Mexican media company MVS Comunicaciones has said it will fight the government’s decision not to renew its licences for high-frequency 2.5GHz spectrum, according to local reports.
On 9 August Mexico’s Communication and Transport minister announced…
Mexican media company MVS Comunicaciones has said it will fight the government’s decision not to renew its licences for high-frequency 2.5GHz spectrum, according to local reports.
On 9 August Mexico’s Communication and Transport minister announced plans to recover 68 licences in the 2.5GHz band saying it was underutilised. MVS own 42 of these licences.
The spectrum is suitable for deploying a LTE network and is used to provide 4G in many other countries.
The company reportedly said the government had promised to renew its licences in exchange for MVS not contesting Televisa’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Grupo Salinas-controlled operator Iusacell.
The minister has denied the allegation.
MVS intends to challenge the government’s plans and has launched a PR offensive, including a website specifically to dispute the recovery and put its side of events across.
The band was used by MVS for broadcasting, but it was freed up when it moved to satellite TV.
Attempts MVS has made to build a network with the spectrum have fallen through.
The government had been in discussions with MVS for five years in a bid to find a solution for the spectrum, but to no avail.
