Federal Telecommunications Institute

Federal Telecommunications Institute
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
FormedSeptember 10, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-09-10)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionFederal government of Mexico
HeadquartersInsurgentes Sur 1143, Benito Juárez, Col. Nochebuena, 03720 Mexico City, Mexico
19°22′55″N 99°10′36″W / 19.3818488°N 99.1767167°W / 19.3818488; -99.1767167
Annual budgetMX$2,000,000,000.00
Agency executive
  • Gabriel Oswaldo Contreras Saldívar, President
Websiteift.org.mx
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.

  1. ^ Secretaría de Gobernación (3 December 2013). "Presupuesto de Egresos de la Federación para el Ejercicio Fiscal 2014". Diario Oficial de la Federación.
  2. ^ "IFT: Pueblos y Comunidades Indígenas".