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falseFYAMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV/0001129137O5Restated for discontinued operationsRestated by discontinued operations Includes discontinued operation of TracFone, Panama and Chile in joint venture. See note 2Ac. Corresponds to adjustments in Purchase Price allocation values, mainly for the spectrum licenses, in subsidiaries acquired during 2019. Includes the transaction related to Panama and Chile disposal. Includes disposals related to the sale of TracFone. Includes the discontinued operations of Panama and the Claro Chile, SpA joint venture. See Note 2, Ac. ImpairmentRestated for discontinued operations of TracFone, Panama and the Claro Chile, SpA joint venture. See Note 2Ac. Judicial deposits represent cash and cash equivalents pledged in order to fulfill the collateral requirements for tax contingencies mainly in Brazil. As of December 31, 2021 and 2022, the amount for these deposits is Ps. 14,583,504 and Ps. 16,309,977 respectively for Brazil. Based on its evaluation of the underlying contingencies, the Company believes that such amounts are recoverable. See Note 17 b).This transfer on 2020 relates to the accumulated depreciation as at the revaluation date that was eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the revalued asset. Excludes discontinued operations of TracFone, Chile and Panama (See note 2ac) Restated for discontinued operations (Claro Chile, SpA joint venture) Restated for discontinued operations (Panama disposal) Restated for discontinued operations (TracFone disposal) Discontinued operations (Claro Chile, SpA joint venture) Discontinued operations (Panama disposal) Reversals includes the sale of Claro Panama and Claro Chile disposal as a joint venture. 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As filed with
th
e Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2023
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 20-F
 REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
or
 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 or
 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
or
 SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of event requiring this shell company report
                        
        
For the transition period from
                                
to
                            
Commission file number:
1-16269
AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V.
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
America Mobile
(translation of registrant’s name into English)
United Mexican States
(jurisdiction of incorporation)
Lago Zurich 245, Plaza Carso / Edificio Telcel, Colonia Ampliación Granada, Miguel Hidalgo, 11529, Mexico City, Mexico
(address of principal executive offices)
Daniela Lecuona Torras
Lago Zurich 245,
Plaza Carso / Edificio Telcel
, Piso 16
, Colonia Ampliación Granada, Miguel Hidalgo 11529 Mexico City, Telephone: (5255) 2581-3700 / Facsimile: (5255) 2581-4422
E-mail:
daniela.lecuona@americamovil.com
(name, telephone,
e-mail
and/or facsimile number and address of company contact person)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class:
  
Trading symbol
  
Name of each exchange on which registered    
American Depositary Shares, each representing 20
B Shares, without par value
  
AMX
  
New York Stock Exchange
3.625% Senior Notes Due 2029
  
AMX29
  
New York Stock Exchange
2.875% Senior Notes Due 2030
  
AMX30
  
New York Stock Exchange
4.700% Senior Notes Due 2032
  
AMX32
  
New York Stock Exchange
6.375% Senior Notes Due 2035
  
AMX35
  
New York Stock Exchange
6.125% Senior Notes Due 2037
  
AMX37
  
New York Stock Exchange
6.125% Senior Notes Due 2040
  
AMX40
  
New York Stock Exchange
4.375% Senior Notes Due 2042
  
AMX42
  
New York Stock Exchange
4.375% Senior Notes Due 2049
  
AMX49
  
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
The number of outstanding shares of each of the registrant’s classes of capital or common stock as of December 31, 2022:
(1)
 
 
20,555 million
  
AA Shares
488 million
  
A Shares
42,282 million
  
L Shares
(1)
Pursuant to the terms of the Reclassification (as defined below), we converted all of our AA Shares, A Shares and L Shares into a single series of B Shares on a one for one basis. As of March 31, 2023, we have 63,224 million B outstanding Shares.
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
 
 
Yes
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
No
 
 
 
 
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
 
Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
 
 
Yes
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
No
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T
(§ 232.405 of this Chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
 
 
Yes
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
No
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act
 
 
 
  X  
 
 
Large accelerated filer
  
 
  
Accelerated filer
  
 
  
Non-accelerated filer
  
 
  
Emerging growth company
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
 
X
 
No
 
 
 
 
 
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.
 
Yes
 
 
No
 
 
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §
240.10D-1(b).
 
Yes
 
 
No
 
 
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing
 
 
     U.S. GAAP        
 
  X  
  
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board
 
  Other 
 
If “other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
 
  Item 17
 
  Item 18 
 
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act).
 
Yes
 
 
 
 
No
 
 
X
 


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  (See Form 20-F Cross Reference Guide on page 93)
  6   

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

  9   

PART I: INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

  10   

ABOUT AMÉRICA MÓVIL

  17   

OUR NETWORKS

  18   

OUR COMPETITORS

  19   

ACQUISITIONS, OTHER INVESTMENTS AND DIVESTITURES

  20   

MARKETING, SALES AND DISTRIBUTION, CUSTOMER SERVICES

  23   

PART II: OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

  24   

OVERVIEW

  26   

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

  32   

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

  37   

PART III: RISK FACTORS

  49   

PART IV: SHARE OWNERSHIP AND MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS TRADING

  50   

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS

  51   

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

  52   

DIVIDENDS

  52   

TRADING MARKETS

  52   

BYLAWS

  53   

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATE PURCHASERS

  54   

TAXATION OF SHARES AND ADSS

  58   

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

  61   

PART V: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

  62   

MANAGEMENT

  66   

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

  68   

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

  71   

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

  72   

CODE OF ETHICS

  75   

PART VI: REGULATION

  89   

PART VII: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  90   

EMPLOYEES

  90   

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

  91   

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

  91   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  92   

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

  93   

FORM 20-F CROSS REFERENCE GUIDE

  95   

SIGNATURES

  97   

PART VIII: CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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We prepared our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”). The selected financial information should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, our audited consolidated financial statements.

We present our consolidated financial statements in Mexican pesos. This annual report contains translations of various peso amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for your convenience. You should not construe these translations as representations that the peso amounts actually represent the U.S. dollar amounts or could be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate indicated. Unless otherwise indicated, we have translated U.S. dollar amounts from pesos at the exchange rate of Ps.19.4143 to U.S.$1.00, which was the rate reported by Banco de México on December 30, 2022, as published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación, or “Official Gazette”).

On November 23, 2021, we completed the sale of our U.S. operations to Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”), as previously disclosed in our press release furnished on a report on Form 6-K on November 23, 2021. As a result, in accordance with IFRS 5, the operations of TracFone Wireless Inc. (“TracFone”) are classified as discontinued operations for all years prior to 2022 presented in the consolidated financial information included in this report. Accordingly, results are presented in the profit after tax from discontinued operations in the consolidated financial information included in this annual report. Operating and financial information presented herein therefore excludes TracFone, including for periods prior to the sale.

On July 1, 2022, we completed the sale of our Panamanian operations to Cable & Wireless Panama, S.A., an affiliate of Liberty Latin America, Ltd. (“LLA”), as previously disclosed in our press release furnished on a report on Form 6-K on July 1, 2022. As a result, in accordance with IFRS 5, the operations of Claro Panama, S.A. (“Claro Panama”) are classified as discontinued operations for all years presented in the consolidated financial information included in this report. Accordingly, results are presented in the loss after tax from discontinued operations in the consolidated financial information included in this annual report. Operating and financial information presented herein therefore excludes Claro Panama, including for periods prior to the sale.

On August 8, 2022, we completed the spin-off of our telecommunications towers and other related passive infrastructure in Latin America outside of Mexico, other than Colombia and our telecommunications towers existing in Peru and in the Dominican Republic prior to the spin-off, as previously disclosed in our press release furnished on a report on Form 6-K on August 8, 2022. As part of the spin-off and the associated corporate restructuring, we contributed to Sitios Latinoamérica, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Sitios”) capital stock, assets and liabilities, mainly consisting of the shares of our subsidiaries holding telecommunications towers and other associated infrastructure in Latin America outside of Mexico, other than Colombia and our telecommunications towers existing in Peru and in the Dominican Republic prior to the spin-off. As a result, the assets and liabilities of Sitios no longer appear in the consolidated financial information included in this report. We maintain commercial relationships with Sitios through our subsidiaries, which are parties to master service agreements for passive infrastructure sharing with Sitios for the use of tower space, property and other equipment. The terms of those agreements for tower space are between five (5) and twelve (12) years, while terms for property and other equipment are usually between five (5) and twenty five (25) years, each with an option to renew.

On October 6, 2022, we entered into an agreement to combine our Chilean operations with LLA in order to create Claro Chile, SpA, a 50:50 joint venture (“Claro Chile, SpA”), as a result of which Claro Chile, S.A. (“Claro Chile”) ceased to be our wholly owned subsidiary, as previously disclosed in our press release furnished on a report on Form 6-K on October 6, 2022. In accordance with IFRS 11, this transaction was classified as a joint venture, since we exercise joint control over Claro Chile, SpA with LLA, and all relevant decisions require the consent of both parties. As a result, in accordance with IFRS 5, the operations of Claro Chile are classified as discontinued operations for all years presented in the consolidated financial information included in this report and are recognized through the equity method from October 6, 2022. Accordingly, results are presented in the loss after tax from discontinued operations in the consolidated financial information included in this annual report. Operating and financial information presented herein therefore excludes Claro Chile, including for periods prior to the joint venture agreement.

We have not included earnings or dividends on a per American Depositary Share (“ADS”) basis. As of December 31, 2022, each L Share ADS represented 20 L Shares and each A Share ADS represented 20 A Shares. As a result of the Reclassification (as defined below), as of March 31, 2023, we only had B Share ADSs, and each B Share ADS represented 20 B Shares.

 

 

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     FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,  
            2020 (2)             2021 (3)             2022             2022  
     (in millions of Mexican pesos, except share and per share amounts)     

(in millions of U.S. dollars,

except share and

per share
amounts)

 

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME DATA:

 

Operating revenues

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

815,399

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

830,687

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

844,501

 

  

 

U.S.

 

  

 

43,499

 

Operating costs and expenses

     

 

512,371

 

     

 

506,828

 

     

 

514,996

 

     

 

26,526

 

Depreciation and amortization

     

 

154,215

 

     

 

156,303

 

     

 

158,634

 

     

 

8,171

 

Operating income

     

 

148,813

 

     

 

167,556

 

     

 

170,871

 

     

 

8,802

 

Net profit for the year from continuing operations

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

39,439

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

72,090

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

88,225

 

  

 

U.S.

 

  

 

4,544

 

Net profit (loss) for the year from discontinued operations

     

 

11,588

 

     

 

124,236

 

     

 

(6,719

     

 

(346

Net profit for the year

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

51,027

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

196,326

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

81,506

 

  

 

U.S.

 

  

 

4,198

 

NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE FOR THE YEAR TO:

 

Equity holders of the parent from continuing operations

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

35,265

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

68,187

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

82,878

 

  

 

U.S.

 

  

 

4,269

 

Equity holders of the parent from discontinued operations

     

 

11,588

 

     

 

124,236

 

     

 

(6,719

     

 

(346

Equity holders of the parent

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

46,853

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

192,423

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

76,159

 

  

 

U.S.

 

  

 

3,923

 

Non-controlling interests

     

 

4,174

 

     

 

3,903

 

     

 

5,347

 

     

 

275

 

Net profit for the year

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

51,027

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

196,326

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

81,506

 

  

 

U.S.

 

  

 

4,198

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE:

 

Basic and diluted from continuing operations

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

0.53

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

1.03

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

1.30

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

0.07

 

Basic and diluted from discontinued operations

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

0.17

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

1.88

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

(0.11

     

 

(0.01

Dividends declared per share (1)

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

0.38

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

0.40

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

0.44

 

     

 

0.02

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING (MILLIONS):

 

Basic

     

 

66,265

 

     

 

65,967

 

     

 

63,936

 

     

 

-

 

Diluted

     

 

66,265

 

     

 

65,967

 

     

 

63,936

 

     

 

-

 

BALANCE SHEET DATA:

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

722,930

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

731,197

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

657,226

 

  

 

U.S.

 

  

 

33,853

 

Right of use assets

     

 

101,977

 

     

 

90,372

 

     

 

121,874

 

     

 

6,278

 

Total assets

     

 

1,625,048

 

     

 

1,689,650

 

     

 

1,618,099

 

     

 

83,347

 

Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt

     

 

148,083

 

     

 

145,223

 

     

 

102,024

 

     

 

5,255

 

Short-term lease debt

     

 

25,068

 

     

 

27,632

 

     

 

32,902

 

     

 

1,695

 

Long-term debt

     

 

480,300

 

     

 

418,807

 

     

 

408,565

 

     

 

21,045

 

Long-term lease debt

     

 

84,259

 

     

 

71,022

 

     

 

101,247

 

     

 

5,215

 

Capital stock

     

 

96,342

 

     

 

96,333

 

     

 

95,365

 

     

 

4,912

 

Total equity

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

315,118

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

454,042

 

  

 

Ps.

 

  

 

437,829

 

  

 

U.S.

 

  

 

22,553

 

NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING SHARES (MILLIONS) (4):

 

AA Shares

     

 

20,578

 

     

 

20,555

 

     

 

20,555

 

     

 

-

 

A Shares

     

 

520

 

     

 

502

 

     

 

488

 

     

 

-

 

L Shares

     

 

45,764

 

     

 

43,633

 

     

 

42,282

 

     

 

-

 

 

  (1) 

Figures for each year provided represent the annual dividend declared at the general shareholders’ meeting that year. For information on dividends paid per share translated into U.S. dollars, see “Share Ownership and Trading—Dividends” under Part IV of this annual report.

  (2)

For the year 2020, the financial statements were restated to reflect the sale of TracFone, Claro Panama and the incorporation of the joint venture with Claro Chile, SpA. See Note 2 Ac to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

  (3)

For the year 2021, the financial statements were restated to reflect the sale of Claro Panama and the incorporation of the joint venture with Claro Chile, SpA. See Note 2 Ac to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

  (4)

Pursuant to the terms of the Reclassification (as defined below), we converted all of our AA Shares, A Shares and L Shares into a single series of B Shares on a one for one basis. As of March 31, 2023, we have 63,224 million B Shares outstanding.

 

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PART I: INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

 

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HISTORY AND CORPORATE INFORMATION

América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (“América Móvil,” “we” or the “Company”) is a Sociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable organized under the laws of Mexico.

We were established in 2000 when Teléfonos de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Telmex”), a fixed-line Mexican telecommunications operator privatized in 1990, spun off to us its wireless operations in Mexico and other countries. We have made significant acquisitions throughout Latin America, the United States, the Caribbean and Europe, and we have also expanded our businesses organically.

Our principal executive offices are located at Lago Zurich 245, Plaza Carso / Edificio Telcel, Colonia Ampliación Granada, Miguel Hidalgo, 11529, Mexico City, Mexico. Our telephone number at this location is (5255) 2581-3700.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

We provide telecommunications services in 22 countries. We are a leading telecommunications services provider in Latin America, ranking first in wireless, fixed-line, broadband and Pay TV services based on the number of revenue generating units (“RGUs”).

Our largest operations are in Mexico and Brazil, which together account for over half of our total RGUs and where we have the largest market share based on RGUs. We have operations in 15 countries in the Americas and seven countries in Central and Eastern Europe as of December 31, 2022. For a list of our principal subsidiaries, see Note 2 a(ii) to our audited consolidated financial statements and “Additional Information—Exhibit 8.1” under Part VII of this annual report.

We intend to build on our position as a leader in integrated telecommunications services in Latin America and the Caribbean, and to grow in other parts of the world by continuing to expand our subscriber base through the development of our existing businesses and strategic acquisitions when opportunities arise. We have developed world-class integrated telecommunications platforms to offer our customers new services and enhanced communications solutions with higher data speed transmissions at lower prices. We continue investing in our networks to increase coverage and implement new technologies to optimize our network capabilities. See “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Overview” under Part II of this annual report for a discussion on the seasonality of our business.

Recent Developments Relating to Our Business

On November 23, 2021, we completed the sale of our U.S. operations to Verizon, as previously disclosed in our press release furnished on a report on Form 6-K on November 23, 2021. As a result, in accordance with IFRS 5, TracFone’s operations are classified as discontinued operations for all years prior to 2022 presented in the consolidated financial information included in this report. Accordingly, where applicable, results are presented in the profit after tax from discontinued operations in the consolidated financial information included in this annual report. Operating and financial information presented herein therefore excludes TracFone, including for periods prior to the sale.

On July 1, 2022, we completed the sale of our Panamanian operations to Cable & Wireless Panama, S.A., an affiliate of LLA, as previously disclosed in our press release furnished on a report on Form 6-K on July 1, 2022. As a result, in accordance with IFRS 5, Claro Panama’s operations are classified as

 

 

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discontinued operations for all years presented in the consolidated financial information included in this report. Accordingly, results are presented in the loss after tax from discontinued operations in the consolidated financial information included in this annual report. Operating and financial information presented herein therefore excludes Claro Panama, including for periods prior to the sale.

On August 8, 2022, we completed the spin-off of our telecommunications towers and other related passive infrastructure in Latin America outside of Mexico, other than Colombia and our telecommunications towers existing in Peru and in the Dominican Republic prior to the spin-off, as previously disclosed in our press release furnished on a report on Form 6-K on August 8, 2022. As part of the spin-off and the associated corporate restructuring, we contributed to Sitios capital stock, assets and liabilities, mainly consisting of the shares of our subsidiaries holding telecommunications towers and other associated infrastructure in Latin America outside of Mexico, other than Colombia and our telecommunications towers existing in Peru and in the Dominican Republic prior to the spin-off. As a result, the assets and liabilities of Sitios no longer appear in the consolidated financial information included in this report. We maintain commercial relationships with Sitios through our subsidiaries, which are parties to master service agreements for passive infrastructure sharing with Sitios for the use of tower space, property and other equipment. The terms of those agreements for tower space are between five (5) and twelve (12) years, while terms for property and other equipment are usually between five (5) and twenty five (25) years, each with an option to renew.

On October 6, 2022, we entered into an agreement to combine our Chilean operations with LLA in order to create Claro Chile, SpA, as a result of which Claro Chile ceased to be our wholly owned subsidiary, as previously disclosed in our press release furnished on a report on Form 6-K on October 6, 2022. In accordance with IFRS 11, this transaction was classified as a joint venture, since we exercise joint control over Claro Chile, SpA with LLA, and all relevant decisions require the consent of both parties. As a result, in accordance with IFRS 5, the operations of Claro Chile are classified as discontinued operations for all years presented in the consolidated financial information included in this report and are recognized through the equity method from October 6, 2022. Accordingly, results are presented in the loss after tax from discontinued operations in the consolidated financial information included in this annual report. Operating and financial information presented herein therefore excludes Claro Chile, including for periods prior to the joint venture agreement.

On February 6, 2023, we entered into a definitive agreement with Österreichische Beteiligungs AG (“OBAG”) with respect to OBAG’s and América Móvil’s participations in Telekom Austria

AG (“Telekom Austria” or “TKA”) (the “TKA Shareholders Agreement”), which became effective on February 6, 2023. The TKA Shareholders Agreement provides a new term of 10 years from February 2, 2023 and ensures AMX leadership and control over Telekom Austria Group. Also, it provides AMX the right to continue to nominate the majority of the Supervisory Board members of Telekom Austria and to nominate the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Management Board of Telekom Austria with decision making vote over all management decisions. As part of the renewal of the TKA Shareholders Agreement, AMX and OBAG have agreed to firmly support the spin-off of the mobile towers in most of the countries in which Telekom Austria operates, including Austria. The implementation of the tower spin-off will not result in changes in the core shareholder structure. Shareholders intend to list the shares of the tower company on the Vienna Stock Exchange. Implementation of the tower spin-off is subject to required corporate and regulatory approvals, including the approval by the shareholders of Telekom Austria.

Other Recent Developments

Pursuant to the terms of the Reclassification (as defined below), we converted all of our AA Shares, A Shares and L Shares into a single series of B Shares on a one for one basis. In connection with the Reclassification, each of our L Share ADSs and A Share ADSs were cancelled and the corresponding number of ADSs representing B Shares were distributed to the applicable holders of L Share ADSs and A Shares ADSs. For more information on the Reclassification, see Part IV “Share Ownership and Major Shareholders Trading” of this annual report.

The following map illustrates the geographic diversity of our operations and certain key performance indicators (“KPIs”) as of December 31, 2022.

 

 

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Geographic Diversity and KPIs of America Movil as of December 31, 2022: MEXICO TELCEL TELMEX Licensed Population 130 Wireless Subscribers 82,851 Revenue Generating Units (RGUs) 20,824 Wireless Penetration 104% Wireless and fixed operations ECUADOR CLARO Licensed Population 17 Wireless Subscribers 9,028 Revenue Generating Units (RGUs) 614 Wireless Penetration 99% Wireless and fixed operations PERU CLARO Licensed Population 34 Wireless Subscribers 12,338 Revenue Generating Units (RGUs) 1,994 Wireless Penetration 124% Wireless and fixed operations ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY & URUGUAY CLARO Licensed Population 57 Wireless Subscribers 26,915 Revenue Generating Units (RGUs) 2,865 Wireless Penetration 133% Uruguay / Wireless operation Argentina and Paraguay / Wireless and fixed operations

 

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AUSTRIA & EASTERN EUROPE TELEKOM AUSTRIA Licensed Population 40 Wireless Subscribers 23,897 Revenue Generating Units (RGUs) 6,204 Wireless Penetration 151% Paises / Wireless operation Paises / Wireless and fixed operations CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN CLARO Licensed Population 60 Wireless Subscribers 24,018 Revenue Generating Units (RGUs) 7,398 Wireless Penetration 104% Wireless and fixed operations COLOMBIA CLARO Licensed Population 52 Wireless Subscribers 37,550 Revenue Generating Units (RGUs) 9,248 Wireless Penetration 151% Wireless and fixed operations BRAZIL CLARO Licensed Population 215 Wireless Subscribers 83,260 Revenue Generating Units (RGUs) 24,136 Wireless Penetration 120% Wireless and fixed operations Latest available information. Licensed Population in millions Wireless Subscribers and Revenue Generating Units in thousands

 

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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

We have identified RGUs as a KPI that helps measure the performance of our operations. The table below includes the number of our wireless subscribers and our fixed RGUs, which together make up the total RGUs, in the countries where we operate. Wireless subscribers consist of the number of prepaid and postpaid subscribers to our wireless services. Fixed RGUs consist of fixed voice, fixed data and Pay TV units (which include customers of our Pay TV services and, separately, of certain other digital services). The figures below reflect total wireless subscribers and fixed RGUs of all our consolidated subsidiaries, without adjustments to reflect our equity interest, in the following reportable segments:

 

 

Mexico Wireless;

 

Mexico Fixed;

 

Brazil;

 

Colombia;

 

Southern Cone (Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay);

 

Andean Region (Ecuador and Peru);

 

Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua);

 

the Caribbean (the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico); and

 

Europe (Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia).

 

     AS OF DECEMBER 31,  
     2020      2021      2022  
     (in thousands)  

WIRELESS SUBSCRIBERS

 

     

Mexico

  

 

77,789

 

  

 

80,539

 

     82,851  

Brazil

  

 

63,140

 

  

 

70,541

 

     83,260  

Colombia

  

 

33,009

 

  

 

35,062

 

     37,550  

Southern Cone

  

 

24,234

 

  

 

26,348

 

     26,915  

Andean Region

  

 

18,877

 

  

 

20,774

 

     21,365  

Central America

  

 

14,339

 

  

 

15,753

 

     16,673  

Caribbean

  

 

6,422

 

  

 

7,020

 

     7,345  

Europe

  

 

21,864

 

  

 

22,766

 

     23,897  

Total Wireless Subscribers

     259,674        278,803        299,856  

FIXED RGUS:

 

     

Mexico

  

 

21,925

 

  

 

21,408

 

     20,824  

Brazil

  

 

26,652

 

  

 

25,291

 

     24,136  

Colombia

  

 

8,318

 

  

 

8,876

 

     9,248  

Southern Cone

  

 

1,459

 

  

 

2,020

 

     2,865  

Andean Region

  

 

2,158

 

  

 

2,444

 

     2,608  

Central America

  

 

4,207

 

  

 

4,376

 

     4,624  

Caribbean

  

 

2,558

 

  

 

2,608

 

     2,774  

Europe

  

 

6,050

 

  

 

6,077

 

     6,204  

Total Fixed RGUs

     73,327        73,100        73,283  

Total RGUs

     333,001        351,903        373,139  

PRINCIPAL BRANDS

We operate in all of our geographic segments under the Claro brand name, except in Mexico and Europe, where we principally do business under the brand names listed below.

 

   COUNTRY    PRINCIPAL BRANDS    SERVICES AND PRODUCTS

Mexico

   Telcel    Wireless voice
      Wireless data
   Telmex Infinitum    Fixed voice
      Fixed data

Europe

   A1    Wireless voice
      Wireless data
      Fixed voice
      Fixed data
      Pay TV

SERVICES AND PRODUCTS

We offer a wide range of services and products that vary by market, including wireless voice, wireless data and value-added services, fixed voice, fixed data, broadband and IT services, Pay TV and over-the-top (“OTT”) services.

Wireless Operations

In 2022, our wireless voice and data operations generated revenues of Ps.430.4 billion, representing 51.0% of our consolidated revenues. As of December 31, 2022, our wireless operations represented approximately 80.4% of our total RGUs, an increase from 79.2%, as of December 31, 2021.

VOICE AND DATA. Our wireless subsidiaries provide voice communication services across the countries in which they operate. We offer international roaming services to our wireless subscribers through a network of cellular service providers with which our wireless subsidiaries have entered into international roaming agreements around the world, and who provide GSM, 3G, 4G-LTE and 5G roaming services.

The voice and data plans are either “postpaid,” where the customer is billed monthly for the previous month, or “prepaid,” where the customer pays in advance for a specified volume of use over a specified period. Postpaid plans increased as a percentage of the wireless base from 37.6% in December 2021 to 38.0% as of December 31, 2022, while prepaid plans represented 62.0% as of December 31, 2022.

Our wireless voice services are offered under a variety of plans to meet the needs of different market segments. In addition, we often bundle wireless data communications services together with wireless voice services. Our wireless subsidiaries had approximately 300 million wireless voice and data subscribers as of December 31, 2022.

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plans. Our prepaid plans have been instrumental to increase wireless penetration in Latin America and Eastern Europe to levels similar to those of developed markets. Additionally, prepaid plans entail little to no risk of non-payment, as well as lower customer acquisition costs and billing expenses, compared to the average postpaid plan.

In general, our average rates per minute of wireless voice are very competitive for both prepaid and postpaid plans. On average, rates per minute of wireless voice used in 2022 increased by approximately 5.4% at constant exchange rates relative to 2021.

In addition, the plans we offer our retail customers include selective discounts and promotions that reduce the rates our customers pay.

VALUE-ADDED SERVICES. As part of our wireless data business, our subsidiaries offer value-added services that include Internet access, messaging and other wireless entertainment and corporate services through GSM/EDGE, 3G, 4G LTE and 5G networks.

Internet services include roaming capability and wireless Internet connectivity for feature phones, smartphones, tablets and laptops, including data transmission, e-mail services, instant messaging, content streaming and interactive applications. For example, in Mexico, our website for our wireless services (www.telcel.com) through Radiomóvil Dipsa, S.A. de C.V. (“Telcel”), offers a wide range of services and content such as video, music, games and other applications, which our subscribers can access from mobile devices. In addition, we offer other wireless services, including wireless security services, mobile payment solutions, machine-to-machine services, mobile banking, virtual private network (“VPN”) services, video calls and personal communications services (“PCS”).

Fixed Operations

In 2022, our fixed voice, data, broadband and IT solutions had revenues of Ps.258.4 billion, representing 30.6% of our consolidated revenues. As of December 31, 2022, our fixed operations represented approximately 19.6% of our total RGUs, a decrease from 20.8% as of December 31, 2021.

VOICE. Our fixed voice services include local, domestic and international long-distance, under a variety of plans to meet the needs of different market segments, specifically tailored to our residential and corporate clients.

DATA. We offer data services, including data centers, data administration and hosting services to our residential and corporate clients under a variety of plans.

BROADBAND. We provide residential broadband access through hybrid fiber-coaxial (“HFC”) or fiber-optic cable. These services are typically bundled with voice services and are competitively priced as a function of the desired or available speed. As a

complement to these services, we offer a number of products such as home networking and smart home services.

IT SOLUTIONS. Our subsidiaries provide a number of different IT solutions for small businesses and large corporations. We also provide specific solutions to the industrial, financial, government and tourism sectors, among others.

Pay TV

We offer Pay TV through cable and satellite TV subscriptions to both retail and corporate customers under a variety of plans. As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately 13.3 million Pay TV RGUs, an increase of approximately 7.6 thousand Pay TV RGUs from the prior year.

Equipment, Accessories and Computer Sales

Equipment, accessories and computer sales primarily include the sale of handsets, accessories and other equipment.

Other Services

Other services include other businesses such as telephone directories, call center services, wireless security services, advertising, media and software development services.

OTT Services

We sell video, audio and other media content that is delivered through the internet directly from the content provider to the viewer or end user. Our most important service is ClaroVideo, an on-demand internet streaming video provider with more than 33,600 content titles sold across all the Latin American and Caribbean markets in which we operate. We offer bundled packages of ClaroVideo, which may include:

 

 

Subscription video on demand, providing unlimited access to a catalogue of over 33,600 titles for a fixed monthly subscription fee;

 

 

Transactional video on demand and electronic sell-through, offering the option to rent or buy new content releases; and

 

 

Add-on services such as subscription and other OTT services through a platform payment system, including access to FOX, HBO, Noggin and Paramount+, among others.

We also offer an advertised and unlimited music streaming and downloading service in 15 countries in Latin America and Europe through ClaroMúsica, with access to approximately 50 million titles across all music genres.

Services and Products by Country

The following table is a summary of our principal services rendered and products produced as of December 31, 2022, in the countries in which we operate.

 

 

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     WIRELESS VOICE, DATA AND VALUE
ADDED SERVICES
(1)
   FIXED VOICE, BROADBAND,
DATA AND IT SERVICES
(2)
   PAY TV    OTT SERVICES(3)

Argentina

  

  

  

  

Austria

  

  

  

  

Belarus

  

  

  

  

Brazil

  

  

  

  

Bulgaria

  

  

  

  

Colombia

  

  

  

  

Costa Rica

  

  

  

  

Croatia

  

  

  

  

Dominican Republic

  

  

  

  

Ecuador

  

  

  

  

El Salvador

  

  

  

  

Guatemala

  

  

  

  

Honduras

  

  

  

  

North Macedonia

  

  

  

  

Mexico

  

  

     

    (4)

 

Nicaragua

  

  

  

  

Paraguay

  

  

  

  

Peru

  

  

  

  

Puerto Rico

  

  

  

  

Serbia

  

        

Slovenia

  

  

  

  

Uruguay

  

        

  (1)Includes voice communication and international roaming services, interconnection and termination services, SMS, MMS, e-mail, mobile browsing, entertainment and gaming applications.

  (2)Includes local calls, national and international long distance.

  (3)Includes ClaroVideo and ClaroMúsica.

  (4)Services provided by non-concessionaire subsidiaries.

 

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Our networks are one of our main competitive advantages. Today, we own and operate one of the largest integrated platforms based on our covered population across 15 countries in Latin America, and we are expanding our network in Europe.

INFRASTRUCTURE

For the year ended December 31, 2022, our capital expenditures totaled Ps.159.8 billion, which allowed us to increase our network, to expand our capacity and to upgrade our systems to operate with the latest technologies. With fully convergent platforms, we are able to deliver high-quality voice, video and data products.

As of December 31, 2022, the main components of our infrastructure were comprised of:

 

 

Cell sites: 103,055 sites with 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G technologies across Latin America and Europe. Tower space for our cell sites is a combination of towers we own, and tower spaces leased from third parties. Additionally, we have been expanding our coverage and improving quality and speed with a number of street cells and indoor solutions. On August 8, 2022, we completed the spin-off to Sitios of our telecommunications towers and other related passive infrastructure in Latin America outside of Mexico, other than Colombia and our telecommunications towers existing in Peru and in the Dominican Republic prior to the spin-off, as previously disclosed in our press release furnished on a report on Form 6-K on August 8, 2022. See “Acquisitions, Other Investments and Divestitures.”

 

 

Fiber-optic network: More than 1,096 km. Our network passed approximately 93 million homes.

 

 

Submarine cable systems: Capacity in more than 197 thousand km of submarine cables, including the AMX-1 submarine cable that extends 18,300 km and connects the United States to Central and South America with 13 landing points and also the South Pacific Submarine Cable that extends 7,300 km along the Latin American Pacific coast, connecting Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru and Chile with five landing points. Both systems provide international connectivity to all of our subsidiaries in these geographic areas.

 

 

Satellites: Five (5). Star One S.A. (“Star One”) has the most extensive satellite system in Latin America, with a fleet that covers the United States, Mexico, Central America and South America. We use these satellites to supply capacity for DTH services for Claro TV throughout Brazil and in other DTH Operations, as well as cellular backhaul, video broadcast and corporate data networks.

 

Data centers: 33. We use our data centers to manage a number of cloud solutions, such as Infrastructure as a Service (“IAAS”), Software as a Service (“SAAS”), security solutions and unified communications.

TECHNOLOGY

Our primary wireless networks use GSM/EDGE, 3G and 4G LTE technologies, which we offer in most of the countries where we operate. We aim to increase the speed of transmission of our data services and have been expanding our 4G LTE and 5G coverage. We have begun our 5G rollout in some countries. In February 2022, we launched 5G through Telcel, which was the largest data infrastructure deployment in Latin America. At launch, we covered 18 cities in Mexico and as of December 31, 2022, we covered 100 cities. In Brazil, we covered 59 cities with 5G services as of December 31, 2022.

