Federal Communications Commission DA 16-647
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC 20554
In the Matter of
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.
Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc.
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File No.:  EB-IHD-14-00017926
Acct. No.:  201632080006
FRN:  0015025067
FRN:  0001731470
ORDER
Adopted:  June 28, 2016 Released:  June 28, 2016
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) has entered into a Consent Decree to resolve its investigation into whether Puerto Rico 
Telephone Company, Inc. (PRTC), a telecommunications carrier operating in the United States territory 
of Puerto Rico, and its ultimate parent, América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (América Móvil), exceeded the 
alien ownership and control limits set by the Commission and its International Bureau.  The Bureau’s 
investigation found that América Móvil and PRTC violated the Commission’s rules when Carlos Slim 
Helú’s and his family’s (the Slim Family) ownership and control of América Móvil and PRTC exceeded 
limits previously set by the International Bureau, without obtaining the International Bureau’s prior 
approval. 
2. Alien ownership and control limits are vital to the protection of the United States’ national 
security, foreign policy, trade policy, and law enforcement interests.  To settle this matter, América Móvil 
and PRTC admit that prior approval from the Commission was required before the Slim Family, each 
member of which is a citizen of Mexico, increased its direct and indirect ownership and control of 
América Móvil and PRTC, respectively, above the voting control limits set by a 2007 Declaratory 
Ruling
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and the equity ownership limits set by a 2012 Declaratory Ruling.
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  América Móvil and PRTC 
will implement a compliance plan and pay a $1,100,000 civil penalty. 
3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the facts before us, we find 
that the public interest would be served by adopting the Consent Decree and terminating the investigation 
regarding the compliance of América Móvil and PRTC with Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended (Act),
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Section 1.990 of the Commission’s rules (Rules),
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and Commission 
                                                          
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See Verizon Commc’ns, Inc., Transferor, & América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V., Transferee, Memorandum Opinion and 
Order and Declaratory Ruling, 22 FCC Rcd 6195, 6225, para. 68 (2007) (2007 Declaratory Ruling).
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International Authorizations Granted, Public Notice, 27 FCC Rcd 13434, 13435 (Int’l Bur. 2012) (2012
Declaratory Ruling).
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47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4).
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47 CFR § 1.990.
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declaratory rulings addressing the Slim Family’s ownership of América Móvil and PRTC.
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4. In the absence of material new evidence relating to this matter, we do not set for hearing the 
question of PRTC’s basic qualifications to hold or obtain any Commission license or authorization.
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5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Act
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and the authority 
delegated by Sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the Rules,
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the attached Consent Decree IS ADOPTED and its 
terms incorporated in this Order by reference.
6. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the above-captioned matter IS TERMINATED.
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order and Consent Decree shall be sent (1) 
by first class mail and certified mail to Alejandro Cantú Jiménez, General Counsel, América Móvil, 
S.A.B. de C.V., Lago Zurich 245, Plaza Carso, Edificio Telcel, Piso 16, Colonia Granada Ampliación, 
México, D.F. 11529; (2) by first class mail and certified mail, return receipt requested, to Francisco J. 
Silva, General Counsel, Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc., PO Box 360998, San Juan, Puerto Rico 
00936-0998; and (3) by first class mail and certified mail, return receipt requested, to Nancy J. Victory, 
Esq., Counsel to América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. and Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc., Wiley Rein 
LLP, 1776 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Travis LeBlanc 
Chief 
Enforcement Bureau
                                                          
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See 2012 Declaratory Ruling, 27 FCC Rcd at 13435; International Authorizations Granted, Public Notice, 26 FCC 
Rcd 1359, 1360 (Int’l Bur. 2011); 2007 Declaratory Ruling, 22 FCC Rcd at 6225, para. 68.
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See 47 CFR § 1.93(b).
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47 U.S.C. § 154(i).
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47 CFR §§ 0.111, 0.311.
Federal Communications Commission DA 16-647
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, DC 20554
In the Matter of
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.
Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc.
