Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones Tzeltal: Snaul jtsob a’telelil Sk’asesojibal k’op Ayejetik ta ch’ajantak’inetik Q’eqchi: Rochochil li Xna’ li K´iila Puktesib´aal Ixcatlán Mazatec: Ndo̱bo̱a̱ Xtitjón xi chji̱a̱ni ni xi tsꞌentsójó eén Kiliwa: Pakutiy tuchatu te-e ñam pjkai Chuj: Instituto Yik yajal k’en Alumel ab’ix | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | September 10, 2013 |
Preceding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of Mexico |
Headquarters | Insurgentes Sur 1143, Benito Juárez, Col. Nochebuena, 03720 Mexico City, Mexico 19°22′55″N 99°10′36″W / 19.3818488°N 99.1767167°W |
Annual budget | MX$2,000,000,000.00 |
Agency executive |
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Website | ift |
Footnotes | |
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The Federal Telecommunications Institute (Spanish: Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones; abbreviated as IFT and incorrectly referred to as IFETEL, Tzeltal: Snaul jtsob a’telelil Sk’asesojibal k’op Ayejetik ta ch’ajantak’inetik, Q’eqchi: Rochochil li Xna’ li K´iila Puktesib´aal, Ixcatlán Mazatec: Ndo̱bo̱a̱ Xtitjón xi chji̱a̱ni ni xi tsꞌentsójó eén, Kiliwa: Pakutiy tuchatu te-e ñam pjkai, Chuj: Instituto Yik yajal k’en Alumel ab’ix)[2] is an independent government agency of Mexico charged with the regulation of telecommunications and broadcasting services. It was formed on September 10, 2013, as part of larger reforms to Mexican telecom regulations, and replaced the Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel).
The current president of the IFT is Gabriel Oswaldo Contreras Saldívar.