We transmit wireless calls and data through radio frequencies that we use under spectrum licenses. Spectrum is a limited resource, and, as a result, we may face spectrum and capacity constraints on our wireless network. We continue to invest significant capital in expanding our network capacity and reach and to address spectrum and capacity constraints on a market-by-market basis.

The table below presents a summary of the population covered by our network, by country, as of December 31, 2022.

 

GENERATION TECHNOLOGY  
     GSM    UMTS    LTE    5G
     (% of covered population)  

Argentina

     99      98      98      -  

Austria

     100      96      98      80

Belarus

     100      100      0      -  

Brazil

     94      96      91      29

Bulgaria

     100      100      99      69

Colombia

     90      89      85      -  

Costa Rica

     91      93      96      -  

Croatia

     99      99      99      65

Dominican Republic

     99      99      89      51

Ecuador

     96      81      79      -  

El Salvador

     71      87      82      -  

Guatemala

     92      89      87      23

Honduras

     80      81      73      -  

North Macedonia

     100      100      99      34

Mexico

     95      96      95      45

Nicaragua

     74      85      73      -  

Paraguay

     77      80      83      -  

Peru

     88      84      83      17

Puerto Rico

     0      97      99      87

Serbia

     100      98      99      -  

Slovenia

     100      100      99      68

Uruguay

     100      99      98      -  
 

 

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We operate in an intensely competitive industry. Competitive factors within our industry include pricing, brand recognition, service and product offerings, customer experience, network coverage and quality, development and deployment of technologies, availability of additional spectrum licenses and regulatory developments.

Our principal competitors differ, depending on the geographical market and the types of service we offer. We compete against other providers of wireless, broadband and Pay TV that operate on a multi-national level, such as AT&T Inc., Teléfonica and Millicom, as well as various providers that operate on a nationwide level, such as Telecom Argentina in Argentina and Telecom Italia in Brazil.

Competition remains intense as a result of saturation in the fixed and wireless market, increased network investment by our competitors, the development and deployment of new technologies, the introduction of new products and services, new market entrants, the availability of additional spectrum, both licensed and unlicensed, and regulatory changes.

The effects of competition on our subsidiaries depend, in part, on the size, service offerings, financial strength and business strategies of their competitors, regulatory developments and the general economic and business climate in the countries in which they operate, including demand growth, interest rates, inflation and exchange rates. The effects could include loss of market share and pressure to reduce rates. See “Regulation” under Part VI and “Risk Factors” under Part III of this annual report.

 

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Geographic diversification has been a key to our financial success, as it has provided for greater stability in our cash flow and profitability and has contributed to our strong credit ratings. In recent years, we have been evaluating the expansion of our operations to regions outside of Latin America. We believe that Europe and other areas beyond Latin America present opportunities for investment in the telecommunications sector that could benefit us and our shareholders over the long term.

We continue to seek ways to optimize our portfolio, including by finding investment opportunities in telecommunications and related companies worldwide, including in markets where we are already present, and we often have several possible acquisitions under consideration. We may pursue opportunities in Latin America or in other areas in the world. Some of the assets that we acquire may require significant funding for capital expenditures. We can give no assurance as to the extent, timing or cost of such investments. We also periodically evaluate opportunities for dispositions, in particular for businesses and in geographies that we no longer consider strategic. Recent developments related to acquisitions, other investments and divestitures include:

 

 

On September 13, 2020, we entered into an agreement to sell our wholly-owned subsidiary TracFone to Verizon. On November 23, 2021, we completed the sale of TracFone to Verizon. We received the closing consideration of U.S.$3,625.7 million in cash, which included U.S.$500.7 million of customary adjustment for TracFone’s cash and working capital and 57,596,544 shares of Verizon’s common stock, par value U.S.$0.10 per share. Verizon has asserted post-closing claims under the adjustments and other provisions of this agreement, which may result in payments by us. Following the transaction closing, Verizon shall pay the Company: (i) up to US$500 million as an earn-out if TracFone continues to achieve certain performance measures during the 24 months following the closing, calculated and paid in four consecutive six-month periods, and (ii) US$150 million deferred consideration payable within two years following the transaction closing. The earn-out was not recognized as a gain by us, in accordance with IFRS 9 and 13 and IAS 37, since management does not believe the realization of income and the inflow of economic benefits are virtually certain.

 

In December 2020, our Brazilian subsidiary, Claro S.A. (“Claro Brasil”), together with two other offerors, won a competitive bid to acquire the mobile business owned by Oi Group in Brazil. Pursuant to the transaction, Claro Brasil paid R$3.6 billion for 32% of Oi Group’s mobile business). Claro Brasil also committed to enter into long term agreements with Oi Group for the supply of data transmission capacity. This transaction closed on April 20, 2022.

 

 

In February 2021, our Board of Directors approved a plan to spin off our telecommunications towers and other related passive infrastructure in Latin America outside of Mexico, other than Colombia and our telecommunications towers existing in Peru and in the Dominican Republic prior to the spin-off. The spin-off was approved by our shareholders in an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on September 29, 2021. As part of the spin-off and the associated corporate restructuring, we contributed to Sitios capital stock, assets and liabilities, mainly consisting of the shares of our subsidiaries holding telecommunications towers and other associated infrastructure in Latin America outside of Mexico, other than Colombia and our telecommunications towers existing in Peru and in the Dominican Republic prior to the spin-off. The spin-off was completed on August 8, 2022, and the shares of Sitios began trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange on September 29, 2022.

 

 

On July 1, 2022, we completed the sale of Claro Panama, S.A. to Cable & Wireless Panama, S.A., an affiliate of LLA, which we previously announced on September 15, 2021.

 

 

On October 6, 2022, we combined our Chilean operation, Claro Chile, with the Chilean operations of LLA, VTR, to form a 50:50 joint venture, Claro Chile, SpA, which we previously announced on September 29, 2021.

For additional information on our acquisitions and investments, see Note 12 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

 

 

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MARKETING

We advertise our services and products through different channels with consistent and distinct branding and targeted marketing. We advertise via print, radio, television, digital media, sports event sponsorships and other outdoor advertising campaigns. In 2022, our efforts were mainly focused on promoting our 5G services, leveraging the speed and quality of our networks and our fixed bundled offers, which compete on broadband speed and premium content.

We build on the strength of our well-recognized brand names to increase consumer awareness and customer loyalty. Building brand recognition is crucial for our business, and we have managed to position our brands as those of a premium carrier in most countries where we operate. According to the 2022 Brand Finance Telecom 150 report, Claro and Telcel ranked among the top thirty and top fifty strongest brands, respectively, in the telecom sector worldwide. Also, in the Brand Finance Latin America report Claro was named the most valuable telecom brand and ranked as the third most valuable brand in the Latin America region. Kantar BrandZ named Telcel as the most valuable brand in Mexico. In addition, a year-end 2022 study by Austrian Brand Monitor found that A1, the brand name behind Telekom Austria, ranked number one in the Austrian telecommunications market for brand preference.

SALES AND DISTRIBUTION

Our extensive sales and distribution channels help us attract new customers and develop new business opportunities. We primarily sell our services and products through a network of retailers and service centers for retail customers and a dedicated sales force for corporate customers, with more than 402,000 points of sale and more than 3,600 customer service centers. Our subsidiaries also sell their services and products online.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

We give priority to providing our customers with quality customer care and support. We focus our efforts on constantly improving our customers’ experience by leveraging our commercial offerings and our sales and distribution networks. Customers may make inquiries by calling a toll-free telephone number, accessing our subsidiaries’ web sites and social media accounts or visiting one of the customer sales and service centers located throughout the countries we serve.

 

 

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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic

While the negative impact of COVID-19 is gradually declining, we continue to closely monitor the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in the countries where we operate to take preventative measures to ensure the continuity of our operations and safeguard the health and safety of our personnel and customers.

Discontinued Operations

On July 1, 2022, we completed the sale of our Panamanian operations to Cable & Wireless Panama, S.A., an affiliate of LLA, as previously disclosed in our press release furnished on a report on Form 6-K on July 1, 2022. As a result, in accordance with IFRS 5, Claro Panama’s operations are classified as discontinued operations for all years presented in the consolidated financial information included in this report. Accordingly, results are presented in the loss after tax from discontinued operations in the consolidated financial information included in this annual report. Operating and financial information presented herein therefore excludes Claro Panama, including for periods prior to the sale.

On October 6, 2022, we entered into an agreement to combine our Chilean operations with LLA in order to create Claro Chile, SpA, a 50:50 joint venture, as a result of which Claro Chile ceased to be our wholly owned subsidiary, as previously disclosed in our press release furnished on a report on Form 6-K on October 6, 2022. In accordance with IFRS 11, this transaction was classified as a joint venture, since we exercise joint control over Claro Chile, SpA with LLA, and all relevant decisions require the consent of both parties. As a result, in accordance with IFRS 5, the operations of Claro Chile are classified as discontinued operations for all years presented in the consolidated financial information included in this report and are recognized through the equity method from October 6, 2022. Accordingly, results are presented in the loss after tax from discontinued operations in the consolidated financial information included in this annual report. Operating and financial information presented herein therefore excludes Claro Chile, including for periods prior to the joint venture agreement.

Segments

We have operations in 22 countries, which are aggregated for financial reporting purposes into nine reportable segments. Our operations in Mexico are presented in two segments—Mexico Wireless and Mexico Fixed, which consist principally of Telcel and Telmex, respectively. Our headquarters operations are allocated to the Mexico Wireless segment. Financial information about our segments is presented in Note 23 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

The factors that drive our financial performance differ in the various countries where we operate, including subscriber acquisition costs, the competitive landscape, the regulatory environment, economic factors and interconnection rates, among others. Accordingly, our results of operations in each period reflect a combination of these effects on our different segments.

Constant Currency Presentation

Our financial statements are presented in Mexican pesos, but our operations outside Mexico account for a significant portion of our revenues. Currency variations between the Mexican peso and the currencies of our non-Mexican subsidiaries, especially the Euro, U.S. dollar, Brazilian real, Colombian and Argentine peso, affect our results of operations as reported in Mexican pesos. In the following discussion regarding our operating results, we include a discussion of the change in the different components of our revenues between periods at constant exchange rates, i.e., using the same exchange rate to translate the local-currency results of our non-Mexican operations for both periods. We believe that this additional information helps investors better understand the performance of our non-Mexican operations and their contribution to our consolidated results.

Effects of Exchange Rates

Our results of operations are affected by changes in currency exchange rates. In 2022 compared to 2021, the Mexican peso was stronger against some of our operating currencies, including the U.S. Dollar and the Euro.

Since most of our debt is issued by América Móvil out of Mexico, to the extent that our functional currency, the Mexican peso, appreciates or depreciates against the currencies in which our indebtedness is denominated, we may incur foreign exchange gains or losses that are recorded as foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Changes in exchange rates also affect the fair value of derivative financial instruments that we use to manage our currency-risk exposure, which are generally not accounted for as hedging instruments. In 2022, the Mexican peso strengthened against the currencies in which most of our indebtedness is denominated, and we recorded net foreign exchange gains of Ps.20.8 billion and net fair value losses on derivatives of Ps.28.6 billion. In 2021, the Mexican peso strengthened against the currencies in which most of our indebtedness is denominated, and we recorded net foreign exchange losses of Ps.16.7 billion and net fair value losses on derivatives of Ps.6.8 billion. See Note 7 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

Effects of Regulation

We operate in a regulated industry. Our results of operations and financial condition have been, and will continue to be, affected by regulatory actions and changes. Significant regulatory developments are presented in more detail in “Regulation” under Part VI and “Risk Factors” under Part III of this annual report.

Comparison of Results of Operations Between 2021 and 2020

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Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as filed on April 29, 2022. Due to classifying Claro Panama’s and Claro Chile’s operations as discontinued operations for all years presented in the consolidated financial information included in this report, the year-over-year comparisons presented in our Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as filed on April 29, 2022, may not align with the figures presented herein for the same periods.

Composition of Operating Revenues

In 2022, our total operating revenues were Ps.844.5 billion.

Revenues from wireless and fixed voice services primarily include charges from monthly subscriptions, usage charges billed to customers and usage charges billed to other service providers for calls completed on our network. The primary drivers of revenues from monthly subscription charges are the number of total RGU’s and the price of our service packages. The primary drivers of revenues from usage charges are airtime, international and long-distance calls and interconnection costs.

Revenues from wireless and fixed data services primarily include charges for data, cloud, internet, machine-to-machine, OTT services and data center services. In addition, revenues from value-added services and IT solutions, including revenues from dedicated links and VPN services to our corporate clients, also contribute to our results for wireless and fixed data services.

Pay TV revenues consist primarily of charges from subscription services, additional programming, including on-demand programming and advertising.

Equipment, accessories and computer sales revenues primarily include revenues from the sale of handsets, accessories and other equipment such as smart devices.

Other services primarily include revenues from software development, call center services, entertainment content and news, telephone directories, advertising, cybersecurity services, mobile banking and corporate IT solutions.

Seasonality of our Business

Our business is subject to a certain degree of seasonality, characterized by a higher number of new customers during the fourth quarter of each year. We believe this seasonality is mainly driven by the Christmas shopping season. Revenue also tends to decrease during the months of August and September, when family expenses shift towards school supplies in many of the countries in which we operate, mainly Mexico.

General Trends Affecting Operating Results

Our results of operations in 2022 reflected several continuing long-term trends, including:

 

 

intense competition, with growing costs for marketing and subscriber acquisition and retention, as well as declining customer prices;

 

developments in the telecommunications regulatory environment;

 

 

growing demand for data services over fixed and wireless networks, as well as for smartphones and devices with stronger data service capabilities;

 

 

declining demand for voice services;

 

 

increasing capital expenditures as our capital expenditures continue to return to our pre-COVID-19-pandemic levels;

 

 

our continued strategic focus on our cost savings programs in view of pressures from costs of customer care, the growing size and complexity of our infrastructure and general price inflation; and

 

 

instability in economic conditions caused by political uncertainty, inflation and volatility in financial markets and exchange rates.

These trends are broadly characteristic of our businesses in all regions in recent years, and they have affected comparable telecommunications providers as well.

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR 2022 AND 2021

Operating Revenues

Total operating revenues for 2022 increased by 1.7%, or Ps.13.8 billion, over 2021. At constant exchange rates, total operating revenues for 2022 increased by 7.3% over 2021. This increase principally reflects an increase in mobile service revenues and a favorable trend in fixed services, partially offset by a decrease in fixed voice and Pay TV service revenues.

SERVICE REVENUES. Service revenues for 2022 increased by 2.7%, or Ps.18.7 billion, over 2021. At constant exchange rates, service revenues for 2022 increased by 8.0% over 2021. This increase principally reflects increases in revenues from our prepaid and postpaid mobile services, broadband and corporate services networks, which were partially offset by a decrease in revenues from our fixed voice and Pay TV services.

SALES OF EQUIPMENT. Sales of equipment revenues for 2022 decreased by 3.6%, or Ps.4.9 billion, over 2021. At constant exchange rates, sales of equipment revenues for 2022 increased by 3.9% over 2021. This increase in sales of equipment revenues at constant exchange rates principally reflects higher sales of smartphones, data-enabled devices and accessories in Brazil, Central America, Austria, Colombia and Ecuador, which were partially offset by decreased sales in Peru and Mexico.

Operating Costs and Expenses

TOTAL OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES. Total operating costs and expenses for 2022 increased by 1.6%, or Ps.8.2 billion, over 2021. At constant exchange rates, total operating costs and expenses for 2022 increased by 7.3% over 2021. This increase in operating costs and expenses at constant exchange rates principally reflects increased costs associated with electric energy, network maintenance, lease space, IT and logistics.

COST OF SALES AND SERVICES. Cost of sales and services increased by 0.6%, or Ps.2.0 billion, over 2021. At constant exchange rates, cost of sales and services for 2022 increased by 6.3% over 2021. This increase principally reflects an increase in sales of higher-end smartphones as well as, increased electric energy, corporate networks, IT services and network maintenance costs. This increase, which was also due to inflationary pressures, was partially offset by the success of our continued cost savings program.

COMMERCIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL EXPENSES. Commercial, administrative and general expenses for 2022 increased by 3.4%, or Ps.5.9 billion, over 2021. As a percentage of operating revenues, commercial, administrative and general expenses were 21.2% for 2022, as compared to 20.9% for 2021. At constant exchange rates, commercial, administrative and general expenses for 2022 increased by 9.3% over 2021.

This increase principally reflects certain uncollectible accounts and expenses for frequency rights-of-use, improvements to customer service centers and advertising.

OTHER EXPENSES. Other expenses for 2022 increased by Ps.0.3 billion over 2021.

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION. Depreciation and amortization for 2022 increased by 1.5%, or Ps.2.3 billion, over 2021. As a percentage of operating revenues, depreciation and amortization were 18.8% for 2022, the same as 2021. At constant exchange rates, depreciation and amortization for 2022 increased by 8.4% over 2021. This increase principally reflects the effects of the spin-off to Sitios of our telecommunications towers and other related passive infrastructure in Latin America outside of Mexico, other than Colombia and our telecommunications towers existing in Peru and in the Dominican Republic prior to the spin-off, which was completed on August 8, 2022. See “Acquisitions, Other Investments and Divestitures.”

Operating Income

Operating income for 2022 increased by 2.0%, or Ps.3.3 billion, over 2021. Operating margin (operating income as a percentage of operating revenues) was 20.2% for 2022, the same as 2021.

Non-Operating Items

NET INTEREST EXPENSE. Net interest expense (interest expense less interest income) for 2022 increased by 14.2%, or Ps.4.5 billion, over 2021. This increase principally reflects an increase in interest expense on lease liabilities and an increase in interest on debt.

FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE GAIN (LOSSES), NET. We recorded a net foreign currency exchange gain of Ps.20.8 billion for 2022, compared to our net foreign currency exchange loss of Ps.16.7 billion for 2021. This gain principally reflects the appreciation of the Mexican peso against the foreign currencies in which our indebtedness is denominated, such as the euro, the U.S. dollar and the British pound.

VALUATION OF DERIVATIVES, INTEREST COST FROM LABOR OBLIGATIONS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ITEMS, NET. We recorded a net loss of Ps.19.1 billion for 2022 on the valuation of derivatives, interest cost from labor obligations and other financial items, net, compared to a net loss of Ps.14.2 billion for 2021. The change in 2022 principally reflects a loss on hedging instruments as a result of the depreciation of some of the currencies in which our indebtedness is denominated.

INCOME TAX. Our income tax expense associated with our continuing operations in 2022 increased by 40.7%, or Ps.13.3 billion, over 2021. This increase principally reflects higher profit before income tax due to an increase in our net foreign currency exchange gain of Ps.37.5 billion compared to 2021.

 

 

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Our effective corporate income tax rate as a percentage of profit before income tax was 34.3% for 2022, compared to 31.2% for 2021. This rate differed from the Mexican statutory rate of 30.0% and changed year over year principally due to our continued operations and reduction of benefits related to tax losses credits in Brazil, which increased our income tax expense and our effective corporate income tax for 2022.

Net Profit

We recorded a net profit of our continuing operations of Ps.88.2 billion for 2022, an increase of 22.4%, or Ps.16.1 billion, over our continuing operations in 2021.

The net profit obtained through the operation of Claro Panama until its sale on July 1, 2022, the operation of Claro Chile until it was deconsolidated in connection with the creation of the Claro Chile, SpA joint venture on October 6, 2022, and the sale and joint ventures themselves, respectively—classified as net loss for the period discontinued—totaled Ps.6.7 billion in 2022. Together with the net income of our continuing operations, we recorded a net profit of Ps.81.5 billion in 2022 compared to Ps.196.3 billion in 2021.

SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We discuss below the operating results of each reportable segment. Notes 2. z) and 23 to our audited consolidated financial statements describe how we translate the financial statements of our non-Mexican subsidiaries. Exchange rate changes between the Mexican peso and the currencies in which our subsidiaries operate affect our reported results in Mexican pesos and the comparability of reported results between periods.

The following table sets forth the exchange rates used to translate the results of our significant non-Mexican operations, as expressed in Mexican pesos per foreign currency unit, and the change from the rate used in the prior period indicated. The U.S. dollar is our functional currency in several of the countries or territories in which we operate, including Ecuador, Puerto Rico and El Salvador.

 

  MEXICAN PESOS PER FOREIGN CURRENCY UNIT (AVERAGE FOR THE

  PERIOD) FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,

     2021    2022    % CHANGE    

  Brazilian real

   3.7625    3.9045    3.8

  Colombian peso

   0.0054    0.0048    (11.1)

  Argentine peso

   0.2137    0.1586    (25.8)

  U.S. dollar

   20.2769    20.1283    (0.7)

  Euro

   23.9835    21.2285    (11.5)

The tables below set forth operating revenues and operating income for each of our segments for the years indicated.

 

    YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022  
    OPERATING REVENUES     OPERATING INCOME  
   
(in millions of
Mexican pesos)
 
 
   

(as a% of to-

tal operating

revenues)

 

 

   
(in millions of
(Mexican pesos)
 
 
   

(as a% of

total operat-

ing income)


 

 

Mexico Wireless

    Ps.      245,899       29.1%           Ps.      76,709       44.9%      

Mexico Fixed

    99,985       11.8             16,172       9.5        

Brazil

    170,880       20.2             26,666       15.6        

Colombia

    71,300       8.4             14,171       8.3        

Southern Cone(1)

    38,725       4.6             1,797       1.1        

Andean Region

    55,498       6.6             8,262       4.8        

Central America(2)

    47,215       5.6             7,540       4.4        

Caribbean

    42,714       5.1             10,285       6.0        

Europe

    105,956       12.5             16,156       9.5        

Eliminations

    (33,671     (4.1)            (6,887     (4.1)       

Total

    Ps.      844,501       100%           Ps.      170,871       100%      

 

    YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021  
    OPERATING REVENUES     OPERATING INCOME  
   
(in millions of
Mexican pesos)
 
 
   

(as a% of to-

tal operating

revenues)

 

 

   
(in millions of
(Mexican pesos)
 
 
   

(as a% of

total operat-

ing income)

 

 

 

Mexico Wireless

    Ps.       243,261       29.3%           Ps.       77,784       46.4%      

Mexico Fixed

    102,427       12.3             21,100       12.6        

Brazil

    152,774       18.4             21,867       13.1        

Colombia

    79,673       9.6             15,165       9.1        

Southern Cone (1)

    39,545       4.8             2,969       1.8        

Andean Region

    52,962       6.4             7,458       4.5        

Central America (2)

    45,469       5.5             8,700       5.2        

Caribbean

    39,929       4.8             8,661       5.2        

Europe

    113,838       13.7             13,421       8.0        

Eliminations

    (39,191     (4.8)            (9,569     (5.9)       

Total

    Ps.      830,687       100%           Ps.      167,556       100%      

(1)  Excludes Claro Chile.

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The following discussion addresses the financial performance of each of our reportable segments by comparing results for 2022 and 2021. In the year-to-year comparisons for each segment, we include percentage changes in operating revenues, percentage changes in operating income and operating margin (operating income as a percentage of operating revenues), in each case calculated based on the segment financial information presented in Note 23 to our audited consolidated financial statements, which is prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Each reportable segment includes all income, cost and expense eliminations that occurred between subsidiaries within the reportable segment. The Mexico Wireless segment also includes corporate income, costs and expenses.

Comparisons in the following discussion are calculated using figures in Mexican pesos. We also include percentage changes in adjusted segment operating revenues, adjusted segment operating income and adjusted operating margin (adjusted operating income as a percentage of adjusted operating revenues). The adjustments eliminate (i) certain intersegment transactions, (ii) for our non-Mexican segments, the effects of exchange rate changes and (iii) for the Mexican Wireless segment only, revenues and costs of group corporate activities and other businesses that are allocated to the Mexico Wireless segment.

Discussions of year-over-year comparisons between 2021 and 2020 that are not included in this report can be found under Part II, Operating and Financial Review and Prospects of our Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as filed on April 29, 2022.

2022 COMPARED TO 2021

Mexico Wireless

The number of prepaid wireless subscribers for 2022 increased by 3.4% over 2021, and the number of postpaid wireless subscribers increased by 0.7%, resulting in an increase in the total number of wireless subscribers in Mexico of 2.9%, or 2.3 million, to approximately 82.8 million as of December 31, 2022.

Segment operating revenues for 2022 increased by 1.1% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating revenues for 2022 increased by 4.6% over 2021. This increase in segment operating revenues principally reflects an increase in prepaid and postpaid plans.

Segment operating income for 2022 decreased by 1.4% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating income for 2022 increased by 7.8% over 2021.

Segment operating margin was 31.2% in 2022, as compared to 32.0% in 2021. Adjusted segment operating margin for this segment was 40.3% in 2022, as compared to 39.1% in 2021. This decrease in segment operating margin for 2022 principally reflects increases in costs associated with maintenance, electric energy, customer care and adjustments in wages and salaries.

Mexico Fixed

The number of fixed voice RGUs in Mexico for 2022 decreased by 5.0% over 2021, and the number of broadband RGUs in Mexico decreased by 0.1%, resulting in a decrease in total fixed RGUs in Mexico of 2.7% over 2021, or 584 thousand, to approximately 20.8 million as of December 31, 2022.

Segment operating revenues for 2022 decreased by 2.4% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating revenues for 2022 decreased by 4.8% over 2021. This decrease in segment operating revenues principally reflects a continued decrease in fixed voice revenues by 8.1% and long distance services by 39.5%, which was partially offset by a stable increase in broadband by 3.7% and corporate network services by 0.8%.

Segment operating income for 2022 decreased by 23.4% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating income for 2022 decreased by 51.6% over 2021. This decrease principally reflects increases in network maintenance costs, technical expenses and the contractual salary of our employees.

Segment operating margin was 16.2% in 2022, as compared to 20.6% in 2021. Adjusted segment operating margin was 5.4% in 2022, as compared to 10.6% in 2021. The decrease in segment operating margin for 2022 principally reflects a decrease in revenues from voice services and an increase in network maintenance costs and technical expenses.

Brazil

The number of prepaid wireless subscribers for 2022 increased by 24.6% over 2021, and the number of postpaid wireless subscribers increased by 13.4%, resulting in an increase in the total number of wireless subscribers in Brazil of 18.0%, or 12.7 million, to approximately 83.2 million as of December 31, 2022. The increase in the number of postpaid wireless subscribers is due primarily to commercial efforts aimed at converting prepaid subscribers to postpaid subscribers and the acquisition of Oi. The number of fixed voice RGUs for 2022 decreased by 6.1% over 2021, the number of broadband RGUs increased by 0.1%, and the number of Pay TV RGUs decreased by 9.6%, resulting in a decrease in total fixed RGUs in Brazil of 4.6%, or 1.1 million, to approximately 24.1 million as of December 31, 2022. The number of Pay TV RGUs has been adjusted to the criteria by which we report to the local regulator.

 

 

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Segment operating revenues for 2022 increased by 11.9% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating revenues for 2022 increased by 7.5% over 2021. This increase in adjusted segment operating revenues principally reflects increased performance on prepaid and postpaid, broadband, long distance and corporate and network services, partially offset by fixed voice and Pay TV.

Segment operating income for 2022 increased by 21.9% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating income for 2022 increased by 7.2% over 2021.

Segment operating margin was 15.6% in 2022, as compared to 14.3% in 2021. Adjusted segment operating margin was 14.5% in 2022, as compared to 14.6% in 2021. This slight decrease in adjusted segment operating margin for 2022 principally reflects an increase in electric energy costs and the effects of our cost savings program.

Colombia

The number of prepaid wireless subscribers for 2022 increased by 5.9% over 2021, and the number of postpaid wireless subscribers increased by 10.8%, resulting in an increase in the total number of wireless subscribers in Colombia of 7.1%, or 2.5 million, to approximately 37.5 million as of December 31, 2022. The number of fixed voice RGUs for 2022 increased by 8.5% over 2021, the number of broadband RGUs increased by 1.3% and the number of Pay TV RGUs increased by 3.5%, resulting in an increase in total fixed RGUs in Colombia of 4.2%, or 372 thousand, to approximately 9.2 million as of December 31, 2022.

Segment operating revenues for 2022 decreased by 10.5% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating revenues for 2022 increased by 1.6% over 2021. This decrease in segment operating revenues principally reflects foreign currency exchange losses. During 2022, there was an increase in service and equipment revenues in Colombian pesos, however, at the time of conversion into Mexican pesos, the devaluation of the Colombian peso resulted in decreased segment operating revenues over 2021.

Segment operating income for 2022 decreased by 6.6% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating income for 2022 decreased by 4.0% over 2021.

Segment operating margin was 19.9% in 2022, as compared to 19.0% in 2021. Adjusted segment operating margin was 24.6% in 2022, as compared to 26.1% in 2021. This decrease is due to dollar-denominated costs such as content and network maintenance, and those items that are inflation-linked such as electric energy costs.

Southern Cone - Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay

The number of prepaid wireless subscribers for 2022 increased by 0.1% over 2021, and the number of postpaid wireless subscribers increased by 5.7%, resulting in an increase in the total number of wireless subscribers in our Southern Cone segment of 2.2%, or 567 thousand, to approximately 27.0 million as of December 31, 2022. The number of fixed voice RGUs for 2022 increased by 39.9% over 2021, the number of broadband RGUs increased by 43.6%, and the number of Pay TV RGUs increased by 42.3%, resulting in an increase in total fixed RGUs in our Southern Cone segment of 41.9%, or 846 thousand, to approximately 2.9 million as of December 31, 2022.

Segment operating revenues for 2022 decreased by 2.1% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating revenues for 2022 decreased by 14.0% over 2021. This decrease is attributable to adverse economic conditions such as exchange rates and inflation, which was partially offset by increases in broadband, Pay TV and fixed voice revenues. For this segment, we analyze results in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay in terms of the Argentine peso, because Argentina accounts for the major portion of the operations in these three countries.

Segment operating income for 2022 decreased by 39.5% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating income for 2022 decreased by 16.9% over 2021.

Segment operating margin was 4.6% in 2022, as compared to 7.5% in 2021. Adjusted segment operating margin was 20.8% in 2022, as compared to 21.5% in 2021. This decrease in the segment operating margin for 2022 principally reflects adverse economic conditions, decreases in prepaid and Pay TV revenues in Paraguay and decreases in prepaid and postpaid revenues in Uruguay, which was partially offset by increases in all services revenues in Argentina.

Andean Region - Ecuador and Peru

The number of prepaid wireless subscribers for 2022 decreased by 0.4% over 2021, and the number of postpaid wireless subscribers increased by 8.9%, resulting in an increase in the total number of wireless subscribers in our Andean Region segment of 2.8%, or 591 thousand, to approximately 21.4 million as of December 31, 2022. The number of fixed voice RGUs for 2022 increased by 8.3% over 2021, the number of broadband RGUs increased by 4.5% and the number of Pay TV RGUs increased by 11.0%, resulting in an increase in total fixed RGUs in our Andean Region segment of 6.7%, or 164 thousand, to approximately 2.6 million as of December 31, 2022.

 

 

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Segment operating revenues for 2022 increased by 4.8% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating revenues for 2022 increased by 5.0% over 2021. This increase principally reflects increases in revenues in both Peru and Ecuador. The increase in revenues in Peru reflects an increase in revenues from prepaid and postpaid wireless, broadband, corporate networks and Pay TV services, partially offset by a decrease in fixed voice revenues. The increase in revenues in Ecuador reflects an increase in revenues from postpaid, broadband and corporate services, partially offset by a decrease in prepaid, Pay TV and fixed voice revenues.

Segment operating income for 2022 increased by 10.8% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating income for 2022 increased by 4.3% over 2021. This increase principally reflects an increase in operating income of 10.0% in Ecuador, partially offset by a decrease in operating income of 0.9% in Peru.

Segment operating margin was 14.9% in 2022, as compared to 14.1% in 2021. Adjusted segment operating margin was 19.6% in 2022, as compared to 19.8% in 2021. This slight decrease in the segment operating margin for 2022 principally reflects increases in electric energy, maintenance and administration costs and the effects of our cost savings program.

Central America - Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica

The number of prepaid wireless subscribers for 2022 increased by 5.5% over 2021, and the number of postpaid wireless subscribers increased by 7.7%, resulting in an increase in the total number of wireless subscribers in our Central America segment of 5.8%, or 920 thousand, to approximately 16.7 million as of December 31, 2022. The number of fixed voice RGUs for 2022 decreased by 0.8% over 2021, the number of broadband RGUs increased by 8.0%, and the number of Pay TV RGUs increased by 13.4%, resulting in an increase in total fixed RGUs in our Central America segment of 5.7%, or 247 thousand, to approximately 4.6 million as of December 31, 2022.

Segment operating revenues for 2022 increased by 3.8% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating revenues for 2022 increased by 4.6% over 2021.

Segment operating income for 2022 decreased by 13.3% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating income for 2022 decreased by 1.7% over 2021. This decrease in segment operating income for 2022 principally reflects increases in costs associated with electric energy and local rights of infrastructure use.

Segment operating margin was 16.0% in 2022, as compared to 19.1% in 2021. Adjusted segment operating margin was 19.9% in 2022, as compared to 21.1% in 2021. This decrease in segment operating margin for 2022 principally reflects higher subscriber acquisition costs.

Caribbean - The Dominican Republic & Puerto Rico

The number of prepaid wireless subscribers for 2022 increased by 5.8% over 2021, and the number of postpaid wireless subscribers increased by 2.0%, resulting in an increase in the total number of wireless subscribers in our Caribbean segment of 4.6%, or 325 thousand, to approximately 7.3 million as of December 31, 2022. The number of fixed voice RGUs for 2022 increased by 3.9% over 2021, the number of broadband RGUs increased by 9.2% and the number of Pay TV RGUs increased by 7.1%, resulting in an increase in total fixed RGUs in our Caribbean segment of 6.4%, or 166 thousand, to approximately 2.8 million as of December 31, 2022.

