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Weekly Report - 15 October 2026 (WR-26-41)
MEXICO: Major telecoms deal announced
US telecoms company AT&T has announced that it is selling its Mexican unit to Mexican media giant Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings, a private investment firm owned by the Mexican billionaire David Martínez. The US$2bn deal could signal a shake-up in Mexico’s telecommunications market, which has for years been dominated by Telcel, part of the América Móvil group owned by Mexico’s richest man, Carlos Slim.
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