The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) has decided to enter the telecommunications market and is offering cellphone and internet services through its subsidiary CFE Telecomunicaciones e Internet para Todos (TEIT).
One of the chief aims of the initiative, the subsidiary says, is to provide service in remote areas of the country where contracting internet providers can be tricky.
On its website (cfeteit.mx), TEIT says it offers a broadband network with 4.5G technology, with 12 packages for different durations, providing coverage across the entire nation.
The cheapest package costs 30 pesos and is for three days, offering 4GB of data, 250 minutes of calls and 125 texts. For 100 pesos you can get 20GB, 1,000 minutes and 500 texts, for 15 days. There are three 30-day options (100, 200 and 300 pesos), the most expensive providing 40 GB, 1,500 minutes, and 1,000 texts.
TEIT also has three, six-month packages costing 400, 800 and 1,200 pesos, as well as three annual options. The three-month option for 1,200 pesos provides 40 GB, 1,500 minutes of calls and 1,000 SMS each month.
Currently, the website only lists 47 locations where the service can be contracted.