Mexico's Supreme Court has again ruled partly in favour of America Movil in one of the company’s injunctions against the 2013-14 telecommunications reform, reports Reuters. In its judgment on one of the key provisions of the reform, the court said America Movil should not be barred by law from charging competitors certain fees and that telecom regulator IFT should set the corresponding interconnection rates. The company had claimed the Mexican congress didn’t have the authority in 2014 to ban it from charging other operators for calls made to customers on its network, even though Telefonica and AT&T were allowed to charge the dominant player for incoming calls from its users.
In its ruling, the Supreme Court said tariffs set by the IFT will take effect from January 2018. However, it did clarify that its judgment would not have "retroactive effects," indicating Telefonica and AT&T would not have to reimburse America Movil for backdated interconnection fees.
The IFT in turn issued a statement saying it would assess the court's decision and take appropriate action while America Movil called on the regulator to set interconnection rates that are "oriented toward costs, transparent and reasonable."
