By personal appearance at the offices of the Institute today, the legal representative of the company confirmed the contents of the document.
The tender process continues and is currently at the stage of "Dictation and “Certificates of Participation", this will end between March 5th and 9th this year, with notification of the respective Stakeholders Certificates of Participation who have complied with all the requirements of the bidding.
The third stage will start with the opening of the envelopes containing the Participants Coverage and Economic offers, which will be held on March 11th. The issuance of the decision would not be later than March 19th.
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IFT Plenary approves the 2015 Annual Work Program (Press Release 05/2015)
IFT Plenary approves the 2015 Annual Work Program
• The regulatory agenda includes 93 projects that are part of a comprehensive strategy that allows effectively regulate and promote competition in the sectors of telecommunications and broadcasting, for the benefit of users and audiences
• Stresses the implementation of studies and research to meet technological and market changes, through a vision of regulatory prospective
• Quarterly Report October-December 2014 of Activities was approved
The Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, IFT) Plenary approved in extraordinary session the 2015 Annual Work Program (Programa Anual de Trabajo, PAT) in which the actions and regulatory policy projects that this regulatory body considers to develop this year are included.
In this work program is considered the development of projects that track the new regulatory policy implemented in 2014, advancing issues in process as well as new projects and implementation of studies and research in telecommunications, broadcasting and economic competition matters to address technological and market changes through a vision of regulatory foresight.
Altogether there are 93 regulatory agenda projects and 5 researches. Thus, 48% correspond to projects for continuing regulatory policy 2014, 46% are part of strategic themes 2015 and 5% are studies and researches for regulatory foresight.
The projects and activities are described in the document, which is now available for query on page https://www.ift.org.mx/iftweb/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/PAT-2015-vF.pdf are part of a comprehensive strategy that allows effectively regulate and promote competition in the sectors of telecommunications and broadcasting for the benefit of user and audiences. Besides, there will be measures to strengthen IFT internally, which will redound to improve their performance, to give greater certainty to regulated entities and, thus above, generate affordable prices, better quality of services and more options for users and audiences.
The focus of this year's agenda will move forward in fostering technological sectors of telecommunications and broadcasting convergence and modernization, and to protect the rights and interests of users and audiences.
The strategies that the IFT is going to follow this year will be:
• Institutional Strengthening
• Regulatory and Competence Policies in Telecommunications and Broadcasting sectors
• Spectrum Policy
• Infrastructure Deployment and Modernization
• Rights and Interests of Users and Audiences
• Regulated Industries Specific Regulations
IFT Plenary also adopted its Quarterly Activities Report for October December 2014.
Among the actions taken by the regulatory body, during the referred period, highlights the issuing of favorable opinion on economic competence matters over applications presented by eight interested in participating in the bidding for concessions of frequencies to form two new digital broadcast television channels with national coverage.
Also, last December the IFT Plenary approved the 2015 Use and Development of Frequency Bands Annual Program, whereby Spectrum Frequency Bands are determined to be tendered or who may be allocated directly; as well as the Agreement that determined the termination of analog broadcasting in the coverage areas of the 14 broadcast television stations serving in Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa and Matamoros, in Tamaulipas.
Moreover, in order to promote transparency and citizen participation, the Institute Plenary approved to undergo to public consultation the Guidelines for Collaboration Draft on Security and Justice matters that concessionaires must abide and, where appropriate, the authorized, for the cooperation with the competent authorities is effective and timely; and the technical and operational conditions Draft for effective unbundling of the local network of the Preponderant Economic Agent. Numerical Portability Rules were also approved, with which users of fixed and mobile telephony are allowed to change the provider, retaining the same telephone number that in a more agile and simple manner.
During the last quarter of 2014, the IFT published in the Federal Official Gazette, the provisions that concessionaires that provide public telecommunications services must comply to ensure that will benefit users from the elimination of charges to domestic long distance from January, 1st, 2015, as well as the methodology for calculating interconnection costs; electronic system of interconnection applications and interconnection rates that will be in effect this year, in addition to the minimum technical conditions for the interconnection between concessionaires who operate public telecommunications networks.
