Baker Institute panel to discuss Mexico’s telecommunications sector Nov. 10

MEDIA ADVISORY

David Ruth
david@rice.edu
713-348-6327

Baker Institute panel to discuss Mexico’s telecommunication sector Nov. 10

HOUSTON – (Nov. 3, 2014) – Tony Payan, director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Mexico Center, will host a panel discussion on the implications of Mexico’s decision to unbundle the country’s telecommunications sector from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 10.

The panel will be moderated by Dallas Morning News’ Mexico City bureau chief, Alfredo Corchado.

On July 14, Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto signed into law a series of reforms that restructure the legal framework of the country’s telecommunications sector in order to expand opportunities for foreign investment. The reforms contain a number of regulatory changes that will affect the coverage, quality and costs of mobile phone, television and Internet networks.

This panel discussion aims to provide industry leaders, policymakers, academics and the public with the opportunity to engage with leading experts in the telecommunications field about the impact of Mexico’s 2014 reforms.

Who:              

Host: Tony Payan, the Baker Institute’s Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico
Studies and director of the institute’s Mexico Center.

Panelists include:

Clara Luz Álvarez
Nonresident Scholar, Mexico Center, Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Researcher, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Eli M. Noam
Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia University.

Juan José Ludlow
Former chief of staff and director of regulatory policy, Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones.
Former Director of Systems, Telmex.

Edward W. Knightly
Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University.

Moderator: Alfredo Corchado
Mexico City bureau chief, Dallas Morning News.

What:             “Unbundling Mexico’s Telecommunications Sector: Reform, Investment
and Digital Democracy.”

When:            Monday, Nov. 10, 11:30 a.m. lunch, 12:30 p.m. panel discussion.

Where:           Rice University, James A. Baker III Hall, Dore Commons, 6100 Main St.

Members of the news media who want to attend should RSVP to David Ruth, director of national media relations at Rice, at 713-348-6327 or david@rice.edu.

The public must register to attend this event at http://bakerinstitute.org/events/register/1672/?submit=RSVP

For a map of Rice University’s campus with parking information, go to www.rice.edu/maps.

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