Since late 1995, however, Mujeres por Mexico can point to some concrete victories for their movement. At the same time, negotiations between Telmex and Mujeres por Mexico resulted in the company's agreeing to restoring the service of more than 200 phone protestors who had been cut off. Ramos estimated that about 4,000 people are now willing to pay their monthly bills into escrow as a protest against Telmex overcharges. She ventured that even more people would probably join the campaign, but many remain afraid of being blacklisted and cut off from service. Not only is it a situation in which people can't pay for a service of prime necessity, but apart from this, it's like the foreign debt.
People make payments but owe more all the time.
Meantime, the Telmex consumer movement has spread to other regions of the Mexican Republic. Earlier this year, meetings were held in Sinaloa, Nuevo Leon and Veracruz. Groups such as El Barzon, the bank debtor's movement, have rallied to the cause. Activists are expected to form a national network at a September meeting scheduled for the state of Sonora. In response, Telmex officials have told the Mexican and foreign press during the last two years that the company is always willing to meet with any disgruntled customer and review complaints.