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File No.:  EB-IHD-14-00017926
FRN:  0015025067
FRN:  0001731470
Acct. No.:  201632080006
CONSENT DECREE
1. The Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission),
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (América Móvil) as the ultimate parent company of Puerto Rico 
Telephone Company, Inc. (PRTC), and PRTC as holder of radio licenses for common carrier 
telecommunications services, by their authorized representatives, hereby enter into this Consent Decree 
for the purpose of terminating the Enforcement Bureau’s investigation into whether PRTC violated
Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act),
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as implemented by Section 
1.990(a)(1) of the Commission’s rules (Rules)
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and certain provisions of two Declaratory Rulings that 
specify the equity and voting interests in América Móvil that Carlos Slim Helú and certain members of 
his immediate family may own.
DEFINITIONS
2. For the purposes of this Consent Decree, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Act” means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
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47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4).
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47 CFR § 1.990(a)(1).
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47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.
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(b) “Adopting Order” means an order of the Commission or the Bureau adopting the 
terms of this Consent Decree without change, addition, deletion, or modification.
(c) “Alien Ownership Rules” means the provisions of the Communications Laws 
regarding foreign control over equity and voting rights, including the portions of 
those Laws and any current declaratory ruling(s) addressing the Slim Family’s 
ownership and control of the Companies.
(d) “América Móvil” means América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V., its predecessors-in-
interest, and its successors-in-interest.
(e) “Bureau” means the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications 
Commission.
(f) “Commission” and “FCC” mean the Federal Communications Commission and all 
of its bureaus and offices.
(g) “Communications Laws” means collectively, the Act, the Rules, and the published 
and promulgated orders, declaratory rulings, and decisions of the Commission. 
(h) “Companies” means América Móvil and PRTC.
(i) “Compliance Plans” means the compliance obligations, program, and procedures
described in this Consent Decree at paragraphs 15 and 16.
(j) “Covered Employees” means all employees and agents of América Móvil and PRTC 
who perform, supervise, oversee, or manage América Móvil’s or PRTC’s 
compliance with the Alien Ownership Rules or whose duties require knowledge of 
the Slim Family Ownership and Control Interests or of anticipated transactions that 
would change those Interests. 
(k) “Effective Date” means the date by which the Bureau, América Móvil, and PRTC
have signed the Consent Decree.
(l) “Investigation” means the investigation commenced by the Bureau in EB-IHD-14-
00017926 regarding whether América Móvil and PRTC, a company in which 
América Móvil holds a 100 percent indirect ownership interest, violated the
Communications Laws regarding alien ownership of, or voting power over, a holder 
of radio licenses issued by the Commission for the provision of common carrier 
telecommunications services.
(m) “June 27, 2014 Transaction” means the transaction consummated between AT&T 
International, Inc., Inmobiliaria Carso, S.A. de C.V. and Control Empresarial de 
Capitales, S.A. de C.V., which resulted in the Slim Family raising its indirect equity 
ownership in PRTC from 48.69% to 57.06% and its indirect voting interest in PRTC
from 65.73% to 89.54%.
(n) “Operating Procedures” means the standard internal operating procedures and 
compliance policies established by América Móvil and PRTC to implement the 
Compliance Plan.
(o) “Parties” means América Móvil, PRTC, and the Bureau, each of which is a “Party.”
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(p) “PRTC” means Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc., its predecessors-in-interest, 
and its successors-in-interest.
(q) “Rules” means the Commission’s regulations found in Title 47 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations.
(r) “Slim Family” means Carlos Slim Helú, his spouse, his children and their spouses, 
and his grandchildren and their spouses. 
(s) “Slim Family Ownership and Control Interests” means the equity interests and 
voting interests held directly or indirectly in América Móvil by the Slim Family.
(t) “Slim Family Representative” means Raul H. Zepeda or his successor.  The Bureau 
shall be notified within thirty (30) days of the designation of a successor.
BACKGROUND
3. Section 310(b)(4) of the Act establishes a 25 percent limit on stock ownership and voting 
by foreign individuals, corporations, and governments in entities that control, inter alia, U.S. common 
carrier radio licensees.
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  Pursuant to Section 310(b)(4), the Commission may permit higher levels of 
foreign ownership or voting if it determines that such higher levels are consistent with the public interest.
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The Commission has adopted Rules governing the procedures and setting the conditions for obtaining the 
Commission’s prior approval of foreign ownership and voting interests exceeding the 25 percent limit.
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Commission approval must be obtained before direct or indirect aggregate foreign ownership of any 
controlling, U.S.-organized parent company exceeds directly or indirectly, 25 percent of the parent’s 
equity interests and/or 25 percent of its voting interests.
