Telecomm Releases General Criteria For Potential Backbone Network Project Bids

Antonio Casares is a Partner, Eurídice Palma and Jorge Aviles are Associates in Holland & Knight's Mexico City office.

The Mexican government agency, Telecomm, on July 17, 2017, released the general criteria for a potential bid for the development and expansion of the Backbone Network Project (Red Troncal).

Telecomm's purpose with the release of the general criteria is to receive feedback from all interested parties on this project such as telecomm operators, mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), investors, equipment providers, education organizations, industry chambers and associations.

In May 2017, Telecomm issued an international Request for Expression of Interest (RFEI) to participate on the Backbone Network Project and received 24 RFEIs from national and foreign companies (See Holland & Knight alert, "Mexican Agency Seeks Interested Parties for Backbone Network Project," May 16, 2017).