Mexico’s primary provider of fixed-line phone service, Telmex, is prepared to introduce Internet-based television and is waiting for the government’s approval to launch the service.Telmex, controlled by Carlos Slim, one the world’s wealthiest men has seen profits and ad revenue decline in the last several quarter’s, due to increased competition from cell phone and cable providers.
AOL Launches In Mexico
It’s hard to believe AOL hadn’t already done this; the company’s (former) dominance in America makes it seem like a natural move. Still, for whatever it’s worth, AOL has now launched in Mexico.
Ay Caramba! MySpace Mexico Opens
A beta version of MySpace Mexico launched in January, but as of this morning, the real thing is open for business. MySpace has also hired two new executives in Latin America, and the company intends to host a concert featuring Café Tacuba, “one of the most culturally significant and popular Latin alternative bands in the world.”
Yahoo! Time Capsule Detours To New Mexico
When the cops bust in, it’s time for a new place to party. College lessons weren’t lost on Yahoo! when the Mexican government put the kibosh on its alien news feed, codenamed Yahoo! Time Capsule. What’s almost as good as Mexico? How about New Mexico?
Yahoo Time Capsule Banned From Mexico
Instead of beaming its digitized time capsule into space from the Pyramid of the Sun, Yahoo will have to settle for burying it in the ground like everyone else does.