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  Further, Commission approval must be obtained 
each time a licensee seeks to further increase its foreign ownership above the amount previously approved 
by the Commission.
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47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4).
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Id.
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47 CFR § 1.990 et seq.
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47 CFR § 1.990(a)(1).
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See, e.g., In the Matter of Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio 
Licenses Under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act, as amended, Second Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 
5741, 5788, 5811, paras. 87, 135 (2013) (“We emphasize that, under the new rules, licensees that have received a 
foreign ownership ruling will still have an obligation to monitor and stay ahead of changes in foreign ownership to 
ensure that the licensee obtains Commission approval before such a change renders the licensee out of compliance 
with its ruling(s) or our rules.”  And reminding “licensees that they have a continuing obligation to monitor their 
foreign ownership and ensure that they remain compliant with the requirements of the Act, the rules . . . and a 
licensee's particular foreign ownership ruling”).
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4. PRTC holds radio licenses for common carrier telecommunications services subject to 
Section 310(b)(4) of the Act and Section 1.990 of the Rules.
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  PRTC is a corporation formed and based in 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States.
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  América Móvil, a publicly traded 
company formed and based in Mexico, is the ultimate parent of PRTC.
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  América Móvil is controlled by 
the Slim Family, each member of which is a citizen of Mexico.
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5. The Commission has addressed the Slim Family’s ownership and control of América 
Móvil and PRTC in three Declaratory Rulings, which permit levels of foreign ownership and voting 
higher than the statutory limit.  In its 2007 Declaratory Ruling, the Commission granted a petition by 
América Móvil to exceed the 25 percent foreign ownership benchmark.
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  In granting that petition, the 
Commission limited the Slim Family’s direct or indirect equity and voting interests in América Móvil, 
and in turn PRTC, to 32.33 percent and 66.21 percent plus a buffer to account for publicly traded shares.
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This buffer allowed the Slim Family to increase its equity and voting control by an aggregate three 
percent above the 32.33 percent and 66.21 percent caps.
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6. The voting interest ceiling was not raised in subsequent declaratory rulings, including the 
2011 Declaratory Ruling and the 2012 Declaratory Ruling, which both addressed only the equity 
component of the Slim Family’s direct control over América Móvil and indirect control over PRTC.
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The 2012 Declaratory Ruling limited the Slim Family’s equity interest in América Móvil to 49.99 
percent.
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7. The June 27, 2014 Transaction increased the Slim Family’s indirect ownership interest in 
the Companies to 57.06 percent and the Slim Family’s indirect voting interest in the Companies to 89.54 
percent.
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  Although these percentages exceeded the then existing limits on the Slim Family’s indirect 
                                                          
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A current listing of PRTC’s radio licenses issued by the Commission can be found at the Commission’s Universal 
Licensing Service database at http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/ApplicationSearch/searchAppl.jsp.
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See Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc., Petition for Declaratory Ruling Under Section 310(b)(4) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, (Erratum) at 6 (2014 PRTC Petition for Declaratory Ruling), attachment 
to International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) File No.: ISP-PDR-20140707-00004 available at 
http://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/.
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Id. at 1, 8.
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Id.
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See Verizon Commc’ns, Inc., Transferor, & América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V., Transferee, Memorandum Opinion 
and Order and Declaratory Ruling, 22 FCC Rcd 6195, 6225, para. 68 (2007) (2007 Declaratory Ruling). 
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See id. at 6219-21, 6225, paras. 54, 56, 68.  
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See id. at 6225, para. 68. 
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See International Authorizations Granted, Public Notice, 26 FCC Rcd 1359, 1360 (Int’l Bur. 2011) (2011 
Declaratory Ruling); International Authorizations Granted, Public Notice, 27 FCC Rcd 13434, 13435 (Int’l Bur. 
2012) (2012 Declaratory Ruling).
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See 2012 Declaratory Ruling supra note 16.
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See 2014 PRTC Petition for Declaratory Ruling at 5, 7-8, and Appendix A Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. 
Ownership Chart.
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equity and voting interests, the Companies did not obtain Commission approval for the increases prior to 
AT&T International, Inc., Inmobiliaria Carso, S.A. de C.V. and Control Empresarial de Capitales, S.A. de 
C.V. consummating the June 27, 2014 Transaction.
