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                                                                     EXHIBIT 7.1

GRUPO IUSACELL CELULAR, S.A. DE C.V.



Ratio of earnings to fixed charges calculation
Computation under Mexican GAAP




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 DESCRIPTION                                                                     For the years ended December 31,
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                                                                 1997        1998          1999      2000       2001        2002
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                                                                           (Thousands of pesos as of December 31, 2002)
<S>                                                           <C>          <C>            <C>      <C>         <C>       <C>
Income (loss) from continuing  operations                     (1,602,211)  (1,751,946)    459,846  (710,748)  (314,642)  (1,060,944)
Add income tax, assets tax and deffered income tax                72,618       86,725     159,490   165,246    154,749      111,609
                                                              ----------   ----------     -------  --------    -------   ----------
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations               (1,529,593)  (1,665,221)    619,336  (545,502)  (159,893)    (949,335)
Add:
Integral cost of financing (expense only)                        415,551      301,645     348,319   569,684    433,132      396,387
Amortization of debt expense and discount of premium                   0            0           0         0          0            0
                                                              ----------   ----------     -------  --------    -------   ----------
Interest portion of rent expense                                   3,356        3,954       2,989     2,989        747            0
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Losses from < 50% owned affiliates                                     0            0      23,997    19,566     40,369        9,355
                                                              ----------   ----------     -------  --------    -------   ----------
Amortized portion of capitalized integral cost of financing        2,959       58,823      18,675    35,595     37,821       39,167
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ADJUSTED EARNINGS (A)                                         (1,107,727)  (1,300,799)  1,013,316    82,332    352,176     (504,426)

Fixed charges:
Integral cost of financing (whether expensed or capitalized)     493,181    1,431,252     348,319   569,684    433,132      903,534
Amortization of debt expense and discount or premium                   0            0           0         0          0            0
The interest portion of rent expense
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Preferred stock dividend requirement                               3,356        3,954       2,989     2,989        747            0
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TOTAL FIXED CHARGES (B)                                          496,537    1,435,206     351,308   572,673    433,879      903,534


EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (A/B)                                  (2.2309)     (0.9064)     2.8844   (0.1438)   (0.8117)     (0.5583)
ADJUSTED PRETAX EARNINGS LESS FIXED CHARGES                   (1,604,264)  (2,736,005)    662,008  (490,341)   (81,703)  (1,407,960)
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