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title: "Breaking Mexico Out of Middle Income Trap"
summary: |-
  The widespread use of information and communications technology is a major driver of economic growth.
date: "2012-10-19"
issues: ["Broadband Access and Regulation"]
authors: ["Richard Bennett"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2012/10/19/breaking-mexico-out-middle-income-trap/"
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# Breaking Mexico Out of Middle Income Trap

Among OECD member countries, Mexico is dead last in broadband deployment. That’s ironic because, otherwise, Mexico’s teledensity (the number of telephones per person) is among the best in Latin America and is comparable to some European nations. One simple reform could boost Mexico’s competitiveness in broadband, too.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2012/10/19/breaking-mexico-out-middle-income-trap/*