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PRTC represented that this unauthorized increase in 
the Slim Family’s ownership and control was “[d]ue to an oversight.”
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8. The International Bureau referred the June 27, 2014 Transaction to the Enforcement 
Bureau, which began an investigation in which it discovered that this was not the first time the Slim 
Family exceeded the level of permissible foreign control over equity and voting rights in PRTC.
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TERMS OF AGREEMENT
9. Adopting Order.  The provisions of this Consent Decree shall be incorporated by the 
Bureau in an Adopting Order without change, addition, deletion, or modification.
10. Jurisdiction.  América Móvil and PRTC agree that the Commission, acting through the 
Bureau, has jurisdiction over the Companies and the matters contained in this Consent Decree and has the 
authority to enter into and adopt this Consent Decree.
11. Effective Date.  The Parties agree that this Consent Decree shall become effective on the 
Effective Date as defined herein.  As of the Effective Date, the Parties agree that this Consent Decree 
shall have the same force and effect as any other order of the Commission.  
12. Termination of Investigation.  In express reliance on the covenants and representations 
in this Consent Decree and to avoid further expenditure of public resources, the Bureau agrees to 
terminate the Investigation.  In consideration for the termination of the Investigation, América Móvil and 
PRTC agree to the terms, conditions, and procedures contained herein. The Bureau further agrees that, in 
                                                          
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See 2014 PRTC Petition for Declaratory Ruling at 5.
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Id. (“Due to an oversight, PRTC and América Móvil inadvertently did not seek Commission approval prior to the 
Slim Family’s purchase of the shares held by AT&T.”).
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In 2010, América Móvil violated the terms of the 2007 Declaratory Ruling by permitting the Slim Family to 
increase their indirect equity interest in PRTC to 40.18 percent.  See América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V., Petition for 
Declaratory Ruling Pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 That Foreign Ownership in
Excess of Twenty-Five Percent is in the Public Interest at 3-4 (2010 Petition for Declaratory Ruling), attachment to 
IBFS File No.: ISP-PDR-20100623-00012 available at http://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/; see also 2011 Declaratory 
Ruling supra note 14.  América Móvil represented that “due to an oversight” it “inadvertently did not seek 
Commission approval” to increase the Slim Family’s equity ownership interest beyond the limit set by the 2007 
Declaratory Ruling.  2010 Petition for Declaratory Ruling at 4.  América Móvil represented to the Commission that 
it “takes its obligations under FCC’s rules . . . very seriously and has put in place internal measures to ensure that 
such an oversight does not reoccur.”  Id.   The 2010 Violation resulted in the release of a Notice of Apparent 
Liability Forfeiture against América Móvil as parent of PRTC, which América Móvil paid.  See América Móvil, 
S.A.B. de C.V., Parent of Puerto Rico Tel. Co., Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 26 FCC Rcd 8672 
(Enf. Bur. 2011).  
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the absence of new material evidence, it will not use the facts developed in the Investigation through the 
Effective Date, or the existence of this Consent Decree, to institute any new proceeding, formal or 
informal, or take any action against América Móvil or PRTC and their regulated affiliates concerning the 
matters that were the subject of the Investigation.  The Bureau also agrees that, in the absence of new 
material evidence, it will not use the facts developed in the Investigation through the Effective Date, or 
the existence of this Consent Decree, to institute any proceeding, formal or informal, or to set for hearing 
the question of América Móvil’s or PRTC’s basic qualifications to be a Commission licensee or hold 
Commission licenses or authorizations.  
13. Admissions.  América Móvil and PRTC admit for the purpose of this Consent Decree 
and for Commission civil enforcement purposes, and in express reliance on the provisions of paragraph
10 of this Consent Decree, that Section 310(b)(4) of the Act, as implemented by Section 1.990(a)(1) of 
the Rules, required prior approval from the Commission in the form of a declaratory ruling before the 
Slim Family Ownership and Control Interests could exceed the levels established by the 2007 
Declaratory Ruling with respect to voting control and the 2012 Declaratory Ruling with respect to equity 
ownership. América Móvil and PRTC further admit that the June 27, 2014 Transaction violated Section 
310(b)(4) of the Act, as implemented by the provisions of the 2007 Declaratory Ruling and 2012 
Declaratory Ruling because it increased the Slim Family Ownership and Control Interests in América 
Móvil beyond the limits set by these Declaratory Rulings without prior Commission approval. 