Moreover, the Plenary of the Institute resolved in extraordinary session, four interconnection disagreements between concessionaires of public telecommunications networks and concessionaires belonging to the Preponderant Economic Agent PEA (Agente Económico Preponderante, AEP) in that sector.
Two of these resolutions refer to the interconnection conditions not agreed between Teléfonos de Mexico, S.A.B de C.V (Telmex), on the one hand, and Teléfonos de Noroeste, S.A. de C.V. (Telnor) on the other, with Mega Cable, S.A. de C.V. (Megacable). In both cases, the IFT established that fees for Switched Termination Services shall observe the provisions of Article 131 of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law.
Also traffic termination/origination charges in transit to and from a third network, shall be:
a) From April 6th, 2014 to December 31st, 2014, it must be observed the Asymmetric Tariffs Agreement that will be charged by the PEA.
b) For the period from January 1st to December 31st, 2015, it shall be on the provision of interconnection rates, applicable to 2015 approved by the IFT last December.
The IFT also agreed, inter alia, that Telmex and Telnor should give to Megacable peering through the SIP signaling protocol. They should also allow use of same interconnection link to study different types of traffic and deliver items to the efficient interconnection in defined deadlines.
Moreover, the IFT Plenary resolved the interconnection conditions not agreed between Radiomóvil Dipsa, S.A. de C.V. (Telcel) and Talktel, S.A. de C.V. Based on this, the first must give the second peering through the SIP signaling protocol and allow the use of a single interconnection link to study different types of traffic.
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IFT Plenary approves the amendments to the General Guidelines for Retransmission of open TV signals in restricted TV systems (Press Release 04/2015)
IFT Plenary approves the amendments to the General Guidelines for Retransmission of open TV signals in restricted TV systems
• The changes reflect the need to adapt the guidelines to the provisions of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law
• Agreed to submit for public consultation the Rules Draft for authorizations granting in telecommunications matters under the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law
• Granted the first concession of public use for the STC management to provide the radio communication service to their strategic areas of operation, maintenance and safety
• Approved the Declaration of Principles of the Institute, from which public servants of this regulatory body will guide their work, consistent with the provisions of the legal framework governing and the Code of Conduct for Civil Servants of IFT
The Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, IFT) met in regular session, yesterday, to approve the amendments to the General Guidelines regarding the provisions of Section I of Eight Transitory Article of Decree amending and supplementing various provisions of Articles 6°, 7 °, 27, 28, 73, 78, 94 and 105 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, in telecommunications matters, published in the Federal Official Gazette on February 27th, 2014.
These amendments to the Guidelines on the retransmission of television signals broadcast on restricted television systems, reflect the need to bring them into provisions of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law.
To do this, from December 1st to 12th, 2014, the IFT submitted for public consultation the Draft amendments to the General Guidelines, where 5 comments and opinions were received, which can be found on the website of the Institute.
In general, the Plenary amended Articles 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 and 12, second paragraph, fourth, sixth and seventh; 13, 14 and 16 and added Articles 5, second and third paragraphs; 6, third and fourth paragraphs and 12; eighth and ninth paragraphs.
Among the main changes approved include: the modification of Article 11 to clarify that broadcast signals will be broadcast for concessionaires of restricted television in each and every one of their packages and with the highest quality available. That is, if the signal broadcast is available in high definition, the concessionaire of restricted TV service shall offer it in their packages of High Definition (HD) and in Definition Standard (SD) for those without the HD package. If the broadcast signal is only available in standard definition, then the concessionaire of restricted television services will include it solely in the SD packages.
Moreover, the Plenary approved to submit for public consultation the Rules Draft for the granting of authorizations in telecommunications matters under the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law, pursuant to the provisions of Articles 170 and 171 of the Law.
The document will be available in the website of the Institute to those interested, for comments and opinions, general rules that establish the requirements and deadlines are included, for applications for authorization submitted before the IFT of the following activities:
• Establish and operate or use a marketer of telecommunications services without the character of concessionaire;
• Install, operate or use earth stations to transmit satellite signals;
• Install telecommunications equipment and transmission means crossing borders country;
• Exploit allowances and reception of signals and frequency bands associated with foreign satellite systems that cover and can provide services in the country;
• Temporarily use spectrum bands for diplomatic visits.