Segment operating revenues for 2022 increased by 7.0% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating revenues for 2022 increased by 9.0% over 2021. This increase in segment operating revenues principally reflects an increase in postpaid, broadband and corporate networks in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, which was partially offset by decreases in prepaid revenues in the Dominican Republic and in fixed voice and Pay TV revenues in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. We analyze segment results in U.S. dollars because it is the functional currency of our operations in Puerto Rico.

Segment operating income and segment operating margin for 2022 increased by 18.8% and 2.4%, respectively, over 2021. Adjusted segment operating income and adjusted segment operating margin for 2022 increased by 40.8% and 5.4%, respectively, over 2021. These increases in adjusted segments, operating income and margin for 2022, principally reflect an operating income increase of 6.5% in the Dominican Republic due to the effects of our costs savings program, and an operating income increase of 320.0% in Puerto Rico due to an extraordinary adjustment in the reserves for health and retirement benefit plans and in property taxes levied on telecom infrastructure in Puerto Rico, excluding the aforementioned effects, the operating income would have increased by 25.7% over 2021.

Europe

The number of prepaid wireless subscribers for 2022 decreased by 1.4% over 2021, and the number of postpaid wireless subscribers increased by 6.3%, resulting in an increase in the total number of wireless subscribers in our Europe segment of 5.0%, or 1.1 million, to approximately 23.9 million as of December 31, 2022. The number of fixed voice RGUs for 2022 decreased by 3.4% over 2021, the number of broadband RGUs increased by 3.1% and the number of Pay TV RGUs increased by 6.4%, resulting in an increase in total fixed RGUs in our Europe segment of 2.1%, or 127 thousand, to approximately 6.2 million as of December 31, 2022.

Segment operating revenues for 2022 decreased by 6.9% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating revenues for 2022 increased by 5.4% over 2021. This increase in adjusted segment operating revenues principally reflects an increase in all services except fixed voice.

 

 

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Segment operating income for 2022 increased by 20.4% over 2021. Adjusted segment operating income for 2022 increased by 18.2% over 2021. Segment operating margin was 15.2% in 2022 as compared to 11.8% in 2021. Adjusted segment operating margin was 15.3% in 2022, as compared to 13.6% in 2021. This increase in adjusted segment operating margin for 2022 principally reflects the effects of our corporate cost savings program and improved performance in all the countries in our Europe segment, partially offset by increases in network maintenance and electric energy costs.

 

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FUNDING REQUIREMENTS

We generate substantial cash flows from our operations. On a consolidated basis, our cash flows from operating activities were Ps.225.3 billion in 2022, compared to Ps.258.2 billion in 2021. Our cash and cash equivalents amounted to Ps.33.7 billion at December 31, 2022, compared to Ps.38.7 billion at December 31, 2021. We believe our working capital is sufficient for our present requirements, and we anticipate generating sufficient cash to satisfy our long-term liquidity needs. We use the cash that we generate from our operations and from borrowings principally for the following purposes:

 

 

Capital expenditures - We make substantial capital expenditures to continue expanding and improving our networks in each country in which we operate. Our capital expenditures on plant, property and equipment and acquisition or renewal of licenses were Ps.159.8 billion in 2022, Ps.158.7 billion in 2021, and Ps.129.6 billion in 2020. The amount of capital expenditures can vary significantly from year to year, depending on acquisition opportunities, concession renewal schedules and the need for more spectrum. We have budgeted capital expenditures for 2023 of approximately U.S.$8.6 billion (Ps.178.5 billion), which will be primarily funded by our operating activities. Our capital expenditures for 2022 and our budgeted capital expenditures for 2023 continue to return to our pre-COVID-19-pandemic levels.

 

 

Acquisitions - We acquired approximately 32% of Oi Group’s Brazilian mobile business.

 

 

Short-term debt and contractual obligations - We must pay interest on our indebtedness and repay principal when due. As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately Ps.135.9 billion in debt and contractual obligations due in 2023, including approximately Ps.102.0 billion of principal and amortization, Ps.32.9 billion in short-term lease debt, and Ps.0.9 billion in purchase obligations.

 

 

Long-term debt and contractual obligations - As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately Ps.196.2 billion in debt and contractual obligations due between 2024 and 2026, including approximately Ps.135.1 billion of principal and amortization, Ps.39.1 billion in long-term lease debt, and Ps.22.0 billion in purchase obligations. On the same date, we had approximately Ps.66.4 billion in debt and contractual obligations due between 2027 and 2028, including approximately Ps.28.1 billion of principal and amortization, Ps.31.9 billion in long-term lease debt, and Ps.6.4 billion in

   

purchase obligations. On the same date, we had approximately Ps.290.5 billion in debt and contractual obligations due after 2028, including approximately Ps.245.3 billion of principal and amortization, Ps.30.3 billion in long-term lease debt, and Ps.14.9 billion in purchase obligations.

 

 

Dividends - We pay regular dividends. We paid Ps.29.5 billion in dividends in 2022 and Ps.27.8 billion in 2021. Our shareholders approved on April 27, 2023 the payment of a Ps.0.46 ordinary dividend per share in two equal installments in 2023. See “Share Ownership and Trading—Dividends” under Part IV in this annual report.

 

 

Share repurchases - We regularly repurchase our own shares. We spent Ps.26.2 billion repurchasing our own shares in the open market in 2022 and Ps.36.8 billion in 2021. Our shareholders have authorized additional amounts to repurchase, and as of March 31, 2023, we have spent Ps.1.9 billion repurchasing our shares in the open market in 2023, but whether we will continue to do so will depend on our operating cash flow and on various other considerations, including market prices and our other capital requirements.

BORROWINGS

In addition to cash flows generated from operations, we rely on a combination of borrowings from a range of different sources, including the international capital markets, capital markets in Mexico and other countries where we operate, international and local banks, equipment suppliers and export credit agencies. We seek to maintain access to diverse sources of funding. In managing our funding, we generally seek to keep our leverage, as measured by the ratio of net debt to EBITDA, at a level that is consistent with maintaining the ratings given to our debt by the principal credit rating agencies. Our total consolidated indebtedness as of December 31, 2022, was Ps.510.6 billion, of which Ps.102.0 billion was short-term debt (including the current portion of long-term debt), compared to Ps.564.0 billion as of December 31, 2021.

Management defines net debt as total debt minus cash and cash equivalents, minus marketable securities (including Koninklijke KPN N.V. (“KPN”) shares and Verizon shares), other short-term investments and fixed-income securities with a tenor of more than one year. Verizon shares are factored into calculations of net debt for information as of December 31, 2022 but are not factored into calculations of net debt for information as of December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2022, we had net debt of Ps.381.5 billion, compared to Ps.400.8 billion as of December 31, 2021.

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December 31, 2022 was denominated in currencies other than Mexican pesos (approximately 40.0% of such non-Mexican peso debt was in U.S. dollars and 60.0% in other currencies), and approximately 15.6% of our consolidated debt obligations bore interest at floating rates. After the effects of derivative transactions and excluding the debt of Telekom Austria, approximately 50.3% of our net debt as of December 31, 2022, was denominated in Mexican pesos.

The weighted average cost of all our third-party debt at December 31, 2022 (excluding commissions and reimbursement of certain lenders for Mexican taxes withheld) was approximately 5.38% per annum.

Our major categories of indebtedness at December 31, 2022 are summarized in the table below. See also Note 14 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

 

DEBT (1)  

(millions of Mexican pesos)

 

SENIOR NOTES     

DENOMINATED IN U.S. DOLLARS

  

América Móvil 3.625% Senior Notes due 2029

     19,414  

América Móvil 2.875% Senior Notes due 2030

     19,414  

América Móvil 4.700% Senior Notes Due 2032

     14,561  

América Móvil 6.375% Senior Notes due 2035

     19,052  

América Móvil 6.125% Senior Notes due 2037

     7,168  

América Móvil 6.125% Senior Notes due 2040

     38,741  

América Móvil 4.375% Senior Notes due 2042

     22,326  

América Móvil 4.375% Senior Notes due 2049

     24,268  

Total

     164,945  

DENOMINATED IN MEXICAN PESOS

  

América Móvil TIIE + 0.050% Domestic Senior Notes due 2024

     1,920  

América Móvil 7.125% Senior Notes due 2024

     11,000  

América Móvil 0.000% Domestic Senior Notes due 2025

     5,684  

América Móvil TIIE + 0.300% Domestic Senior Notes due 2025

     336  

América Móvil 9.520% Domestic Senior Notes due 2032

     14,679  

América Móvil 8.460% Senior Notes due 2036

     7,872  

Telmex 8.360% Domestic Senior Notes due 2037

     4,964  

América Móvil 4.840% Domestic Senior Notes due 2037

     7,099  

Total

     53,554    

DENOMINATED IN EURO

  

Commercial Paper 2.020% due 2023

     520  

Commercial Paper 2.010% due 2023

     1,039  

Commercial Paper 2.270% due 2023

     520  

Commercial Paper 2.150% due 2023

     520  

TKA 3.500% Senior Notes due 2023

     6,235  

América Móvil 3.259% Senior Notes due 2023

     15,587  

América Móvil 1.500% Senior Notes due 2024

     17,666  
DEBT (1)  

(millions of Mexican pesos)

 

Exchangeable Bond 0.00% due 2024

     43,582  

TKA 1.500% Senior Notes due 2026

     15,587  

América Móvil 0.750% Senior Notes due 2027

     15,709  

América Móvil 2.125% Senior Notes due 2028

     12,395  

Total

     129,359    

DENOMINATED IN BRAZILIAN REAIS

  

Claro Brasil CDI + 1.350% Domestic Senior Notes due 2023

     9,302  

Claro Brasil CDI + 1.000% Domestic Senior Notes due 2023

     2,977  

Claro Brasil CDI + 1.400% Domestic Senior Notes due 2024

     15,814  

Claro Brasil CDI + 1.370% Domestic Senior Notes due 2025

     5,581  

Total

     33,674  

DENOMINATED IN POUND STERLING

  

América Móvil 5.000% Senior Notes due 2026

     11,729  

América Móvil 5.750% Senior Notes due 2030

     15,248  

América Móvil 4.948% Senior Notes due 2033

     7,037  

América Móvil 4.375% Senior Notes due 2041

     17,594  

Total

     51,608  

DENOMINATED IN JAPANESE YEN

  

América Móvil 2.950% Senior Notes due 2039

     1,925  

Total

     1,925  

DENOMINATED IN CHILEAN PESOS

  

América Móvil 3.961% Senior Notes due 2035

     3,964  

Total

     3,964  
BANK DEBT AND OTHER     

DENOMINATED IN US DOLLARS

     492  

DENOMINATED IN EUROS

     17,052  

DENOMINATED IN MEXICAN PESOS

     43,580  

DENOMINATED IN COLOMBIAN PESOS

     165  

DENOMINATED IN PERUVIAN SOLES

     4,142  

DENOMINATED IN BRAZILIAN REAIS

     6,105  

DENOMINATED IN OTHER CURRENCIES

     24  

Total

     71,560  

Total Debt

     510,589  

Less short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt

     102,024  

Total Long-term Debt

     408,565  
EQUITY     

Capital stock

     95,365  

Total retained earnings

     505,484  

Other comprehensive income (loss) items

     (227,044)  

Non-controlling interest

     64,025  

Total Equity

     437,829  

Total Capitalization (total long-term debt plus equity)

     846,394    

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Additional information about certain categories of our indebtedness is provided below:

Mexican peso-denominated international notes. Our 8.46% senior notes due 2036 are denominated in Mexican pesos, but all amounts in respect of the notes are payable in U.S. dollars, unless a holder of notes elects to receive payment in Mexican pesos in accordance with specified procedures.

Mexican peso-denominated domestic notes. Our domestic senior notes (certificados bursátiles) sold in the Mexican capital markets have varying maturities, ranging from 2024 through 2037, and bear interest at fixed and floating rates.

Global peso notes program. The global peso notes program was established in November 2012. Since its establishment, we have issued peso-denominated notes that can be distributed and traded on a seamless basis in Mexico and internationally. The notes are registered with the SEC in the United States and with the CNBV in Mexico.

International notes. We have outstanding debt securities in the international markets denominated in U.S. dollars, pounds sterling and euros. We have also issued debt securities in the local market in Japan.

In April 2022, we issued a total of U.S.$1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior notes due 2032. Sitios assumed all of our obligations under the aforementioned notes and the associated indenture, and we were released from all of our obligations under such notes and indenture.

In May 2022, we made two concurrent, but separate, exclusionary tender offers for up to 600 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 0.75% senior notes due 2027 and 2.125% senior notes due 2028.

In July 2022, we issued U.S.$750 million 4.70% senior notes due 2032.

Hybrid notes. In September 2022, we made an exclusionary tender offer for any and all of our outstanding euro NC10 (euro Series B) capital securities due 2073.

Bank loans. At December 31, 2022, we had approximately Ps.71.6 billion outstanding under a number of bank facilities bearing interest at fixed and variable rates. We also have two revolving syndicated credit facilities—one for U.S.$2.5 expiring in August 2024 and one for the Euro equivalent of U.S.$1.5 billion expiring in May 2026, which contains a sustainability-linked framework. As long as the facilities are committed, a commitment fee is paid. As of December 31, 2022, these credit facilities were not drawn. Both facilities include covenants that limit our ability to incur secured debt, to effect a merger in which the surviving entity would not be América Móvil or to sell substantially all of our assets. In addition, both facilities require us to maintain a consolidated

ratio of debt to EBITDA not greater than 4.0 to 1.0 and a consolidated ratio of EBITDA to interest expense not less than 2.5 to 1.0. As of the date of this annual report, we are in compliance with these covenants.

Telekom Austria has an undrawn revolving syndicated credit facility for 1.0 billion (the “TKA Facility”) expiring in July 2026. The TKA Facility includes covenants that limit Telekom Austria’s ability to incur secured debt, effect certain mergers or sell substantially all of its assets and our ability to transfer control over, or reduce our share ownership in, Telekom Austria. For more information, see Note 14 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

In addition to the bank loans summarized in the table above, in March 2022, we entered into a credit agreement providing for borrowings in an amount up to Ps.20,558,500,000 (the “Sitios Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders that includes affiliates and BBVA México, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero BBVA México, as administrative agent for the lenders. The full principal amount available under this facility was disbursed on March 23, 2022. The spin-off was completed and the shares of Sitios began trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange on September 29, 2022. In connection therewith, we were released from our obligations under the Sitios Credit Facility, all liabilities with respect thereto were transferred to Sitios, and Sitios assumed all of our obligations thereunder.

Additionally, on April 14, 2022, Claro Brasil entered into an uncommitted term loan facility agreement for borrowings in an amount up to R$1.7 billion with BNP Paribas S.A. as lender. This facility will mature in 2023.

Option involving TKA shares. The Company has entered into the sale of a cash-settled put option related to TKA shares that will expire in August 2023. See Note 7 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

Bonds exchangeable for KPN shares. On March 2, 2021, our wholly-owned Dutch subsidiary, América Móvil B.V., issued approximately EUR 2.1 billion principal amount of senior unsecured bonds. The bonds will mature in 3 years, will not bear interest and were issued at an issue price of 104.75% of their principal amount. The Bonds will be exchangeable into ordinary shares of KPN, and the initial exchange price is EUR 3.1185.

Euro-denominated commercial paper program. From time to time, we have issued commercial paper under our euro-denominated commercial paper program. At December 31, 2022, the outstanding amount was Ps.2.6 billion under such program.

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subsidiaries’ indebtedness. As of December 31, 2022, our subsidiaries had indebtedness (excluding guarantees of indebtedness of us and our other subsidiaries) of approximately Ps.144.2 billion (U.S.$7.4 million), and a substantial portion of our subsidiaries’ indebtedness is owed by Telekom Austria.

GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Some of the public securities issued by América Móvil in international and Mexican capital markets are guaranteed by Telcel, a wholly-owned subsidiary. As of December 31, 2022, the aggregate principal amount of debt guaranteed by Telcel was Ps.99,654. The guarantees provide that, in case of the failure of the Company to punctually make payment of any principal, premium, interest, additional amounts or any other amounts that may become payable by the Company in respect of the notes, Telcel agrees to immediately pay the amount that is due and required to be paid.

The following tables present summarized unconsolidated financial information for the Company and Telcel after eliminating transactions and balances between them.

 

    

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022

(in millions of Mexican pesos)

 
     PARENT     GUARANTOR  

Current assets

     Ps.                32,473       Ps.                    48,552   

Total assets

     797,287       221,510   

Current liabilities

     86,387       177,133   

Total liabilities

     445,448       190,518   
    

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

(in millions of Mexican pesos)

 
     PARENT     GUARANTOR  

Total revenues

     Ps.                          -       Ps.                 169,203   

Operating income

     (7,145     99,246   

Net profit for the year

     (29,241     100,072   

RISK MANAGEMENT

We regularly assess our interest rate and currency exchange exposures in order to determine how to manage the risk associated with these exposures. We have indebtedness denominated in currencies other than the currency of our operating environments, and we have expenses for operations and for capital expenditures in a variety of currencies. We use derivatives to manage the resulting exchange rate and interest rate exposures. We do not use derivatives to hedge the exchange rate exposures that arise from having operations in different countries. For additional information on market risk, see Note 2 v(ii) to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

Our practices vary from time to time depending on our judgment of the level of risk, expectations as to exchange rate or interest rate movements and the costs of using derivative financial instruments. We may stop using derivative financial instruments or modify our practices at any time.

As of December 31, 2022, the net fair value of our derivatives and other financial items was a net liability of Ps.22.7 billion, which are described in Note 7 to our audited consolidated financial statements. For additional information, see Note 2 v to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

 

 

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Competition in the telecommunications industry is intense and could adversely affect the revenues and profitability of our operations

Our businesses face substantial competition. We expect that competition will intensify in the future as a result of the entry of new competitors, the development of new technologies, products and services and convergence. We also expect consolidation in the telecommunications industry, as companies respond to the need for cost reduction and additional spectrum. This trend may result in larger competitors with greater financial, technical, promotional and other resources to compete with our businesses.

Among other things, our competitors could:

 

provide higher handset subsidies;

 

offer higher commissions to retailers;

 

provide free airtime or other services (such as internet access);

 

offer services at lower costs through double, triple and quadruple play packages or other pricing strategies;

 

expand their networks faster; or

 

develop and deploy improved technologies faster, such as 5G LTE technology.

Competition can lead us to increase advertising and promotional spending and to reduce prices for services and handsets. These developments may lead to lower operating margins, greater choices for customers and increasing movement of customers among competitors, which may make it difficult for us to retain or add new customers. The cost of adding new customers may also continue to increase, reducing profitability even if customer growth continues.

Our ability to compete successfully will depend on our coverage, the quality of our network and service, our rates, customer service, effective marketing, our success in selling double, triple and quadruple play packages and our ability to anticipate and respond to various competitive factors affecting the telecommunications industry, including new services and technologies, changes in consumer preferences, demographic trends, economic conditions and discount pricing strategies by competitors.

If we are unable to respond to competition and compensate for declining prices by adding new customers, increasing usage and offering new services, our revenues and profitability could decline.

Governmental or regulatory actions could adversely affect our operations

Our operations are subject to extensive government regulation and can be adversely affected by changes in law, regulation or regulatory policy. The licensing, construction, operation, sale, resale and interconnection arrangements of telecommunications

systems in Latin America and elsewhere are regulated to varying degrees by government or regulatory authorities. Any of these authorities having jurisdiction over our businesses could adopt or change regulations or take other actions that could adversely affect our operations. In particular, the regulation of prices that operators may charge for their services and environmental matters, including renewable energy and climate change regulation, could have a material adverse effect by reducing our profit margins. See “Regulation” under Part VI for a discussion on the functional separation of Telmex and Telnor wholesale services, “Legal Proceedings” under Part VI and Note 17 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

In addition, changes in political administrations could lead to new regulation and the adoption of policies that could adversely affect our operations, including those concerning competition and taxation of communications services. For example, since 2013, Mexico has implemented reforms to the telecommunications sector that aim to promote more competition and investment by imposing asymmetric regulation upon economic agents deemed “preponderant or dominant.” The asymmetric regulations that are applicable to us, which have adversely affected the results of our Mexican operations, may be reviewed every two years. We are unable to anticipate the effect of an amendment on existing asymmetric regulations, or the imposition of new ones, on our results or operations in Mexico. In other countries, we could also face policies such as preferences for local over foreign ownership of communications licenses and assets or for government over private ownership, which could make it more cumbersome or impossible for us to continue to develop our businesses. Restrictions such as those described above could result in lower revenues and require capital investments, all of which could materially adversely affect our businesses and results of operations.

Our failure to meet or maintain quality of service goals and standards could result in fines and other adverse consequences

The terms of the concessions under which our subsidiaries operate require them to meet certain service quality goals, including, for example, minimum call completion rates, maximum busy circuits rates, operator availability and responsiveness to repair requests. Failure to meet service quality obligations in the past has resulted in the imposition of material fines by regulatory entities. We are also subject to and may be subject to additional claims by customers, including class actions, seeking remedies for service problems. Our ability to comply with these obligations in the future may be affected by factors beyond our control and, accordingly, we cannot assure that we will be able to comply with them.

 

 

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Dominant carrier related regulations could adversely affect our business by limiting our ability to pursue competitive and profitable strategies

Our regulators are authorized to impose specific requirements as to rates (including termination rates), quality of service, access to active or passive infrastructure and information, among other matters, on operators that are determined to have substantial market power in a specific market. We cannot predict what steps regulatory authorities might take in response to determinations regarding substantial market power in the countries in which we operate. However, adverse determinations against our subsidiaries could result in material restrictions on our operations. We may also face additional regulatory restrictions and scrutiny as a result of our provision of combined services.

If dominant carrier regulations are imposed on our business in the future, they could likely reduce our flexibility to adopt competitive market policies and impose specific tariff requirements or other special regulations on us, such as additional requirements regarding disclosure of information or quality of service. Any such new regulation could have a material adverse effect on our operations.

We must continue to acquire additional radio spectrum capacity and upgrade our networks in order to expand our customer base and maintain the quality of our wireless services

Licensed radio spectrum is essential to our growth and the quality of our wireless services and for the operation and deployment of our networks, including new generation networks such as 5G LTE technology, to offer improved data and value-added services. We obtain most of our radio spectrum through auctions conducted by governments of the countries in which we operate. Participation in spectrum auctions in most of these countries requires prior government authorization, and we may be subject to caps on our ability to acquire additional spectrum. Our inability to acquire additional radio spectrum capacity could affect our ability to compete successfully because it could result in, among other things, a decrease in the quality of our network and service and in our ability to meet the demands of our customers.

In the event we are unable to acquire additional radio spectrum capacity, we can increase the density of our network by building more cell and switch sites, but such measures are costly and may be subject to local restrictions and regulatory approvals, and they would not meet our needs as effectively.

We have concessions and licenses for fixed terms, and the government may revoke or terminate them as well as reacquire the assets under our concession under various circumstances, some of which are beyond our control

Our concessions and licenses have specified terms, ranging typically from five to 20 years, and are generally subject to renewal upon payment of a fee, but renewal is not assured. The loss of, or failure to renew, any one concession could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Our ability to renew concessions and the terms of renewal are subject to a number of factors beyond our control, including the prevalent regulatory and political environment at the time of renewal. Fees are typically established at the time of renewal. As a condition for renewal, we may be required to agree to new and stricter terms and service requirements. In some of the jurisdictions where we operate and under certain circumstances, mainly in connection with fixed services, we may be required to transfer certain assets covered by some of our concessions to the government pursuant to valuation methodologies that vary in each jurisdiction. It is uncertain whether reversion would ever be applied in many of the jurisdictions where we operate and how reversion provisions would be interpreted in practice. For further information, see “Regulation” under Part VI of this annual report and Note 17 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

In addition, the regulatory authorities in the jurisdictions in which we operate can revoke our concessions under certain circumstances. In Mexico, for example, the Federal Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting gives the government the right to temporarily seize our concessions or to take over the management of our networks, facilities and personnel in cases of failures to meet obligations under our concession agreements, imminent danger to national security, internal peace or the national economy, natural disasters and public unrest. See “Regulation” under Part VI of this annual report.

We continue to look for acquisition opportunities, and any future acquisitions and related financing could have a material effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition

We continue to look for investment opportunities in telecommunications and related companies worldwide, including in markets where we are already present, and we often have several possible acquisitions under consideration. Any future acquisitions, and related financing and acquired indebtedness, could have a material effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition, but we cannot provide assurances that we will complete any of them. In addition, we may incur significant costs and expenses as we integrate these companies in our systems, controls and networks.

 

 

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We are subject to significant litigation

Some of our subsidiaries are subject to significant litigation that, if determined adversely to our interests, may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or prospects. Our significant litigation is described in “Regulation” under Part VI and in Note 17 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

We are contesting significant tax assessments

We and some of our subsidiaries have been notified of tax assessments for significant amounts by the tax authorities of the countries in which we operate, especially in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. The tax assessments relate to, among other things, alleged improper deductions and underpayments. We are contesting these tax assessments in several administrative and legal proceedings, and our challenges are at various stages. The amounts claimed by the tax authorities in these matters are significant. In many cases, we have not established a provision in our audited financial statements for these matters, or the amount claimed may be significantly in excess of any reserve established. We evaluate income tax contingencies applying IAS 12 and IFRIC 23. For other tax contingencies we consider the applicable IFRS guidance. Our significant tax assessments are described in Note 17 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report. If determined adversely to us, these proceedings may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or prospects. In addition, in some jurisdictions, challenges to tax assessments require the posting of a bond or security for the contested amount, which may reduce our flexibility in operating our business.

Failure to comply with anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws and economic and trade sanctions could harm our reputation, subject us to substantial fines and adversely affect our business

We operate in multiple jurisdictions and are subject to complex regulatory frameworks with increased enforcement activities worldwide. Our governance and compliance processes may not prevent future breaches of legal, accounting or governance standards and regulations. We may be subject to breaches of our code of ethics, anti-corruption policies and business conduct protocols and to instances of fraudulent behavior, corrupt practices and dishonesty by our employees, contractors or other agents. Our or our contractors’ failure to comply with applicable laws and other regulatory requirements, including those relating to anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws and economic and trade sanctions, could harm our reputation, subject us to substantial fines, sanctions or penalties and adversely affect our business and ability to access financial markets.

A system failure could cause delays or interruptions of service, which could have an adverse effect on our operations

We need to continue to provide our subscribers with a reliable service over our network. Some of the risks to our network and infrastructure include the following:

 

 

physical damage to access lines and fixed networks;

 

power surges or outages;

 

natural disasters;

 

climate change;

 

malicious actions, such as theft or misuse of customer data;

 

limitations on the use of our radio bases;

 

software defects;

 

human error; and

 

other disruptions beyond our control, including as a result of civil unrest in the regions where we operate.

In Brazil, for example, our satellite operations may be affected if we experience a delay in launching new satellites to replace those currently in use when they reach the end of their operational lives.

Such delay may occur because of, among other reasons, construction delays, unavailability of launch vehicles and/or launch failures. In addition, our operations have been disrupted by natural disturbances such as hurricanes and earthquakes.

We have instituted measures to reduce these risks. However, there is no assurance that any measures we implement will be effective in preventing system failures under all circumstances. System failures may cause interruptions in services or reduced capacity for our customers, either of which may have an adverse effect on our operations due to, for example, increased expenses, potential legal liability, loss of existing and potential subscribers, reduced user traffic, decreased revenues and reputational harm.

Our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by the occurrence of severe weather, natural or man-made disasters and other catastrophic events, including war, terrorism and other acts of violence, and disease

Our operations can be disrupted by unforeseen events, including war, terrorism, and other international, regional, or local instability or conflicts (including labor issues), embargos, public health issues (including tainted food, food-borne illnesses, food tampering, tampering with or failure of water supply or widespread or pandemic illness such as coronavirus (“COVID-19”), Ebola, the avian or H1N1 flu, MERS), and natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, or other adverse weather and climate conditions in the countries in which we operate. These events could disrupt or prevent our ability to perform functions and otherwise impede our ability

 

 

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to continue business operations in a continuous manner, which in turn may materially and adversely impact our business and operating results.

Effects of climate change may impose risk of damage to our infrastructure and our ability to provide services, all of which could adversely impact our financial results

Extreme weather events precipitated by long-term climate change have the potential to directly damage network facilities or disrupt our ability to build and maintain portions of our network and could potentially disrupt suppliers’ ability to provide products and services required to provide reliable network coverage. Any such disruption could delay network deployment plans, interrupt service for our customers, increase our costs and have a negative effect on our operating results. The potential physical effects of climate change, such as increased frequency and severity of storms, floods, fires, freezing conditions, sea-level rise, and other climate-related events, could adversely affect our operations, infrastructure, and financial results. Operational impacts resulting from the potential physical effects of climate change, such as damage to our network infrastructure, could result in increased costs and loss of revenue. We could incur significant costs to improve the climate resiliency of our infrastructure and otherwise prepare for, respond to, and mitigate such physical effects of climate change. We are not able to accurately predict the materiality of any potential losses or costs associated with the physical effects of climate change.

Public health crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations

We are subject to risks related to public health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which had an adverse effect on our operating results in 2020. Our business is based on our ability to provide products and services to customers throughout Mexico and around the world and the ability of those customers to use and pay for those products and services for their businesses and in their daily lives. As a result, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected by a crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic, that significantly impacts the way customers use and are able to pay for our products and services, the way our employees are able to provide services to our customers, and the ways that our partners and suppliers are able to provide products and services to us. Such a crisis could significantly increase the probability or consequences of the risks our business faces in ordinary circumstances, such as risks associated with our supplier and vendor relationships, risks associated with employee health and productivity, risks of an economic slowdown, regulatory risks, and the costs and availability of financing.

Many of our employees are unionized and increases in labor and employee benefit costs may reduce our profitability, increase our funding requirements and could have an adverse impact on our operations

Many of our employees are members of labor unions with which we conduct collective negotiations on wages, benefits and working conditions. We use actuarial methodologies and assumptions such as discount rate, salary increase and mortality, among others, for the determination and valuation of our employee benefits, including retirement benefits. We evaluate from time to time, with the support of specialists, our actuarial methodologies and assumptions, as well as the valuation of the assets related to these benefits.

Our labor costs and the costs of maintaining employee benefits are substantial, and could be affected by several factors, including legislative and regulatory changes, work stoppages, subsequent negotiations, increases in healthcare costs, minimum wages, decreases in investment returns on the assets held in funds to support the payment of certain employee benefits and changes in the discount rate and mortality assumptions. An increase in labor and employee benefit costs could reduce our profitability, increase our funding requirements and have an adverse impact on our operations.

Inflationary pressures on costs may impact our network construction, financial condition and results of operations

As a provider of telecommunications and technology services, we sell handsets, wireless data cards, wireless computing devices and customer premises equipment manufactured by various suppliers. We depend on suppliers to provide us, directly or through other suppliers, with items such as network equipment, customer premises equipment, and wireless-related equipment such as mobile hotspots, handsets, wirelessly enabled computers, wireless data cards and other connected devices for our customers. In 2022 and 2023 year to date, the costs of these inputs and the costs of labor necessary to develop and maintain our networks and our products and customer care services have rapidly increased. In addition, many of these inputs are subject to price fluctuations from a number of factors, including, but not limited to, market conditions, demand and volatility in the prices for raw materials used in the production of these devices and network components, weather, climate change, energy costs (including as a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which has resulted in historically high energy market prices), currency fluctuations, supplier capacities, governmental actions, import and export requirements (including tariffs), and other factors beyond our control. Although we are unable to predict the impact on our ability to source materials in the future, we expect these supply pressures to continue into 2023. We also expect the pressures of input cost inflation to continue into 2023.

 

 

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Our attempts to offset these cost pressures, such as through increases in the selling prices of some of our products and services, may not be successful. Higher product prices may result in reductions in sales volume. Consumers may be less willing to pay a price differential for our products and may increasingly purchase lower-priced offerings, or may forego some purchases altogether, during an economic downturn. To the extent that price increases are not sufficient to offset these increased costs adequately or in a timely manner, and/or if they result in significant decreases in sales volume, our business, financial condition or operating results may be adversely affected. Furthermore, we may not be able to offset any cost increases through productivity and cost-saving initiatives. In addition, widespread inflation may reduce the purchasing power of consumers for our products and services.

We rely on highly skilled personnel throughout all levels of our business. Our business could be harmed if we are unable to retain or motivate key personnel, hire qualified personnel or maintain our corporate culture

The market for highly skilled workers and leaders in our industry is extremely competitive. We believe that our future success depends in substantial part on our ability to recruit, hire, motivate, develop, and retain talented personnel for all areas of our organization, including our CEO and the other members of our senior leadership team. Our inability to retain these employees or to replace them with qualified and capable successors could hinder our strategic planning and execution. If key employees depart, our business could be negatively impacted. We may incur significant costs in identifying, hiring and replacing departing employees and may lose significant expertise and talent. As a result, we may not be able to meet our business plan and our revenue growth and profitability may be materially adversely affected.

Cybersecurity incidents and other breaches of network or information technology security could have an adverse effect on our business and our reputation

Cybersecurity incidents, and other tactics designed to gain access to and exploit sensitive information by breaching critical systems of large companies, are evolving and have been increasing in both sophistication and occurrence in recent years. While we employ a number of measures to prevent, detect and mitigate such incidents, there is no guarantee that we will be able to adequately anticipate or prevent one. Cybercrime, including attempts to overload our servers with denial-of-service attacks, theft, social engineering, phishing, ransomware or similar disruptions from unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to our systems could result in the destruction, misuse or release of personal information or other sensitive data. However, it is difficult to detect or prevent evolving forms of cybersecurity incidents, and our systems, and those of our third-party service providers and of our customers, are vulnerable to cybersecurity incidents.

