Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones

IFT introduces the quarterly statistical report (3T 2014) showing the evolution of main indicators of telecommunications sector

• In order to incorporate it, the best international practices and recommendations from INEGI, ITU and OECD for the process of data collection were followed

• By adopting a new methodology for processing, the report provides reliable information for industry and society in general

• For the first time in the history of telecommunications in the country, the regulatory body presents statistics by operator, which is registered in the Public Registry of Concessions and available on the web site of the IFT

• In this way, it complies with the provisions of Article 177, Section XVIII of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law

The Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, IFT) discloses the Statistical Report for the Third Quarter of 2014, whose integration and data collection was carried out based on a methodology that includes the recommendations issued by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, INEGI) the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Thus, this report provides reliable information for industry and society in general, helping to promote proper development of the telecommunications market in Mexico. Among the main changes with respect to the quarterly reports submitted previously, highlights the publication of indicators aligned with international best practices, unbundling of services by operator number, numerical portability information and the minimum use of estimates of information, in which case, the statistical methodology used for each of them is set.

The presentation of the data is strictly informational and statistics corresponding to the participation of concessionaires, authorized and economic interest group in the markets determined by this Institute is registered in the Public Registry of Concessions, pursuant to the provisions of Article 177, Section XVIII of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law.

In addition, the databases of the information contained in the report are available for download on the website of IFT, consistent with the policies of open data.