This exercise in transparency and citizen participation will be open for a period of 20 working days, counted from the day of its publication in the Internet portal of the Institute www.ift.org.mx
The provisions contained in the Draft seek to equip stakeholders of the regulation that provides the procedural requirements of applications that are promoted, provide legal certainty to the regulated agents in such procedures and helping to improve labor and administrative management.
It should be noted that the Authorizations Rules Draft is not applicable to the Preponderant Economic Agent in the telecommunications sector or for concessionaires that are part of this economic, because Article 174 of the Law provides that none of them can participate directly or indirectly in any marketing services company.
Moreover, the Plenary adopted the Declaration of Principles of the Institute, from which the public servants of this regulatory body will guide their work, consistent with the established in the legal framework governing it. The principles under which officials govern their action are: Autonomy, Objectivity and Impartiality, Effectiveness and Efficiency, Transparency, Legality and Certainty, Institutional Loyalty, Accountability, Professionalism, Honesty and Equality, seeking always to the benefit of society.
These principles govern all public servants and the Institute without exception of activity, level or function. In this sense, compliance depends on the commitment and judgment of the Institute staff, so not replace or modify the validity of the regulations applicable to them in the exercise of its functions and shall promote public service vocation and sense of belonging.
The Declaration of Principles will enter into force on the day following its publication in the Portal Institute.
Plenary also approved the Code of Conduct for Public Officials of the Institute, which define the rules of behavior that should guide the behavior of Institute public servants in the performance of their jobs, charges and commissions, to specific situations presented to them.
With this guide to the exercise of the powers of Institute public servants, lays a solid foundation for preserving the credibility of IFT as a regulatory authority and independent, professional, efficient and transparent competition, contributing to the development of telecommunications and broadcasting, the advance of information society and knowledge in our country, and thereby to encourage the improvement of quality of life and development opportunities for all Mexicans.
That is why acts defined by this Code are mandatory for all staff who holds a position, post or commission of any nature in the Federal Institute Telecommunications.
As part of the Institute Basic Guidelines of Behaviors, contained in the Code of Conduct, is will install an Ethics and Inclusion Committee, which will be responsible for promoting a culture of integrity in the workplace, as well as practices of inclusion and non-discrimination to form a stimulating and participatory work climate; sustained in trust, respect for the dignity, diversity and equity, which contributes to the fulfillment of the objectives and institutional goals.
The Code of Conduct shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Portal of the Institute.
On the other hand, the Plenary decided to impose sanctions and declare the loss of property for the benefit of Nation of equipment for the use of radio spectrum without the grant, permit, authorization or assignment in the towns of Naucalpan, State of Mexico (Frequency 159.4875 MHz) and in Monterrey, Nuevo León (frequency 157 810 MHz).
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IFT Plenary approves to submit for public consultation the draft where is defined the interconnection points of Preponderant Economic Agent in telecommunications network (Press Release 03/2015)
IFT Plenary approves to submit for public consultation the draft where is defined the interconnection points of Preponderant Economic Agent in telecommunications network
• This exercise in transparency and citizen participation will be held from today until February 3rd
• This performs in compliance to the Twenty-fifth Transitional Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law article
• The document states that any interconnection points of the Preponderant Economic Agent PEA (Agente Económico Preponderante, AEP) will receive traffic from the public telecommunications networks of other concessionaires to finish anywhere in their network
In extraordinary session, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, IFT) decided yesterday to submit for public consultation, the Draft in which the public telecommunications network interconnection points of PEA are defined, in compliance with provisions of Twenty-fifth Transitional article of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law Decree.
To promote transparency and citizen participation in the emission of general provisions processes that the Institute generates, as established by Law, this document will be available for consideration of anyone interested, in the website of this regulatory body, in the period between January 20th and February 3rd, 2015, to receive feedback from industry and general public.
In the Draft interconnection points to PEA public telecommunications network in the telecommunications sector are defined, this should be made available to industry participant concessionaires, in order to exchange traffic between their networks.
In this sense, and complying strictly with the order issued by the Institute concerning the elimination of long distance, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación, DOF), December, 24th 2014, where was defined the entire national territory as a single Local Service Area (Área de Servicio Local, ASL), in the draft submitted for consultation, states that any of the PEA interconnection points will receive traffic from other concessionaires of public telecommunications networks that finish anywhere on their network.