In the event that our systems are breached or damaged for any reason, we may suffer loss or unavailability of data and interruptions to our business operations. If such an event occurs, the unauthorized disclosure, loss or unavailability of data and the disruption to our fixed-line or wireless networks may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. The costs associated with a cybersecurity incident could include increased expenditures on information and cybersecurity measures, damage to our reputation, loss of existing customers and business partners and lead to financial losses from remedial actions and potential liability, including possible litigation and sanctions. Any of these occurrences may result in a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Failure to achieve proper data governance could lead to data mismanagement

We process large amounts of personally identifiable information of customers and employees and are subject to various compliance, security, privacy, data quality and regulatory requirements. Failure to achieve proper data governance could lead to data mismanagement which in turn could result in data loss, regulatory investigations or sanctions, and cybersecurity risk. We are subject to data privacy regulations in the countries where we operate. Complying with such regulations may expose us to increased costs and limit our ability to transfer data between certain jurisdictions, which may adversely affect our operations.

If our churn rate increases, our business could be negatively affected

The cost of acquiring a new subscriber is much higher than the cost of maintaining an existing subscriber. Accordingly, subscriber deactivations, or “churn,” could have a material negative impact on our operating income, even if we are able to obtain one new subscriber for each lost subscriber. A substantial majority of our subscribers are prepaid, and we do not have long-term contracts with them. Our average churn rate on a consolidated basis was 3.2% for the year ended December 31, 2022, and 3.2% for the year ended December 31, 2021. If we experience an increase in our churn rate, our ability to achieve revenue growth could be materially impacted. In addition, a decline in general economic conditions could lead to an increase in churn, particularly among our prepaid subscribers.

We rely on key suppliers to provide equipment that we need to operate our business

We rely upon various key suppliers to provide us with handsets, network equipment or services, which we need to expand and operate our business. Our key suppliers include Huawei, Ericsson and Alcatel. If these suppliers fail to provide equipment or service to us on a timely basis, we could experience disruptions, which could have an adverse effect on our revenues and results of operations. In addition, we might be unable to satisfy requirements under our concessions.

 

 

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Government or regulatory actions with respect to certain suppliers may impact us. For example, the government of the United States and Canada, among others, are currently conducting a regulatory review of certain international suppliers of network equipment and technologies to evaluate potential risks. We are currently unable to predict the outcome of such reviews, including any possible restrictions placed on our key suppliers, and as a result we cannot determine their potential impact on our business.

Our ability to pay dividends and repay debt depends on our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends and make other transfers to us

We are a holding company with no significant assets, other than the shares of our subsidiaries and our holdings of cash and cash equivalents. Our ability to pay dividends and repay debt depends on the continued transfer to us of dividends and other income from our subsidiaries. The ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends and make other transfers to us may be limited by various regulatory, contractual and legal constraints that affect them.

We may fail to realize the benefits anticipated from acquisitions, divestments and significant investments we make from time to time

The business growth opportunities, revenue benefits, cost savings and other benefits we anticipated to result from our acquisitions, divestments and significant investments may not be achieved as expected or may be delayed. Our divestments may also adversely affect our prospects. For example, we may be unable to fully implement our business plans and strategies for the combined businesses due to regulatory limitations, and we may face regulatory restrictions in our provision of combined services in some of the countries in which we operate. To the extent that we incur higher integration costs or achieve lower revenue benefits or fewer cost savings than expected, or if we are required to recognize impairments of acquired assets, investments or goodwill, our results of operations and financial condition may suffer.

A downgrade of Mexico’s credit rating could affect us

Credit rating agencies regularly evaluate Mexico and its sovereign rating based on various factors including macroeconomic trends, tax and budgetary conditions and indebtedness metrics. If Mexico’s sovereign credit rating is downgraded by credit rating agencies, the rating of our securities may also be downgraded, which could negatively affect our financing costs and the market price of our securities.

Changing expectations from stakeholders with respect to our environmental, social and governance practices may impose additional costs on us or expose us to new or additional risks

Influential investors and other stakeholders are increasingly focused on the environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) practices of companies across all industries. If we do not adapt to or comply with evolving expectations, or if we are perceived to have not responded appropriately to the growing concern for ESG issues, regardless of whether there is a legal requirement to do so, we may suffer from reputational damage, and our business, financial condition or stock price could be materially and adversely affected. If we do not meet our stakeholders’ expectations or we are not effective in addressing ESG matters or achieve relevant sustainability goals, trust in our brand may suffer and our business or our ability to access capital could be harmed.

Negative or inaccurate information on social media or elsewhere could adversely affect our reputation

Negative or inaccurate information concerning or affecting us or our trademarks may be posted at any time on social media and similar platforms, including weblogs (blogs), social media websites, and other forms of Internet-based communications which allow individual access to a broad audience of consumers and other interested persons. This information may harm our reputation without affording us an opportunity for redress or correction, which could in turn have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

RISKS RELATING TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY GENERALLY

Changes in the telecommunications industry could affect our future financial performance

The telecommunications industry continues to experience significant changes as new technologies are developed that offer subscribers an array of choices for their communications needs. These changes include, among others, regulatory changes, evolving industry standards, ongoing improvements in the capacity and quality of digital technology, shorter development cycles for new products, evolving renewable energy and clean technologies, and changes in end-user needs and preferences. There is uncertainty as to the pace and extent of growth in subscriber demand, and as to the extent to which prices for airtime, broadband access, Pay TV and fixed-line rental may continue to decline. Our ability to compete in the delivery of high-quality internet and broadband services is particularly important, given the increasing contribution of revenues from data services to our overall growth. If we are unable to meet future advances in competing technologies on a timely basis or at an acceptable cost, we could lose subscribers to our competitors. In general, the development of new services in

 

 

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our industry requires us to anticipate and respond to the varied and continually changing demands of our subscribers. It also requires significant capital expenditure, including investment in the continual maintenance and upgrading of our networks, in order to expand coverage, increase our capacity to absorb higher bandwidth usage and adapt to new technologies. We may not be able to accurately predict technological trends or the success of new services in the market. In addition, there could be legal or regulatory restraints to our introduction of new services. If these services fail to gain acceptance in the marketplace, or if costs associated with implementation and completion of the introduction of these services materially increase, our ability to retain and attract subscribers could be adversely affected. This is true across many of the services we provide, including wireless and cable technology.

The intellectual property used by us, our suppliers or service providers may infringe on intellectual property rights owned by others

Some of our products and services use intellectual property that we own or license from others. We also provide content we receive from content producers and distributors, such as ringtones, text games, video games, video, including TV programs and movies, wallpapers or screensavers, and we outsource services to service providers, including billing and customer care functions, which incorporate or utilize intellectual property. We and some of our suppliers, content distributors and service providers have received, and may receive in the future, assertions and claims from third parties that the content, products or software utilized by us or our suppliers, content producers and distributors and service providers infringe on the patents or other intellectual property rights of these third parties. These claims could require us or an infringing supplier, content distributor or service provider to cease engaging in certain activities, including selling, offering and providing the relevant products and services. Such claims and assertions also could subject us to costly litigation and significant liabilities for damages or royalty payments or require us to cease certain activities or prevent us from selling certain products or services.

Concerns about health risks relating to the use of wireless handsets and base stations may adversely affect our business

Portable communications devices have been alleged to pose health risks, including cancer, due to radio frequency emissions. Lawsuits have been filed in the United States against certain participants in the wireless industry alleging various adverse health consequences as a result of wireless phone usage, and our subsidiaries may be subject to similar litigation in the future.

Government authorities could increase regulation on electromagnetic emissions of mobile handsets and base stations, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Research and studies are ongoing, and there can be no assurance that further

research and studies will not demonstrate a link between radio frequency emissions and health concerns. Any negative findings in these studies could adversely affect the use of wireless technology and, as a result, our future financial performance.

Developments in the telecommunications sector have resulted, and may result, in substantial write-downs of the carrying value of certain of our assets

Where the circumstances require, we review the carrying value of each of our assets, subsidiaries and investments in associates to assess whether those carrying values can be supported by the future discounted cash flows expected to be derived from such assets.

Whenever we consider that due to changes in the economic, regulatory, business or political environment, our goodwill, investments in associates, intangible assets or fixed assets may be impaired, we consider the necessity of performing certain valuation tests, which may result in impairment charges. The recognition of impairments of tangible, intangible and financial assets could adversely affect our results of operations.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS, CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Members of one family may be deemed to control us and may exercise their control in a manner that may differ from the interest of other shareholders

Based on reports of beneficial ownership of our shares filed with the SEC, Carlos Slim Helú, together with his sons, daughters and grandchildren (together, the “Slim Family”) may be deemed to control us. The Slim Family may be able to elect a majority of the members of our Board of Directors and to determine the outcome of other actions requiring a vote of our shareholders. The interests of the Slim Family may diverge from the interests of our other investors.

We have significant transactions with affiliates

We engage in various transactions with Telesites, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Telesites”), Sitios and certain subsidiaries of Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Carso”) and Grupo Financiero Inbursa, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Financiero Inbursa”), all which may be deemed for certain purposes to be under common control with América Móvil.

These transactions occur in the ordinary course of business. Transactions with affiliates may create the potential for conflicts of interest.

We also make investments together with related parties, sell investments to related parties and buy investments from related parties. For more information about our transactions with affiliates, see “Related Party Transactions” under Part IV of this annual report.

 

 

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Our bylaws restrict transfers of shares in some circumstances

Our bylaws provide that any acquisition or transfer of 10.0% or more of our capital stock by any person or group of persons acting together requires the approval of our Board of Directors. You may not acquire or transfer more than 10.0% of our capital stock without the approval of our Board of Directors.

The protections afforded to minority shareholders in Mexico are different from those in the United States

Under Mexican law, the protections afforded to minority shareholders are different from those in the United States. In particular, the law concerning fiduciary duties of directors is not as fully developed as in other jurisdictions, the procedure for class actions is different, and there are different procedural requirements for bringing shareholder lawsuits. As a result, in practice it may be more difficult for minority shareholders of América Móvil to seek remedies against us or our directors or controlling shareholders than it would be for shareholders of a company incorporated in another jurisdiction, such as Delaware.

Holders of ADSs are not entitled to attend shareholders’ meetings, and they may only vote through the depositary

Under our bylaws, a shareholder is required to deposit its shares with a custodian in order to attend a shareholders’ meeting. A holder of ADSs will not be able to meet this requirement and, accordingly, is not entitled to attend shareholders’ meetings. A holder of ADSs is entitled to instruct the depositary as to how to vote the shares represented by ADSs, in accordance with procedures provided for in the deposit agreement, but a holder of ADSs will not be able to vote its shares directly at a shareholders’ meeting or to appoint a proxy to do so.

Our bylaws may only be enforced in Mexico

Our bylaws provide that legal actions relating to the execution, interpretation or performance of the bylaws may be brought only in Mexican courts. As a result, it may be difficult for non-Mexican shareholders to enforce their shareholder rights pursuant to the bylaws.

It may be difficult to enforce civil liabilities against us or our directors, officers and controlling persons

América Móvil is organized under the laws of Mexico, with its principal place of business in Mexico City, and most of our directors, officers and controlling persons reside outside the United States. In addition, all or a substantial portion of our assets and their assets are located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States on such persons or to enforce judgments against them, including in any action based on civil liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws.

There is doubt as to the enforceability against such persons in Mexico, whether in original actions or in actions to judgments of U.S. courts, of liabilities based solely on U.S. federal securities laws.

You may not be entitled to participate in future preemptive rights offerings

Under Mexican law, if we issue new shares for cash as part of certain capital increases, we must grant our shareholders the right to purchase a sufficient number of shares to maintain their existing ownership percentage in América Móvil. Rights to purchase shares in these circumstances are known as preemptive rights. Our shareholders do not have preemptive rights in certain circumstances such as mergers, convertible debentures, public offers and placement of repurchased shares. We may not be legally permitted to allow holders of ADSs or holders of B Shares in the United States to exercise any preemptive rights in any future capital increase unless we file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) with respect to that future issuance of shares. At the time of any future capital increase, we will evaluate the costs and potential liabilities associated with filing a registration statement with the SEC and any other factors that we consider important to determine whether we will file such a registration statement.

We cannot assure you that we will file a registration statement with the SEC to allow holders of ADSs or U.S. holders of B shares to participate in a preemptive rights offering. As a result, the equity interest of such holders in América Móvil may be diluted proportionately. In addition, under current Mexican law, it is not practicable for the depositary to sell preemptive rights and distribute the proceeds from such sales to ADS holders.

RISKS RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTS IN MEXICO AND OTHER COUNTRIES

Economic, political and social conditions in Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe may adversely affect our business

Our financial performance may be significantly affected by general economic, political and social conditions in the markets where we operate. Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, have undergone significant economic, political and social crises in the past, and these events may occur again in the future. We cannot predict whether changes in political administrations will result in changes in governmental policy and whether such changes will affect our business. Factors related to economic, political and social conditions that could affect our performance include:

 

 

significant governmental influence over local economies;

 

substantial fluctuations in economic growth;

 

high levels of inflation, including hyperinflation;

 

changes in currency values;

 

exchange controls or restrictions on expatriation of earnings;

 

high domestic interest rates;

 

price controls;

 

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changes in law or regulation; and

 

overall political, social and economic instability and civil unrest.

Adverse economic, political and social conditions in Latin America, the Caribbean or in Europe may inhibit demand for telecommunication services and create uncertainty regarding our operating environment or may affect our ability to renew our licenses and concessions, to maintain or increase our market share or profitability and may have an adverse impact on future acquisitions, which could have a material adverse effect on our company. In addition, the perception of risk in the countries in which we operate may have a negative effect on the trading price of our shares and ADSs and may restrict our access to international financial markets.

Our business may also be especially affected by conditions in Mexico and Brazil, two of our largest markets.

For example, Mexican elections in July 2018 and July 2021 resulted in a new president and in a Congress in which the political party with more members in both houses is a different political party from the parties that have been in power in the past. We cannot predict what changes in policy this or future Mexican administrations may adopt, or their impact on our operations. Additionally, in Mexico, economic conditions are strongly impacted by those of the United States. There is continuing uncertainty regarding U.S. policies with respect to matters of importance to Mexico and its economy, particularly with respect to trade and migration.

With respect to Brazil, presidential elections occur every four years. Changes in elected representatives and the perception of risks in connection with volatility related to the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil, ongoing corruption and other investigations and policies and potential changes to address these matters or otherwise, including economic and fiscal reforms, may impact our Brazilian operations.

Adverse changes in global financial markets could limit our ability and our larger customers’ ability to access capital or increase the cost of capital needed to fund business operations

We fund our capital needs in part through borrowings in the public and private credit markets. Adverse changes in the credit markets, including increases in interest rates or changes in foreign exchange rates, could increase our cost of borrowing to obtain financing for our operations or refinance our existing indebtedness. We may also incur indebtedness with interest determined on a floating rate basis, which may expose us to future rate increases. We may not hedge or may not be successful in hedging our exposure to floating interest rates or

foreign exchange rates. If we are unable to effectively manage our interest rate exposure, increases in market interest rates could increase such exposure and our debt service obligations, which could materially and adversely affect our operations, cash flows and liquidity.

In March 2021, the ICE Benchmark Administration (the Financial Conduct Authority-regulated and authorized administrator of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)) announced that it would cease the publication of the one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR after December 31, 2021, and the publication of all remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR tenors after June 30, 2023. Although many of our LIBOR-based obligations provide for alternative methods of calculating the interest rate payable if LIBOR is not reported, the extent and manner of any future changes with respect to methods of calculating LIBOR or replacing LIBOR with another benchmark are unknown and impossible to predict at this time and, as such, may result in interest rates that are materially higher than current interest rates. This could materially and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and liquidity.

In the context of an international transition to market-based reference rates, in Mexico, the Central Bank (Banco de México) has lead an effort to migrate to a new reference rate, “Funding TIIE” (TIIE de Fondeo). It is expected that starting on December 2023, depending upon the TIIE period, use of the existing TIIE rate shall be restricted for new agreements and that, for existing agreements, the TIIE’s calculation methodology is adjusted in accordance with the new Funding TIIE.

Changes in exchange rates could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations

We are affected by fluctuations in the value of the currencies in which we conduct operations compared to the currencies in which our indebtedness is denominated. Such changes result in exchange losses or gains on our net indebtedness and accounts payable. In 2022, we reported net foreign exchange gains of Ps.20.8 billion.

In addition, currency fluctuations between the Mexican peso and the currencies of our non-Mexican subsidiaries affect our results as reported in Mexican pesos. Currency fluctuations are expected to continue to affect our financial income and expense.

Major depreciation of the currencies in which we conduct operations could cause governments to impose exchange controls that would limit our ability to transfer funds between us and our subsidiaries. Major depreciation of the currencies in which we conduct operations may result in disruption of the international foreign exchange markets and may limit our ability to transfer or to convert such currencies into U.S. dollars and other currencies for the purpose of making timely payments of

 

 

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interest and principal on our indebtedness. The government of Argentina has adopted exchange controls and restrictions on the movement of capital and has taken other measures in response to capital flight and the significant depreciation of the Argentine peso. In addition, although the Mexican government does not currently restrict, and for many years has not restricted, the right or ability of Mexican or foreign persons or entities to convert Mexican pesos into U.S. dollars or to transfer other currencies out of Mexico, it could institute restrictive exchange rate policies in the future. Similarly, the Brazilian government may impose temporary restrictions on the conversion of Brazilian reais into foreign currencies and on the remittance to foreign investors of proceeds from investments in Brazil whenever there is a serious imbalance in Brazil’s balance of payments or a reason to foresee a serious imbalance.

Developments in other countries may affect the market price of our securities and adversely affect our ability to raise additional financing

The market value of securities of Mexican companies is, to varying degrees, affected by economic and market conditions in other countries, including the United States, the European Union (the “EU”) and emerging market countries. Although economic conditions in such countries may differ significantly from economic conditions in Mexico, investors’ reactions to developments in any of these other countries may have an adverse effect on the market value of securities of Mexican issuers. Crises in the United States, the EU and emerging market countries may diminish investor interest in securities of Mexican issuers. For example, in response to the ongoing military conflict involving Russia and Ukraine, the United States, other North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states, as well as non-member states, have announced targeted economic sanctions on Russia, certain Russian citizens and enterprises. The continuation of the conflict may trigger a series of additional economic and other sanctions enacted by the United States, other North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states, and other countries. This could materially and adversely affect economic conditions, the market price of our securities and our operations in Belarus, and could also make it more difficult for us to access the capital markets and finance our operations in the future on acceptable terms or at all.

 

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On December 20, 2022, our shareholders approved the conversion (such conversion, the “Reclassification”) of all of our outstanding series of shares representing our capital stock, the “AA Shares”, “A Shares” and “L Shares,” into a single series of ordinary shares with full voting rights and no par value, the “B Shares”, on a one for one basis. Pursuant to the Reclassification, B Shares started trading on March 16, 2023, and currently we have a single series of shares outstanding with full voting rights. In connection with the Reclassification, each of our L Share ADSs and A Share ADSs were cancelled and the corresponding number of ADSs representing B Shares were distributed to the applicable holders of L Share ADSs and A Shares ADSs. Accordingly, each of our ADSs now represents 20 B Shares.

The following table sets forth our capital structure as of March 31, 2023, after giving effect to the Reclassification.

 

  SERIES    NUMBER OF SHARES
(MILLIONS)
    

PERCENT OF COMBINED

CAPITAL

 

  Outstanding B Shares

  (no par value)

     63,224        100 % 

  Total

     63,224        100

According to reports of beneficial ownership of our shares filed with the SEC, as of March 31, 2023, after giving effect to the Reclassification, the Slim Family may be deemed to control us through their interests in a Mexican trust that holds B Shares for their benefit (the “Family Trust”), their interest in Control Empresarial de Capitales, and their direct ownership of our shares. See “Management—Directors” and “Management— Executive Committee” under Part V and “Related Party Transactions” under this Part IV of this annual report.

The following table identifies owners of more than 5.0% of our B Shares as of March 31, 2023, after giving effect to the Reclassification. Except as described in the table below and the accompanying notes, we are not aware of any holder of more than 5.0% of our B Shares. See “Management—Share Ownership of Directors and Senior Management” under Part V of this annual report.

  SHAREHOLDER    SHARES OWNED
(MILLIONS)
     PERCENT OF CLASS(1)  

  B SHARES:

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  Family Trust(2)

     17,743                28.1 %       

  Control Empresarial de Capitales(3)

     10,700                16.9 %       

  Carlos Slim Helú

     5,200                8.2 %         

 

(1) Percentage figures are based on the number of shares outstanding as of March 31, 2023.

(2) The Family Trust is a Mexican trust that holds B Shares for the benefit of members of the Slim Family. In addition to shares held by the Family Trust, members of the Slim Family, including Carlos Slim Helú, directly own an aggregate of 13,783 million B Shares representing 21.8% of all B Shares. According to beneficial reports filed with the SEC, none of these members of the Slim Family, other than Carlos Slim Helú, individually directly own more than 5.0% of our B Shares.

(3) Includes shares owned by subsidiaries of Control Empresarial de Capitales, formerly known as Inversora Carso. Based on beneficial ownership reports filed with the SEC, Control Empresarial de Capitales is a Mexican sociedad anónima de capital variable and may be deemed to be controlled by the Slim Family.

(4) Based on beneficial ownership reports filed with the SEC.

As of March 31, 2023, after giving effect to the Reclassification, 7.40% of the outstanding B Shares were represented by B Share ADSs, each representing the right to receive 20 B Shares, and 99.52% of the B Share ADSs were held by 6,943 registered holders with addresses in the United States. We have no information concerning the number of holders with registered addresses in the United States that hold B Shares not represented by ADSs.

 

 

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Our subsidiaries purchase materials or services from a variety of companies that may be deemed for certain purposes to be under common control with us, including Telesites, Sitios, Grupo Carso, Grupo Financiero Inbursa and their respective subsidiaries.

These services include insurance and banking services provided by Grupo Financiero Inbursa and its subsidiaries. In addition, we sell products in Mexico through the Sanborns and Sears Operadora México, S.A. de C.V. store chains. Some of our subsidiaries also purchase network construction services and materials from subsidiaries of Grupo Carso. Our subsidiaries purchase these materials and services on terms no less favorable than they could obtain from unaffiliated parties, and would have access to other sources if our related parties ceased to provide them on competitive terms.

We and Telesites have entered into an agreement providing for site usage fees, annual price escalations and fixed annual charges that permit us to install a pre-determined amount of equipment at the Telesites towers and provide for incremental fee payments if capacity use is exceeded. The principal economic terms of the agreement conform to the reference terms published by Telesites and approved by the Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, or “IFT”).

Our subsidiaries have entered into master service agreements and site agreements with Sitios in each of the countries where Sitios operates pursuant to which Sitios will build, install, maintain and provide access to its towers and other support structures, as well as physical space for the location of towers and other non-electronic components. Most of the master service agreements are for a mandatory initial term of five (5) to ten (10) years and will renew automatically for an additional term of the same number of years unless the carrier notifies Sitios of its intent not to renew.

We enter into a number of transactions with related parties in the ordinary course of our business. We believe that these transactions are on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in arm’s length negotiations with unaffiliated third parties. Note 6 and Note 15 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report set forth information on related party transactions for the three year period set forth therein. We do not regard any of these transactions as material to us.

In accordance with Mexican law, an independent committee must provide an opinion to the board of directors regarding any transaction with a related party that requires approval by the board of directors. Pursuant to Mexican law, related party transactions that are non-material, are within the ordinary course of business, or are on an arm’s-length basis, do not require specific board approval, if consistent with the guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.

 

 

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We regularly pay cash dividends on our shares. The table below sets forth the nominal amount of dividends paid per share on each date indicated, in Mexican pesos and translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate reported by Banco de México, as published in the Official Gazette, for each of the respective payment dates.

 

  PAYMENT DATE   

PESOS PER SHARE

     DOLLARS PER SHARE  

  August 29, 2022

     Ps. 0.44      U.S.$  0.0221  

  November 8, 2021

     Ps. 0.20      U.S.$ 0.0097  

  July 19, 2021

     Ps. 0.20      U.S.$ 0.0100  

  November 9, 2020

     Ps. 0.19      U.S.$ 0.0092  

  July 20, 2020

     Ps. 0.19      U.S.$ 0.0085  

  November 11, 2019

     Ps. 0.17      U.S.$ 0.0090  

  July 15, 2019

     Ps. 0.18      U.S.$ 0.0095  

  November 12, 2018

     Ps. 0.16      U.S.$ 0.0080  

  July 16, 2018

     Ps. 0.16      U.S.$ 0.0085  

On April 27, 2023 our shareholders approved a cash dividend of Ps.0.46 per share, payable in two equal installments of Ps 0.23 each on July 17, 2023 and November 13, 2023.

As of December 31, 2022, prior to the Reclassification, the declaration, amount and payment of dividends by América Móvil was determined by majority vote of the holders of AA

Shares and A Shares, generally on the recommendation of the Board of Directors, and depended on our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors considered relevant by the holders of AA Shares and A Shares.

Prior to the Reclassification and the corresponding amendments to our bylaws, our bylaws provided that holders of AA Shares, A Shares and L Shares participate equally on a per-share basis in dividend payments and other distributions, subject to certain non-material preferential dividend rights of holders of L Shares.

After giving effect to the Reclassification, the declaration, amount and payment of dividends by América Móvil will be determined by majority vote of the holders of B Shares (i.e., all of our shareholders), generally on the recommendation of the Board of Directors, and depends on the results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors considered relevant by majority vote of the holders of B Shares.

After the Reclassification and the corresponding amendments to our bylaws, our bylaws provide that holders of B Shares (i.e., all of our shareholders) participate equally on a per-share basis in dividend payments and other distributions.

 

 

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After giving effect to the Reclassification, our shares and ADSs are listed on the following markets:

 

  SECURITY    STOCK EXCHANGE    TICKER SYMBOL

  B Shares

   Mexican Stock Exchange—Mexico City    AMX

  B Share ADSs

   New York Stock Exchange—New York    AMX

 

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We are a Sociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable organized under Mexican law. For a description of our B Shares, and a brief summary of certain significant provisions in our current bylaws and Mexican law, see “Description of Securities Registered Under Section 12 of the Exchange Act,” filed as Exhibit 2.1 with this annual report. For a description of our Board of Directors, Executive and Audit and Corporate Practices Committees and External Auditor, see “Management” under Part V of this annual report.

 

 

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As of December 31, 2022, prior to the Reclassification, we periodically repurchased at our discretion our L Shares and A Shares on the open market pursuant to guidelines approved by our Board of Directors, using funds up to an amount authorized by our shareholders specifically for the repurchase of L Shares and A Shares. Our shareholders authorized the allocation of up to Ps.6 billion in February 2021, Ps.25 billion in April 2021 and Ps.26 billion in November 2021, in each case to repurchase L Shares and A Shares. In our 2022 annual ordinary shareholders’ meeting, our shareholders authorized an increase to the buyback program by an amount equal to Ps.26 billion, which after the increase amounted to Ps.36,539 billion to repurchase L Shares and A Shares from April 2022 to April 2023. We may use unused amounts under these authorizations to repurchase B Shares after giving effect to the Reclassification.

In our 2023 annual shareholders’ meeting, our shareholders authorized to allocate an amount equal to Ps.20 billion for the buyback program, amount that will include the balance of the Company’s buyback program fund as of the date of the shareholders’ meeting for the April 2023 – April 2024 period. We expect to continue to periodically repurchase at our discretion our B Shares on the open market pursuant to guidelines approved by our Board of Directors, using funds up to an amount authorized by our shareholders.

The following table sets out information concerning purchases of our L Shares by us and our affiliated purchasers in 2022. We did not repurchase our L Shares other than through the share repurchase program, and we only repurchase 42,637 A Shares in 2022, specifically in November at an average price of 19.74 per share.

 

  PERIOD    TOTAL NUMBER OF
SHARES PURCHASED
(1)
   AVERAGE PRICE
PER SHARE
   TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES
PURCHASED AS PART OF
PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED PLANS OR
PROGRAMS
   APPROXIMATE MEXICAN PESO
VALUE OF SHARES THAT MAY YET
BE PURCHASED UNDER THE PLANS OR
PROGRAMS
(2)
 

  January 2022

     116,140,633            Ps.    20.41            116,140,633            Ps.    18,256,273,724.84      

  February 2022

     205,743,252        18.86        205,743,252        14,397,643,412.75  

  March 2022

     150,906,748        20.12        150,906,748        11,378,951,514.10  

  April 2022

     86,450,198        21.60        86,450,198        35,522,092,260.03  

  May 2022

     132,499,802        20.15        132,499,802        32,867,302,992.46  

  June 2022

     128,500,000        20.07        128,500,000        30,303,453,667.70  

  July 2022

     67,500,000        19.54        67,500,000        28,991,865,232.22  

  August 2022

     82,570,000        18.56        82,570,000        27,468,395,546.71  

  September 2022

     102,430,000        17.34        102,430,000        25,702,567,746.92  

  October 2022

     84,000,000        17.19        84,000,000        24,267,080,485.43  

  November 2022

     67,957,363        19.45        67,957,363        22,952,187,734.03  

  December 2022

     140,000,000        18.25        140,000,000        20,411,356,682.85  

  Total L Shares

     1,364,697,996           1,364,697,996     

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The following summary contains a description of certain Mexican federal and U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of B Shares or B Share ADSs, after giving effect to the Reclassification, but it does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all of the tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase, hold or sell B Shares or B Share ADSs.

This discussion does not constitute, and should not be considered as, legal or tax advice to holders. The discussion is for general information purposes only and is based upon the federal tax laws of Mexico, including the Mexican Income Tax Law (Ley del Impuesto sobre la Renta), and the United States in effect on the date of this annual report, including the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion and the protocols thereto between the United States and Mexico currently in force (together, the “Tax Treaty”) and the agreement between the United States and Mexico concerning the exchange of information with respect to tax matters. The Tax Treaty is subject to change, and such changes may have retroactive effects. Holders of B Shares or B Share ADSs should consult their own tax advisors as to the Mexican, U.S. or other tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of B Shares or B Share ADSs, including, in particular, the effect of any foreign, state or local tax laws.

MEXICAN TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a general summary of the principal consequences under the Mexican Income Tax Law and the rules and regulations thereunder, as currently in effect, of an investment in Series B Shares or B Share ADSs by a holder that is not a resident of Mexico and that will not hold Series B Shares or B Share ADSs or a beneficial interest therein in connection with the conduct of a trade or business through a permanent establishment in Mexico (a “nonresident holder”).

For purposes of Mexican taxation, the definition of residence is highly technical and residence arises in several situations. Generally, an individual is a resident of Mexico if he or she has established his or her home or center of vital interests in Mexico, and a corporation is considered a resident if it has its place of effective management in Mexico. However, any determination of residence should take into account the particular situation of each person or legal entity.

If a legal entity or an individual is deemed to have a permanent establishment in Mexico for Mexican tax purposes, all income attributable to that permanent establishment will be subject to Mexican income taxes, in accordance with applicable tax laws.

This summary does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all the Mexican tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase, own or dispose of the shares. In particular, this summary (i) does not describe any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, locality, municipality or taxing jurisdiction other than certain federal laws of Mexico and (ii) does not address all of the Mexican tax consequences that may be applicable to specific holders of the shares, including a holder:

 

  whose shares were not acquired through the Mexican Stock Exchange or other markets authorized by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público) or the Mexican Federal Tax Code;

 

  of Series B Shares or B Share ADSs that control us;

 

  that holds 10.0% or more of our shares;

 

  that is part of a group of persons for purposes of Mexican law that controls us (or holds 10.0% or more of our shares); or

 

  that is a resident of Mexico or is a corporation resident in a tax haven (as defined by the Mexican Income Tax Law).

Tax Treaties

Provisions of the Tax Treaty that may affect the taxation of certain U.S. holders (as defined below) are summarized below.

The Mexican Income Tax Law has established procedural requirements for a nonresident holder to be entitled to benefits under any of the tax treaties to which Mexico is a party, including on dispositions and dividends. These procedural requirements include, among others, the obligation to (i) prove tax treaty residence, (ii) file tax calculations made by an authorized certified public accountant or an informational tax statement, as the case may be, and (iii) appoint representatives in Mexico for taxation purposes. Parties related to the issuer may be subject to additional procedural requirements.

Payment of Dividends

Dividends, either in cash or in kind, paid with respect to Series B Shares or B Share ADSs will generally be subject to a 10.0% Mexican withholding tax (provided that no Mexican withholding tax will apply to distributions of net taxable profits generated before 2014). Nonresident holders could be subject to a lower tax rate, to the extent that they are eligible for benefits under an income tax treaty to which Mexico is a party.

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nonresident holder who certifies that the holder is resident in a country with which Mexico has entered into an income tax treaty.

The sale or other transfer or disposition of shares not carried out through the Mexican Stock Exchange and not held in the form of B Share ADSs will be subject to a 25% tax rate in Mexico, which is applicable to the gross proceeds realized from the sale.

Alternatively, a nonresident holder may, subject to certain requirements, elect to pay taxes on the net gain realized from the sale of shares at a rate of 35%.

The sale or disposition of B Share ADSs through securities exchanges or markets recognized under the Mexican federal tax code (which includes the NYSE) by nonresidents who are residents of a country with which Mexico has entered into an income tax treaty is not subject to income tax in Mexico under the current tax rules. The tax treatment of such transfer of B Share ADSs by nonresidents who are also not residents of a country with which Mexico has entered into an income tax treaty is not clear under the current Mexican tax rules.

Pursuant to the Tax Treaty, gains realized by a U.S. resident that is eligible to receive benefits pursuant to the Tax Treaty from the sale or other disposition of Series B Shares or B Share ADSs, even if the sale or disposition is not carried out under the circumstances described in the preceding paragraphs, will not be subject to Mexican income tax, provided that the gains are not attributable to a permanent establishment or a fixed base in Mexico, and further provided that such U.S. holder owned less than 25% of the shares representing our capital stock (including B Share ADSs), directly or indirectly, during the 12-month period preceding such disposition. U.S. residents should consult their own tax advisors as to their possible eligibility under the Tax Treaty.

