Infrastructure
Plans moving forward to return Mexicana to skies
Grupo Formula - Fernando Perfecto, secretary general of the Association of Airline Pilots Association, said that Med Atlántica has provided data and proof of funds and that Mexicana Airlines planes will return to the skies in mid-March.
www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp
MVS Comunicaciones broadband project stalled
Reuters - An ambitious private project to unlock wireless access across Mexico appears to be stuck in a stalemate with developer MVS Comunicaciones and the government unable to agree on terms.
www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/01/us-mexico-broadband-idUSTRE81000620120201
Source says Televisa-Iusacell deal has been rejected
Dow Jones - Mexico's antitrust commission has rejected a proposed partnership between mobile-phone operator Grupo Iusacell and the country's biggest broadcast and media company, Grupo Televisa, a person close to the transaction said Wednesday.
Antitrust agency makes decision on Televisa-Iusacell
Bloomberg - Mexico’s antitrust agency made a decision on Grupo Televisa’s investment of $1.6 billion in Grupo Iusacell. The Mexican regulator, Cofeco, didn’t disclose the decision and said it must notify the parties involved.
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.
OSI wins contract for Mexican customs security services
Proactive Investors - OSI Systems has won a six-year contract valued at $400 million to provide a number of cargo and vehicle security screening systems and services to Mexico’s tax and customs authority.
www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/23670/osi-systems-rallies-on-400-mln-contract-with-mexico-customs-authority-23670.html
Regulators to rule next week on Televisa-Iusacell deal
Reuters - Competition regulators will decide next Tuesday, Jan. 24, whether to approve broadcaster Televisa's acquisition of half of cellphone company Iusacell, a $1.6 billion tie-up that would combine the muscle of two of the country's top media moguls.
www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/19/televisa-idUSL1E8CJ19020120119
AT&T cuts phone rates for Canada, Mexico visitors
PRNewswire - AT&T has announced AT&T Canada and Mexico Travel Minutes - a new international roaming package that offers significant cost savings when making or receiving calls while visiting Canada and Mexico.
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 enacts law to spur private investment
Latin American Herald Tribune - Mexican President Felipe Calderon has signed a new law aimed at promoting private-sector participation in public works projects. The goal will be to “multiply infrastructure investment..."
