These auctions have permitted significant growth in wireless services through private sector investment. Many major telecommunications projects, both public and private, are in progress right now. The demand for high quality telecommunications services is growing and many firms are developing new telecommunications networks. The Mexican telecommunications equipment market shows tremendous potential for growth. Mexico has only ten telephone lines and 2.2 cellular users per one hundred persons.
Wireless equipment continues to be one of the best prospects for U.S. exporters.
Canada and Japan offer major competition for the U.S. in this sector. Full text available. After two weeks of operations, Digitel has a reported 400 clients. Digitel began providing rural public phone service last July and will begin offering fixed rural home phone service probably in October. Full cable available.