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IFT Announces Labor Suspension During COVID-19 Pandemic

Published /Mexico

On May 1st, 2020, the Federal Institute of Telecommunications from Mexico (IFT) announced that due to the current health situation and the Coronavirus pandemic, a labor suspension has been agreed upon from May 1st, 2020, to May 31st, 2020. The indicated days are declared unfit, meaning that the terms and conditions applicable to all procedures, actions, investigations, and processes carried out before this time will not run, including those established during the period from May 1st to May 30th, 2020.

Resumption of Terms and Conditions

The calculation of terms and conditions for Administrative Units will resume as follows:

I. For periods or calendar days, calculations will resume from Sunday, May 31, 2020.

II. For deadlines established in business days, calculations will resume from Monday, June 1, 2020.

The procedures, actions, investigations, and processes that are exempt from this agreement will continue to run and follow respective terms during the duration of this communication.

For more information, please contact info@orbiscompliance.com - mailto:info@orbiscompliance.com or (408) 465-7331.

Based on IFT website.

Mexico Quick Facts

Regulatory AgencyIFT (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones)
Certification TypeMandatory
License ValidityFinal Homologation Certificate: permanent
Application LanguageSpanish
Legal License HolderRequired
In-country Testing RequirementDepending on the product

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