Mexican Court’s Media Ruling Shows Support for Competition

MEXICAN COURT'S MEDIA RULING SHOWS SUPPORT FOR COMPETITION
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Elisabeth Malkin]
In a defeat for Mexico’s television duopoly, the Supreme Court struck down crucial provisions of a media law on Tuesday, sending a clear message in favor of greater economic competition. The media law was passed last year in the heat of a fiercely fought election campaign. Critics said that it amounted to a giveaway to Mexico’s two television companies, Televisa and TV Azteca, which lobbied for the new law. But with the government of President Felipe Calderón pushing for greater competition in many industries, the law reached the court as the political climate was changing. In the last four weeks, the Supreme Court has opened its deliberations in an unprecedented way, hearing testimony from opponents and defenders of the law. Since it began public deliberations on the disputed clauses of the law last week, nearly all of its decisions have gone against the TV companies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/06/business/worldbusiness/06mextv.html
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