Current state of Communications in Mexico

Mexico is a fast developing nation. Mexico’s communication network is one of the most advanced and extensive in Latin America. Though, landlines will never reach the penetration levels like in USA or Europe, mobile telephony has flourished in Mexico and is now very popular means of communication.

Mexico has a whole range of telephone services – reliable landline telephone services, GSM, 3G mobile technology and high-speed internet (ADSL) services.

One of the mobile heavyweights in Mexico is Telmex which has almost a vice like grip. This monopoly means that telephone charges are higher by U.S. standards. Telmex’s clout has ensured that no other significant companies have been able to make any sort of dent in the market.

In recent years, with advent of newer technologies like VoIP, people have started using Skype and similar services to bring down long distance costs.

To the credit of Telmex, their network is quite extensive. Most of the country is covered and you will not face difficulty in communication. Telmex has brought new technologies, like high-speed internet etc.

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