In the draft to be submitted to public consultation, there are also defined interconnection points for the exchange of IP traffic in order to facilitate the gradual migration toward next generation networks (NGN).
The Plenary of IFT resolved that the contractual relations between Telmex and Dish México constitute a concentration that should be notified prior its performance (Press Release 02/2015)
The Plenary of IFT resolved that the contractual relations between Telmex and Dish México constitute a concentration that should be notified prior its performance
• A fine was imposed for failure to report acts in which Telmex acquired control over Dish México
• This constitutes a not notified concentration in accordance to the Federal of Economic Competition Law
• Imputes liability to a company of Dish México economic group for submitting false information in the procedure
• The Institute conducted an analysis of the effects of this transaction and determined that they were not against the Federal Economic Competition Law (Ley Federal de Competencia Económica, LFCE)
• The penalty was not imposed as a result of a harmful practice for the market but for the breach of the obligation to notify a concentration before testing
On October 4th, 2013, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, IFT) received from the now extinct Federal Competition Commission (Comisión Federal de Competencia, CFC) the record of an investigation into the possible realization of prohibited conduct by Federal Economic Competition Law (Ley Federal de Competencia Económica, LFCE) in markets of provision of restricted television and audio service, wireline and service access to broadband Internet.
The investigation resulted for the accumulation of three complaints against Telmex, Dish México and companies belonging to their respective economic groups by the probable realization of various events which could constitute violations to the LFCE. The research is not limited to the complaints content, it aims to verify whether the operators act in compliance with the LFCE.
On February 24th, 2014 the research phase conclude. Later, during the month of May that year, the Unit for Monitoring and Verification of IFT sent the UCE various documents by Telmex and COFRESA —a company of the economic group of Dish México— that, by referring to coincide with the analyzed events, was considered by the Head of the UCE for the issuance of the Office of Probable Responsibility (Oficio de Probable Responsabilidad, OPR) of May 20th, 2014.
The OPR charged probable responsibility to Telmex, Dish México, and their respective economic groups companies for the performance of a concentration without having previously notified the authority, as mandated by the LFCE. That complaint was based on facts that had already made taken effect since 2008. Once notified of OPR, all interested operators in the procedure had the opportunity to present evidence and arguments before the IFT.
During the months of May to November the presentation of evidence and arguments were vented. Furthermore, in November 24th, 2014, in response to requests submitted by the parties, the IFT Plenary granted a hearing to the economic agents with legal interest in the proceedings, effect submit their statements directly to the Commissioners of the IFT, which took place on December 3rd of that year.
After evaluating the OPR, testing and demonstrations of the parties to the proceedings, on January 7th, 2015, the IFT Plenary resolved that:
• Telmex, through its subsidiary Teninver, acquired control of the company Dish México, through various contracts, which constitute a concentration in terms of the LFCE.
• For the amount of these acts, the concentration was subject to the obligation to be notified before its implementation. The parties failed to comply with this legal obligation, so they were sanctioned in the terms established by the LFCE.
• Cofresa, a company belonging to the same group of Dish México economic interest, was held responsible for having falsely declared to the authority for this procedure.
Based on this and on the basis of Article 35, section VII, of the LFCE, the IFT Plenary resolved to impose the following penalties:
1) To Teléfonos de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. a fine in the amount of $ 10,518,000.00 (ten million five hundred and eighteen thousand pesos 00/100 M.N.).
2) To Teninver, S.A. de C.V. a fine in the amount of $ 3,895,600.00 (three million eight hundred ninety-five thousand six hundred pesos 00/100 M.N.).
3) To Comercializadora de Frecuencias Satelitales, S. de RL de C.V. a fine in the amount of $ 3,098,249.30 (three million ninety-eight thousand two hundred forty-nine pesos M.N 30/100).
4) To Corporativo Mexicano de Frecuencias Dish, S.A. de C.V. $ 8,553,789.20 (eight million five hundred fifty-three thousand seven hundred eighty-nine pesos 20/100 M.N.).
5) To Dish México Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V. a fine in the amount of $ 10,518,000.00 (ten million five hundred and eighteen thousand pesos 00/100 M.N.).
