MEXICO CITY: Mexicans have been overcharged US$13.4bil (RM40.2bil) a year for phone and Internet services as the industry dominated by billionaire Carlos Slim gouges customers and keeps the economy from growing, a study said.
Mexico, the second-largest economy in Latin America, cannot reach its growth potential until the cost of phone and Internet access comes down and more people have easy access to telecom services, the report from the Organisation for Co-operation and Development said.
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