14. Compliance Officers.  Within thirty (30) calendar days after the Effective Date, América 
Móvil and PRTC shall each designate a Covered Employee within their respective Companies to serve as 
the Compliance Officer for their respective Company and to personally discharge the duties set forth 
below.  Each Compliance Officer shall be responsible for developing, implementing, and administering 
the Compliance Plan and ensuring that his/her Company complies with the terms and conditions of the 
Compliance Plans and this Consent Decree.  In addition to the general knowledge of the Communications 
Laws necessary to discharge his or her duties under this Consent Decree, each Compliance Officer shall 
have specific knowledge of the Alien Ownership Rules.
15. Compliance Plan for América Móvil.  For purposes of settling the matters set forth 
herein, América Móvil agrees that it shall, within the dates set out below, develop and implement a 
Compliance Plan designed to ensure future compliance with the Alien Ownership Rules, all current 
declaratory ruling(s), and the terms and conditions of this Consent Decree.  América Móvil will
implement, at a minimum, the following procedures:
(a) Compliance Processes.  Within ninety (90) calendar days after the Effective Date, 
América Móvil shall develop appropriate measures to monitor increases and learn 
about impending increases in the Slim Family Ownership and Control Interests. 
(b) Operating Procedures.  Within ninety (90) calendar days after the Effective Date, 
América Móvil shall establish Operating Procedures that all Covered Employees 
must follow to help ensure that América Móvil complies with the Commission’s 
Alien Ownership Rules.  América Móvil’s Operating Procedures shall include 
internal procedures and policies specifically designed to ensure that the Compliance 
Processes in paragraph 15(a) are met.  América Móvil shall also develop a 
Compliance Checklist that describes the steps that a Covered Employee must follow 
to ensure compliance with the Commission’s Alien Ownership Rules.
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(c) Compliance Manual.  Within ninety (90) calendar days after the Effective Date, the 
Compliance Officer shall develop and distribute a Compliance Manual to all 
Covered Employees.  The Compliance Manual shall set forth the Alien Ownership 
Rules applicable to América Móvil.  América Móvil shall periodically review and 
revise the Compliance Manual as necessary to ensure that the information set forth 
in it remains current and accurate.  América Móvil shall distribute any revisions to 
the Compliance Manual promptly to all Covered Employees.
(d) Compliance Training Program.  América Móvil shall establish and implement a 
Compliance Training Program on compliance with the Alien Ownership Rules.  As 
part of the Compliance Training Program, Covered Employees shall be advised of 
América Móvil’s obligations to report noncompliance under paragraph 17 of this 
Consent Decree and shall be instructed on how to disclose noncompliance to the 
Compliance Officer.  All Covered Employees shall be trained pursuant to the 
Compliance Training Program within ninety (90) calendar days after the Effective 
Date, except that any person who becomes a Covered Employee at any time after the 
initial Compliance Training Program shall be trained within sixty (60) calendar days 
after the date such person becomes a Covered Employee.  América Móvil shall 
repeat compliance training on an annual basis, and shall periodically review and 
revise the Compliance Training Program as necessary to ensure that it remains 
current and complete and to enhance its effectiveness.
16. Compliance Plan for PRTC.  For purposes of settling the matters set forth herein, PRTC 
agrees that it shall, within the dates set out below, develop and implement a Compliance Plan designed to 
ensure future compliance with the Alien Ownership Rules and with the terms and conditions of this 
Consent Decree.  PRTC will implement, at a minimum, the following procedures:
(a) Compliance Processes.  Within ninety (90) calendar days after the Effective Date, 
PRTC shall develop appropriate measures for receiving and analyzing information 
from América Móvil about increases and impending increases in the Slim Family 
Ownership and Control Interests. 
(b) Operating Procedures.  Within ninety (90) calendar days after the Effective Date, 
PRTC shall establish Operating Procedures that all Covered Employees must follow 
to help ensure that PRTC complies with the Commission’s Alien Ownership Rules.  
PRTC’s Operating Procedures shall include internal procedures and policies 
specifically designed to ensure that the Compliance Processes in paragraph 16(a) are 
met.  PRTC shall also develop a Compliance Checklist that describes the steps that a 
Covered Employee must follow to ensure compliance with the Commission’s Alien 
Ownership Rules.
