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A Telmex public pay phone. Telmex was founded in Mexico the January 1, 1947; 78 years ago (), when a group of Mexican investors bought Swedish Ericsson's Mexican branch. [citation needed] In 1950, the same investors bought the Mexican branch of the ITT Corporation, thus becoming the only telephone provider in the country.
Auditorio Telmex (English: Telmex Auditorium, originally Auditorio Metropolitano) is an indoor amphitheatre, located in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.. Telmex, the largest communications company in Mexico, sponsored the auditorium and is one of the main centerpieces of the University Cultural Center, which is a large cultural project created by the University of Guadalajara.
Telnor, or Teléfonos del Noroeste ("Telephones of the Northwest") is a company providing telephone and internet services since 1981 (DSL through Prodigy and E1).It operates in the Mexican states of Baja California and part of the northwest of Sonora, It is part of América Móvil Telecom, which is owned by billionaire Carlos Slim.
In general, the telecommunications industry is mostly dominated by Telmex (Teléfonos de México) and América Móvil. [6] The telecommunications industry was privatized in 1990 under the control of Grupo Carso and since 1996 under Carlos Slim. [6] Telmex has diversified its operations by incorporating Internet service and mobile telephony.
In 2000, Telmex bought both theaters to become part of the Centro Cultural Telmex (Telmex Cultural Center) which consists of two theaters, with capacity of 2,254 for Theatre 1 and 1,200 seats for Theatre 2, an art gallery and a small shopping center. An agreement was signed between Telmex and OCESA to let OCESA operate the theaters and present ...
In January 2010, it made an offer to buy Carso Telecom and Telmex International ($21 billion for Telmex [15]) in order to better compete against Spain's Telefonica and Malaysia's Telekom Malaysia. The acquisition was approved by the CFC (Comisión Federal de Competencia) Antitrust Office in Mexico on 11 February 2010. América Móvil had once ...
Six television networks in Mexico have more than 75% national coverage and are thus required to be carried by all pay TV providers and offered at no cost by the broadcaster. Additionally, these networks are also required to provide accessibility for the hearing impaired with the use of Closed Captioning and/or Mexican sign language.
The Federal Commission of Telecommunications (Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones) (CoFeTel) was the regulator of telecommunications in Mexico, and was part of the Mexico's Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT).