Any Call Within Mexico is Now a Local Call: No Additional Cost for Long-Distance Mexico News Daily
go to original January 2, 2015

Effective Thursday, there is no such thing as a long-distance charge for telephone calls within Mexico, from either fixed-line or cellular phones. Elimination of the charge came with federal telecommunications reforms.

Mexico’s dominant player in the telephone business took the new rules a step further this week by eliminating international long-distance charges as well. Carlos Slim’s Telmex made changes to its telephone and internet packages by dropping tariffs on worldwide long-distance calling.

It also included its video-on-demand service, ClaroVideo, as part of the packages, without additional cost.

Gas and diesel fuel went up by 3%, based on the projected inflation rate. It will be the only increase this year.

Other changes beginning January 1, 2015 include:

• Cell phone users may now change cell phone companies and carry over their present telephone number and companies can no longer block cell phones when a contract has been terminated

• Telephone companies can no longer apply services or packages to your account without your permission

• For cellphone users, checking the amount of time and money on the phone is now a free service and money deposited on a prepaid cell phone lasts one year. (from Noroeste and Profeco mail out)

See the original at Mexico News Daily

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