Gains and gross proceeds realized by other nonresident holders that are eligible to receive benefits pursuant to other income tax treaties to which Mexico is a party may be exempt from Mexican income tax, in whole or in part. Non-U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors as to their possible eligibility under such treaties.

Other Mexican Taxes

A nonresident holder generally will not be liable for estate, inheritance or similar taxes with respect to its holdings of Series B Shares or B Share ADSs; provided, however, that gratuitous transfers of Series B Shares or B Share ADSs may, in certain circumstances, result in the imposition of a Mexican tax upon the recipient.

There are no Mexican stamp, issue registration or similar taxes payable by a nonresident holder with respect to Series B Shares or B Share ADSs.

U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences to holders of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of shares or ADSs. The summary does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all of the tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership or disposition of shares or ADSs. The summary applies only to holders that will hold their shares or ADSs as capital assets and does not apply to special classes of holders, such as regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, brokers or dealers in securities or currencies, U.S. holders (defined below) with a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, holders of 10.0% or more of our shares measured by vote or value (whether held directly or through ADSs or both), tax-exempt organizations, banks, insurance companies or other financial institutions, holders liable for the alternative minimum tax, securities traders electing to account for their investment in their shares or ADSs on a mark-to-market basis, entities that are treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as partnerships or other pass-through entities or equity holders therein and persons holding their shares or ADSs in a hedging transaction or as part of a “straddle” or conversion transaction or as part of a “synthetic security” or other integrated financial transaction, certain U.S. expatriates and taxpayers using a taxable year other than the calendar year or U.S. holders that are engaged in a trade or business or have a permanent establishment in Mexico.

For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. holder” is a holder of shares or ADSs that is:

 

 

a citizen or resident of the United States of America,

 

 

a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or

 

 

otherwise subject to U.S. federal income taxation on a net income basis with respect to the shares or ADSs.

Each holder should consult such holder’s own tax advisor concerning the overall tax consequences to it of the ownership or disposition of shares or ADSs that may arise under foreign, state and local laws.

Treatment of ADSs

In general, a holder of ADSs will be treated as the owner of the shares represented by those ADSs for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Deposits or withdrawals of shares by holders in exchange for ADSs will not result in the realization of gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes. U.S. holders that withdraw any shares should consult their own tax advisors regarding the treatment of any foreign currency gain or loss on any pesos received in respect of such shares.

 

 

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U.S. TAX CONSEQUENCES FOR U.S. HOLDERS

Taxation of Distributions

In general, a U.S. holder will treat the gross amount of distributions we pay, without reduction for Mexican withholding tax, as dividend income for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits. Because we do not expect to maintain calculations of our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles, it is expected that distributions paid to U.S. holders generally will be reported as dividends. In general, the gross amount of any dividends will be includible in the gross income of a U.S. holder as ordinary income on the day on which the dividends are received by the U.S. holder, in the case of shares, or by the depositary, in the case of ADSs.

Dividends will be paid in pesos and will be includible in the income of a U.S. holder in a U.S. dollar amount calculated by reference to the exchange rate in effect on the date that they are received by the U.S. holder, in the case of shares, or by the depositary, in the case of ADSs (regardless of whether such pesos are in fact converted into U.S. dollars on such date). If such dividends are converted into U.S. dollars on the date of such receipt, a U.S. holder generally should not be required to recognize foreign currency gain or loss in respect of the dividends. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the treatment of foreign currency gain or loss, if any, on any pesos received by a U.S. holder or depositary that are converted into U.S. dollars on a date subsequent to receipt. Dividends paid by us will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to corporations under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

Subject to certain exceptions for short-term and hedged positions, the U.S. dollar amount of dividends received by an individual with respect to the shares and ADSs will be subject to taxation at reduced rates if the dividends are “qualified dividends.” Dividends paid on the shares and ADSs will be treated as qualified dividends if (i) (A) the shares and ADSs are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States or (B) we are eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States which the U.S. Treasury determines is satisfactory for purposes of this provision and which includes an exchange of information program, and (ii) we were not, in the year prior to the year in which the dividend was paid, and are not, in the year in which the dividend is paid, a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”). Prior to the Reclassification, the A and L Share ADSs were listed on the NYSE and so qualified as readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. The B Share ADSs are listed on the NYSE, and will qualify as readily tradable on an established securities market in the

United States so long as they are so listed. In addition, the U.S. Treasury has determined that the Tax Treaty meets the requirements for reduced rates of taxation, and we believe we are eligible for the benefits of the Tax Treaty. Based on our audited consolidated financial statements and relevant market data, we believe that we were not treated as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes with respect to the 2021 and 2022 taxable years. In addition, based on our audited consolidated financial statements and our current expectations regarding the value and nature of our assets, the sources and nature of our income and relevant market data, we do not anticipate becoming a PFIC for the 2023 taxable year. Holders of shares or ADSs should consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of the reduced dividend tax rate in the light of their own particular circumstances.

Subject to generally applicable limitations and conditions (including a minimum holding period requirement), Mexican dividend withholding tax paid at the appropriate rate applicable to the U.S. holder may be eligible for a credit against such U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability. These generally applicable limitations and conditions include new requirements recently adopted by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and any Mexican tax will need to satisfy these requirements in order to be eligible to be a creditable tax for a U.S. holder. In the case of a U.S. holder that is eligible for, and properly elects, the benefits of the Tax Treaty, the Mexican tax on dividends will be treated as meeting the new requirements and therefore as a creditable tax. In the case of all other U.S. holders, the application of these requirements to the Mexican tax on dividends is uncertain and we have not determined whether these requirements have been met. If Mexican dividend tax is not a creditable tax for a U.S. holder or the U.S. holder does not elect to claim a foreign tax credit for any foreign income taxes paid or accrued in the same taxable year, the U.S. holder may be able to deduct the Mexican tax in computing such U.S. holder’s taxable income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Dividend distributions will constitute income from sources without the United States and, for U.S. holders that elect to claim foreign tax credits, generally will constitute “passive category income” for foreign tax credit purposes.

The availability and calculation of foreign tax credits and deductions for foreign taxes depend on a U.S. holder’s particular circumstances and involve the application of complex rules to those circumstances. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of these rules to their particular situations. Distributions of additional shares or ADSs to U.S. holders with respect to their shares or ADSs that are made as part of a pro rata distribution to all of our shareholders generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax.

 

 

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Taxation of Dispositions

A U.S. holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss on the sale or other taxable disposition of the shares or ADSs in an amount equal to the difference between the U.S. holder’s basis in such shares or ADSs (in U.S. dollars) and the amount realized on the disposition (in U.S. dollars, determined at the spot rate on the date of disposition if the amount realized is denominated in a foreign currency). Gain or loss recognized by a U.S. holder on such sale or other taxable disposition generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if, at the time of disposition, the shares or ADSs have been held for more than one year. Long-term capital gain recognized by a U.S. holder that is an individual is taxable at reduced rates. The deductibility of a capital loss is subject to limitations.

Capital gain or loss recognized by a U.S. holder on the sale or other taxable disposition of the shares or ADSs generally will be U.S. source gain or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Under the new foreign tax credit requirements recently adopted by the IRS, any Mexican tax imposed on the sale or other disposition of the shares or ADSs generally will not be treated as a creditable tax for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. If the Mexican tax is not a creditable tax, the tax would reduce the amount realized on the sale or other disposition of the shares or ADSs even if the U.S. holder has elected to claim a foreign tax credit for other taxes in the same year. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the foreign tax credit rules to a sale or other disposition of, the shares or ADSs and any Mexican tax imposed on such sale or disposition.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Dividends on, and proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, the shares or ADSs paid to a U.S. holder generally may be subject to the information reporting requirements of the Code and may be subject to backup withholding unless the holder:

 

 

establishes that it is an exempt recipient, if required, or

 

 

provides an accurate taxpayer identification number on a properly completed IRS Form W-9 and certifies that no loss of exemption from backup withholding has occurred.

The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a holder will be allowed as a credit against the U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that certain required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

U.S. Tax Consequences for Non-U.S. Holders

DISTRIBUTIONS.

A holder of shares or ADSs that is, with respect to the United States, a foreign corporation or a nonresident alien individual (a “non-U.S. holder”) will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on dividends received on shares or ADSs, unless such income is effectively connected with the conduct by the holder of a U.S. trade or business.

DISPOSITIONS.

A non-U.S. holder of shares or ADSs will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on gain realized on the sale of shares or ADSs, unless:

 

 

gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the holder of a U.S. trade or business or

 

 

in the case of gain realized by an individual holder, the holder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale and certain other conditions are met.

INFORMATION REPORTING AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING.

Although non-U.S. holders generally are exempt from backup withholding, a non-U.S. holder may be required to comply with certification and identification procedures in order to establish its exemption from information reporting and backup withholding.

 

 

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AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES

Fees and charges payable by a holder of B Share ADSs.

Our B Share ADSs are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “AMX”. Citibank N.A. is the depositary (the “Depositary”) of our B Share ADSs pursuant to the deposit agreement for the issuance of the B Share ADSs entered into between the Depositary and us (the “Deposit Agreement”). Each B Share ADS represents the right to receive 20 B Shares. See “Form of Deposit Agreement by and among América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V., Citibank, N.A., as ADS depositary, and the holders and beneficial owners of American Depositary Shares thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a) to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 ( File No. 333-270031) filed with the Commission on February 24, 2023)” filed as Exhibit 4.2 with this annual report.

Under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, as of the date of this annual report, a B Share ADS holder may have to pay to the Depositary the fees specified in the table below.

The charges of the Depositary payable by investors are as follows:

 

SERVICE    RATE    BY WHOM PAID

(1)  Issuance of ADSs (e.g., an issuance upon a deposit of Shares, upon a change in the ADS(s)-to-Share(s) ratio, or for any other reason), excluding issuances as a result of distributions described in paragraph (4) below.

   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) issued.    Person for whom ADSs are issued.

(2)  Cancellation of ADSs (e.g., a cancellation of ADSs for Delivery of deposited Shares, upon a change in the ADS(s)-to-Share(s) ratio, or for any other reason).

   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) cancelled.    Person for whom ADSs are being cancelled.

(3)  Distribution of cash dividends or other cash distributions (e.g., upon a sale of rights and other entitlements).

   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held.    Person to whom the distribution is made.

(4)  Distribution of ADSs pursuant to (i) stock dividends or other free stock distributions, or (ii) an exercise of rights to purchase additional ADSs.

   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held.    Person to whom the distribution is made.

(5)  Distribution of securities other than ADSs or rights to purchase additional ADSs (e.g., spin-off shares).

   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held.    Person to whom the distribution is made.

(6)  ADS Services.

  

Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) held on the applicable record date(s) established by the Depositary.

   Person holding ADSs on the applicable record date(s) established by the Depositary.

(7)  Registration of ADS Transfers (as defined in the Deposit Agreement) (e.g., upon a registration of the transfer of registered ownership of ADSs, upon a transfer of ADSs into DTC (as defined in the Deposit Agreement) and vice versa, or for any other reason).

   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) transferred.    Person for whom or to whom ADSs are transferred.

(8)  Conversion of ADSs of one series for ADSs of another series (e.g., upon conversion of Partial Entitlement ADSs (as defined in the Deposit Agreement) for Full Entitlement ADSs (as defined in the Deposit Agreement), or upon conversion of Restricted ADSs (as defined in the Deposit Agreement) into freely transferable ADSs (as defined in the Deposit Agreement), and vice versa).

   Up to U.S. $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or fraction thereof) converted.    Person for whom ADSs are converted or to whom the converted ADSs are delivered.

Disclosure for fees incurred in past annual period.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, we received from Citibank N.A., the depositary of our A Share ADSs and L Share ADSs pursuant to the deposit agreements entered into between Citibank N.A. and us for the issuance of the A Share ADSs and L Shares ADSs, respectively, U.S.$1.9 million for expenses we incurred related to the administration and maintenance of the A Share ADS and L Share ADS programs and investor relation activities.

 

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DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors has broad authority to manage our company. Our bylaws provide for the Board of Directors to consist of between 5 and 21 directors and allow for the election of an equal number of alternate directors. Directors need not be shareholders. A majority of our directors and a majority of the alternate directors must be Mexican citizens.

Prior to the Reclassification, a majority of the holders of the AA Shares and A Shares voting together elected a majority of the directors and alternate directors, provided that any holder or group of holders of at least 10.0% of the total AA Shares and A Shares was entitled to name one director and one alternate director. Two directors and two alternate directors, if any, were elected by a majority vote of the holders of L Shares. Each alternate director attended meetings of the Board of Directors and voted in the absence of the corresponding director. Directors and alternate directors were elected or reelected at each annual general meeting of shareholders and each annual ordinary special meeting of holders of L Shares.

After giving effect to the Reclassification, B Shares represent our only class of shares, and a majority of the holders of the B Shares elect our directors, and any holder or group of holders of at least 10.0% of the total B Shares was entitled to name one director and one alternate director.

In accordance with the Mexican Securities Market Law (Ley del Mercado de Valores), the determination as to the independence of our directors is made by our shareholders, though the CNBV may challenge this determination. Pursuant to our bylaws and the Mexican Securities Market Law, at least 25.0% of our directors must be independent.

At the annual shareholders’ meeting held on April 27, 2023, the current members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee were reelected, and the Corporate Secretary and the Corporate Pro Secretary were reappointed, with all directors elected by the holders of our B Shares. 9 (approximately 64%) of the members of the Board of Directors are independent, and 3 (approximately 21%) are women.

Our bylaws provide that the members of the Board of Directors are elected for a term of one year. Pursuant to Mexican law, members of the Board continue in their positions after the expiration of their terms for up to an additional 30-day period if new members are not elected. Furthermore, in certain circumstances provided under the Mexican Securities Market Law, the Board of Directors may elect temporary directors who then may be elected or replaced at the shareholders’ meetings.

The names and positions of the members of the Board reelected or elected for the first time at the 2023 annual general shareholders’ meeting—their term expiring in 2024—their year of birth, and information concerning their committee membership and principal business activities outside América Móvil are set forth below:

 

  CARLOS SLIM DOMIT

  Cochairman of the Board and Member of the Executive Committee

  Born:

   1967

  First elected:

   2011

  Principal occupation:

   Chairman of the Board of América Móvil

  Other directorships:

   Chairman of the Board of Grupo Carso and its affiliates

  Business experience:

   Business administration; Chief Executive Officer of Sanborn Hermanos

 

  PATRICK SLIM DOMIT

  Cochairman of the Board and Member of the Executive Committee

  Born:

   1969

  First elected:

   2004

  Principal occupation:

   Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Sanborns

  Other directorships:

   Director of Grupo Carso and its affiliates

  Business experience:

   Business administration; Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Carso and Vice President of Commercial Markets of Telmex

 

  DANIEL HAJJ ABOUMRAD

  Director and Member of the Executive Committee

  Born:

   1966

  First elected:

   2000

  Principal occupation:

   Chief Executive Officer of América Móvil

  Other directorships:

   Director of Grupo Carso and Telmex

  Business experience:

   Business administration; Chief Executive Officer of Compañía Hulera Euzkadi

 

  LUIS ALEJANDRO SOBERÓN KURI

  Director

  Born:

   1960

  First elected:

   2000

  Principal occupation:

   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Serinem México (a subsidiary of Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento)

  Other directorships:

   Director of CIE; Director of Grupo Financiero Citibanamex

  Business experience:

   Business administration; Various positions at CIE

 

  FRANCISCO JOSÉ MEDINA CHÁVEZ

  Director

  Born:

   1956

  First elected:

   2018

  Principal occupation:

   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Grupo Fame, and Chairman of Grupo Altozano

  Other directorships:

   Director of Banco Nacional de México and Grupo Chedraui

  Business experience:

   Real estate; Director of Aeroméxico and Mitsui Mexico
 

 

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  ERNESTO VEGA VELASCO

  Director and Chairman of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee

  Born:

  

1937

  First elected:

  

2007

  Principal occupation:

  

Retired. Member of the board of directors and audit and corporate practices, planning and finance and evaluation and compensation committees of certain companies.

  Other directorships:

  

Director of Kuo and its affiliates, Impulsora de Desarrollo y el Empleo en América Latina and its affiliates, and Industrias Peñoles

  Business experience:

  

Accounting and business administration; Various positions in Desc Group, including Corporate Vice- President

 

  RAFAEL MOISÉS KALACH MIZRAHI

  Director and Member of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee

  Born:

   1946

  First elected:

   2012

  Principal occupation:

   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Kaltex

  Other directorships:

   Director of Grupo Carso and its affiliates

  Business experience:

   Accounting and business administration; various positions in Grupo Kaltex

 

  ANTONIO COSÍO PANDO

  Director

  Born:

   1968

  First elected:

   2015

  Principal occupation:

   Vice President of Grupo Hotelero las Brisas, Compañía Industrial Tepeji del Río, and Bodegas de Santo Tomás

  Other directorships:

   Director of Grupo Carso and its affiliates, Corporación Actinver, and Grupo Aeroméxico

  Business experience:

   Engineer; various positions in Grupo Brisas and Compañía Industrial Tepeji del Río

 

  OSCAR VON HAUSKE SOLÍS

  Director

  Born:

   1957

  First elected:

   2011

  Principal occupation:

   Chief Fixed-line Operations Officer of América Móvil

  Other directorships:

   Member of Telekom Austria’s Supervisory Board

  Business experience:

   Accounting and business administration; Chief Executive Officer of Telmex Internacional, Chief Systems and Telecommunications Operators Officer of Telmex and member of KPN’s Supervisory Board

 

  VANESSA HAJJ SLIM

  Director

  Born:

   1997

  First elected:

   2018

  Principal occupation:

   Analyst at Inmuebles Carso, S.A.B de C.V.

  Other directorships:

   Director of Grupo Carso

 

  DAVID IBARRA MUÑOZ

  Director

  Born:

   1930

  First elected:

   2000

  Principal occupation:

   Retired

  Other directorships:

   Director of Grupo Carso and its affiliates, and Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo

  Business experience:

   Economist; Chief Executive Officer of Nacional Financiera and Secretary of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico

 

  GISSELLE MORÁN JIMÉNEZ

  Director

  Born:

   1974

  First elected:

   2021

  Principal occupation:

   Cheif Executive Officer of Real Estate, Market and Lifesytle

  Other directorships:

   Director of Alignmex Real Estate Capital

  Business experience:

   Commercial Manager of Grupo Mundo Ejecutivo

 

  PABLO ROBERTO GONZÁLEZ GUAJARDO

  Director and Member of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee

  Born:

  

1967

  First elected:

  

2007

  Principal occupation:

  

Chief Executive Officer of Kimberly Clark de México

  Other directorships:

  

Director of Kimberly Clark de México, Grupo Sanborns and Grupo Lala

  Business experience:

  

Various positions in the Kimberly Clark Corporation and Kimberly Clark de México

 

  CLAUDIA JAÑEZ SÁNCHEZ

  Director

  Born:

   1971

  First elected:

   2021

  Principal occupation:

   Independent Director

  Other directorships:

   Director of Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V., and Board Member of Grupo Industrial Saltillo, HSBC Mexico and other AMX affiliates

  Business experience:

   Chairman of DuPont Latin America and Chairman of the Executive Council of Global Companies
 

 

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Our 2023 annual ordinary general shareholders’ meeting determined that the following directors are independent: Claudia Jañez Sanchez, Gisselle Morán Jiménez, Ernesto Vega Velasco, Pablo Roberto González Guajardo, David Ibarra Muñoz, Antonio Cosío Pando, Rafael Moisés Kalach Mizrahi, Luis Alejandro Soberón Kuri and Francisco José Medina Chávez.

Alejandro Cantú Jiménez, our General Counsel, serves as Corporate Secretary and Rafael Robles Miaja as Corporate Pro-Secretary.

Patrick Slim Domit and Carlos Slim Domit are brothers. Daniel Hajj Aboumrad is brother-in-law of Patrick Slim Domit and Carlos Slim Domit. Vanessa Hajj Slim is the daughter of Daniel Hajj Aboumrad.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Board of Directors is required to consult the Executive Committee before deciding on certain matters set forth in the bylaws, and the Executive Committee must provide its views following a request from the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Chairman of the Board of Directors. If the Executive Committee is unable to make a recommendation within ten calendar days, or if a majority of the Board of Directors or any other corporate body duly acting within its mandate determines in good faith that action cannot be deferred until the Executive Committee makes a recommendation, the Board of Directors is authorized to act without such recommendation. The Executive Committee may also act on matters delegated to it by the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee may not delegate all of its powers to special delegates or attorneys-in-fact.

The Executive Committee is elected from among the directors and alternate directors by a majority vote of the holders of common shares. The majority of its members must be Mexican citizens. The current members of the Executive Committee are Carlos Slim Domit, Patrick Slim Domit and Daniel Hajj Aboumrad. See “Major Shareholders” under Part IV of this annual report.

 

AUDIT AND CORPORATE PRACTICES COMMITTEE

Our Audit and Corporate Practices Committee is comprised of independent members of the Board of Directors, as determined by our shareholders pursuant to the Mexican Securities Market Law and as defined under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange. The Audit and Corporate Practices Committee consists of Ernesto Vega Velasco (Chairman), Rafael Moisés Kalach Mizrahi and Pablo Roberto González Guajardo. The mandate of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee is to assist our Board of Directors in overseeing our operations and establish and monitor procedures and controls in order to ensure that the financial information we distribute is useful, appropriate and reliable and accurately reflects our financial position. In particular, the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee is required to, among other things, (i) call shareholders’ meetings and recommend items to be included on the agenda, (ii) advise the Board of Directors on internal control procedures, related party transactions that are outside the ordinary course of our business, succession plans and compensation structures of our key executives, (iii) select and monitor our auditors, (iv) discuss with our auditors the procedures for the preparation of the annual financial statements and the accounting principles to the annual and the interim financial statements and (v) obtain from our auditors a report that includes a discussion of the critical accounting policies used by us, any alternative accounting treatments for material items that have been discussed by management with our auditors and any other written communications between our auditors and management.

The Company is required to make public disclosure of any Board action that is inconsistent with the opinion of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee. In addition, pursuant to our bylaws, the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee is in charge of our corporate governance functions under the Mexican securities laws and regulations and is required to submit an annual report to the Board of Directors with respect to our corporate and audit practices. The Audit and Corporate Practices Committee must request the opinions of our executive officers for purposes of preparing this annual report.

 

 

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SENIOR MANAGEMENT

The names, responsibilities and prior business experience of our senior officers are as follows:

 

  DANIEL HAJJ ABOUMRAD

  Chief Executive Officer

  Appointed:

   2000

  Business experience:

   Director of Telmex; Chief Executive Officer of Compañía Hulera Euzkadi

 

  CARLOS JOSÉ GARCÍA MORENO ELIZONDO

  Chief Executive Officer

  Appointed:

   2001

  Business experience:

   General Director of Public Credit at the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit; Managing Director of UBS Warburg; Associate Director of Financing at Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex); Member of Telekom Austria’s Supervisory Board; Member of KPN Supervisory Board

 

  ALEJANDRO CANTÚ JIMÉNEZ

  General Counsel

  Appointed:

   2001

  Business experience:

   Member of Telekom Austria’s Supervisory Board

 

  OSCAR VON HAUSKE SOLÍS

  Chief Fixed-line Operations Officer

  Appointed:

   2010

  Business experience:

   Chief Executive Officer of Telmex Internacional; Chief Systems and Telecommunications Officer of Telmex; Head of Finance at Grupo Condumex; Director of Telmex, Telmex Internacional, Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações S.A. (“Embratel”), and Net Serviços de Comunicação S.A. (“Net Serviços”); Member of Telekom Austria’s Supervisory Board

 

  RAFAEL COUTTOLENC URREA

  Chief Wireless Operations Officer

  Appointed:

   2021

  Business experience:

   Various positions in América Móvil

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Our Board of Directors has determined that Ernesto Vega Velasco qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” and Mr. Vega Velasco is independent under the definition of independence applicable to us under the rules of the NYSE.

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT

The aggregate compensation paid to our directors (including compensation paid to members of our Audit and Corporate Practices Committee) and senior management in 2022 was approximately Ps.5.9 million and Ps.87.5 million, respectively. None of our directors is a party to any contract with us or any of our subsidiaries that provides for benefits upon termination of employment. We do not provide pension, retirement or similar benefits to our directors in their capacity as directors. Our executive officers are eligible for retirement and severance benefits required by Mexican law on the same terms as all other employees, and we do not separately set aside, accrue or determine the amount of our costs that is attributable to executive officers because they are included in the overall accrual for all employees subject to such benefits.

SHARE OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT

As of December 31, 2022, prior to the Reclassification, Carlos Slim Domit, Chairman of our Board of Directors, held 647 million (or 3.1%) of our AA Shares and 1,679 million (or 4.0%) of our L Shares directly. Patrick Slim Domit, Cochairman of our Board of Directors, held 323 million (or 1.6%) of our AA Shares and 919 million (or 2.2%) of our L Shares directly.

As of March 31, 2023, after giving effect to the Reclassification, Carlos Slim Domit, Chairman of our Board of Directors, holds 2,326 million (or 3.7%) of our B Shares directly. Patrick Slim Domit, Cochairman of our Board of Directors, holds 1,243 million (or 2.0%) of our B Shares directly.

In addition, according to beneficial ownership reports filed with the SEC, Patrick Slim Domit and Carlos Slim Domit are beneficiaries of a trust that owns shares of the Company. See “Major Shareholders” under Part IV of this annual report. Except as described above, according to the information provided to us by our directors and members of senior management, none of our directors or executive officers is the beneficial owner of more than 1.0% of any class of our capital stock.

 

 

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Our corporate governance practices are governed by our bylaws, the Mexican Securities Market Law and the regulations issued by the CNBV. We also comply with the Mexican Code of Best Corporate Practices (Código de Mejores Prácticas Corporativas). On an annual basis, we file a report with the Mexican Stock Exchange regarding our compliance with the Mexican Code of Best Corporate Practices.

The table below discloses the significant differences between our corporate governance practices and those required for U.S. companies under the NYSE listing standards.

 

  NYSE STANDARDS

 

OUR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES

  DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Majority of board of directors must be independent. §303A.01. “Controlled companies” are exempt from this requirement. A controlled company is one in which more than 50.0% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company, rather than the public. §303A.00. As a controlled company, we would be exempt from this requirement if we were a U.S. issuer.

 

Pursuant to the Mexican Securities Market Law, our shareholders are required to elect a board of directors of no more than 21 members, 25% of whom must be independent. Certain persons are per se non-independent, including insiders, control persons, major suppliers and any relatives of such persons. Under the Mexican Securities Market Law, our shareholders’ meeting is required to make a determination as to the independence of our directors, though such determination may be challenged by the CNBV. There is no exemption from the independence requirement for controlled companies.

 

Currently, a majority of our Board of Directors is independent.

 

  EXECUTIVE SESSIONS

Non-management directors must meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions without management. Independent directors should meet alone in an executive session at least once a year. §303A.03.

 

Our non-management directors have not held executive sessions without management in the past, and they are not required to do so.

 

  NOMINATING/CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Nominating/corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors is required. The committee must have a charter specifying the purpose, duties and evaluation procedures of the committee. §303A.04.

 

Mexican law requires us to have one or more committees that oversee certain corporate practices, including the appointment of directors and executives. Under the Mexican Securities Market Law, committees overseeing certain corporate practices must be composed of independent directors. However, in the case of controlled companies, such as ours, only a majority of the committee members must be independent.

“Controlled companies” are exempt from these requirements. §303A.00. As a controlled company, we would be exempt from this requirement if we were a U.S. issuer.

 

Currently, we do not have a nominating committee, and we are not required to have one. Our Audit and Corporate Practices Committee, which is composed of independent directors, oversees our corporate practices, including the compensation and appointment of directors and executives.

 

  COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

Compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors is required, which must evaluate and approve executive officer compensation. The committee must have a charter specifying the purpose, duties and evaluation procedures of the committee. §303A.02(a)(ii) and §303A.05. “Controlled companies” are exempt from this requirement. §303A.00.

 

We currently do not have a compensation committee, and we are not required to have one. Our Audit and Corporate Practices Committee, which is comprised solely of independent directors, evaluates and approves the compensation of management (including our CEO) and directors.

 

  AUDIT COMMITTE

Audit committee satisfying the independence and other requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and the additional requirements under the NYSE standards is required. §§303A.06 and 303A.07.

 

We have an Audit and Corporate Practices Committee of three members. Each member of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee is independent, as independence is defined under the Mexican Securities Market Law, and also meets the independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our Audit and Corporate Practices Committee operates primarily pursuant to (1) a written charter adopted by our Board of Directors, which assigns to the Committee responsibility over those matters required by Rule 10A-3, (2) our bylaws and (3) Mexican law. For a more detailed description of the duties of our Audit and Corporate Practices Committee, see “Management” under Part V of this annual report.

 

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  NYSE STANDARDS

 

OUR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES

  EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

Equity compensation plans and all material revisions thereto require shareholder approval, subject to limited exemptions. §§303A.08 and 312.03.

 

Shareholder approval is required under Mexican law for the adoption or amendment of an equity compensation plan. Such plans must provide for similar treatment of executives in comparable positions.

 

  SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL FOR ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES

Issuances of securities (1) that will result in a change of control of the issuer, (2) that are to a related party or someone closely related to a related party, (3) that have voting power equal to at least 20.0% of the outstanding common stock voting power before such issuance or (4) that will increase the number of shares of common stock by at least 20.0% of the number of outstanding shares before such issuance requires shareholder approval. §§312.03(b)-(d).

 

Mexican law requires us to obtain shareholder approval for any issuance of equity securities. Under certain circumstances, however, we may sell treasury stock subject to the approval of our Board of Directors.

 

  CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

Corporate governance guidelines and a code of business conduct and ethics are required, with disclosure of any waiver for directors or executive officers. The code must contain compliance standards and procedures that will facilitate the effective operation of the code. §303A.10.

 

We have adopted a code of ethics, which applies to all of our directors and executive officers and other personnel. For more information, see “Corporate Governance—Code of Ethics” under Part V of this annual report.

 

  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

A company’s audit committee or another independent body of the board of directors shall conduct a reasonable prior review and oversight of related party transactions required by Item 7.B of Form 20-F for potential conflicts of interest and will prohibit such transaction if it determines it to be inconsistent with the interests of the company and its shareholders. §314.00. Certain issuances of common stock to a related party require shareholder approval. §312.03(b).

 

In accordance with Mexican law, an independent audit committee must provide an opinion to the board of directors regarding any transaction with a related party, which must be approved by the board of directors. Pursuant to Mexican Law, non-material related party transactions, or transactions with certain related parties within the ordinary course of business or on arms-length basis, do not require specific board approval, if consistent with guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.

 

  SOLICITATION OF PROXIES

Solicitation of proxies and provision of proxy materials is required for all meetings of shareholders. Copies of such proxy solicitations are to be provided to NYSE. §§402.01 and 402.04.

 

We are not required to solicit proxies from our shareholders. In accordance with Mexican law and our bylaws, we inform shareholders of all meetings by public notice, which states the requirements for admission to the meeting and we make materials available to be discussed at each shareholders’ meeting. Under the deposit agreement relating to our ADSs, holders of our ADSs receive notices of shareholders’ meetings and, where applicable, instructions on how to instruct the depositary to vote at the meeting. Under the deposit agreement relating to our ADS, we may direct the voting of any ADS as to which no voting instructions are received by the depositary, except with respect to any matter where substantial opposition exists or that materially and adversely affects the rights of holders.

 

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A) DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2022. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). Based upon that evaluation, our management has concluded that, because of the material weakness identified below related to certain ineffective information technology general controls (“ITGCs”) at our Colombian subsidiary, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2022.

In light of the material weakness discussed below, we performed additional analysis and other post-closing procedures to ensure our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have concluded that the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 20-F present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with IFRS as issued by the IASB, and no adjustments are required to our financial statements as a result of such weakness.

B) MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other personnel, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control—Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the “COSO criteria”).

Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Based on our evaluation under the COSO criteria, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2022. Management has identified a material weakness related to certain ineffective ITGCs in our Colombian subsidiary that are relevant to the preparation of financial statements. Specifically, management did not maintain sufficient controls to (i) ensure that user access is revoked in a timely manner where necessary or appropriate, when a user no longer holds a position that requires such access; and (ii) monitor and oversee the activities of any users that access this subsidiary’s information systems and applications, and maintain detailed logs and records of any such activities. As a result, application controls and manual controls dependent on information derived from such systems were also determined to be ineffective. This material weakness did not result in a material misstatement in our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, and, accordingly, no adjustments are required to our financial statements as a result of such weakness.

Mancera, S.C. (“Mancera”), a member practice of Ernst & Young Global Limited, an independent registered public accounting firm, issued an attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting on May 1, 2023.

 

 

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C) ATTESTATION REPORT OF THE REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.

 

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

We have audited América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weakness described below on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries (the Company) has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on the COSO criteria.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company´s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weakness has been identified and included in management´s assessment. Management has identified a material weakness in controls related to ineffective information technology general controls related to user access in one of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries that are relevant to the preparation of financial statements. As a result, application controls and manual controls dependent on information derived from such systems were also determined to be ineffective.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated statements of financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes. This material weakness was considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the 2022 consolidated financial statements, and this report does not affect our report dated May 1, 2023, which expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion

 

on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

 

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Definitions and Inherent Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

/s/ MANCERA, S.C.

