SCT modifies mobile licence concessions (Mexico)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The Mexican telecoms regulator, the Secretario de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT), has reportedly modified the licences held by the telcos Movistar and Nextel. According to the regulator, the modification will increase competition in the wireless segment.
Under the changes Nextel will be allowed to offer traditional mobile voice services, and it will make an initial payment of MXN11.3 million (USD870,000) for the updated licence terms, plus a further MXN79 million fee per year. Movistar, meanwhile, will be permitted to offer trunking services.
SCT has also modified Iusacell’s licence in Regions One and Four, allowing the company to offer data services, trunking and videoconferencing. On the other hand the authorities also confiscated 25MHz from Iusacell in the 100MHz and 400MHz bands Region Nine, which includes Mexico City; the regulator claims that Iusacell was not making efficient use of the spectrum. In addition, Iusacell will be expected to pay MNX894 million for a 15-year extension of its concession contract that expired in April 2007.