US EditionBetween Clashes, Deputies of the ‘4t’ Fulminate the Cofece and the Ift
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With 302 votes in favour of Morena, PVEM and PT, and 113 against the PAN, PRI and MC, yesterday morning the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies overthrew the Federal Competition Commission (Cofece) and the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), the highest regulatory bodies endowed with constitutional autonomy just in 2013.In an unexpected and strong clash between the benches of the ‘Fourth Transformation’ and the opposition – which awoke an…
Despite the criticisms of the opposition, the Chamber of Deputies approved the new Federal Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting, which significantly transforms the regulatory framework of the sector in Mexico. Among the most relevant changes is the disappearance of the Federal Institute of Telecommunications to give way to the new Agency for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, which will assume functions as a regulatory body. Wi…
2 July 2025 With 343 votes in favour, 129 against and 0 abstentions, the Chamber of Deputies approved in general and in particular the controversial Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting, marking the end of the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) and the establishment of a new model of state control over the digital spectrum.The extraordinary session was held on Tuesday amid protests, funeral symbolisms and cross accusations betwe…
The new telecommunications policy provides further clues as to what will be the extinction of the current regulator. The opinion of the Act stipulates that the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) will remain in office until the plenary of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (CRT) is integrated. The new decentralized body of the Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency (ATDT) will be composed of five commissioners and a…
Alejandrina FrancoThe Chamber of Deputies approved on Tuesday in general and in particular the Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting and repeals the Federal Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting published in the Official Journal of the Federation on 14 July 2014, the latter being the last reform of the Extraordinary Period.The initiative presented by the President of the Republic, contemplates the disappearance of the Federal Institute…
With the commitment to ensure the fair use and exploitation of the radio spectrum, which benefits all Mexicans, the House of Representatives generally approved, with 369 votes in favour, 104 against and three abstentions, the opinion issuing the new Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting. With the changes provided for in the law, the Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency is established to replace the late Federal Telecommunica…
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