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Viewing cable 06MEXICO1123, CEO SAYS UNFAIR TO LABEL TELMEX A MONOPOLY

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06MEXICO1123 2006-03-02 14:30 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Mexico
VZCZCXRO5411
RR RUEHCD RUEHGD RUEHHO RUEHMC RUEHNG RUEHNL RUEHRD RUEHRS RUEHTM
DE RUEHME #1123/01 0611430
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 021430Z MAR 06
FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO
TO RUEAFCC/FCC WASHDC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9346
INFO RUEHXC/ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MEXICO 001123 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE PASS TO USTR, JONATHAN MCHALE, 
AND TO FCC, EMILY TALAGA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECPS ECON MX
SUBJECT: CEO SAYS UNFAIR TO LABEL TELMEX A MONOPOLY 
 
REF: 06 MEXICO 01080 
 
1. (U) Summary: In meeting with Econ Mincouns and Econoff 
February 10, Jaime Chico Pardo, CEO of Telmex, refuted 
accusations that Telmex and Telcel are monopolies.  He 
claimed Telmex has experienced a major decline in revenue and 
currently controls only 38 percent of traffic.  Chico Pardo 
focused on future trends and how Mexico can improve its 
competitiveness and increase access to technology throughout 
Mexico. End Summary. 
 
TELMEX'S FUTURE 
 
2. (U) Chico Pardo noted that although Telmex owns 90 percent 
of fixed lines in Mexico, it is responsible for only 38 
percent of the traffic.  Chico Pardo said that there is now 
little money in fixed line services.  He claimed Telmex 
revenues are declining and explained that Telcel is worth 
twice as much.  He said more competition, lower tariffs, and 
higher discounts have sparked a decline in revenue for 
Telmex.  (He mentioned he was going to give a presentation to 
the Federal Competition Commission (COFECO) on how Mexico's 
tariffs are in line with global standards.)  Chico Pardo said 
the future is centered on broadband and triple play services 
(voice, data, and video), as well as quality of service 
guarantees. 
 
3. (SBU) Chico Pardo believes that dealing with convergence 
issues is challenging.  He believes Vonage and some other 
internet phone companies have become "free riders."  He also 
categorized the ruling to allow Nextel to offer Short 
Messaging Services (SMS) by the Federal Communications 
Commission (COFETEL) as an endorsement of "free ridership" 
since other companies paid for a license to offer such 
services and Nextel only paid to be a trunking operator. 
When asked whether Telmex supported the pending Radio and 
Television Law proposal (reftel), Chico Pardo said the 
legislation could weaken Telmex and other telecom companies 
because the legislation enables the broadcasting companies to 
have convergence more easily than telecommunications 
companies. 
 
ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES 
 
4. (SBU) On the day of our meeting, the Wall Street Journal 
published a negative editorial on Telmex, basically calling 
it a monopoly.  Chico Pardo referred to the article and said 
it was unfair to label Telmex as a monopoly.  In addition, he 
claimed Mexico's Federal Competition Commission, COFECO, 
ruled that neither Telmex or Telcel are monopolies.  Chico 
Pardo said COFECO should worry more about anti-competitive 
practices in the media sector and cited Televisa as having 
too much control over content access.  He believes 
accusations are unwarranted and are made because people don't 
see past Carlos Slim's other business interests. 
 
INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES 
 
5. (U) Chico Pardo said that the GOM "missed the boat" on 
establishing a strong software and PC manufacturing 
industry/maquila sector.  He believes that that Mexico could 
have remained competitive even with other countries that 
offer cheap labor by operating the maquilas 24/7 using 
shiftwork. 
 
ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY 
 
6. (U) Chico said Mexico has one of the most modern 
telecommunication and technology infrastructures in the world 
but it is extremely challenging to ensure access for 
everyone.  He believes community access to telecommunications 
and technology in Mexico is much better than individual 
access.  He praised E-Mexico, a project to increase community 
access to the internet, as a good starting point but said the 
project was small and did not have a lot of private sector 
support.  He touted the efforts of the Telmex Foundation to 
increase access for school systems and train teachers in 
computer skills.  He also mentioned that the Telmex 
Foundation had been working with MIT to develop low-cost 
affordable PCs with a plan to buy the systems in bulk for a 
very low price to distribute throughout Mexico.  However, he 
said the project needs more private sector backing before it 
can proceed. 
 
COMMENT 
 
7. (SBU) Chico Pardo appeared sincere about increasing 
 
MEXICO 00001123  002 OF 002 
 
 
Mexico's competitiveness and access to technology and 
discussed ways in which he and his company were contributing 
to the community.  However, Telmex charges tariffs and 
inter-connection rates far above cost, making it unclear 
whether Chico Pardo wants to truly improve access to 
technology or whether he wants to improve access only to 
Telmex and Telcel. 
 
 
 
 
Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity 
 
KELLY