6) To Dish Mexico, S. de RL de C.V. a fine in the amount of $ 10,518,000.00 (ten million five hundred and eighteen thousand pesos 00/100 M.N.).
7) To Grupo Frecuencia Modulada Televisión, S.A. de C.V. a fine in the amount of $ 10,518,000.00 (ten million five hundred and eighteen thousand pesos 00/100)
8) To Echostar México Holdings Corporation a fine in the amount of $ 10'518,000.00 (ten million five hundred and eighteen thousand pesos 00/100 M.N.).
While the parties were penalized for not perform the notice to which they were bound, the Institute conducted an analysis of the effects of this transaction and determined that they were not contrary to the LFCE.
The penalty was not imposed as a result of harmful practice for the market, but by the failure to notify a concentration, which obstructed the possibility for the authority to exercise its preventive powers that both the Constitution as the LFCE give to the IFT in economic competition.
Thus, the resolution of January 7th, 2015 concludes a procedure carried out in terms of the LFCE, which does not prejudge the effects of these events have under the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law or other applicable provisions.
The decision was notified to the sanctioned economic agents who had knowledge of this on 8th and 9th January 2015, in accordance with the provisions of the LFCE. Therefore, in attachment to the legal provisions applicable to these procedures, the Institute informs the public of this resolution until today, once the notices to sanctioned operators have produced legal effects.
IFT Plenary resolved interconnection disputes (Press Release 18/2015)
IFT Plenary resolved interconnection disputes
• Correspond to companies Alestra and Pegaso PCS, and NII Digital both GTM as Total Play Telecomunicaciones
• The Plenary of the Institute determined the rates payable by companies in the period between 2012 and 2015
• The resolutions that refer to switched termination services for users of mobile and fixed networks, mainly
The Plenary of the Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, IFT) resolved in ordinary session, the interconnection disputes between the companies Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V. and Pegaso PCS, S.A. de C.V. and Digital NII, S. de R. L. de C.V. with Grupo de Telecomunicaciones Mexicanas, S.A. de C.V. and with Total Play Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V. respectively.
Cases of Alestra with Pegasus; and the Digital NII with GTM for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014, they began their process prior to the entry into force of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law (Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión, LFTR), while the process of NII Digital with Total Play for the corresponding rates for the financial year 2015 began its proceedings during the term of this.
Thus the IFT ruled:
Alestra-Pegaso PCS:
• The interconnection fees payable to Alestra Pegaso PCS for switched termination services on mobile users under the arrangements "calling party pays" and "national calling party pays" will be as follows:
a) From January 1° to December 31, 2012, $ 0.3214 pesos M.N. per interconnection minute.
b) From January 1° to December 31, 2013, $ 0.3144 pesos M.N. per interconnection minute.
c) From January 1° to August 12, 2014, $ 0.3199 pesos M.N. per interconnection minute.
For the period from August 13 to December 31, 2014, shall be extended the interconnection rate indicated for the period from January 1 to August 12, 2014.
NII Digital and GTM:
2012, 2013 and 2014
• The interconnection rate that NII Digital and GTM must pay each other for switched termination services on fixed users in the Local Service Area with interconnection point will be:
a) From January 1° to December 31, 2012, $ 0.02432 pesos MN per interconnection minute.
b) From January 1° to 31 December 31, 2013, $ 0.02392 pesos MN per interconnection minute.
c) From January 1° to August 12, 2014, $ 0.02445 pesos MN per interconnection minute.
2015
• The interconnection rate that NII Digital and GTM most pay each other for termination services on local service for fixed users, from March 13 to December 31, 2015, will be $ 0.004179 pesos M.N. per interconnection minute.
• For the period from January 1° to March 12, 2015, the rate for fixed local service users will be determined by the Institute for 2014.
NII Digital-Total Play:
2014
• The interconnection rate NII Total Play Digital and must pay each other for switched termination services for fixed users from January 1° to August 12, 2014 will be $ 0.02445 pesos M.N. per interconnection minute, this shall be extended for the period from August 13 to December 31, 2014.
