Mass media in Mexico
Mass media in Mexico are regulated by the Secretariat of Communication and Transportation (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes or SCT), a federal executive cabinet ministry and by the Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones or IFT).
| Telecommunications | |
|---|---|
| Telmex Retail Store in Puerto Vallarta | |
| Telephone land lines | 19.8 million (2011) |
| Mobile lines | 94.5 million (2011) |
| Telephone country code | + 52 |
| Internet Users | 31 million (2009) |
| Internet country code | .mx |
Mexico's communication services market is among the largest in Latin America, liberalized in the 1990s, with the landmark privatization of Teléfonos de México (Telmex), a previously state-owned monopoly. Since then, new operators have entered the market, but Telmex remains the dominant player.
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