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Chicago, IL – August 30, 2016 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include America Movil SAB (AMX), Telefonica (MC:TEF) SA (TEF), AT&T Inc (NYSE:T). (T) and Grupo Televisa SA ( TV).
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Chicago, IL – August 30, 2016 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include America Movil SAB (AMX), Telefonica (MC:TEF) SA (TEF), AT&T Inc (NYSE:T). (T) and Grupo Televisa SA ( TV).
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Mexico's Telecommunications Industry Flourishing
In 2014, the government of Mexico initiated major reforms within its telecommunications sector. Mexico’s telecom regulatory authority, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), had taken several steps to instil competition in this highly monopolistic industry. Those reform measures have started bearing the desired results.
Recently, the IFT announced that the country’s telecom sector has witnessed 8.4% year-over-year growth in revenues in the second quarter of 2016. This rate of growth is highest among all the other sectors of the economy. Remarkably, the telecom sector’s growth rate is more than three times higher than the 2.5% overall growth rate of Mexico’s GDP in the same time frame. In second-quarter 2016, the broader telecom sector of Mexico generated total revenue of approximately MXN 485 billion (over $26.81 billion).
Recently, Mexico has been observing massive investment in its telecom sector. In Jun 2016, the country’s Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT) declared that a total of more than $6.5 billion has been invested over the last three years. In addition, around $13.5 billion has been invested recently in the telecom sector. Moreover, the upcoming nationwide shared broadband network will further attract around $7 billion worth of investment.
At present, there are three nationwide telecom operators in Mexico. Mexican telecom behemoth America Movil SAB (AMX) and Spanish telecom giant Telefonica SA (TEF) were the two incumbents. Last year, the U.S. telecom behemoth AT&T Inc. ( T) entered the fray with the acquisition of Grupo Iusacell and Nextel de Mexico.
Furthermore, AT&T acquired U.S. satellite TV giant DIRECTV, which had a strong Latin American presence including Mexico. Moreover, the IFT has permitted the Mexican TV broadcasting giant Grupo Televisa SA (TV) to enter the country’s telecom market. However, the company is yet to take any decision in this regard.
Recently, the IFT announced that the country’s telecom sector has witnessed 8.4% year-over-year growth in revenues in the second quarter of 2016. This rate of growth is highest among all the other sectors of the economy. Remarkably, the telecom sector’s growth rate is more than three times higher than the 2.5% overall growth rate of Mexico’s GDP in the same time frame. In second-quarter 2016, the broader telecom sector of Mexico generated total revenue of approximately MXN 485 billion (over $26.81 billion).
Recently, Mexico has been observing massive investment in its telecom sector. In Jun 2016, the country’s Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT) declared that a total of more than $6.5 billion has been invested over the last three years. In addition, around $13.5 billion has been invested recently in the telecom sector. Moreover, the upcoming nationwide shared broadband network will further attract around $7 billion worth of investment.
At present, there are three nationwide telecom operators in Mexico. Mexican telecom behemoth America Movil SAB (AMX) and Spanish telecom giant Telefonica SA (TEF) were the two incumbents. Last year, the U.S. telecom behemoth AT&T Inc. ( T) entered the fray with the acquisition of Grupo Iusacell and Nextel de Mexico.
Furthermore, AT&T acquired U.S. satellite TV giant DIRECTV, which had a strong Latin American presence including Mexico. Moreover, the IFT has permitted the Mexican TV broadcasting giant Grupo Televisa SA (TV) to enter the country’s telecom market. However, the company is yet to take any decision in this regard.
In Mar 2016, Mexico established the Telecommunications Investment Promotion Agency through a presidential decree. The agency is responsible for the installation of the government’s proposed 4G LTE shared network and provision of telecommunications services. The federal government will provide the resources to the agency that will be managed by a board of directors, headed by the Minister of Communications and Transport. The IFT will regulate the agency.
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