• The interconnection fee that Play Total must pay to NII Digital, from January 1° to August 12, 2014, for switched termination services for mobile users under the modality "calling party pays" and "national calling party pays ", will be $ 0.3199 pesos M.N. per interconnection minute, same shall be extended for the period from August 13 to December 31, 2014.
2015
• The interconnection rate that Total Play must pay to NII Digital for switched terminating services for mobile users under the modality "calling party pays" and "national calling party pays" from March 13 to December 31, 2015 will be $ 0.2505 pesos M.N. per interconnection minute.
• The interconnection rate that NII Digital and Total Play must pay each other for termination services on fixed local service users, from March 13 to December 31, 2015, will be $ 0.004179 pesos M.N. per interconnection minute.
• For the period from January 1°, 2015 to March 12, 2015, both for termination service of local service in mobile users under the modality "calling party pays" to the termination service of local service of fixed users, the above rates will be extended.
• No place to determine the rate applicable to transit service whenever Total Play is not obligated to provide those services, in terms of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law (Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión, LFTR).
In all cases, the consideration payable by the parties shall be calculated based on the actual duration of calls, unrounded minute.
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Pleno del IFT resuelve someter a consulta pública el Anteproyecto de Lineamientos generales para otorgar concesiones de telecomunicaciones y radiodifusión
- También se realizará una consulta a pueblos indígenas sobre los Lineamientos para el otorgamiento de concesiones, mediante tres talleres regionales informativos y tres talleres regionales consultivos
- Se traducirá a 10 lenguas indígenas un extracto con los puntos más importantes
- Resolvió las condiciones de interconexión no convenidas por servicios de originación, terminación y tránsito entre Alestra y las empresas Telmex y Telnor
En sesión extraordinaria celebrada el día de ayer, el Pleno del Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT), resolvió someter a consulta pública el Anteproyecto de Lineamientos generales para el otorgamiento de la concesión única y la concesión sobre espectro radioeléctrico y recursos orbitales, así como también realizar una consulta a pueblos indígenas sobre los Lineamientos para el otorgamiento de concesiones.
La consulta pública estará disponible durante un periodo de 20 días hábiles contados a partir del día hábil siguiente al de su publicación en el portal de Internet del Instituto.
En tanto, la consulta a pueblos indígenas se realizará mediante tres talleres regionales informativos y tres talleres regionales consultivos. Los comentarios y aportaciones recibidas serán analizados y valorados por un Comité Técnico integrado por el Instituto, la Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas (CDI) y el Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas (INALI). Para tal efecto, habrá un extracto del Anteproyecto traducido a 10 lenguas indígenas.
La difusión de los resultados de dicha consulta se hará a través de un documento que brinde respuestas generales a las participaciones, opiniones y comentarios, el cual se publicará en la página de Internet del IFT, se hará del conocimiento de los pueblos consultados y se enviará a la CDI con objeto de que se difunda a través de sus diferentes medios (delegaciones, centros coordinadores, Sistema de Radiodifusoras Culturales Indigenistas, entre otros).
De igual forma, una vez que se emitan los lineamientos, se elaborará un manual que tenga por objeto describir de manera sencilla y práctica el procedimiento para la obtención de concesiones de uso social indígena.
Por otra parte, el Pleno del IFT en sesión extraordinaria celebrada el día 7 de abril pasado, resolvió las condiciones de interconexión no convenidas por servicios de originación, terminación y tránsito entre Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V. y las empresas Teléfonos de México S.A.B de C.V. y Teléfonos de Noroeste, S.A. de C.V., para el año 2013.
El Instituto determinó las siguientes tarifas de interconexión para las redes públicas de las tres empresas en el periodo comprendido del 1 de enero al 31 de diciembre del citado año:
Servicio de interconexión
| Tarifa de interconexión por minuto (en pesos, M.N.) | Tarifa de tránsito por minuto (en pesos, M.N.) |
Dentro del mismo nodo regional | $0.02392 | $0.00968
|
Entre nodos regionales que dependen de un nodo nacional | $0.02683 | $0.01259
|
Entre nodos regionales que dependen de diferentes nodos nacionales | $0.02780 | $0.01356
|
El cálculo de las contraprestaciones que Alestra deberá pagar a Telmex y Telnor se realizará con base en la duración real de las llamadas, sin redondear al minuto siguiente.
