Mexico’s Regulatory Transition from IFETEL to CRT Explained
Mexico has officially entered a new era in telecom regulation. On October 17, 2025, the country dissolved its longstanding telecommunications authority, the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFETEL), and replaced it with a newly formed entity, the Comisión de Regulación de Telecomunicaciones (CRT). This transition followed a July 2025 reform to Mexico’s Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law,…