A member practice of Ernst & Young Global Limited

 

Mexico City, Mexico

May 1, 2023

 

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D) REMEDIATION PLAN FOR MATERIAL WEAKNESS AND CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

Management is committed to the remediation of the material weakness described above in its Colombian subsidiary, as well as the continued improvement of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Management is implementing measures designed to ensure that control deficiencies contributing to the material weakness are remediated, such that these controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectively.

 

As of the date of this Annual Report, management is continuing to remediate the control deficiencies that led to the material weaknesses, including but not limited to, (i) causing user access revocations to occur in a timely manner to prevent unauthorized access; and (ii) maintaining records and logs of activities by all users and conducting periodic reviews of records and logs of activities by any users following the date on which they no longer required access.

 

We believe that these actions will remediate the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described above.

 

Other than the remediation actions described above to address the material weakness, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

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Chaired by our CEO, the Corporate Sustainability Executive Committee defines and oversees the implementation of our overall strategy to improve our performance on sustainability matters.

 

By incorporating sustainability in our daily decision-making, we seek to foster greater efficiencies and operate with the highest sense of social responsibility and environmental care, strengthening our market leadership while contributing to economic, social, and cultural development in the communities where we operate.

 

Our corporate sustainability reports are available on our website at www.americamovil.com. This URL is intended to be an inactive textual reference only. It is not intended to be an active hyperlink to our website. The information on our website, which might be accessible through a hyperlink resulting from this URL, is not incorporated into this annual report.

  

 

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We have developed an Integrity and Compliance Program (ICP), which has as its foundation our Code of Ethics. The ICP codifies the ethical principles that govern our business and promotes, among other things:

 

• honest and ethical conduct

 

 full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the SEC and other authorities;

 

 compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Ethics and the ICP; and

 

 adherence to the Code of Ethics.

 

Both the ICP and our Code of Ethics apply to all of our officers, senior management, directors, employees, the Company’s supply chain and/or other business relationships.

 

In 2022 we updated our mission, vision and values as described in our Code of Ethics to include objective content and better reflect our economic, commercial, social and legal realities. The full text of our Code of Ethics may be found on our website at América Móvil—Corporate Governance (americamovil.com). This URL is intended to be an inactive textual reference only. It is not intended to be an active hyperlink to our website. The information on our website, which might be accessible through a hyperlink resulting from this URL, is not incorporated into this annual report.

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MEXICO

Legal Framework

The legal framework for the regulation of telecommunications and broadcasting services is based on constitutional amendments passed in June 2013, the Federal Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting (Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión) as amended and the Federal Law on Economic Competition (Ley Federal de Competencia Económica) as amended.

Under the framework, the IFT may determine whether there is a “preponderant economic agent” in the telecommunications sector, based on number of customers, traffic or network capacity. In 2014, the IFT determined that an “economic interest group” consisting of us and our Mexican operating subsidiaries (Telcel, Telmex and Telnor) as well as Grupo Carso and Grupo Financiero Inbursa, constitutes the “preponderant economic agent” in the telecommunications sector, based on a finding that we serve more than half of the customers in Mexico, as measured by the IFT on a national basis.

The IFT has authority to impose on any preponderant economic agent a special regulatory regime. The special regime is referred to as “asymmetric” regulation because it applies to one sector participant and not to the others. Pursuant to the IFT’s determination that we are part of a group constituting a preponderant economic agent, we are subject to extensive asymmetric regulations in the telecom sector, which impacts our Mexican fixed-line and wireless businesses. See “—Asymmetric Regulation of the Preponderant Economic Agent” and “— Creation of Red Nacional” under this Part VI. This legal framework has had a substantial impact on our business and operations in Mexico.

Principal Regulatory Authorities

The IFT is an autonomous authority that regulates telecommunications and broadcasting. It is headed by seven commissioners appointed by the President, and ratified by the Senate, from among candidates nominated by an evaluation committee. The IFT has authority over the application of legislation specific to the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors, and also over competition legislation as it applies to those sectors. The Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes) retains regulatory authority over a few specific public policy matters.

The Mexican government has certain powers in its relations with concessionaires, including the right to take over the management of an operator’s networks, facilities and personnel in cases of imminent danger to national security, public order or the national economy, natural disasters and public unrest, as well as to ensure continuity of public services.

Telecommunications operators are also subject to regulation by the Federal Consumer Bureau (Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor) under the Federal Consumer Protection Law (Ley Federal de Protección al Consumidor), which regulates publicity, quality of services and information required to be provided to consumers.

Asymmetric Regulation of the Preponderant Economic Agent

We are currently subject to extensive specific asymmetric measures based on the IFT’s determination that we and certain affiliates constitute the preponderant economic agent in the telecommunications sector. Below is a summary of the most important measures applicable to us.

Interconnection Rates. The Federal Law on Telecommunications and Broadcasting provides that we are not permitted to charge other carriers for the termination services we provide in our networks. These provisions were declared unconstitutional by the Mexican Supreme Court (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación) in August 2017 with respect to wireless services and in April 2018 with respect to fixed services. As a result, the IFT ruled that, as of January 1, 2018, in the case of Telcel, and as of January 1, 2019, in the case of Telmex, we are able to charge other carriers for terminating calls to our networks at asymmetric rates established by the IFT. We continue to pay such carriers for their interconnection services in accordance with the fixed and mobile rates set by the IFT.

Sharing Of Wireless Infrastructure and Services. We must provide other carriers access to (i) passive infrastructure, including towers, sites, ducts and rights of way, (ii) elements of our network that allow other carriers and mobile virtual network operators (“MVNOs”) to use our network or resell those services we provide to our customers and (iii) domestic roaming services; in each case, pursuant to IFT pre-approved reference terms (ofertas públicas de referencia). If we cannot reach an agreement with other carriers or MVNOs, our rates may be determined by the IFT using a long-run average incremental costs methodology or, in the case of MVNOs, a “retail-minus” methodology.

For mobile services, the IFT has the right to verify, through a replicability test, that carriers using our regulated wholesale services can match our end user rates.

Sharing of Fixed Infrastructure and Services. We must provide other carriers access to (i) passive infrastructure, including towers, sites, telephone poles, ducts, manholes and rights of way, (ii) elements of our network that allow other carriers to use our network or resell those services we provide to our customers and (iii) our dedicated links (either local or long distance). Rates for this access are determined by the IFT using a long-run average incremental cost methodology.

 

 

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For fixed services, the IFT has the right to verify, through a replicability test, that carriers using our regulated wholesale services can match our end user rates.

Local Loop Unbundling. We must offer other carriers access to elements of our local loop network separately on terms and conditions (including rates) pre-approved by the IFT. The IFT has also ordered the legal and functional separation of the provision of wholesale regulated fixed services related to local loop unbundling, local dedicated links and shared access/use of passive infrastructure related with the local loop network. See “— Creation of Red Nacional” under this Part VI.

Certain Obligations Relating to Retail Services. Rates for the provision of telecommunications services to our customers are subject to the IFT’s prior authorization.

We are also subject to certain obligations and restrictions relating to the sale of our services and products; one such obligation includes unlocking mobile devices for our customers and regulations on the sale end financing at mobile devices.

Content. We are subject to specific limitations on acquisitions of exclusive transmission rights to “relevant” content (contenidos audiovisuales relevantes), as determined from time to time by the IFT, including the Mexican national team soccer matches, the opening and closing ceremonies and certain matches of the FIFA World Cup, the semifinal and final matches of the Liga MX soccer tournament and the Super Bowl.

Reference Terms. Every year we must submit, for IFT’s approval, a proposal of the reference terms for all wholesale services that are subject to asymmetric regulation for the following year. Once approved, we must publish and offer the regulated wholesale services, in the terms approved by IFT.

IFT’s Biannual Review of Asymmetric Regulation

The IFT’s biannual review began in December 2022 and is expected to conclude in March 2024. The measures are transitory and may be amended by the IFT, or terminated if the IFT determines effective competition conditions exist in the telecommunications sector or if we cease to be considered a preponderant economic agent. The IFT reviews the impact of the asymmetrical measures every two years and may modify or eliminate measures or set forth new measures. The IFT reviewed the measures in 2020 and determined, among other things, to modify and add new asymmetrical regulations for mobile and fixed services.

Creation of Red Nacional

In 2018, in response to an IFT resolution, we began to separate out the provision of wholesale regulated fixed services by Telmex and Telnor (the “Separation Plan”). Pursuant to the Separation Plan, Telmex and Telnor established new subsidiaries, Red Nacional Última Milla, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Red Última Milla Del Noroeste, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (jointly, “Red Nacional”), to provide local wholesale

services related to the elements of the access network, including local access dedicated links, as well as those services related to passive infrastructure associated with the access network, such as ducts, poles and rights of way.

The prices and terms of the services provided by Red Nacional are subject to IFT regulation, which could affect the viability and financial requirements of Red Nacional. The practices of Red Nacional may be subject to regulatory challenges by other market participants. In December 2022, Red Nacional received a resolution issued by IFT lifting price regulation on access to certain local loop access services (servicios de desagregación indirecta del bucle local) in 83 municipalities.

The implementation of the Separation Plan has been complex, and some features remain uncertain and may require further development. As a result, we are not yet able to identify all the possible consequences, but some of the consequences could have a material adverse impact on us.

We have challenged the resolution in the Mexican courts. However, legal challenges will not suspend the implementation of the Separation Plan and final determinations are pending.

Substantial Market Power Investigations

When IFT was established, it succeeded to several major proceedings begun by predecessor agencies. These legacy proceedings have never been finally resolved, but the substance of the investigations and the potential relief have been largely superseded by the asymmetric regulation and other subsequent actions of IFT.

Our competitors have submitted multiple requests to IFT alleging anti-competitive practices or non-compliance with regulations on the part of the separate subsidiaries we established to provide wholesale services under the Separation Plan. We expect IFT to investigate these allegations, and it is possible that some of them could lead IFT to make findings adverse to us or to impose fines or other penalties.

Concessions

Under the current legal framework, a carrier of public telecommunications networks, such as Telcel or Telmex, must operate under a concession. The IFT is an autonomous federal agency that grants new or extends existing concessions, which may only be granted to a Mexican citizen or corporation that has agreed to the concession terms and may not be transferred or assigned without the approval of the IFT. There are three types of concessions:

NETWORK CONCESSIONS. Telcel, Telmex and its subsidiary Telnor hold network concessions, granted under the previous regulatory framework, to provide specified types of services. Their ability to migrate to the new regime of unified concessions and, consequently, to provide any and all telecommunications and broadcasting services, is subject to conditions, as described under “Migration of Concessions and Additional Services” below.

 

 

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SPECTRUM CONCESSIONS. Telcel holds multiple concessions, granted under both the previous and current regulatory frameworks, to provide wireless services that utilize frequencies of radio-electric spectrum. These concessions have terms of 15 to 20 years and may be extended for an additional term of equal length.

UNIFIED CONCESSION. Red Nacional holds a unified concession granted to provide only wholesale telecommunications services. These concessions were issued in March 2020 and have a term of 30 years and may be extended for an additional term of equal length.

Termination of Concessions

Mexican legislation provides that under certain circumstances, some assets of a concessionaire may be acquired by the federal government upon termination of these concessions.

There is no specific guidance or precedent for applying these provisions, so the scope of assets covered, the compensation to the concessionaire and the procedures to be followed would depend on the type of concession, the type of assets and the interpretation of applicable legislation by the competent authorities at the time.

Migration of Concessions and Additional Services

The new legislative framework established the unified concession (concesión única), which allows the holder to provide all types of telecommunications and broadcasting services, and a regime under which an existing concession can be migrated to the new unified concession at the end of its term or upon request by the concession holder. A unified concession has a term of up to 30 years, extendable for up to an equal term. Also, under this new framework a current concession may be modified to add services not previously contemplated therein.

However, as a result of our preponderant economic agent status, Telcel, Telmex and Telnor are subject to additional conditions for the migration to a unified concession or the addition of a service, such as Pay TV, to a current concession, including in certain cases (i) payment of any new concession fee to be determined by the IFT, (ii) compliance with current requirements under the network concession, the 2013 constitutional amendments, the 2014 legislation and any additional measures imposed by the IFT on the preponderant economic agent and (iii) such other requirements, terms and conditions as the IFT may establish in the concession itself. We expect the process of migration or additional services to be lengthy and complex. Consequently, Telcel, Telmex and Telnor may not be able to provide certain additional services, such as Pay TV and broadcasting, in the near term.

Telcel’s Concessions

Telcel operates under several different network and spectrum concessions covering particular frequencies and regions, holding an average of 289.26 MHz of capacity in Mexico’s nine regions in the 850 MHz, 1900 MHz,1.7/2.1 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands. The following table summarizes Telcel’s concessions.

FREQUENCY  

COVERAGE

AREA

 

INITIAL

DATE

  TERMINATION
DATE

Band A (1900 MHz)

  Nationwide   Sep. 1999   Oct. 2039

Band D (1900 MHz)

  Nationwide   Oct. 1998   Oct. 2038

Band B (850 MHz)

  Regions 1, 2, 3   Aug. 2011   Aug. 2026

Band B (850 MHz)

  Regions 4, 5   Aug. 2010   Aug. 2040

Band B (850 MHz)

  Regions 6, 7, 8   Oct. 2011   Oct. 2026

Band B (850 MHz)

  Region 9   Oct. 2015   Oct. 2030

Bands A and B

(1.7/2.1 GHz)

  Nationwide   Oct. 2010   Oct. 2030

Bands H, I and J

(1.7/2.1 GHz)

  Nationwide   May 2016   Oct. 2030

Band 7 (2.5 GHz)

 

98.94% of the

population(1)

  Jul. 2017  

Sep. 2020(2) –

Nov. 2028 –

Oct. 2040 –

May 2041,

Nov. 2041

Band 3.5 GHz(3)

  Nationwide   Oct. 2020(4)  

Oct. 2038

and 2040

Band F (1900 MHz)

  Nationwide   Apr. 2025   Apr. 2045

(1) Except 7 municipalities in the state of Jalisco and 34 municipalities in the state of Zacatecas.

(2) A request for extension has already been filed with the IFT.

(3) On February 15, 2022, Telcel received mobile service authorization for these concessions.

(4) The term of this concession is currently in force and was extended by IFT in favor of Telmex until 2040 and afterwards it was assigned by Telmex to Telcel as of March 11, 2020. Concessions acquired from Axtel were extended by the IFT until 2038.

Concession Fees

All of Telcel’s concessions granted or renewed on or after January 1, 2003 are required to pay annual fees for the use and exploitation of radio spectrum bands. The amounts payable are set forth by the annual Federal Fees Law (Ley Federal de Derechos) and vary depending on the relevant region and radio spectrum band.

Telmex’s Concessions

Telmex’s concession was granted in 1976 and is currently set to expire in 2026. In December 2016, the IFT granted Telmex a 30-year extension of this concession, which will become effective in 2026 and will be valid until 2056. The new terms of this concession will be issued in early 2023.

Telmex’s subsidiary, Telnor, holds a separate concession, which covers one state and two municipalities in northwestern Mexico and will expire in 2026. The IFT also granted Telnor a 30-year extension of its concession, which will be effective in 2026 and will be valid until 2056. The material terms of Telnor’s concession are similar to those of Telmex’s concession.

In addition, Telmex currently holds concessions for the use of frequencies to provide point-to-point and point-to-multipoint transmission in 10.5, 15 and 23 GHz bands.

In 2018, Telmex was notified of a resolution issued by the IFT, through which the IFT imposed a fine of Ps.2.5 billion derived from an alleged breach in 2013 and 2014 of certain minimum quality of service goals for dedicated link services. Telmex has exercised all legal remedies challenging such resolution and a final resolution is pending.

 

 

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Rates for Wireless Service

Wireless services concessionaires are generally free to establish the prices they charge customers for telecommunications services. Wireless rates are not subject to a price cap or any other form of price regulation. The interconnection rates concessionaires charge other operators are also generally established by agreement between the parties and, if the parties cannot agree, may be imposed by the IFT, subject to certain guidelines, cost models and criteria. The IFT publishes at the end of the year the rates they would impose in the event of a dispute, eliminating all incentives for a negotiation among the parties. The establishment of interconnection rates has resulted, and may in the future result, in disputes between carriers and with the IFT.

As a result of the preponderance determination, Telcel’s retail prices are subject to pre-approval by the IFT before they can take effect.

The IFT is also authorized to impose specific rate requirements on any carrier that is determined by the IFT to have substantial market power under the Federal Antitrust Law (Ley Federal de Competencia Económica) and the 2014 legislation. For more information on litigation related to the Federal Antitrust Law and the 2014 legislation, see “—Substantial Market Power Investigations” under this Part VI.

Rates for Fixed Service

Telmex’s concessions subject its rates for basic retail telephone services in any period, including installation, monthly rent, measured local-service and long-distance service, to a ceiling on the price of a “basket” of such services, weighted to reflect the volume of each service provided by Telmex during the preceding period. Telmex is required to file a survey with the IFT every four years with its projections of units of operation for basic services, costs and prices. Telmex is free to determine the structure of its own rates, with the exception of domestic long-distance rates, which were eliminated in 2015, and of the residential fixed-line rates, which have a cap based on the long-run average incremental cost. As a result of the preponderance determination, Telmex’s retail prices are subject to pre-approval by the IFT before they can take effect.

The price ceiling varies directly with the Mexican National Consumer Price Index (Indice Nacional de Precios al Consumidor), allowing Telmex to raise nominal rates to keep pace with inflation (minus a productivity factor set for the telecommunications industry), subject to consultation with the IFT. Telmex has not raised its nominal rates for many years. Under Telmex’s concession, the price ceiling is also adjusted downward periodically to pass on the benefits of Telmex’s increased productivity to its customers. The IFT sets a periodic adjustment for every four-year period to permit Telmex to maintain an internal rate of return equal to its weighted average cost of capital.

In addition, basic retail telephone services, as well as broadband services and “calling party pays” charges, are subject to a separate price ceiling structure based on productivity indicators. In each case, Telmex is required to submit a survey on productivity indicators to the IFT every two years, including a total factor productivity. The IFT establishes the productivity factor that will apply over the next two years, and, based on this, the IFT will approve the customer prices before they can take effect.

Prices for Telmex’s wholesale services are established by the IFT based on the long-run average incremental cost model methodology.

BRAZIL

Legal Framework and Principal Regulatory Authorities

The Brazilian Telecommunications Law (Lei Geral das Telecomunicações Brasileiras) provides the framework for telecommunications regulation. The primary telecommunications regulator in Brazil is the Telecommunications Agency (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações, or “Anatel”), which has the authority to grant concessions and licenses in connection with telecommunications services and the use of orbits, except broadcasting, and to adopt regulations that are legally binding on telecommunications services providers.

The Brazilian Congress has approved an updated legislation to modernize the current concession-based model to an authorization- based model. The updated law brings the possibility of allowing fixed-line concessionaires, such as Claro Brasil, to provide services under an authorization rather than a concession, as long as certain investment-related obligations are met. Under the new legislation, it is possible to extend the current concessions, as well as radio frequency licenses and orbital positions, for more than one period. The legislation also permits the possibility of a secondary market for trading cellphone frequencies. The legislation will be implemented by regulations promulgated by Anatel. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this legislation on our operations.

Licenses

In 2014, we simplified our corporate structure, and our subsidiaries Embratel, Embratel Participações S.A. (“Embrapar”) and Net Serviços were merged into Claro Brasil, with all licenses previously granted to our subsidiaries transferred to Claro Brasil.

In 2018, subsidiary Star One merged into Claro Brasil. As a result, all Brazilian satellite operation rights previously granted to Star One were transferred under the same terms and conditions to Claro Brasil. The satellite operation rights (AMC-12) covering regions outside of Brazil were relinquished by Star One before the merger. In 2020, the satellite operation rights were transferred to Embratel Tysat Telecomunicações S.A. (“Claro TV”), after approval by Anatel.

 

 

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On December 18, 2019, we announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Nextel Brazil (currently known as Claro NXT Telecomunicações S.A.) and Sunbird Telecomunicações Ltda. (“Sundbird”), as well as its correspondent subsidiaries and parent companies in Brazil. Nextel Brazil had authorizations to provide personal mobile services, specialized mobile services, multimedia communication services, paid fixed telephony services (national and international long-distance) and radiofrequency services in Brazil that were granted by Anatel. Sunbird had authorizations to provide specialized mobile services and radiofrequency services. Derived from our acquisition of Nextel Brazil and Sunbird, Anatel provided us with: (i) a term of 18 months to consolidate and cancel the overlapped authorizations granted in favor of Nextel Brazil and Sunbird; and (ii) a term of 2 months to adjust the radiofrequency thresholds. In 2020, the authorizations and radiofrequencies granted in favor of Nextel Brazil and Sunbird for specialized mobile services were waived. Also in 2020, Nextel’s PS licenses were transferred to Claro Brasil. Moreover, to comply with the obligation mentioned on item “(i)” above, on February 5, 2021, all of Nextel Brazil’s mobile services assets and licenses were transferred to Claro Brasil by means of a corporate restructuring.

In 2019, the subsidiary Primesys was merged into Claro Brasil. As a result, service authorizations granted to Primesys were transferred under the same terms and conditions to Claro Brasil.

Our Brazilian subsidiaries hold licenses for the telecommunications services listed below and expect to continue acquiring spectrum if Anatel conducts additional public auctions, although Claro Brasil, like all of its peer competitors, is subject to a cap on the additional spectrum it may acquire per frequency band.

 

SUBSIDIARY    LICENSE  

TERMINATION

DATE

Claro Brasil

   Fixed Local Voice Services   Indefinite
   Domestic and International Long-Distance   2025
   Voice Services   Indefinite
   Personal Communication Services   Indefinite
   Data Services   Indefinite
   Mobile Maritime Services   Indefinite
   Global Mobile Satellite Services   Indefinite

Claro TV

   DTH TV Services   Indefinite
   Data Services   Indefinite

Americel S.A.

   Data Services   Indefinite

Telmex do Brasil

   Data Services   Indefinite

Claro NXT

   Data Services   Indefinite
   Cable TV Services   Indefinite

In addition, Claro TV has various orbital position authorizations for our satellite operations, which are set to expire between 2022 and 2033. These grants were transferred from Claro Brasil to Claro TV in 2020, subsequent to Anatel’s approval. Requests for extensions for 15 more years have been requested from Anatel. Claro Brasil also has radio frequency licenses to provide PCS, which are set to expire between 2023 and 2041.

Nextel Brazil had radio frequency licenses to provide PCS, which were transferred to Claro Brasil on February 2021 and will expire between 2026 and 2031.

On June 30, 2021, all of Claro Brasil’s cable TV (SeAC) assets and its license were transferred to Nextel Brazil by means of a corporate restructuring.

On November 4 and 5 of 2021, during a 5G auction, Claro Brasil won 100 MHz of the 3.5 GHz frequency band. This band has national reach and is committed to taking 5G to municipalities with more than 30,000 inhabitants. In the same auction, the company also won the 2.3 GHz frequencies in the North, South, Midwest, São Paulo and Triângulo Mineiro regions and two blocks of 200 MHz National frequencies of 26 GHz. These licenses are valid until 2041 and are renewable.

Brasilia became the first city in Brazil to offer 5G connectivity in the 3.5 GHz band in July 2022. In 2022, Brazil’s 26 state capitals were approved for standalone 5G connectivity in 3.5 GHz.

Concessions

Claro Brasil holds two fixed-line concessions to provide domestic and international long-distance telephone services. The remaining telecommunications services provided by Claro Brasil are governed by a system of licenses instead of concession arrangements.

Concession Fees

Claro Brasil is required to pay a biennial fee after the first 15 year term of its PCS authorizations equal to 2.0% of net revenues from wireless services, except for the final year of the 15 year term of its PCS authorizations, in which the fee equals 1.0% of net revenues from wireless services.

Claro Brasil is also required to pay a biennial fee during the term of its domestic and international long-distance concessions equal to 2.0% of the revenues from long- distance telephone services, net of taxes and social contributions, for the year preceding the payment.

Termination of Concessions

Our domestic and international long-distance fixed-line concessions provide that certain of our assets deemed “indispensable” for the provision of these services will revert to the Brazilian state upon termination of these concessions. Compensation for those assets would be their depreciated cost. See Note 17 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

 

 

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Regulation of Rates

Anatel regulates rates (tariffs and prices) for all telecommunications services, except for fixed-line broadband services, Pay TV and satellite capacity rates, which are not regulated. In general, PCS license holders and fixed local voice services license-holders are authorized to increase basic plan rates annually. Claro Brasil may set domestic long-distance and international long-distance and mobile rates freely, provided that it gives Anatel and the public advance notice.

Regulation of Wholesale Market Competition

In November 2012, Anatel approved the General Competition Plan (Plano Geral de Metas da Competição, or “PGMC”), a comprehensive regulatory framework aimed at increasing competition in the telecommunications sector. The PGMC imposes asymmetric measures upon economic groups determined by Anatel to have significant market power in any of the five (5) wholesale markets in the telecommunications sector, on the basis of several criteria, including having over 20.0% of market share in the applicable market.

In 2012, Claro Brasil and three of its primary competitors were determined to have significant market power in the mobile wireless termination and national roaming markets. As a result, Claro Brasil was required to reduce mobile termination rates to 75.0% of the 2013 rates by February 2014, and to 50.0% of the 2013 rates by February 2015. In July 2014, Anatel established termination rates for mobile services applicable to operators with significant market power through 2019, based on a cost model, and in December 2018, Anatel established termination rates for mobile services applicable to operators with significant market power from 2020 to 2023. These termination rates were revised by Anatel in February 2020. Claro Brasil is also required to publish its reference roaming prices for voice, data and SMS on an annual basis, among other measures. These prices must be related to the Anatel reference values and need to be approved by Anatel before they can take effect. The approval of new prices by Anatel took place in January 2021.

In 2018, Anatel approved Claro Brasil’s most recent wholesale reference offers with respect to national roaming, telecommunications duct infrastructure, long-distance leased lines, high capacity transport above 34 Mbps, wireless networks interconnection, fixed network interconnection, internet network interconnection and internet links, which are reviewed and approved by Anatel on an annual basis. Anatel also reviews its determination of which operators have significant market power on a quadrennial basis. Anatel began its first review of all telecom operators in 2014 and published the most recent list of operators with significant market power for each of the relevant markets in 2018. In addition to the review, in 2018 Anatel changed some of the asymmetric measures applicable under the PGMC and added two new wholesale markets covering high capacity transport and fixed network interconnection. Anatel has determined that Claro Brasil has significant market power in eight wholesale markets.

Network Usage Fees and Fixed-Line Interconnection Rates

In July 2014, Anatel approved a resolution establishing the reference terms for fees charged by operators in connection with the use of their mobile network and leased lines and set a price cap on fees charged for fixed network usage by operators deemed to have significant market power. Such fees, based on costs of allocation services (coubicación), have been applicable since February 2016.

In December 2018, Anatel published reference values for fees network that are applicable from 2020 to 2023.

Fixed-line operators determined by Anatel to have significant market power in the local fixed-line market may freely negotiate interconnection rates, subject to a price cap established by Anatel.

Other Obligations

Under applicable law and our concessions, Claro Brasil has an obligation to (i) comply with certain coverage obligations to ensure universal access to its fixed-line voice services, (ii) contribute to the funding of the country’s transition from analogue to digital TV (due to the acquisition of the 700 MHz frequency), (iii) meet quality-of-service targets and (iv) comply with applicable telecommunications services consumer rights.

In addition to the associated coverage obligations for the 3.5 GHz band, the winners created an entity (EAF) to clear the spectrum (migration of the parabolic TV signal), build a private communication network for the federal government of Brazil and install an optic fiber network in the North of Brazil. There are no coverage obligations for the 26 GHz band, but the winners created an entity (EACE) which will be responsible for meeting public schools’ connection needs as defined by Anatel, the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Education.

CADE Anti-Competition Proceeding

On March 9 2021, the General Superintendence at the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (“CADE”) issued a non- binding opinion recommending fines against Claro Brasil, Oi Móvel S.A. (“Oi”) and Telefônica Brasil S.A. (“Telefônica”, together with Claro Brasil and Oi, the “Defendants”). The potential fines relate to a complaint filed by British Telecom do Brasil (“BT”) against the Defendants alleging, among other things, that, in connection with the formation of a consortia among them to participate in a public bid (Rede Correios Consortium), the Defendants (i) colluded to prevent competition between the leading players in the broadband internet services market in Brazil, which caused anti-competitive effects in the telecommunications sector and (ii) made it difficult for BT to participate in the bid through price discrimination tactics and by refusing to supply communication circuits (specifically, MPLS links) that were required for BT to participate in the bid. On May 11, 2022, CADE’s tribunal ruled the Defendants must pay the following fines: Claro Brasil (BRL395 million), Oi Móvel S.A. (BRL266 million) and Telefônica

 

 

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Brasil S.A. (BRL121.7 million). Since CADE’s Tribunal final ruling was not unanimous, Claro Brasil, Telefônica and Oi filed a motion for clarification (embargos de declaração) to clarify certain aspects of the reporting decision. The decision of the motion for clarifications is pending and the outcome of the final hearing may impact the amount of the fine applied. Claro Brasil will dispute the final fine applied in judicial court.

COLOMBIA

Legal Framework and Principal Regulatory Authorities

The Information and Communications Ministry (Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones, or “ICT Ministry”) and the Communications Regulatory Commission (Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones, or “CRC”) are responsible for overseeing and regulating the telecommunications sector. The main audiovisual regulatory authorities in Colombia with respect to Pay TV services are the CRC, the ICT Ministry and the Industry and Commerce Superintendence (Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio, or “SIC”). Claro is also subject to supervision by other government entities responsible for enforcing other regulations, such as antitrust rules or those protecting consumer rights.

Concessions

Comunicación Celular S.A. (“Comcel”) is qualified to provide fixed and mobile services and was included in the registry of networks and services administered by the ICT Ministry. Such general authorization superseded all of Comcel’s former concession contracts, and, consequently, such former concessions were terminated.

As a result of the termination of Comcel’s former concessions, the ICT Ministry and Comcel began discussions with respect to the liquidation of the agreements governing those concessions. In light of the decision of the Colombian Constitutional Court (Corte Constitucional de Colombia) holding that certain laws limiting the reversion of assets of telecommunications providers did not apply to concessions granted prior to 1998 and, consequently, that reversion of assets under those earlier concessions would be governed by their contractual terms, the ICT Ministry obtained a domestic award ordering Comcel to revert assets under its earlier concessions to the Colombian government. Comcel challenged such award and the Company filed an international arbitration claim against Colombia arising from Colombia’s measures. The international arbitration court overseeing this claim upheld the decision to grant the aforementioned domestic award.

Licenses and Permits

Comcel holds licenses to provide mobile services in the spectrum frequency bands shown in the table below.

 

FREQUENCY    BANDWIDTH    TERMINATION DATE

850 MHz

   25 MHz    Mar. 2024

1900 MHz

   10 MHz    Dec. 2039
   5 MHz    Oct. 2041
   15 MHz    Mar. 2024

2.5 GHz

   30 MHz    Aug. 2023
   10 MHz    Mar. 2040
   10 MHz    Mar. 2040
   10 MHz    Mar. 2040

700 MHz

   20 MHz    May 2040

In 2013, Telmex Colombia S.A. obtained permission to provide Pay TV services under any available technology, pursuant to the ICT Ministry’s unified licensing system. On May 31, 2019, Telmex Colombia, S.A. merged into Comcel. The permission to provide Pay TV services granted in favor of Telmex Colombia, S.A. was simultaneously transferred to Comcel without modifications in connection with the merger. On July 30, 2019, Comcel’s permission to provide Pay TV was incorporated under Comcel’s general power to provide Pay TV granted to it under Law 1978 of 2019.

In 2017, the ICT Ministry issued a decree approving a higher cap on spectrum acquisitions by operators in low and high frequency bands. This new cap allows Comcel to participate in future spectrum auctions. The ICT Ministry has released its plan to conduct spectrum auctions in the 700 MHz, 1900 MHz and 2.5 GHz bands. The final resolution containing the auctions’ terms and conditions was published by the ICT Ministry during the fourth quarter of 2019. The auction took place on December 20, 2019. A subsidiary of Novator Partners LLP, a London-based private equity firm (the “Novator Subsidiary”), participated in the auction as a new competitor in the market. The Novator Subsidiary was granted a 20MHz license to operate in the 700MHz frequency band and three blocks of 10MHz for the 2,500MHz frequency band. Colombia Telecomunicaciones (Movistar) and Colombia Movil (Tigo) also participated in the auction. Tigo was granted a 40MHz license to operate in the 700MHz frequency band. Colombia Telecomunicaciones was not granted any licenses in the auction.

Subsequently, the Novator Subsidiary resigned and refused to exercise its rights under the license to operate one block of 10MHz for the 2,500MHz frequency band. As a consequence, on February 11, 2020, the ICT Ministry initiated an administrative proceeding to evaluate and decide on the effects caused by such resignation. Comcel was notified by the ICT Ministry and was considered an interested third party in the administrative

 

 

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proceeding. The ICT Ministry imposed a sanction of 42 billion Colombian Pesos, approximately U.S. $12.3 million against Partners as a result of the aforementioned administrative proceeding.

Asymmetric Charges

In January 2017, the Colombian government approved symmetrical access charges among established operators like Comcel, Movistar and Tigo. However, under current regulation, new market entrants continue to receive a higher interconnection rate than incumbent operators and pay lower national roaming fees, in both cases, for a limited period.

In 2017, the CRC issued a resolution updating the list of relevant telecommunication markets by adding the mobile services market (including bundled mobile voice and data services) and by also including the mobile service market in the list of relevant markets subject to ex-ante regulation. In connection with the mobile services market, on January 28, 2021, the CRC determined that COMCEL has a dominant position in the relevant mobile services market, but did not impose particular measures. COMCEL considers that the CRC did not take into account important elements in its determination, which COMCEL has challenged before the administrative courts of competent jurisdiction. This lawsuit was admitted by the administrative court, and we are waiting for the initial hearing and the probatory stage.

