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Carlos Slim Fined $3.7 Million Dollars for Monopolistic Practices

Mexico's telecommunications regulator said on Tuesday it had fined America Movil's fixed-line unit, Telmex, 49.3 million pesos ($3.67 million) for monopolistic behavior to try to displace competitor Axtel.

The Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), the regulator created under a new law last year, said Telmex ignored requests from Axtel to interconnect with its network and did not provide information about its infrastructure when asked.

Telmex also played recorded messages on long-distance calls made by Axtel customers using Telmex's network saying that their service could be cut off, a strategy designed to reduce demand for . . .

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