Presents a country-by-country analysis of investment opportunities in Latin American telecommunications. Concludes: Brazil and Mexico are the major focus of interest and expectations; wireless and cellular are expanding rapidly; the expansion of regulatory reform, as promised to the World Trade Organization (WTO) should foster necessary monopolies…

Discusses the history of Mexican telecommunications policy (in four distinct eras from 1882 to 1995) from the perspective of its functions as a tool of state power. Examines the impact of the privatization of telecommunications in Mexico on labor, international organizations, transnational and national cooperations, and Mexican law and policy. (SR)