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IFT Reduces Regulatory Burden for Broadcasting Concessionaires

Published /Mexico

Overview

Radio and television concessionaires will now face a lower regulatory burden in fulfilling their duties related to information presentation. The plenary session of the IFT has eliminated and updated regulatory obligations that have been in place for over 26 years. This change is expected to lead to annual savings of approximately 79 million pesos.

Regulatory Updates

The regulatory body has approved an agreement that updates the presentation of information for broadcasting service vendors. This agreement modifies and repeals various elements of Technical Provision IFT-013-2016, which took effect the day after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF).

Commitment to Development

This resolution reflects a strong commitment to enhance and support the development of broadcasting services throughout the country by removing obligations that create duplicative compliance efforts and impose unnecessary administrative and regulatory burdens on concessionaires.

Additional Information

For further details, you can visit the official announcement here: IFT Announcement - https://www.ift.org.mx/sites/default/files/comunicacion-y-medios/comunicados-ift/comunicado45ift_2.pdf

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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