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Navy takes over policing duties at two top ports
boston.com - Authorities say the Mexican Navy has taken over traffic policing duties in the port cities of Veracruz and Boca del Rio, which have been plagued by drug cartel violence.
Mexico to upgrade roads in Veracruz and Puebla
Sentido Comun - The Ministry of Communications reported that this year it will invest 3.32 billion pesos ($246.4 million) in Veracruz road infrastructure and 1.95 billion pesos ($144.78 million) in Puebla road infrastructure.
Mexico opens world's highest bridge
CBS - Mexico opened a new bridge that Guinness officials have named one of the world's highest. Mexican President Felipe Calderon officially opened the Baluarte Bridge in the Sierra Madre mountains with a 1,321-foot drop to the river below.
www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-57353887-503543/mexico-opens-bridge-among-worlds-highest/
American Tower pays $500 million for 2,500 towers
MHT - American Tower Corp. has entered into agreements to pay approximately $500 million for about 2,500 broadcast and wireless towers in Mexico, nearly doubling its portfolio of tower assets in Mexico.
www.masshightech.com/stories/2011/12/12/daily3-American-Tower-to-buy-2500-towers-in-Mexico.html
OHL cuts Telmex fiber optic lines, disrupts service
Bloomberg - OHL Mexico, a builder of roads, cut two fiber-optic lines owned by America Movil in Mexico City Thursday, interrupting service for wireless customers. Telmex filed a complaint with authorities.
www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-02/telmex-says-ohl-cut-lines-caused-mexico-city-service-loss.html
IDB approves $72 million loan for Oaxaca wind farm
EBR - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has finalized a $72 million loan to help finance the construction of a 396 MW wind farm in Oaxaca and a 52 km transmission line.
wind.energy-business-review.com/news/idb-approves-72m-loan-for-396mw-wind-farm-in-us-251111
Mexico struggles to emerge from "digital abyss"
Smartplanet - Mexico is lagging behind in the Internet age. Just 28 percent of the population has Internet access. That puts Mexico behind Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile and Argentina, where 30 percent to 40 percent of the population is connected online.
www.smartplanet.com/blog/global-observer/mexico-struggles-to-emerge-from-8216digital-abyss/777
Judge voices support for big California water pact
AP - A California state appeals judge on Monday strongly defended a landmark agreement on how Southern California gets its water, casting aside arguments that the pact should be scrapped because the state essentially wrote a blank check to save a dying lake.
www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/11/21/courts_weighs_scrapping_huge_california_water_pact/
Mexico moves up digital switchover to 2015
Variety - Mexico is moving up its terrestrial analog-to-digital switchover date, from 2021 to 2015, after a vote Tuesday in Mexico's Supreme Court failed to derail the initiative.
Mexico City bike activists paint "Wikilane"
smartplanet - A group of Mexico City activist bicyclists painted an unauthorized bike lane – a “Wikilane” – a short ride from the national congress to highlight their demand that 5 percent of the transportation budget go to bike infrastructure.
