38474
NORIEGA Y ESCOBEDO, A.C.
Jan 27, 2017
Mexico
Latin America and the Caribbean
Oct 18, 2016
B - Limited
Completed
Feb 11, 2024
CTTTT - TMT, Venture Capital & Funds/Telecom, Media & Technology
Telecommunications and Technology
Approved : Oct 18, 2016
Signed : Oct 18, 2016
Invested : Dec 19, 2016
Other (Including Satellite Telecommunications, Radio and Television Broadcasting, etc.)
The Mexican Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (the “SCT”) has conducted an international public tender process for a project, which consists of the design, construction and operation of a nationwide independent broadband wholesale network to service MNOs, MVNOs and mobile services providers for a period of 20 years, extendable for another 20 years. The winning bidder of this tender is granted exclusive rights to exploit 2 x 45 MHz of unencumbered contiguous spectrum in the 700 MHz frequency band for the creation of the network. (the “Project”).
IFC is participating in the Project as part of Altán SAPI de CV (“Altán” or the “Company”), which submitted its complete bid package to the SCT on October 20th, 2016. On November 17th, 2016, Altán was awarded the project as a result of the international public tender process. As a condition of the tender award, Altán has committed to making its network available to at least 92.2% of the population, including areas where services are currently not available, within the first seven years following the signing of the Public-Private-Partnership agreement.
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