(c) Compliance Manual.  Within ninety (90) calendar days after the Effective Date, the 
Compliance Officer shall develop and distribute a Compliance Manual to all 
Covered Employees.  The Compliance Manual shall set forth the Alien Ownership 
Rules applicable to PRTC.  PRTC shall periodically review and revise the 
Compliance Manual as necessary to ensure that the information set forth in it 
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remains current and accurate.  PRTC shall distribute any revisions to the 
Compliance Manual promptly to all Covered Employees.
(d) Compliance Training Program.  PRTC shall establish and implement a 
Compliance Training Program on compliance with the Alien Ownership Rules.  As 
part of the Compliance Training Program, Covered Employees shall be advised of 
PRTC’s obligations to report noncompliance under paragraph 17 of this Consent 
Decree and shall be instructed on how to disclose noncompliance to the Compliance 
Officer.  All Covered Employees shall be trained pursuant to the Compliance 
Training Program within ninety (90) calendar days after the Effective Date, except 
that any person who becomes a Covered Employee at any time after the initial 
Compliance Training Program shall be trained within sixty (60) calendar days after 
the date such person becomes a Covered Employee.  PRTC shall repeat compliance 
training on an annual basis, and shall periodically review and revise the Compliance 
Training Program as necessary to ensure that it remains current and complete and to 
enhance its effectiveness.
17. Reporting Noncompliance.  Each Compliance Officer shall report all material 
noncompliance with the Alien Ownership Rules and with the other terms and conditions of this Consent 
Decree within fifteen (15) calendar days after discovery of such noncompliance.  Such reports shall 
include a detailed explanation of: (i) each instance of such noncompliance; (ii) the steps that América 
Móvil and PRTC have taken or will take to remedy such noncompliance; (iii) the schedule on which such 
remedial actions will be taken; and (iv) the steps that América Móvil and PRTC have taken or will take to 
prevent the recurrence of any such noncompliance.  All reports of noncompliance shall be submitted to
Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554, with copies submitted electronically to Jeffrey J. Gee at
Jeffrey.Gee@fcc.gov, Kalun Lee at Kalun.Lee@fcc.gov, and Robert B. Krinsky at 
Robert.Krinsky@fcc.gov.
18. Reporting Requirements.
(a) Compliance Reports.  Each Compliance Officer shall file compliance reports with 
the Commission one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the Effective Date,
twelve (12) months after the Effective Date, and then every twelve (12) months 
thereafter until the Termination Date.  
1. Each Compliance Report shall include a detailed description of América 
Móvil’s or PRTC’s efforts during the relevant period to comply with the terms 
and conditions of this Consent Decree and the Communications Laws, 
including the Alien Ownership Rules in effect for the period covered by the 
Compliance Report. 
2. In addition, each Compliance Report shall include a certification by the 
Compliance Officer, as agent of and on behalf of América Móvil or PRTC, 
respectively, stating that the Compliance Officer has personal knowledge that
the Officer’s respective company has: (i) established and implemented the 
company’s Compliance Plan; (ii) utilized the Operating Procedures since the 
implementation of that Compliance Plan; and (iii) has no knowledge of any 
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instances of noncompliance with the terms and conditions of this Consent 
Decree, including the reporting obligations set forth in paragraph 17 of this 
Consent Decree.
3. Each Compliance Officer’s certification shall be accompanied by a statement 
explaining the basis for such certifications and shall comply with Section 1.16 
of the Rules and be subscribed to as true under penalty of perjury in 
substantially the form set forth therein.
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4. If a Compliance Officer cannot provide the requisite certification, the 
Compliance Officer, as an agent of and on behalf of his/her respective 
company, shall provide the Commission with a detailed explanation of the 
reason(s) why and describe fully: (i) each instance of noncompliance; (ii) the 
steps that his/her respective company has taken or will take to remedy such 
noncompliance, including the schedule on which proposed remedial actions 
will be taken; and (iii) the steps that his/her respective company has taken or 
will take to prevent the recurrence of any such noncompliance, including the 
schedule on which such preventive action will be taken.
5. All Compliance Reports shall be submitted to Chief, Investigations and 
Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications 
Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554, with a copy 
submitted electronically to Jeffrey J. Gee at Jeffrey.Gee@fcc.gov, Kalun Lee 
at Kalun.Lee@fcc.gov, and Robert B. Krinsky at Robert.Krinsky@fcc.gov.
