Portrait of Carlos Slim

Photo: Secretaría de Cultura Ciudad de México from México · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born in Mexico · Nationalities Lebanese, Mexican — Business / finance / tech

Carlos Slim

Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Telcel sanctioned in 2025 for relative monopolistic practice in SIM card distribution” and “Repair and compensation agreements concerning Line 12”.

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Profile No. 2625 · Updated on 12 October 2026

Portrait of Carlos Slim

Photo: Secretaría de Cultura Ciudad de México from México · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

7Documented controversies
6Sources
0Formal charge · all time
0Conviction

I. Documented controversies

01

2021-2025

Telcel sanctioned in 2025 for relative monopolistic practice in SIM card distribution

Civil / administrative proceedings

In June 2025, the IFT imposed a penalty of 1.7826 billion pesos on Telcel after finding that the company had offered incentives to Oxxo and IMMEX on condition that they did not sell competitors' SIM cards; the conduct was found to have occurred between January 2021 and January 2024.

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Sources · 1

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    Instituto Federal de TelecomunicacionesEl Pleno del IFT sanciona a Telcel por práctica monopólica relativa y a Oxxo e Immex por coadyuvar a dicha conductaRegulatory authorityVery high reliability

Last verified: 14 September 2026

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02

2021-2022

Repair and compensation agreements concerning Line 12

No legal proceedings

CICSA reached an agreement with the Mexico City government to repair and reinforce the elevated metal section; in 2022, the city's Fiscalía announced reparations agreements with approximately 80% of the victims, financed under the agreement with CICSA.

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Last verified: 14 September 2026

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03

2021

Metro Line 12 collapse: Grupo Carso subsidiary CICSA at centre of controversy

Investigation

Following the collapse of a section of Mexico City Metro Line 12 on 3 May 2021, which killed 26 people, CICSA, a Grupo Carso subsidiary that constructed the elevated metal section with partners, became central to the debate over construction and maintenance defects.

Last verified: 14 September 2026

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04

2014-03

IFT designates América Móvil/Telmex/Telcel and related companies as preponderant economic agent

Civil / administrative proceedings

In March 2014, the IFT designated the economic group comprising Telmex, Telnor, Telcel, América Móvil, Grupo Carso and Grupo Inbursa as a preponderant economic agent in telecommunications and imposed asymmetric measures intended to protect competition.

State of the evidence
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Sources · 1

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    Instituto Federal de TelecomunicacionesDetermina IFT a los Agentes Económicos PreponderantesRegulatory authorityVery high reliability

Last verified: 14 September 2026

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05

2014-09

IFT sanctions Telmex for relative monopolistic practice against Axtel

Civil / administrative proceedings

The IFT concluded that Telmex had obstructed Axtel in the long-distance call termination market and imposed a fine of 49.32 million pesos on Telmex, ordering it to cease the practice.

State of the evidence
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Sources · 1

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    Instituto Federal de TelecomunicacionesEl Pleno del IFT resuelve sancionar a Teléfonos de México por realizar práctica monopólica relativaRegulatory authorityVery high reliability

Last verified: 14 September 2026

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06

2012-2013

Findings of substantial market power in mobile telephony

Civil / administrative proceedings

Competition authorities concluded that Telcel held substantial power in the national mobile telephony market. Telcel challenged these decisions through amparo proceedings.

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Last verified: 14 September 2026

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07

2011-2012

Record antitrust fine imposed on Telcel, subsequently revoked subject to commitments

Civil / administrative proceedings

In 2011, Mexico's competition authority fined Telcel approximately 11.989 billion pesos for relative monopolistic practices concerning interconnection charges. In 2012, the fine was revoked in return for commitments by Telcel, particularly concerning interconnection charges and conditions.

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Sources · 1

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Last verified: 14 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

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Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

List of documented links (2)
  1. América Móvil1 documented reference
  2. FCC1 documented reference

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