Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute has authorized 96 new public licenses for radio and Television broadcasting. These authorizations were granted to several major bodies, such as the Mexican Congress, the Mexican State Public Radio Broadcast System, the National Polytechnic Institute, the Government of Nayarit and the University of Guadalajara, among others.
“This regulation seeks to resolve the issues raised by article seventeen of the Telecommunications Transition Decree, which allows for licenses granted to the Branches of Government, States, The government of the Federal District, municipalities, autonomous entities and public universities are to move on to a public use licensing regime.”
The public use regime, established by the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law (LFTR), grants the holder the permit to perform telecommunications and broadcasting services for the achievement of their goals, in a not-for-profit scheme.
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