(b) Reports on Slim Family Ownership and Control Interests. América Móvil shall 
file a report on the Slim Family Ownership and Control Interests (Slim Family 
Report) thirty (30) calendar days after the Effective Date, and then every thirty (30) 
calendar days thereafter until the Termination Date.
1. Each Slim Family Report shall state América Móvil’s understanding, based on 
the materials identified in paragraph 18(b)(2), of: (i) the level of direct or 
indirect equity ownership held by the Slim Family in América Móvil and the 
Slim Family’s level of indirect equity ownership held in PRTC expressed as 
percentages of one hundred (100) percent equity ownership in América Móvil 
and PRTC, respectively; and (ii) the level of voting control held by the Slim 
Family directly or indirectly in América Móvil and indirectly in PRTC 
expressed as percentages of one hundred (100) percent voting control in 
América Móvil and PRTC, respectively.
2. As part of the preparation of each Slim Family Report under paragraph 
18(b)(1), América Móvil’s Compliance Officer, or designee, will notify the 
Slim Family Representative as to the Compliance Officer’s understanding of 
                                                          
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the Slim Family’s equity and voting interests in América Móvil based on 
public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  This 
Notice also will remind the Slim Family Representative of the applicable 
restrictions on the Slim Family’s equity and voting interests in América Móvil 
and state the percentages by which those equity and voting interests may 
increase without prior Commission approval.  This Notice will request that, no 
later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the due date of the next Slim Family 
Report, the Slim Family Representative: (i) certify whether the equity and 
voting interests stated in the Notice are accurate to the Slim Family 
Representative’s knowledge, information, and belief; (ii) if not, certify the 
accurate level of the Slim Family’s equity and voting interests in América 
Móvil to the Slim Family Representative’s knowledge, information, and 
belief; and (iii) certify whether the Slim Family has taken action reflecting 
earnest intent to increase the Slim Family Ownership and Control Interests
above the maximum amounts permitted in the next twelve months such that 
América Móvil should seek prior Commission approval.
3. Each Slim Family Report shall also state:  (i) the date the Notice was provided 
to the Slim Family Representative in connection with that Report; (ii) whether 
the Slim Family Representative responded to that Notice and, if so, the date of 
that response; (iii) the amount of the Slim Family’s ownership calculated by 
América Móvil and the response (if any) from the Slim Family Representative
regarding the accurate amount; and (iv) the response, if any, from the Slim 
Family Representative to the Compliance Officer’s request for certification 
under paragraph 18(b)(2)(iii).  
19. Termination Date. Unless stated otherwise, the requirements set forth in paragraphs 14
through 18 of this Consent Decree shall expire thirty-six (36) months after the Effective Date.  
20. Section 208 Complaints; Subsequent Investigations.  Nothing in this Consent Decree 
shall prevent the Commission or its delegated authority from adjudicating complaints filed pursuant to 
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against América Móvil and PRTC or their affiliates for alleged violations of the 
Act, or for any other type of alleged misconduct, regardless of when such misconduct took place.  The 
Commission’s adjudication of any such complaint will be based solely on the record developed in that 
proceeding.  Except as expressly provided in this Consent Decree, this Consent Decree shall not prevent 
the Commission from investigating new evidence of noncompliance by América Móvil and PRTC with 
the Communications Laws.
21. Civil Penalty.  For purposes of settling the matters set forth herein, América Móvil and 
PRTC will be jointly and severally responsible for the payment of a civil penalty to the United States 
Treasury in the amount of one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) within thirty (30) 
calendar days of the Effective Date.  América Móvil and/or PRTC shall send electronic notification of 
                                                          
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payment to Jeffrey J. Gee at Jeffrey.Gee@fcc.gov, Kalun Lee at Kalun.Lee@fcc.gov, and Robert B. 
Krinsky at Robert.Krinsky@fcc.gov on the date said payment is made.  The payment must be made by 
check or similar instrument, wire transfer, or credit card, and must include the Account Number
201632080006 and FRN 0015025067, and FRN 0001731470. Regardless of the form of payment, a 
completed FCC Form 159 (Remittance Advice) must be submitted.
