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Mexico: Uber celebrates COFECE’s allowing for private taxi access

By  |  November 21, 2016

Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission says the regulatory framework should change to allow for increased market access for taxi services operating at airports, after the enforcer fined Mexico City’s international airport in September for blocking new entrants.

Uber, the transport company celebrated the initiative presented by the Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) to allow public taxis to provide their service in all airports in the Mexican Republic.

Uber said in a statement that “actions like these promote the right to freedom to choose quality mobility options that are accessible and available at all times for all.”

Full Content: El Economista

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