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Lower prices of telecommunication services by operation of regulatory measures and concessionaires new packages (Press Release 17/2015)
Lower prices of telecommunication services by operation of regulatory measures and concessionaires new packages
• While the National Consumer Price Index (CPI) registered a growth rate of 7.2% between February 2013 and January 2015, the communications price index fell by 15.3%
• In mobile telephony reduced prices were observed in 16.7% for that period
• In Long International Distance there was a decrease of 40% from January 2015, indicating an indirect impact by eliminating the charge for Long National Distance, because the operators included minutes for calls abroad in their plans
Under the behavior observed in the price indices reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, INEGI), the Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, IFT) conducted an analysis of the various price indices of services that integrate it, particularly those that make up the telecommunications sector.
The price index of communication has become increasingly important within the basic basket of consumer services. It currently has a weighting in the overall National Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 4%. This weighting is higher, e.g. the total of fruits and vegetables, beef, pork and chicken as a whole.
Figure 1 shows the behavior of the index during the period between February 2013 and January 2015. The growth rate of the CPI during the study period was 7.2%, while the communications price index for the same period decreased by 15.3 percent.
Price indices for telecommunications sector services
From the components of the overall price index communication behavior of prices, six services within the telecommunications sector were analyzed:
• Mobile Telephony
• Fixed Telephony
• National long distance
• International Long Distance
• Internet
• Restricted TV
In all cases a comparison of these indices compared to the CPI was carried out.
Mobile Telephony
From February 2013 to March 2014, the price index of mobile phone service has averaged 100.3 points, i.e., on average there were no significant changes during this period, since the base of the index equals 100. Later a fall in the index is observed, it is emphasized after the first quarter of 2014.
During the analyzed period the rate of change of the price index of mobile services decreased by 16.7%, which contrasts with the increase of 7.2% in the CPI (see Figure 2). Of the services analyzed, this is the one that presents more global communications price index (correlation about 97%) alike behavior.
In the case of mobile telephony during the period under review were two factors that presumably could have affected the change in the trend of the price index:
• The statement of the Preponderant Economic Agent (PEA) in March 2014, which resulted on the removal of roaming charge, unlock of equipment and imposition of charges to PEA for asymmetric interconnection since April.
The entry into force of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law (Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión, LFTR) in August 2014, where is established the zero rate at PEA interconnection.
National Long Distance (NLD)
From January 2015, charges for national long distance were removed. This implied that all calls made by users in the country were considered local. The impact of this measure on the price index of NLD is that from the beginning of 2015 the index is zero (see Figure 3).
International Long Distance (ILD)
Regarding ILD price index, the elimination of charges for NLD had an indirect impact, but significant. This includes an improvement in offering fixed telephony packages offered by operators, including the PEA, in late 2014, whose purpose is to make their products more competitive. These included international minutes within their packages while the price of additional international minutes decreased. This translates into a 40% decline from January 2015.
Fixed telephony
The price index of fixed local telephone service noted a decrease of 4.6% in the period analyzed, which can be also explained by the introduction of new packages of fixed telephone services at the end of 2014, as mentioned above.
Restricted TV
The restricted television service index of prices showed a growth of only 2.5% during the study period. This growth is equivalent to just under a third of the recorded by the CPI during the same period. Note that this was the only sector of telecommunications service that recorded an increase.
Internet
The price index of Internet service recorded a decrease during the period of 0.8%, but it is worth noting that when compared with growth of 7.2% in the CPI represent a significant decrease in real terms.
Structural change in the communications price index
A statistical exercise was conducted to the series of communications price index in order to find evidence of any structural change after the entry into force of the measures related to the declaration of preponderance on March 2014. Two periods were defined: November 2007 to March
2014 and April 2014 to January 2015.[1] Although the analysis does not prove causality between regulatory measures and the price index reduction, it does reveal statistical evidence that prices decline further in communications from regulatory measures mentioned above, which shows evidence of an structural[2] change.
Summary table
The following table presents a summary of the price indices presented. The difference with respect to CPI is calculated as the difference between the rate of change of the CPI and the exchange rate of the respective indices. It is observed that all growths, except the index of restricted television service, are negative for the CPI. This means that these indices behaved contrary to the CPI increase.