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  When completing the FCC Form 
159, enter the Account Number in block number 23A (call sign/other ID) and enter the letters “FORF” in 
block number 24A (payment type code).  Below are additional instructions that should be followed based 
on the form of payment selected:
? Payment by check or money order must be made payable to the order of the Federal 
Communications Commission. Such payments (along with the completed Form 159) must be 
mailed to Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St. Louis, MO 63197-
9000, or sent via overnight mail to U.S. Bank – Government Lockbox #979088, 
SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101.
? Payment by wire transfer must be made to ABA Number 021030004, receiving bank 
TREAS/NYC, and Account Number 27000001.  To complete the wire transfer and ensure 
appropriate crediting of the wired funds, a completed Form 159 must be faxed to U.S. Bank 
at (314) 418-4232 on the same business day the wire transfer is initiated.
? Payment by credit card must be made by providing the required credit card information on 
FCC Form 159 and signing and dating the Form 159 to authorize the credit card payment.  
The completed Form 159 must then be mailed to Federal Communications Commission, P.O. 
Box 979088, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, or sent via overnight mail to U.S. Bank –
Government Lockbox #979088, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 
63101.
Questions regarding payment procedures should be addressed to the Financial Operations Group Help 
Desk by phone, 1-877-480-3201, or by e-mail, ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov.
22. Waivers.  As of the Effective Date, América Móvil and PRTC waive any and all rights 
they may have to seek administrative or judicial reconsideration, review, appeal or stay, or to otherwise 
challenge or contest the validity of this Consent Decree and the Adopting Order.  América Móvil and 
PRTC shall retain the right to challenge Commission interpretation of the Consent Decree or any terms 
contained herein.  If either Party (or the United States on behalf of the Commission) brings a judicial 
action to enforce the terms of the Consent Decree or the Adopting Order, neither América Móvil, nor 
PRTC, nor the Commission shall contest the validity of the Consent Decree or the Adopting Order, and 
América Móvil and PRTC shall both waive any statutory right to a trial de novo.  América Móvil and 
PRTC hereby agree to waive any claims that each entity may otherwise have under the Equal Access to 
Justice Act
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relating to the matters addressed in this Consent Decree.
                                                          
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An FCC Form 159 and detailed instructions for completing the form may be obtained at 
http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form159/159.pdf.
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23. Severability.  The Parties agree that if any of the provisions of the Consent Decree shall 
be held unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such unenforceability shall not render 
unenforceable the entire Consent Decree, but rather the entire Consent Decree shall be construed as if not 
containing the particular unenforceable provision or provisions, and the rights and obligations of the 
Parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly.
24. Invalidity.  In the event that this Consent Decree in its entirety is rendered invalid by any 
court of competent jurisdiction, it shall become null and void and may not be used in any manner in any 
legal proceeding.
25. Subsequent Rule or Order.  The Parties agree that if any provision of the Consent 
Decree conflicts with any subsequent Rule or Order adopted by the Commission (except an Order 
specifically intended to revise the terms of this Consent Decree to which América Móvil and PRTC do
not expressly consent) that provision will be superseded by such Rule or Order.
26. Successors and Assigns. América Móvil and PRTC agree that the provisions of this 
Consent Decree shall be binding on its successors, assigns, and transferees.
27. Final Settlement.  The Parties agree and acknowledge that this Consent Decree shall 
constitute a final settlement between the Parties with respect to the Investigation. 
28. Modifications.  This Consent Decree cannot be modified without the advance written 
consent of both Parties.
29. Paragraph Headings.  The headings of the paragraphs in this Consent Decree are 
inserted for convenience only and are not intended to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Consent 
Decree.
30. Authorized Representative. Each Party represents and warrants to the other that it has 
full power and authority to enter into this Consent Decree.  Each person signing this Consent Decree on 
behalf of a Party hereby represents that he or she is fully authorized by the Party to execute this Consent 
Decree and to bind the Party to its terms and conditions.
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31. Counterparts.  This Consent Decree may be signed in counterpart (including 
electronically or by facsimile).  Each counterpart, when executed and delivered, shall be an original, and 
all of the counterparts together shall constitute one and the same fully executed instrument.
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Travis LeBlanc
Chief
Enforcement Bureau
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Alejandro Cantú Jiménez, General Counsel
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.
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Francisco J. Silva, General Counsel
Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc.
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