Internet in Mexico
Population | 98,900,000 |
Rural population< /br>(% of total pop., 1999) | 25.80 |
GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity, PPP) (US$) | 8,914 |
Global Competitiveness Index Ranking (2001-02) | 42 |
UNDP Human Dvlpmnt. Index Ranking (2001, adjusted to GITR* sample) | 40 |
Main telephone lines/100 inhabitants | 12.47 |
Telephone faults/100 main telephone lines | 2.22 |
Internet hosts/10,000 inhabitants | 56.55 |
Personal Computers/100 inhabitants | 5.06 |
Piracy rate (%) | 56.00 |
% PCs connected to Internet | 11.18 |
Internet users per host | 4.85 |
Internet users/100 inhabitants | 2.74 |
Cell phone subscribers/100 inhabitants | 14.23 |
Avg. mnthly. cost/20 hrs. of Internet access (US$) | 24.14 |
* Global Information Technology Report
Source: Center for International Development at Harvard University
Articles, Papers & Books
- .mx Center for International Development at Harvard University, PDF
- Banamex to accept Todito E-Commerce Payments Todito.com, 7/24/00
- Mexico Slowly getting Wired Webmaster Techniques Magazine, 2/10/01
- Mexico wants an E-Revolution Wired News, 2/25/02
- Microsoft, Mexico striving to bring digital revolution to 10,000 communities Mercury News, 4/17/02
Digital Divide, Digital Inclusion, Universal
Service
- Charting and Bridging Digital Divides: Comparing Socio-economic, Gender, Life Stage, and Rural-Urban Internet Access and Use in Eight Countries AMD Global Consumer Advisory Board, PDF
- e-México
- Promedios de Comunicación Comunitaria
- RedEscolar
- World Corps
News & Publications
- Asociación Mexicana de Internet AMIPCI
- e-México
- eGovernment Resource Centre, Multimedia Victoria
- PC World-México
Organizations & Regulations
- Capítulo Mexicano Internet Society
- Linux México
- Network Information Center, México
- Network Resource Startup Center, Mexico
- Proyecto Internet- Tecnológico de Monterrey
- REGULATEL
Statistics & Analysis
- Communications Mexico Information from the CIA World Factbook