SOUTHERN CONE

ARGENTINA

The National Communications Agency (Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones, or “Enacom”) is the main telecommunications regulatory authority in Argentina and became operational in 2016.

Fixed and mobile services providers are prohibited from providing DTH technology, which is currently the fastest way to provide Pay TV services. In 2017, the Argentine government issued a decree allowing telecommunications providers, including AMX Argentina S.A. (“AMX Argentina”), to provide Pay TV services via cable within a limited number of territories as of January 2018 and to the rest of the country as of January 2019. AMX Argentina has obtained the permissions necessary to provide Pay TV services via cable in accordance with the decree.

AMX Argentina holds licenses in the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1700/2100 MHz (AWS), 1900 MHz and 2600 MHz frequency bands, some of which expire in 15 years and some of which have no expiration date. Each license also contains certain coverage parameters, reporting and service requirements and provides Enacom a revocation right upon a material breach of the license terms.

All telecommunications providers in Argentina must contribute approximately 1.0% of their monthly revenues to finance the provision of telecommunications services in underserved areas and to underserved persons. All providers must also meet certain quality-of-service requirements.

In 2020, the government of Argentina issued decree 690/20 by which it declared information and communications technology (ICT) services and access to telecommunications networks, for and between licensees of ICT services, as essential and strategic public services in competition. It also established that Enacom is the competent authority to approve prices for ICT services and to establish regulations to that effect.

In 2021, in accordance with the provisions of decree 690/20, Enacom established the conditions of a “compulsory universal basic benefit” (PBU), which must be provided under conditions of equality. This PBU covers pay TV, internet, fixed and mobile telephony services, and consists of basic plans for each of these services at affordable prices. It is aimed at a special segment of beneficiaries.

In December 2022, Enacom allocated the 3300 to 3600 MHz frequency band to the land mobile service with primary category for the provision of communications, both fixed and mobile, and the deployment of 5G systems. This service has been deemed “Reliable and Intelligent Telecommunications Service.” Enacom also approved the General Regulation for the Reliable and Intelligent Telecommunications Service, which will regulate the use of this technology.

PARAGUAY

The National Telecommunications Commission of Paraguay (Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones de Paraguay) is in charge of supervising the telecommunications industry in Paraguay. It is authorized to cancel licenses in the event of specified breaches of the terms of a license.

AMX Paraguay, S.A. (“AMX Paraguay”) holds licenses to operate in the 1900 MHz and the 1700/2100 MHz bands. The 1700/2100 MHz band was renewed in August 2021. AMX Paraguay also holds a nationwide internet access and data transmission license. The license was renewed in November 2022 for another 5 years (until 2027). In addition, AMX Paraguay holds licenses to provide DTH services and cable TV services. The DTH License was renewed in March 2021 for another 5 years (until 2025). The cable TV services license was renewed in July 2021 for another 10 years (until 2031). Additionally, in January 2018, AMX Paraguay participated in a spectrum auction and was awarded a license to provide telecommunications services in the 700 MHz band. In November 2018, the Telecommunications Commission of Paraguay granted the renewal of spectrum license in the 1900 MHz band. These licenses are renewable, subject to regulatory approval, and contain coverage, reporting and service requirements.

 

 

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In November 2019, the Telecommunications Commission of Paraguay granted AMX Paraguay a license to provide internet access and data transmission services in the 3,500 MHz frequency band, effective until January 12, 2024.

URUGUAY

The Regulatory Unit of Communications Services (Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones, or “URSEC”) is in charge of the regulation of the telecommunications industry in Uruguay.

AM Wireless Uruguay, S.A. (“AM Wireless Uruguay”) holds licenses to operate in the 1900 MHz, 1700/2100 MHz and 700 MHz frequency bands that expire in 2024, 2033, 2037, 2039 and 2045. Additionally, AM Wireless Uruguay holds an authorization to do a trial for 5G in the 26, 50 GHz – 26, 85 GHz frequency band that expires on July 2021. In 2021, AM Wireless Uruguay obtained a “Class C” license, which enables it to provide internet services using fixed or wireless connections to authorized telecommunications companies. Telstar S.A. holds licenses to provide international long-distance communications and international and national data services that have no expiration date.

Regarding the license granted in 1900 MHz, on November 29, 2022, the executive branch issued Decree 377/022, which provided for the renewal of spectrum in the 1900 MHz band (specifically, sub-blocks 1895 to 1910 MHz and 1975 to 1990 MHz), which is set to expire in July 2024, for the same term and price. The renewal will expire in 2044 and is expected to cost U.S.$18,120 million.

On the other hand, in February 2023, URSEC issued the project terms and conditions to take to auction two blocks of 100 MHz (sub-blocks 3300 to 3400 MHz and from 3700 to 3800 MHz) in the 3.5 GHz band. The auction is expected to take place in April 2023. The base price is U.S.$28,000 million for 25 years and the auction is open to local and foreign interested parties.

The license initially granted to Flimay S.A. (“Flimay”) to provide DTH technology services in Uruguay has been contested by the government since 2012. In 2017, the executive branch of Uruguay held under a new ruling that Flimay does not have a valid license to provide DTH services in the country. Flimay requested this ruling be voided, but in February 2018, the executive branch of Uruguay, with support from the Administrative Court (“TCA”), requested the process be closed. In February 2022, TCA issued a ruling (36/2022) stating that the administrative act that revoked Flimay’s license should be annulled, and the license should be restored. On December 2022, we presented a note to URSEC requesting that they adopt the necessary operations to issue the D license to Flimay.

In July 2020, the Consideration Law (Ley de Urgente Consideración) No. 19,889 was enacted, and pursuant to articles 471 through 476, established a number portability regime for mobile services. In January 2021 Decree No. 26 approved the regulation of the portability system.

In November 2021, the Accountability Law (Ley de Rendición de Cuentas) was enacted, whereby URSEC´s antitrust practices competencies were transferred to the Antitrust Commission (Comisión de Promoción y Defensa de la Competencia).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, URSEC remains competent to hold hearings on and authorize mergers and acquisitions of telecommunications licenses.

ANDEAN REGION

ECUADOR

The primary regulatory authorities for our mobile and fixed-line operations are the National Telecommunications, Regulation and Control Agency (Agencia de Regulación y Control de las Telecomunicaciones, or “Arcotel”) and the Telecommunications and Information Society Ministry (Ministerio de Telecomunicaciones y Sociedad de la Información, or “Mintel”). Arcotel is responsible for the licensing and oversight of radio-electric spectrum use and telecommunications services provisions. Mintel is responsible for the promotion of equal access to telecommunications services.

The Telecommunications Law (Ley Orgánica de Telecomunicaciones), adopted in 2015, serves as the legal framework for telecommunications services. It established regulations for operators with significant market power based on their gross incomes as well as additional fees also based on an operator’s gross income, but that can vary depending on the size of their market share. Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones, S.A. (“Conecel”) has a significant percentage of users in the advanced wireless services market, and therefore was obliged to make fee payments on its income pursuant to the Telecommunications Law.

Conecel paid to the Ecuadorian government U.S. $23 million, which corresponds to 3.0% of its wireless service revenues generated in the 2022. An arbitration proceeding to partially void the payment by Conecel of such fees was conducted and a decision in favor of the government was reached. Conecel has appealed this decision and, as of the date of this annual report, a decision of the Constitutional Court is pending. However, the Law for Economic Development and Sustainability after the COVID-19 Pandemic (Ley Orgánica para el Desarrollo Económico y Sostenibilidad Fiscal tras la Pandemia COVID-19) issued on November 29, 2021 eliminates the regulation (Article 34) of the Telecommunications Law that required Conecel to make quarterly payments on its income. This elimination became effective on January 1, 2023.

 

 

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Conecel holds concessions to operate in the 850MHz, 1900 MHz and AWS bands, which include concessions for PCS that expire in August 2023. The PCS concession contains quality-of-service requirements for successful call completions, SMS delivery times, customer service, geographic coverage and other service conditions. The renewal of the PCS concession is in the process of negotiation with the Ecuadorian government.

Conecel also holds licenses to provide Pay TV Services (through DTH technology), bearer services, and internet services, expiring in 2023, 2032 and 2036, respectively. The license expiring in 2023 is in the process of renewal.

Conecel also holds a concession to offer fixed-line voice as well as a license to provide Pay TV (through HFC technology) that expires in 2032 and 2031, respectively.

On May 18, 2021 the Telecommunications Authority issued a resolution that grants Conecel a concession to provide submarine cable services for a period of 20 years.

Recalculation of Concession Fees

Arcotel initiated several proceedings to recalculate the variable portion of the concession fees payable under Conecel’s concessions, which, as of the date of this annual report, is equivalent to 2.93% of Conecel’s annual subscriber base revenues, for the periods from 2017 to 2019. The recalculation proceeding for 2.93% of Conecel’s annual subscriber base revenues remains ongoing.

The recalculation proceedings mentioned in this section were disputed with Arcotel in arbitration. On April 17, 2020, the arbitration court issued its resolution which was favorable for Conecel. Arcotel was ordered to pay Conecel U.S.$32.4 million plus interest for the periods between 2009 and 2015.

Nevertheless, on January 15, 2021, the Provincial Court of Justice accepted Arcotel´s request to nullify the resolution issued by the arbitration court, thereby declaring it null. However, the annulment of the resolution has not ended the dispute with Arcotel. A new arbitration court must issue a new resolution in 2023. At the same time, Conecel enforced its rights by presenting an Extraordinary Action for Protection before the Constitutional Court for the violation of its rights, which is still pending resolution.

Decrease in Monthly Fees For Use of Spectrum

In December 2022, Arcotel released a new regulation aimed at decreasing the monthly fees for use of spectrum. This decrease became effective as of January 2023. According to this regulation, the monthly fees will start decreasing by up to 47% in 2023, 58% in 2024, 69% in 2025 and 79% in 2026.

PERU

The Supervisory Agency for Private Investment in Telecommunication (Organismo Supervisor de la Inversión Privada en Telecomunicaciones, or “OSIPTEL”) is in charge of the regulation of the telecommunications industry in Peru. The Ministry of Transport and Communications (Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones, or “MTC”) grants concessions, permits and licenses. The Telecommunications Law (Decreto Supremo N° 013-93-TCC Ley de Telecomunicaciones), adopted in 1993, serves as the legal framework for telecommunications services.

América Móvil Perú, S.A.C. (“Claro Perú”) holds nationwide concessions to provide wireless, PCS, fixed-line, local wholesale, domestic and international long-distance, Pay TV services (through DTH and HFC technologies), public telephone and value-added services (including internet access). The concessions allow Claro Perú to operate on the 450 MHz, 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 1900 MHz, 3.5 GHz and 10.5 GHz bands. As part of Claro Perú’s acquisition of Olo del Perú S.A.C., TVS Wireless S.A.C. and their respective subsidiaries in 2016, Claro Perú has a resale agreement with such companies to operate in certain regions on the 2.5 GHz band.

Spectrum reframing is the process conducted by the MTC to properly order the assignment of a frequency band in order to have continuous coverage nationwide and adequate bandwidth. The MTC issued the final decision on the spectrum reframing for the 2.5 GHz band, granting 80 Mhz to TVS Wireless, S.A.C. (Lima and Callao) and Olo del Peru, S.A.C. (rest of the country).

Each of the concessions was awarded by the MTC and covers a 20-year period. The concessions contain coverage, reporting, service requirement and spectral efficiency goals. The MTC is authorized to cancel any of the concessions in the case of specified breaches of its terms.

In 2021 and 2022, our subsidiaries Olo del Peru and TVS Wireless were merged into América Móvil Perú, S.A.C. (“Claro Peru”) with 2.5 GHz spectrum and all licenses previously granted to such subsidiaries transferred to Claro Peru.

 

 

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EUROPE AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS

European Legal Framework and Principal Regulatory Authorities

The telecommunications regulatory framework in the EU is based on the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) that is currently in the process of being transposed into national laws for all EU member states. Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia are EU member states. North Macedonia and Serbia, candidates for accession to the EU, are expected to gradually harmonize their regulatory frameworks with the EU’s framework.

In each European country in which we operate, we are also subject to a domestic telecommunications regulatory framework and to oversight by one or more local regulators.

Licenses

 

COUNTRY    FREQUENCY    TERMINATION DATE

AUSTRIA

   800 MHz    2029
   900 MHz    2034
   1500 MHz    2044
   1800 MHz    2034
   2100 MHz    2044
   2600 MHz    2026
   3500 MHz    2039

BELARUS

   900 MHz    Not applicable
   1800 MHz    Not applicable
   2100 MHz    Not applicable

BULGARIA

   900 MHz    2024
   1800 MHz    2024
  

2100 MHz

3500 MHz

  

2025

2041

CROATIA

  

700 MHz

800 MHz

  

2036

2024

   900 MHz    2024
   1800 MHz    2024
   2100 MHz    2024
   3500 MHz    2036
   26000 MHz    2036

NORTH MACEDONIA

   800 MHz    2033
   900 MHz    2023
   1800 MHz    2033
   2100 MHz    2028

SERBIA

   800 MHz    2026
   900 MHz    2026
   1800 MHz    2026
   2100 MHz    2026

SLOVENIA

   700 MHz    2036
   800 MHz    2029
   900 MHz    2031
   1500 MHz    2036
   1800 MHz    2031
   2100 MHz    2036
   2600 MHz    2029
   3500 MHz    2036
   26000 MHz    2029
 

 

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OTHER JURISDICTIONS

 

COUNTRY    PRINCIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITIES    CONCESSION AND LICENSES

COSTA RICA

   Superintendency of Telecommunications (Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones) Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones)   

•  Concessions of 70 MHz in the 1800/2100 MHz bands that expire in 2026

•  Concessions 30 MHz in the 1800/2100 MHz bands that expire in 2033

•  License to operate Pay TV services using DTH technology that will expire in 2026

EL SALVADOR

   Electricity and Telecommunications Superintendency (Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones)   

•  Concession of 50 MHz in the 1900 MHz band of which 30 MHz that expire in 2038, 10 MHz that expire in 2041 and 10 MHz that expire in 2028

•  Concession to provide public telephone service that expires in 2027

•  Licenses to provide Pay TV Services through HFC and DTH technologies have an indefinite term

•  Concession of 40 MHz in 1700/2100 MHz bands (AWS) that will expire in 2040.

GUATEMALA

   Guatemalan Telecommunications Agency (Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones)   

•  Licenses (Frequencies Usufruct Rights) to use 12 MHz in the 900 MHz band, 120 MHz in the 1900 MHz band and 175 MHz in the 3.5 GHz band that all expire in 2033 and were granted for the provision of any type of telecommunications service.

NICARAGUA

   Nicaraguan Telecommunications and Mailing Institute (Instituto Nicaragüense de Telecomunicaciones y Correos)   

•  Concessions in the 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 1900 MHz and 1700/2100 MHz bands that all expire in 2042

•  Concession of 50 MHz in the 3.5 GHz band that will expire in 2042

•  Licenses to provide DTH technology that will expire in January 2028 and Pay TV services that has an indefinite term

HONDURAS

   Honduran National Telecommunications Commission (Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones)   

•  Concessions to use 80 MHz in the 1900 MHz PCS band and 40 MHz in the LTE-4G 1700/2100 MHz band that all expire in 2033

•  Licenses to operate Pay TV services through (i) HFC technology that will expire in 2027 and (ii) DTH technology that will expire in 2030

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

   Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones)   

•  Concession to provide fixed and wireless services, internet and pay TV services through DTH and IPTV technologies that expire in 2041

•  Licenses to use 25 MHz in the 800 MHz band, 30 MHz in the 1900 MHz band, 80 MHz in the 2.5/2.7 GHz band, 100 MHz in the 3.3-3.4 GHz band and 40 MHz in the 1.7/2.1 GHz (AWS) band that expire in 2041

PUERTO RICO

   Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Telecommunications Bureau of Puerto Rico   

•  Concessions to use the 28 GHz band that expire in 2029.

•  Concessions to use the 700 MHz band that expire in 2031.

•  Concessions to use the 850 MHz band that expire in 2026, 2028, 2030 and 2031.

•  Concessions to use the AWS-1 (1700/2100 MHz) band that expire in 2026.

•  Long-term transfer lease concessions to use the AWS-1 (1700/2100 MHz) band that expire in 2027.

•  Concessions to use the AWS-3 band (1700/2100 MHz) that expire in 2028.

•  Concessions to use the 3.5 GHz band that expire in 2030.

•  Long-term transfer lease concessions to use 35.6 MHz of the 2.5 GHz band that expire in 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026, 2030 and 2032.

•  Franchise to operate Pay TV services using IPTV technology that expires in 2030.

 

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Many of our employees are members of labor unions with which we conduct collective negotiations on wages, benefits and working conditions. We believe that we have good current relations with our workforce.

The following table sets forth the total number of employees and a breakdown of employees by main category of activity and geographic location, as of the dates indicated.

 

 

 

      

 

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     2020        2021        2022  

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

       183,180          177,713          176,014  

CATEGORY OF ACTIVITY:

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Wireless

       68,733          68,606          68,981  

Fixed

       91,460          86,788          84,829  

Other businesses

       21,987          22,319          22,204  

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mexico

       88,172          87,233          85,820  

South America

       56,028          53,227          52,492  

Central America

       9,384          9,141          9,602  

Caribbean

       10,647          10,256          10,193  

Europe

       17,949          17,856          17,907  

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In each of the countries in which we operate, we are party to various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business.

 

These proceedings include tax, labor, antitrust, contractual matters and administrative and judicial proceedings concerning regulatory matters such as interconnection and tariffs. We are party to a number of proceedings regarding our compliance with administrative rules and regulations and concession standards.

 

Our material legal proceedings are described in Note 17 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report and in “Regulation” under Part VI of this annual report.

 

 

 

 

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AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT FEES

The following table sets forth the fees billed to us and our subsidiaries by our independent registered public accounting firm, Mancera, during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022:

 

 

 

   YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,  
 

 

   2021      2022  
 

 

   (in millions of Mexican pesos)  

Audit fees(1)

     Ps.     267        Ps.     206  

Audit-related fees(2)

     23        32  

Tax fees(3)

     13        14  

Total fees

     Ps.     303        Ps.     252  

(1)   Audit fees represent the aggregate fees billed by Mancera and its Ernst & Young Global affiliated firms in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements and statutory and regulatory audits.

(2)   Audit-related fees represent the aggregate fees billed by Mancera and its Ernst & Young Global affiliated firms for the review of reports on our operations submitted to IFT and attestation services that are not required by statute or regulation.

(3)   Tax fees represent fees billed by Mancera and its Ernst & Young Global affiliated firms for tax compliance services and tax advice services.

    

    

    

AUDIT AND CORPORATE PRACTICES COMMITTEE APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Our audit and corporate practices committee has established policies and procedures for the engagement of our independent auditors for services.

Our audit and corporate practices committee expressly approves any engagement of our independent auditors for audit or non-audit services provided to us or our subsidiaries. Prior to providing any service that requires specific pre-approval, our independent auditor and our Chief Financial Officer present to the audit committee a request for approval of services in which they confirm that the request complies with the applicable rules.

 

 

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We file reports, including annual reports on Form 20-F, and other information with the SEC pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC that apply to foreign private issuers.

Any filings we make electronically will be available to the public over the internet at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov and at our website at www.americamovil.com. This URL is intended to be an inactive textual reference only. It is not intended to be an active hyperlink to our website. The information on our website, which might be accessible through a hyperlink resulting from this URL, is not incorporated into this annual report.

The following documents have been filed with the SEC as exhibits to this annual report:

 

1.1   Amended and Restated Bylaws of América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V., dated as of December 20, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Registration for Listing of a Security on a National Exchange on Form 8-A (File No. 001-16269) filed with the Commission on March 13, 2023).
2.1   Description of Securities Registered Under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
4.1   Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Verizon, América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V., AMX USA Holding, S.A. de C.V. and TracFone Wireless, Inc. dated as of September 13, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our annual report on Form 20-F File No. 001-16269, filed on April 29, 2021).
4.2   Form of Deposit Agreement by and among América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V., Citibank, N.A., as ADS depositary, and the holders and beneficial owners of American Depositary Shares thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a) to the Registration Statement on Form F-6 ( File No. 333-270031) filed with the Commission on February 24, 2023).
8.1   List of certain subsidiaries of América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.
12.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
12.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
13.1   Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.
15.1   Code of Ethics.
15.2   Consent of independent registered public accounting firm.
17.1   Subsidiary Guarantors.
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
  101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Document.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document).

Omitted from the exhibits filed with this annual report are certain instruments and agreements with respect to long-term debt of América Móvil, none of which, individually, authorizes securities in a total amount that exceeds 10% of the total assets of América Móvil. We hereby agree to furnish to the SEC copies of any such omitted instruments or agreements as the Commission requests.

 

 

 

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Some of the information contained or incorporated by reference in this annual report constitutes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Although we have based these forward-looking statements on our expectations and projections about future events, it is possible that actual events may differ materially from our expectations. In many cases, we include, together with the forward-looking statements themselves, a discussion of factors that may cause actual events to differ from our forward-looking statements.

Examples of forward-looking statements include the following:

 

 

projections of our commercial, operating or financial performance, our financing, our capital structure or our other financial items or ratios;

 

 

statements of our plans, objectives or goals, including those relating to acquisitions, competition and rates;

 

 

statements concerning regulation or regulatory developments;

 

 

the impact of COVID-19;

 

 

statements about our future economic performance or that of Mexico or other countries in which we operate;

 

 

competitive developments in the telecommunications sector;

 

 

other factors and trends affecting the telecommunications industry generally and our financial condition in particular; and

 

 

statements of assumptions underlying the foregoing statements.

We use words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “target,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “forecast,” “guideline,” “should” and other similar expressions to identify forward- looking statements, but they are not the only way we identify such statements.

Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward- looking statements. These factors, some of which are discussed under “Risk Factors,” include the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic and political conditions and government policies in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Europe and elsewhere, inflation rates, exchange rates, regulatory developments, technological improvements, customer demand and competition. We caution you that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive and that other risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. You should evaluate any statements made by us in light of these important factors.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events or for any other reason.

 

 

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  ITEM      FORM 20-F CAPTION    LOCATION IN THIS REPORT          PAGE    
1    IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS    Not applicable     
2    OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE    Not applicable     
3    KEY INFORMATION        
   3A Selected financial data    Selected financial data     

6

   3B Capitalization and indebtedness    Not applicable     
   3C Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds    Not applicable     
   3D Risk factors    Risk factors     

37

4    INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY        
   4A History and development of the Company    Information on the Company     

9

      Note 10—Property, Plant and Equipment, net     

F-47

      Liquidity and capital resources     

32

      Additional Information     

89

   4B Business overview    Information on the Company     

9

      Regulation     

75

   4C Organizational structure    Exhibit 8.1     
   4D Property, plant and equipment    Information on the Company     

9

      Note 10—Property Plant and Equipment, net      F-47
      Liquidity and capital resources      32
      Regulation      75
   4A Unresolved staff comments    None     
5    OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS        
   5A Operating results    Overview      24
      Results of operations      26
      Regulation      75
      Liquidity and capital resources      32
   5B Liquidity and capital resources    Note 14—Debt      F-60
   5C Research and development, patents and licenses, etc.    Not applicable     
   5D Trend information    Overview      24
      Results of operations      26
   5E Critical Accounting Estimates    Not applicable     
6    DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES        
   6A Directors and senior management    Management      62
   6B Compensation    Management      65
   6C Board practices    Management      64
      Management      64
   6D Employees    Employees      90
   6E Share ownership    Major shareholders      50
      Management      62
   6F Disclosure of a registrant’s action to recover erroneously awarded compensation    Not applicable     
7    MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS        
   7A Major shareholders    Major shareholders      50
   7B Related party transactions    Related party transactions      51
   7C Interests of experts and counsel    Not applicable     

 

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  ITEM     FORM 20-F CAPTION   LOCATION IN THIS REPORT        PAGE    
8   FINANCIAL INFORMATION     
  8A Consolidated statements and other financial information   Consolidated Financial Statements    97
    Dividends    52
    Note 17—Commitments and Contingencies    F-68
  8B Significant changes   Not applicable   
9   THE OFFER AND LISTING     
  9A Offer and listing details   Trading markets    52
  9B Plan of distribution   Not applicable   
  9C Markets   Trading markets    52
  9D Selling shareholders   Not applicable   
  9E Dilution   Not applicable   
  9F Expenses of the issue   Not applicable   
10   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION     
  10A Share Capital   Not applicable   
  10B Memorandum and articles of association   Bylaws    52
  10C Material contracts   Information on the Company    9
    Results of operations    26
    Related party transactions    51
    Regulation    76
  10D Exchange controls   Additional information    89
  10E Taxation   Taxation of shares and ADSs    54
  10F Dividends and paying agents   Not applicable   
  10G Statement by experts   Not applicable   
  10H Documents on display   Additional information    89
  10I Subsidiary information   Not applicable   
  10J Annual report to security holders   Note applicable   
11   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK   Risk management    35
    Note 2 a)—Basis of Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices    F-11
12   DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES     
  12A Debt securities   Not applicable   
  12B Warrants and rights   Not applicable   
  12C Other securities   Not applicable   
  12D American Depositary Shares   American Depositary Shares    58
13   DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES   Not applicable   
14   MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS   Not applicable   
15   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES   Controls and procedures    68
16A   AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT   Management    65
16B   CODE OF ETHICS   Code of ethics    72
16C   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES   Principal accountant fees and services    91
16D   EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES   Not applicable   
16E   PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS   Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers    53
16F   CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT   Not applicable   
16G   CORPORATE GOVERNANCE   Corporate governance    66
16H   MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE   Not applicable   
16I   DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICATIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS   Not applicable   
16J   INSIDER TRADING POLICIES   Not applicable   
17   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   Not applicable   
18   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   Consolidated Financial statements    97
19   EXHIBITS   Additional Information    89

 

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The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

Dated: May 1, 2023

AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V.

 

  By:

 

/s/ Carlos José García Moreno Elizondo

  Name:

 

Carlos José García Moreno Elizondo

  Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

  By:

 

/s/ Alejandro Cantú Jiménez

  Name:

 

Alejandro Cantú Jiménez

  Title:

 

General Counsel

    

 

 

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AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022
with Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
F-1

AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022
Contents:
 
    
F-2
 
   
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements:
        
   
    
F-6
 
   
    
F-7
 
   
    
F-8
 
   
    
F-9
 
   
    
F-10
 
 
F-1

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022,
in
conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated May 1, 2023 expressed an adverse opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
 
F-2

    
Deferred tax assets, realizability of amounts related to Net Operating Loss Carryforwards and temporary differences related to employee benefits
   
Description of the Matter
  
As discussed in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, as of December 31, 2022, the balance of gross deferred tax assets was Ps. 128,717,811 thousand. The Company has recognized deferred tax assets arising from net operating loss carryforwards (NOLs) of Ps. 33,314,653 thousand, of which Ps. 24,649,353 thousand was generated by its subsidiary in Brazil. In addition, the Company has recognized deferred tax assets of Ps. 36,662,123 thousand related to employee benefits, which are primarily related to one of its Mexican subsidiaries.
 
Auditing management’s assessment of the realizability of the deferred tax assets arising from the Brazilian NOLs and the Mexican subsidiary´s employee benefits involved complex auditor judgement because management´s estimate of realizability was based on assessing the likelihood, timing and sufficiency of future taxable profits and available tax planning opportunities. These projections are sensitive because they can be affected by future operating results and future market and economic conditions.
   
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
  
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls that address the risks of material misstatement related to the realizability of the deferred tax assets. We tested controls over management’s analyses of the future reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, their projections of future taxable income and related assumptions used in developing the projected financial information and their identification of available tax planning opportunities. Our audit also included the testing of controls that address the completeness and accuracy of the data used in the analysis.
 
To test the realizability of the deferred tax assets our audit procedures included, among others, the review of management´s estimates of future taxable income, the methodology used, the significant assumptions and the underlying data used by the Company in developing the projected financial information, such as customer attrition rates, growth rates, and other key assumptions by comparing them with historical, economic and industry trends and evaluating whether changes to the Company´s business model and other factors would significantly affect the projected financial information. We also involved our valuation specialists to evaluate the analysis and assumptions used, and to test the calculations used by the Company.
 
In addition, with the assistance of our tax professionals, we assessed the application of relevant tax laws, including assessing the Company’s future tax planning opportunities and tested the Company´s scheduling of the timing and amounts of expected reversals of taxable temporary differences.
 
We also assessed the adequacy of the related financial statement disclosures.
   
    
Impairment of goodwill
   
Description of the Matter
   As discussed in Notes 2 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements, as of December 31, 2022, the Company’s goodwill balance was Ps. 141,121,365 thousand. The Company tests goodwill at least annually at the Cash Generating Unit (CGU) level. Impairment exists when the carrying value of a CGU exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of its fair value less cost to sell and its value in use. The Company has estimated the recoverable amount of the CGU by calculating the CGU’s value in use.
 
F-3

    
 
Auditing management´s annual assessment of impairment of goodwill involved complex auditor judgement because the significant assumptions required to determine the value in use of the CGUs, including revenue growth rates, operating margins and weighted average cost of capital, are sensitive to, and affected by, expected economic factors, technological changes and market conditions, among other factors.
   
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
  
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls that address the risks of material misstatement related to the determination of the impairment of goodwill, including controls over management’s review of the significant assumptions described above, projected financial information and the valuation model used to develop such estimates.
 
To test the impairment of goodwill our audit procedures included, among others, evaluating the methodology used, testing the significant assumptions mentioned above and the underlying data used by the Company. We assessed the historical accuracy of management’s estimates and projections by comparing them to actual results and obtaining explanations for the variances; examined management’s support for the current estimates and projections by comparing them to industry and economic trends, including market participant data; evaluated management’s methodology on the estimation of the weighted average cost of capital reflecting the economic conditions for each CGU; tested the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data, and evaluated other factors that would significantly affect the projected financial information and thus the value in use of the CGUs.
 
In addition, we involved our valuation specialist to evaluate the methodologies and assumptions used and to test the calculations made by the Company.
 
We also assessed the adequacy of the related financial statement disclosures.
   
    
Discount rate used in determining defined benefit pension obligations in Mexico
   
Description of the Matter
  
As discussed in Note 2, b), item iii), q) and in Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements, as of December 31, 2022, the defined benefit pension obligation balance for Mexico was Ps. 285,775,547 thousand. The Company assessed and updated its estimates and assumptions used to actuarially measure and value the defined benefit pension obligation as of December 31, 2022, using the assistance of independent actuarial specialists.
 
Auditing the defined benefit pension obligation for Mexico, involved complex auditor judgement and required the involvement of our actuarial and valuation specialists because of the highly judgmental nature of the discount rate used in the Company’s measurement process. This assumption was complex because it required a valuation of the credit quality of the corporate bonds used to develop the discount rate and the correlation of those bonds’ cash inflows to the timing and amount of future expected benefit payments.
   
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
  
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls that address the risks of material misstatement relating to the determination of the discount rate used in the defined benefit pension calculation. We tested controls over management’s determination and review of the discount rate provided to the independent actuaries.
 
To test the determination of the discount rate of the defined benefit pension obligation we involved our valuation and actuarial specialists to assist us in evaluating the
 
F-4

    
methodology used to select the yield curve applied on the calculation, assessing the credit quality of the corporate bonds that comprise the yield curve and the timing and amount of cash flows at maturity with the expected amounts and duration of the related benefit payments.
 
We also evaluated the objectivity and competence management´s internal specialist responsible for overseeing the preparation of the discount rate and the independent actuarial specialists through the consideration of their professional qualifications, experience and their use of accepted methodology.
 
