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América Móvil could pay MXN 3.7bn to rent telephone towers

La escisión de torres le costaría a América Móvil MXN 3.700m

Intel ID : 224382
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América Móvil, owned by Carlos Slim, will have to pay MXN 3.7bn per year to rent 10,800 telephone towers, which are needed to provide mobile services to its clients (See related Radar). The company will create a new one, named Telesites, which will own all of the towers.

If this plan materializes, the company estimated revenues of approximately MXN 1m per tower, with a margin of 62%. After the split, América Móvil's net debt will be MXN 540bn, while leverage would remain unchanged.

It is estimated that Telesites will be held the same shareholders who own América Móvil, which would imply that Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) might not see this new venture as a truly independent operator and, could choose not to soften the regulations.
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La firma de telefonía de Carlos Slim América Móvil tendrá que pagar MXN 3.700m al año por el alquiler de las 10.800 torres de telefonía que necesita para ofrecer telefonía móvil (Ver Radar relacionado). Lo hará con la creación de la nueva empresa Telesites, que será la propietaria de la totalidad de las torres.

Si todo esto sale adelante, se estima unos ingresos por torre de aproximadamente MXN 1m con un margen del 62%. A partir de la escisión, la deuda neta de América Móvil ascendería a MXN 540.000m, en tanto el apalancamiento se mantendría sin cambios.

Se cree que Telesites pertenecerá a los mismos accionistas que poseen América Móvil, por ello, el Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) podría no ver a esta nueva empresa como una operadora realmente independiente y, como consecuencia, podría optar por no suavizar las regulaciones.

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Intel ID 224382
Value EUR 224,67m (Approx.)
Native Currency Mexican Peso (MXN)
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Financial Data - América Móvil
(31 Dec 2014)
Revenue: EUR 727,97m
Net Debt: EUR 452,80m
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