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68% of phone lines ending in 1 registered, more than 2 million expected to fall out of use

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mexico’s telecommunications regulator said 9,550,278 of the country’s 13.9 million mobile numbers ending in 1 had been registered by Sept. 3, a rate of 68.71%.
  • About 4.4 million lines were disconnected, including 1.9 million that could be reactivated after users link their national identity and voter-registration details.
  • The regulator expects around 2.5 million inactive or temporary-use lines to remain out of service as the registration schedule moves to numbers ending in 2 and beyond.

Mexico’s telecommunications regulator says 68.71% of mobile lines ending in the digit 1 had been registered by Sept. 3, after the deadline for linking phone numbers to users’ national identity and voter-registration records.

Of the 13.9 million numbers in that group, 9,550,278 were registered. The Commission for the Regulation of Telecommunications said 1.9 million lines had been disconnected because their owners did not complete the required link to their CURP and voter credential.

People who have a line ending in 1 whose service is suspended have not lost their number and can recover their service immediately once they complete the linking process.

· Commission for the Regulation of TelecommunicationsThe regulator explained what suspended users must do to restore service.

The regulator also expects about 2.5 million lines to remain unused. These include chips handed out in promotional packages that were never activated, as well as single-use chips bought by temporary visitors or distributed through promotions. In total, about 4.4 million mobile lines were disconnected, but only 1.9 million are expected to return to service.

As of September 3, a total of 80.9 million lines are linked, representing 67.4% of the total number of lines expected to be linked in the country.

· Commission for the Regulation of TelecommunicationsThe commission gave a nationwide update on the registration process.

Measured against an estimated 11,452,897 lines that were actually expected to remain active for the digit, the registration rate reaches 83.4%, the commission said. Of the lines suspended 72 hours after the deadline, 1,162,793 had already been reactivated.

The regulator stressed that suspended users have not lost their numbers and can restore service immediately after completing the registration process. During suspension, customers can still call emergency and citizen-service numbers, contact their carrier, receive earthquake alerts and complete the linking procedure. Across the country, 80.9 million lines had been linked by Sept. 3, representing 67.4% of the total expected to be registered. The commission said it expects to remove about 25 million lines that are no longer in use. The next deadline, for numbers ending in 2, is Sept. 15.

A purge of around 25 million lines that are no longer in use is expected.

· Commission for the Regulation of TelecommunicationsThe regulator described the expected reduction in inactive lines.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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