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CFE Internet para Todos – Free Rural Broadband Hotspots across Mexico

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Evidence: Observational / pre–post Top 23% 92/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

CFE TEIT has installed 102,000+ free broadband hotspots across rural Mexico using the Federal Electricity Commission's infrastructure, raising rural internet coverage from 41% (2018) to 66% (2024) per INEGI ENDUTIH and adding 6.7 million rural users.

102,000+
Free broadband hotspots
41% → 66%
Rural internet coverage (2018-2024)
6.7 million
Rural users added

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
CFE Telecomunicaciones e Internet para Todos (CFE TEIT)
Period
2019-present
Keywords
Rural communities, low-income households, affordable connectivity, remote areas

Context

CFE Internet para Todos (CFE TEIT) installs free public broadband hotspots across rural Mexico using the Federal Electricity Commission's infrastructure.

Results

It has installed 102,000+ hotspots, raising rural internet coverage from 41% (2018) to 66% (2024) per INEGI ENDUTIH and adding 6.7 million rural users.

Implementation

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