Price Index | Rate of change (%) Feb 13 - Jan 15 | Differential in respect to CPI |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | 7.2 | NA* |
Communications Index | -15.3 | -22.4 |
Restricted television service | 2.5 | 4.6 |
Internet service | -0.8 | -7.9 |
Local fixed telephone service | -4.6 | -11.8 |
Mobile telephone service | -16.7 | -23.9 |
International long distance | -40.3 | -47.5 |
National Long Distance | -100.0 | -107.2 |
[1] These two periods were defined because from November 2007 began a downward trend in the communications price index. The average annual growth rate for the period November 2007 to March 2014 was -3.4%, while the average rate of annual growth in April 2014 to January 2015 was -18.9%.
[2] The statistical method to infer structural change Chow test was used. The results show that there is a structural change of structural change from April 2014 with a higher level of significance at 98%.
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IFT installs its Ethics and Inclusion Committee
• The licensed body will promote a culture of integrity and practices of inclusion and nondiscrimination in the workplace
• The Committee is integrated for workers of the Institute freely and secretly elected
• Ricardo Bucio, president of CONAPRED, attends the meeting as a special guest
• Developments are presented in terms of inclusion and design of the new IFT portal with accessibility features
Today the Ethics and Inclusion Committee of the Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, IFT) was installed, its function will be to promote a culture of integrity and non-discrimination to allow a stimulating and participatory internal working environment, based on trust, dignity respect, diversity and equity, in order to contribute to the objectives and institutional goals.
The Ethics and Inclusion Committee of IFT was formed through the involvement of staff of the Institute, through a process of free and secret ballot. It is integrated by the Commissioner President of the Institute, Gabriel Contreras, Commissioner Adriana Labardini, representing the Plenary and workers of different hierarchical levels, in addition to the Head of the Unit of Administration, Mario A. Focil Ortega, who serves as Technical Secretary.
To the Installation session attended as a special guest, Ricardo Bucio Mújica, Chairman of the National Council to Prevent Discrimination (Consejo Nacional para Prevenir la Discriminación, CONAPRED), who offered to the attendees the "General Framework for the Prevention of Discrimination" conference, with the aim of providing the Committee members the biggest technical elements and knowledge on issues of inclusion, equality and non-discrimination.
As part of its first actions, the Ethics Committee noted the training activities to be undertaken to achieve an adequate knowledge and understanding of the Declaration of Principles and Code of Conduct approved by the Plenary of the Institute for all staff.
Similarly, the actions the IFT has been conducting on inclusion were highlighted:
1. Monica Duhem, specialist in accessibility for people with disabilities, held a demonstration of the new interactive portal of the Institute, which will include accessibility features that will help to achieve the "W3C AA" certification. To be put into operation soon.
2. Installation of the Institute Committee for the Prevention and Treatment of Cases of Violence, which allows for a close and direct request for expressing grievances and receive orientation[1] for cases of workplace bullying, harassment and sexual harassment. Its aim is that people who live these forms of violence, count on a mechanism that allows them the access to justice.
3. Implementation of the Program of Educational Backwardness Abatement in the IFT, conducted in collaboration with the National Institute for Adult Education (Instituto Nacional para la Educación de los Adultos, INEA).
4. Design of the IFT Professional Service System so their benefits can be generally applicable to all staff, as well as, where appropriate, the spouse, cohabitant, concubine and any figure recognized by the applicable law for same-sex couples .
5. Paternity licenses and staff support to cover childcare and / or preschool.
6. Facilities that allow accessibility for people with disabilities, including: access ramps, handrails, bathroom facilities on each floor of offices located in accessible places and marked, elevators with call button with embossed symbols and some with Braille, easy operation and door lever handles, parking spaces for persons with disabilities, and international symbol signs of accessibility for people with disabilities.
[1] Based on the "Intervention Protocol for harassment and sexual harassment" issued by the National Institute for Women (Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres, INMUJERES).
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Cualquier promoción o documento transmitido vía electrónica en días anteriores al de su vencimiento, dentro del horario en que la Oficialía de partes esté abierta al público (9:00 a 18:00 horas), o sea enviado a otra dirección de correo electrónico distinta a la señalada adelante, se tendrá por no presentado.
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