Mexico's Antitrust Enforcer Signals Tougher Stance In Six Strategic Markets

In Short

The Background: On June 30, 2026, Mexico's Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio ("CNA"), as part of its constitutional obligations and Mexico's international commitments, issued its Institutional Program 2026–2030 (the "Program") with a long-term development vision.

The Development: The Program sets enforcement objectives, prioritizes six strategic industry sectors, articulates a set of enforcement strategies and concrete actions, and signals a welfare-oriented competition policy focused on prices, market access, and consumer benefit.

Looking Ahead: The Program telegraphs an intensification of enforcement in the strategic markets and more forceful tools—including greater use of criminal complaints, class actions, vigorous defense of the authority's resolutions before the federal courts, and the designation of "preponderant economic agents" (i.e., dominant operators holding more than 50% national market share, as measured by users, subscribers, audience, traffic, or capacity)