Small operators accuse CFE Telecom of ‘giving away’ telephone services

The state telecommunications company has operated in the last two years with mobile service rates that are well below the market, thanks to the infrastructure and income sharing agreement it has with Altán Redes. But this has resulted in complications for replicating prices by large operators and for self-managed projects that were considered the only option for remote sites.

Added to this is the disobedience of the state company to offer services where it has clear restrictions as part of its concession.

“Problems are arising and we are working because it is a very thin line that marks that balance. If CFE Telecommunications and Internet for All is not controlled, it could affect and break the market that we are having because today it is undoubtedly a service that we sell and it gives away,” warned the president of the Mexican Association of Mobile Operators in response to the express question of Expansion.

The directive explained that if the reform is approved, the situation would be more complicated and unfair, since small operators need to invest in leasing infrastructure, the operation through human capital that must also be paid, added to all the technological equipment that the telephone services. While the state telecommunications company does not pay for the Altán network due to the agreement it has with the company.

The Mexican Association of Mobile Operators currently has 14 members, among which are Movert-T, Othisi Mobile, Internet del Bienestar, JR Móvil, Newww, Vasanta.