Telefónica and Iusacell gang up on Slim in Mexico

Spain's Telefónica and Mexico's Iusacell have announced plans to compete jointly in Mexico's cell-phone industry against the world's richest man, Carlos Slim, and his multi-million empire.

Slim controls 70 percent of the Mexican cell-phone industry, something Mexican authorities call a "preponderance".

"We are uniting against a monopoly," said Juan Abellán, director of Telefonica in Mexico.The plan is for both companies to share their infrastructure in order to reach almost 90 percent of Mexico's 110 million population.


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