We also assessed the adequacy of the related financial statement disclosures.
/s/ Mancera, S.C.
A member
practice
of Ernst & Young Global Limited
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1993.
Mexico City, Mexico
May 1, 2023
 
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AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(In thousands of Mexican pesos)
 
 
 
Note
 
At December 31,
 
 
2021
 
 
2022
 
 
2022

Millions of
U.S. dollars
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
                           
Cash and cash equivalents
  3   Ps. 38,679,891    
Ps.
33,700,949
 
 
US$
1,736
 
Equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income (OCI) and other short-term investments
  4     117,703,202    
 
88,428,111
 
 
 
4,555
 
Accounts receivable:
                           
Subscribers, distributors, recoverable taxes, contract assets and other, net
  5     202,846,597    
 
199,424,202
 
 
 
10,272
 
Related parties
  6     1,158,611    
 
2,287,213
 
 
 
118
 
Derivative financial instruments
  7     10,130,806    
 
2,602,680
 
 
 
134
 
Inventories, net
  8     24,185,310    
 
23,995,133
 
 
 
1,236
 
Other current assets, net
  9     9,452,252    
 
10,565,422
 
 
 
544
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current assets
      Ps. 404,156,669    
Ps.
361,003,710
 
 
US$
18,595
 
Non-current assets:
                           
Property, plant and equipment, net
  10   Ps. 731,196,679    
Ps.
657,226,210
 
 
US$
33,853
 
Intangibles, net
  11     143,225,764    
 
128,893,422
 
 
 
6,639
 
Goodwill
  11     136,578,194    
 
141,121,365
 
 
 
7,269
 
Investments in associated companies
  12b     3,052,481    
 
23,975,462
 
 
 
1,235
 
Deferred income taxes
  13     127,287,934    
 
128,717,811
 
 
 
6,630
 
Accounts receivable, subscriber, distributors and contract assets, net
  5     6,928,888    
 
8,724,497
 
 
 
449
 
Other assets, net
  9     39,956,090    
 
39,581,622
 
 
 
2,039
 
Debt instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (OCI)
  4     6,894,757    
 
6,981,149
 
 
 
360
 
Right-of-use assets
  15     90,372,393    
 
121,874,096
 
 
 
6,278
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
      Ps. 1,689,649,849    
Ps.
1,618,099,344
 
 
US$
83,347
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities and equity
                           
Current liabilities:
                           
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
  14   Ps. 145,222,672    
Ps.
102,024,414
 
 
US$
5,255
 
Short-term liability related to right-of-use of assets
  15     27,632,357    
 
32,902,237
 
 
 
1,695
 
Accounts payable
  16a     206,487,681    
 
174,472,769
 
 
 
8,987
 
Accrued liabilities
  16b     54,391,464    
 
56,815,331
 
 
 
2,926
 
Income tax
  13     33,247,318    
 
29,174,066
 
 
 
1,503
 
Other taxes payable
        26,278,007    
 
33,887,645
 
 
 
1,745
 
Derivative financial instruments
  7     10,034,508    
 
25,331,346
 
 
 
1,305
 
Related parties
  6     4,216,882    
 
7,224,218
 
 
 
372
 
Deferred revenues
        26,501,877    
 
27,044,928
 
 
 
1,393
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current liabilities
      Ps. 534,012,766    
Ps.
488,876,954
 
 
US$
25,181
 
Non-current liabilities:
                           
Long-term debt
  14   Ps. 418,807,430    
Ps.
408,565,066
 
 
US$
21,045
 
Long-term liability related to right-of-use of assets
  15     71,021,868    
 
101,246,574
 
 
 
5,215
 
Deferred income taxes
  13     49,465,095    
 
30,302,060
 
 
 
1,561
 
Deferred revenues
        2,698,276    
 
2,556,103
 
 
 
132
 
Asset retirement obligations
  16c     16,752,223    
 
10,799,997
 
 
 
556
 
Employee benefits
  18     142,850,465    
 
137,923,317
 
 
 
7,104
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total non-current liabilities
      Ps. 701,595,357    
Ps.
691,393,117
 
 
US$
35,613
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities
      Ps. 1,235,608,123    
Ps.
1,180,270,071
 
 
US$
60,794
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Equity:
                           
Capital stock
  20   Ps. 96,333,432    
Ps.
95,365,329
 
 
US$
4,912
 
Retained earnings:
                           
Prior years
        255,267,258    
 
429,324,326
 
 
 
22,114
 
Profit for the year
        192,423,167    
 
76,159,391
 
 
 
3,923
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total retained earnings
        447,690,425    
 
505,483,717
 
 
 
26,037
 
Other comprehensive loss items
        (154,388,930  
 
(227,044,342
 
 
(11,694
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent
        389,634,927    
 
373,804,704
 
 
 
19,255
 
Non-controlling interests
        64,406,799    
 
64,024,569
 
 
 
3,298
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total equity
        454,041,726    
 
437,829,273
 
 
 
22,553
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
      Ps. 1,689,649,849    
Ps.
1,618,099,344
 
 
US$
83,347
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
F-
6
AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In thousands of Mexican pesos, except for earnings per share)

 
 
Note
 
For the years ended December 31
 
 
2020
(1)
 
 
2021
(1)
 
 
2022
 
 
2022

Millions of U.S.

dollars, except

for earnings

per share
 
Operating revenues:
                                   
Service revenues
      Ps. 688,029,934     Ps. 694,300,431    
Ps.
712,985,548
 
 
US$
36,725
 
Sales of equipment
        127,369,153       136,387,021    
 
131,515,849
 
 
 
6,774
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
        Ps. 815,399,087     Ps. 830,687,452    
Ps.
844,501,397
 
 
US$
43,499
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses:
                                   
Cost of sales and services
        323,468,972       328,510,002    
 
330,532,450
 
 
 
17,025
 
Commercial, administrative and general expenses
        184,206,436       173,579,745    
 
179,454,030
 
 
 
9,243
 
Other expenses
        4,695,452       4,738,463    
 
5,010,379
 
 
 
258
 
Depreciation and amortization
  9,10,11 and
15
    154,215,420       156,302,992    
 
158,633,786
 
 
 
8,171
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
        Ps. 666,586,280     Ps. 663,131,202    
Ps.
673,630,645
 
 
US$
34,697
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating income
      Ps. 148,812,807     Ps. 167,556,250    
Ps.
170,870,752
 
 
US$
8,802
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest income
        5,060,636       3,834,150    
 
4,823,579
 
 
 
248
 
Interest expense
        (38,165,205     (35,738,305  
 
(41,258,803
 
 
(2,125
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net
        (64,222,136     (16,714,847  
 
20,761,622
 
 
 
1,069
 
Valuation of derivatives, interest cost from labor obligations and other financial items, net
  22     1,418,253       (14,243,517  
 
(19,116,219
 
 
(985
Equity interest in net result of associated companies
        (287,006     113,918    
 
(1,811,432
 
 
(93
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Profit before income tax
        52,617,349       104,807,649    
 
134,269,499
 
 
 
6,916
 
Income tax
  13     13,178,171       32,717,477    
 
46,044,089
 
 
 
2,372
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net profit for the year from continuing operations
      Ps. 39,439,178     Ps. 72,090,172    
Ps.
88,225,410
 
 
US$
4,544
 
Profit (loss) after tax for the year from discontinued operations
        11,587,779       124,235,942    
 
(6,719,015
 
 
(346
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net profit for the year
      Ps. 51,026,957     Ps. 196,326,114    
Ps.
81,506,395
 
 
US$
4,198
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net profit for the year attributable to:
                                   
Equity holders of the parent from continuing operations
  20   Ps. 35,264,826     Ps. 68,187,225    
Ps.
82,878,406
 
 
US$
4,269
 
Equity holders of the parent from discontinued operations
  2, Ac     11,587,779       124,235,942    
 
(6,719,015
 
 
(346
Non-controlling interests
        4,174,352       3,902,947    
 
5,347,004
 
 
 
275
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
        Ps. 51,026,957     Ps. 196,326,114    
Ps.
81,506,395
 
 
US$
4,198
 
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the parent from continuing operations
  20   Ps. 0.53     Ps. 1.03    
Ps.
1.30
 
 
US$
0.07
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the parent from discontinued operations
  20   Ps. 0.17     Ps. 1.88    
Ps.
(0.11
 
US$
(0.01
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) items:
                                   
Net other comprehensive loss that may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent years:
                                   
Effect of translation of foreign entities from continuing operations
      Ps. (11,515,297   Ps. (7,134,153  
Ps.
(35,114,722
 
US$
(1,809
Effect of translation of foreign entities from discontinued operations
        —         (829,163  
 
5,193,281
 
 
 
267
 
Items that will not be reclassified to (loss) or profit in subsequent years:
                                   
Re-measurement of defined benefit plan, net of deferred taxes
        (10,299,558     11,261,896    
 
(4,305,716
 
 
(222
Unrealized (loss) gain on equity investments at fair value, net of deferred taxes
        (1,952,414     4,560,869    
 
(4,707,276
 
 
(242
Revaluation surplus, net of deferred taxes
        77,230,031             
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total other comprehensive income (loss) items for the year, net of deferred taxes
  21     53,462,762       7,859,449    
 
(38,934,433
 
 
(2,006
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income for the year
      Ps. 104,489,719     Ps. 204,185,563    
Ps.
42,571,962
 
 
US$
2,192
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Comprehensive income for the year attributable to:
                                   
Equity holders of the parent from continuing operations
      Ps. 86,150,118     Ps. 202,418,502    
Ps.
40,959,024
 
 
US$
2,109
 
Non-controlling interests
        18,339,601       1,767,061    
 
1,612,938
 
 
 
83
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
        Ps. 104,489,719     Ps. 204,185,563    
Ps.
42,571,962
 
 
US$
2,192
 
Comprehensive income for the period:
                                   
Net comprehensive income from continuing operations
      Ps. 92,901,940     Ps. 79,949,621    
Ps.
49,290,977
 
 
US$
2,539
 
Net comprehensive income (loss) from discontinued operations
  2, Ac     11,587,779       124,235,942    
 
(6,719,015
 
 
(347
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
        Ps. 104,489,719     Ps. 204,185,563    
Ps.
42,571,962
 
 
US$
2,192
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 

(1)
Restated for discontinued operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
F-
7

AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022
(In thousands of Mexican pesos)

 
 
Capital

stock
 
 
Legal

reserve
 
 
Retained

earnings
 
 
Unrealized

(loss) gain on

equity

investment at

fair value
 
 
Re-measurement

of defined

benefit plans
 
 
Cumulative

translation

adjustment
 
 
Revaluation

surplus
 
 
Total equity

attributable to

equity holders

of the parent
 
 
Non-

controlling

interests
 
 
Total

equity
 
As of January 1, 2020
  Ps. 96,338,262     Ps. 358,440     Ps. 281,091,686     Ps. (8,929,575   Ps. (103,581,488   Ps. (87,367,366   Ps. —       Ps. 177,909,959     Ps. 48,996,906     Ps. 226,906,865  
Net profit for the year
    —        
—  
      46,852,605       —         —         —         —         46,852,605       4,174,352       51,026,957  
Unrealized loss on equity investments at fair value, net of deferred taxes
    —        
—  
      —         (1,952,414     —         —                 (1,952,414     —         (1,952,414
Remeasurement of defined benefit plan, net of deferred taxes
    —        
—  
      —         —         (10,026,454     —         —         (10,026,454     (273,104     (10,299,558
Effect of translation of foreign entities
    —        
—  
      —         —         —         (13,558,774     —         (13,558,774     2,043,477       (11,515,297
Revaluation surplus, net of deferred taxes
    —         —         —         —         —         —         64,835,155       64,835,155       12,394,876       77,230,031  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss) for the year
    —        
—  
      46,852,605       (1,952,414     (10,026,454     (13,558,774     64,835,155       86,150,118       18,339,601       104,489,719  
Dividends declared
    —        
—  
      (25,161,564     —         —         —         —         (25,161,564     (1,860,300     (27,021,864
Stock dividend
    4,650       —         17,054,007       —         —         —         —         17,058,657       —         17,058,657  
Repurchase of shares
    (1,217    
—  
      (5,209,880     —         —         —         —         (5,211,097     —         (5,211,097
Other acquisitions of non-controlling interests
    —        
—  
      (267,270     —         —         —         —         (267,270     (837,392     (1,104,662
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2020
  Ps. 96,341,695     Ps. 358,440     Ps. 314,359,584     Ps. (10,881,989   Ps. (113,607,942   Ps. (100,926,140   Ps. 64,835,155     Ps. 250,478,803     Ps. 64,638,815     Ps. 315,117,618  
Net profit for the year
    —         —         192,423,167       —         —         —         —         192,423,167       3,902,947       196,326,114  
Unrealized gain on equity investments at fair value, net of deferred taxes
    —         —         —         4,560,869       —         —         —         4,560,869       —         4,560,869  
Remeasurement of defined benefit plan, net of deferred taxes
    —         —         —         —         11,100,835       —         —         11,100,835       161,061       11,261,896  
Effect of translation of foreign entities
    —         —         —         —         —         (2,514,992     (2,322,214     (4,837,206     (2,296,947     (7,134,153
Discontinued operations
    —         —         —         —         —         (829,163     —         (829,163     —         (829,163
Transfer of assets’ revaluation surplus
    —         —         3,803,349       —         —         —         (3,803,349     —         —         —    
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss) for the year
    —         —         196,226,516       4,560,869       11,100,835       (3,344,155     (6,125,563     202,418,502       1,767,061       204,185,563  
Dividends declared
    —         —         (26,640,797     —         —         —         —         (26,640,797     (1,919,674     (28,560,471
Repurchase of shares
    (8,263     —         (36,752,766     —         —         —         —         (36,761,029     —         (36,761,029
Other acquisitions of non-controlling interests
    —         —         139,448       —         —         —         —         139,448       (79,403     60,045  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2021
 
Ps.
96,333,432
 
 
Ps.
358,440
 
 
Ps.
447,331,985
 
 
Ps.
(6,321,120
 
Ps.
(102,507,107
 
Ps.
(104,270,295
 
Ps.
58,709,592
 
 
Ps.
389,634,927
 
 
Ps.
64,406,799
 
 
Ps.
454,041,726
 
Net profit for the year
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
76,159,391
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
76,159,391
 
 
 
5,347,004
 
 
 
81,506,395
 
Unrealized loss on equity and debt investments at fair value, net of deferred taxes
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(4,707,276
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(4,707,276
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(4,707,276
Remeasurement of defined benefit plan, net of deferred taxes
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(4,599,407
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(4,599,407
 
 
293,691
 
 
 
(4,305,716
Effect of translation of foreign entities
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(29,222,333
 
 
(1,864,632
 
 
(31,086,965
 
 
(4,027,757
 
 
(35,114,722
Discontinued operations
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
5,193,281
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
5,193,281
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
5,193,281
 
Transfer of assets’ revaluation surplus
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
2,165,706
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(2,165,706
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss) for the year
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
78,325,097
 
 
 
(4,707,276
 
 
(4,599,407
 
 
(24,029,052
 
 
(4,030,338
 
 
40,959,024
 
 
 
1,612,938
 
 
 
42,571,962
 
Dividends declared
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(28,000,073
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(28,000,073
 
 
(1,880,736
 
 
(29,880,809
Repurchase of shares
 
 
33,469
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(26,234,786
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(26,201,317
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(26,201,317
Recycling of assets revaluation surplus by spin.off,net of deferred taxes
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
35,289,339
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(35,289,339
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(79,806
 
 
(79,806
Spin-off effects
 
 
(1,001,572
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(1,581,315
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(2,582,887
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(2,582,887
Other acquisitions of non-controlling interests
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(4,970
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(4,970
 
 
(34,626
 
 
(39,596
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2022
 
Ps.
95,365,329
 
 
Ps.
358,440
 
 
Ps.
505,125,277
 
 
Ps.
(11,028,396
 
Ps.
(107,106,514
 
Ps.
(128,299,347
 
Ps.
19,389,915
 
 
Ps.
373,804,704
 
 
Ps.
64,024,569
 
 
Ps.
437,829,273
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
F-
8
AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands of Mexican pesos)

 
 
 
 
For the years ended December 31
 
 
 
Note
 
2020
(1)
 
 
2021
(1)
 
 
2022
 
 
2022

Millions of

U.S. dollars
 
Operating activities
                                   
Profit before income tax from continuing operations
      Ps. 52,617,349     Ps. 104,807,649    
Ps.
134,269,499
 
 
US$
6,916
 
Profit before income tax from discontinued operations
  2, Ac     14,775,760       148,529,197    
 
(8,524,516
 
 
(439
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Profit before income tax
        67,393,109       253,336,846    
 
125,744,983
 
 
 
6,477
 
Items not requiring the use of cash:
                                   
Depreciation property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets
  10 and 15     134,922,014       136,987,034    
 
140,353,169
 
 
 
7,229
 
Amortization of intangible and other assets
  9 and 11     19,293,406       19,315,958    
 
18,280,617
 
 
 
942
 
Equity interest in net result of associated companies
        287,006       (113,918  
 
1,811,432
 
 
 
93
 
Loss (gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment
        257,330       (6,849,699  
 
935,644
 
 
 
48
 
Net period cost of labor obligations
  18     18,085,954       18,688,374    
 
15,979,152
 
 
 
823
 
Foreign currency exchange loss (income), net
        58,779,864       14,192,416    
 
(20,008,610
 
 
(1,030
Interest income
        (5,060,636     (3,834,150  
 
(4,823,579
 
 
(248
Interest expense
        38,165,205       35,738,305    
 
41,258,803
 
 
 
2,125
 
Employee profit sharing
        2,066,066       3,130,722    
 
3,637,813
 
 
 
187
 
(Gain) loss in valuation of derivative financial instruments, capitalized interest expense and other, net
        (13,803,458     5,239,927    
 
17,072,520
 
 
 
879
 
Gain on net monetary positions
  22     (3,262,512     (4,876,842  
 
(11,538,061
 
 
(594
)
 
Gain on sale of subsidiary
  2, Ac     —         (132,821,709  
 
(3,405,014
)
 
 
 
(175
)
Deconsolidation effect of subsidiary
        —         —      
 
9,390,641
 
 
 
484
 
Working capital changes:
                                   
Subscribers, distributors, recoverable taxes, contract assets and other, net
        874,058       8,609,836    
 
(6,803,202
)
 
 
 
(350
)
 
Prepaid expenses
        (152,586     (872,738  
 
(2,527,168
)
 
 
 
(130
)
 
Related parties
        421,337       449,655    
 
1,884,945
 
 
 
97
 
Inventories
        10,529,392       6,083,461    
 
(1,183,883
 
 
(61
Other assets
        (348,083     (9,521,953  
 
(1,321,813
)
 
 
 
(68
)
 
Employee benefits
        (18,795,532     (27,223,091  
 
(25,723,517
 
 
(1,325
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
        11,806,003       7,447,308    
 
(10,291,588
)
 
 
 
(531
)
 
Employee profit sharing paid
        (2,436,223     (1,922,029  
 
(2,935,880
 
 
(151
Financial instruments and other
        2,606,938       (1,664,465  
 
(2,353,920
 
 
(121
Deferred revenues
        2,153,607       (9,068,794  
 
2,430,434
 
 
 
125
 
Interest received
        3,946,110       2,665,854    
 
2,652,195
 
 
 
137
 
Income taxes paid
        (61,366,231     (60,535,903  
 
(62,015,057
 
 
(3,194
Cash flows from discontinued operating
        14,465,405       5,601,233    
 
(1,214,025
)
 
 
 
(63
)
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash flows provided by continuing operating activities
      Ps. 280,827,543     Ps. 258,181,638    
Ps.
225,287,031
 
 
US$
11,605
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Investing activities
                                   
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
        (105,495,242     (140,789,643  
 
(146,192,426
 
 
(7,530
Acquisition of intangibles
        (20,647,571     (12,202,142  
 
(11,661,530
 
 
(601
Dividends received
  22     2,122,826       2,628,600    
 
5,426,370
 
 
 
280
 
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
        162,060       7,215,177    
 
3,795,740
 
 
 
195
 
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
  12     (152,896           
 
(16,227,107
 
 
(835
Partial sale of shares of associated company
        601,509       199,158    
 
6,329
 
 
 
  
 
Investments in associate companies
        (64,341           
 
(1,043,954
 
 
(54
Proceeds from the sale of businesses
                 75,518,886    
 
5,791,488
 
 
 
298
 
Short-term investments
        (8,671,662     (3,361,507  
 
9,690,285
 
 
 
499
 
Cash flows from discontinued investing
        (3,412,176     (5,729,473  
 
(1,944,235
 
 
(100
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash flows used in investing continuing activities
      Ps. (135,557,493   Ps. (76,520,944  
Ps.
(152,359,040
)
 
 
US$
(7,848
)
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Financing activities
                                   
Loans obtained
        277,515,598       93,675,127    
 
188,414,369
 
 
 
9,705
 
Repayment of loans
        (330,607,399     (152,029,408  
 
(145,340,377
)
 
 
 
(7,486
)
 
Payment of liability related to right-of-use of assets
  15     (29,623,565     (30,544,750  
 
(33,823,287
 
 
(1,742
Interest paid
        (28,421,734     (23,884,410  
 
(26,882,181
 
 
(1,385
Repurchase of shares
        (5,076,119     (36,745,743  
 
(26,143,162
 
 
(1,347
Dividends paid
        (9,592,253     (27,829,345  
 
(29,534,053
 
 
(1,521
Acquisition of non-controlling interests
  12     (1,104,662     (7,720  
 
(39,596
 
 
(2
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash flows used in financing activities
      Ps. (126,910,134   Ps. (177,366,249  
Ps.
(73,348,287
)
 
 
US$
(3,778
)
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net gain (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
      Ps. 18,359,916     Ps. 4,294,445    
Ps.
(420,296
)
 
 
US$
(21
Adjustment to cash flows due to exchange rate fluctuations, net
        (2,187,665     (1,532,461  
 
(4,558,646
 
 
(235
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
        19,745,656       35,917,907    
 
38,679,891
 
 
 
1,992
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
      Ps. 35,917,907     Ps. 38,679,891    
Ps.
33,700,949
 
 
US$
1,736
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Non-cash transactions related to:
                                   
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable at end year
      Ps. 3,063,081     Ps. 18,385,498    
Ps.
1,476,834
 
 
US$
76
 
Spin-off
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,376,353
 
 
 
 
(71
Revaluation surplus
        107,152,628       —      
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Non-cash transactions
      Ps. 110,215,709     Ps. 18,385,498    
Ps.
100,481
 
US$
5
 
       
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 

(1)
Restated for discontinued operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022
(In thousands of Mexican pesos Ps. and thousands of
U.S. dollars US$, unless otherwise indicated)
Note 1. Description of the Business and Relevant Events
I. Corporate Information
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries (hereinafter, the “Company”, “América Móvil” or “AMX”) was incorporated under laws of Mexico on September 25, 2000. Until June 30, 2022, the Company provided telecommunications services in 24 countries throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe. As of July 1, 2022, the Company disposed of its business in Panama as disclosed in Note 2 Ac to the consolidated financial statements. As a consequence of the foregoing, the Company provides its services in 22 countries, including through a joint venture in Chile which is described in Note 12b. These telecommunications services include mobile and fixed-line voice services, wireless and fixed data services, internet access, Pay TV, over the top (OTT) and other related services. The Company also sells equipment, accessories and computers.
 
   
Voice services provided by the Company, both wireless and fixed, mainly include the following: airtime, local, domestic and international long-distance services, and network interconnection services.
 
   
Data services include value added, corporate networks, data and Internet services.
 
   
Pay TV represents basic services, as well as pay per view and additional programming and advertising services.
 
   
AMX provides other related services to advertising in telephone directories, publishing and call center services.
 
   
The Company also provides video, audio and other media content that is delivered through the internet directly from the content provider to the end user.
In order to provide these services, América Móvil has licenses, permits and concessions (collectively referred to herein as “licenses”) to build, install, operate and exploit public and/or private telecommunications networks and provide miscellaneous telecommunications services (mostly mobile and fixed voice and data services) and to operate frequency bands in the radio-electric spectrum for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint microwave links. The Company holds licenses in the 22 countries where it has networks, and such licenses have different dates of expiration through 2056.
Certain licenses require the payment to the respective governments of a share in sales determined as a percentage of revenues from services under concession. The percentage is set as either a fixed rate or in some cases based on certain size of the infrastructure in operation.
The corporate offices of América Móvil are located in Mexico City, Mexico, at Lago Zurich 245, Colonia Ampliación Granada, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo, 11529, Mexico City, Mexico.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements were approved for their issuance by the Company’s Board of Directors and Chief Financial Officer on April 27, 2023 and subsequent events have been considered through that date.
II. Relevant events in 2022
a) On April 20, 2022, after receiving the necessary approvals from local regulators, the Company reported that its Brazilian subsidiary Claro S.A. completed the previously announced acquisition of 32% of Grupo Oi’s mobile
 
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business in Brazil, through the acquisition of 100% of the shares of the company called Jonava RJ Infraestrutura e Redes de Telecomunicações, S.A. (“Jonava”), which corresponded to it in accordance with the acquisition contract entered into between Grupo Oi as seller and Claro S.A. (as one of several buyers).
The effects of this business acquisition are described in Note 12a.
b) On February 9, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a reorganization plan which involved an
escisión
(spin-off) of its telecommunications towers and other related passive infrastructure in Latin America outside of Mexico, other than Colombia and the Company’s telecommunications towers existing in Peru prior to the spin-off. As part of the spin-off and associated corporate restructuring, the Company contributed to a newly-created company, Sitios Latinoamérica, S.A.B. of C.V. (hereinafter “Sitios Latam”), a portion of the Company’s capital stock, assets and liabilities, mainly consisting of the shares of the Company’s subsidiaries holding telecommunications towers and other associated infrastructure in Latin America outside of Mexico, other than Colombia and the Company’s telecommunications towers existing in Peru prior to the spin-off. The spin-off became effective and the shares of Sitios Latam were distributed on August 8, 2022. As a result, Sitios Latam has a direct or indirect participation in the capital stock of such entities, which are dedicated exclusively to the construction, operation and commercialization of towers and other structures for the installation of telecommunications equipment for the provision of wireless services. The effects of this spin-off are described in Note 12d.
c) On October 6, 2022, Liberty Latin America Ltd. (“Liberty Latin America” or “LLA”) and the Company announced that they completed the transaction to combine their operations in Chile (VTR and Claro Chile, respectively) in order to create a
50
:
50
joint venture called Claro Chile, SpA.
 
As described in note 12b. 
d) On July 1, 2022, the Company completed the sale of Claro Panama, S.A. (“Claro Panama”) to Cable & Wireless Panama, S.A., an affiliate of LLA. As described in note 2ac.
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic:
While the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been gradually declining, the Company continues to closely monitor the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in the countries where it operates. Although fiscal year 2022 is the third annual reporting period impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic and financial impacts still remain to some extent, and preventive measures to ensure the continuity of operations and safeguard the health and safety of personnel and custo
mers
must be reinforced.
Note 2. Basis of Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices
a) Basis of preparation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) (hereafter referred to as IFRS).
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for the derivative financial instruments (assets and liabilities), the passive infrastructure of mobile telecommunications towers, the trust assets of post-employment and other employee benefit plans and the investments in equity at fair value through other comprehensive income (OCI), which are presented at their market value.
Effective July 1, 2018, the Argentinian economy has been considered to be hyperinflationary in accordance with the criteria in IAS 29 “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies” (“IAS 29”). Accordingly, for the Argentinian subsidiaries, we have included adjustments for hyperinflation and reclassifications as is required by the standard for purposes of presentation of IFRS in the consolidated financial statements.
 
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The preparation of these consolidated financial statements under IFRS requires the use of critical estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for certain assets, liabilities, income and expenses, including the main impact generated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential effect on the amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements.
It also requires that management exercise judgment in the application of the Company’s accounting policies. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions.
The Mexican peso is the functional currency of the Company’s Mexican operations and the consolidated reporting currency of the Company.
i) Changes in Accounting Policies and Disclosures
As of December 31, 2020, the company changed its accounting policy to record the value of the passive infrastructure (towers) of its subsidiaries. With the change, this passive infrastructure was no longer recognized at historical cost, and it began to be recognized under the revaluation model (market value). The company considers that the revaluation model represents the actual conditions of the industry of this class of assets and improves its financial position, this allows its shareholders and stakeholders to have the necessary financial information associated with market expectations about this class of assets.
ii) Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. and those subsidiaries over which the Company exercises control. The consolidated financial statements for the subsidiaries were prepared for the same period as the Company´s and applying consistent accounting policies. All of the subsidiary companies operate in the telecommunications sector or related.
Subsidiaries are entities over which the Company has control. Control is achieved when the Company has power over the investee, when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the investee, and has the ability to use its power over the investee to affect the amount of the investor’s returns. Subsidiaries are consolidated on a line-by-line basis from the date which control is achieved by the Company. The Company reassesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the elements of control.
On March 6, 2020, in accordance with a resolution of the Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones or IFT), the subsidiaries Teléfonos de México, S.A.B. de C.V. and Teléfonos del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V. created separate companies related to the wholesale services named Red Nacional Última Milla S.A.P.I. de C.V., Servicios de Telecomunicaciones Ultima Milla, S.A. de C.V. and Red Última Milla del Noroeste S.A.P.I. de C.V. The restructuring of Telmex has no impact on the consolidated financial information of the Company.
Changes in the Company’s ownership interests in a subsidiary that do not result in the Company losing control over the subsidiary are accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amounts of the equity attributable to owners of the parent and non-controlling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their relative interests in the subsidiary. Any difference between the carrying amount of the non-controlling interests and the fair value of the consideration paid or received in the transaction is recognized directly in the equity attributable to the owners.
Subsidiaries are deconsolidated from the date which control ceases. When the Company ceases to have control over a subsidiary, it derecognizes the assets (including any goodwill) and liabilities of the subsidiary at their carrying amounts, derecognizes the carrying amount of non-controlling interests in the former subsidiary and recognizes the fair value of any consideration received from the transaction. Any retained interest in the former subsidiary is then remeasured to its fair value.
 
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All intra-Company balances and transactions, and any unrealized gains and losses arising from intra-Company transactions, are eliminated in preparing the consolidated financial statements.
Non-controlling interests represent the portion of profits or losses and net assets not held by the Company. Non-controlling interests are presented separately in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income and in equity in the consolidated statements of financial position separately from Company’s own equity.
Associates:
An associate is an entity over which the Company has significant influence. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but does not have control or joint control over those decisions.
The Company’s investment in associates includes goodwill identified on acquisition, net of any accumulated impairment losses.
The investments in associated companies in which the Company exercises significant influence are accounted for using the equity method, whereby Company recognizes its share in the net profit (losses) and equity of the associate.
Joint venture:
A joint venture is an arrangement in which the Company has joint control, whereby the Company has rights to the net assets of the arrangement, rather than rights to its assets and obligations for its liabilities.
Interests in the joint venture are accounted for using the equity method. Pursuant to such method, the joint venture is initially recognized at cost, which includes transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, the consolidated financial statements include the Company’s share of the profit or loss and OCI of equity-accounted investees, until the date on which significant influence or joint control ceases.
The results of operations of the subsidiaries and associates are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements beginning as of the month following their acquisition and its share of other comprehensive income after acquisition is recognized directly in other comprehensive income.
The Company assesses at each reporting date whether there is objective evidence that investment in associates is impaired. If so, the Company calculates the amount of impairment as the difference between the recoverable amount of the associate and its carrying value.
 
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The equity interest in the most significant subsidiaries at December 31, 2021 and 2022 is as follows:

Company name
  
Country
 
  
Equity

interest at

December 31
 
  
2021
 
 
2022
 
Subsidiaries:
                         
América Móvil B.V.
a)
     Netherlands        100.0    
100.0
Compañía Dominicana de Teléfonos, S.A. (“Codetel”)
b)
     Dominican Republic        100.0    
100.0
Sercotel, S.A. de C.V.
a)
     Mexico        100.0    
100.0
Radiomóvil Dipsa, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (“Telcel”)
b)
     Mexico        100.0    
100.0
Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc.
b)
     Puerto Rico        100.0    
100.0
Servicios de Comunicaciones de Honduras, S.A. de C.V. (“Sercom Honduras”)
b)
     Honduras        100.0    
100.0
Claro S.A.
b)
     Brazil        98.2    
98.2
NII Brazil Holding S.A.R.L
a)
     Luxembourg        100.0    
100.0
Claro NXT Telecomunicações, S.A.
b)
     Brazil        100.0    
100.0
Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala, S.A. (“Telgua”)
b)
     Guatemala        99.3    
99.3
Claro Guatemala, S.A.
b)
     Guatemala        100.0    
100.0
Empresa Nicaragüense de Telecomunicaciones, S.A. (“Enitel”)
b)
     Nicaragua        99.6    
99.6
Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. (“CTE”)
b)
     El Salvador        95.8    
95.8
Comunicación Celular, S.A. (“Comcel”)
b)
     Colombia        99.4    
99.4
Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones, S.A. (“Conecel”) 
b)
     Ecuador        100.0    
100.0
AMX Argentina, S.A.
b)
     Argentina        100.0    
100.0
AMX Paraguay, S.A.
b)
     Paraguay        100.0    
100.0
AM Wireless Uruguay, S.A.
b)
     Uruguay        100.0    
100.0
Claro Chile, S.A.
c)
     Chile        100.0    
  
 
América Móvil Perú, S.A.C
b)
     Peru        100.0    
100.0
Claro Panamá, S.A.
b) d)
     Panama        100.0    
  
 
Teléfonos de México, S.A.B. de C.V.
b)
     Mexico        98.8    
98.8
Telekom Austria AG
b)
     Austria        51.0    
51.0
Joint venture:
                     
 
 
Claro Chile, SpA
c)
     Chile                
50.0
 
a)
Holding companies
b)
Operating companies of mobile and fixed services
c)
On October 6, 2022, this entity combined its operations with the Chilean operations of LLA to form a joint venture. See Note 12b.
d)
On July 1, 2022, this entity was discontinued operations. See Note 2Ac.
iii) Basis of translation of financial statements of foreign subsidiaries and associated companies
The operating revenues of foreign subsidiaries represent approximately 65%, 63% and 63% of consolidated operating revenues for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively, and their total assets represent approximately 70% and 64% of consolidated total assets at December 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively.
The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries have been prepared under or converted to IFRS in the respective local currency (which is their functional currency) and then translated into the Company´s reporting currency as follows:
 
   
all monetary assets and liabilities were translated at the closing exchange rate of the period;
 
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all non-monetary assets and liabilities at the closing exchange rate of the period;
 
   
equity accounts are translated at the exchange rate at the time the capital contributions were made and the profits were generated;
 
   
revenues, costs and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate of the period, except for the operations of the subsidiaries in Argentina, whose economy is considered hyperinflationary since 2018;
 
   
the consolidated statements of cash flows presented using the indirect method were translated using the weighted-average exchange rate for the applicable period (except for Argentina), and the resulting difference is shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows under the heading “Adjustment to cash flows due to exchange rate fluctuations, net”.
The difference resulting from the translation process is recognized in equity in the caption “Effect of translation of foreign entities”. At December 31, 2021 and 2022, the cumulative translation adjustment was Ps. (104,270,295) and Ps. (128,299,347), respectively.
The basis of translation for the operations of the subsidiaries in Argentina are described below:
In recent years, the Argentina economy has shown high rates of inflation. Although inflation data has not been consistent in recent years and several indexes have coexisted, inflation in Argentina indicates that the three-year cumulative inflation rate exceeded 100% in 2018, which is one of the quantitative references established by IAS 29. As a result, Argentina was considered a hyperinflationary economy in 2018 and the Company applies hyperinflation accounting to its subsidiary whose functional currency is the Argentine peso for financial information for periods ending on or after July 1, 2018, however the calculation of the cumulative impact was measured as of January 1, 2018.
In order to restate for hyperinflation its financial statements, the subsidiary used the series of indices defined by resolution JG No. 539/18 issued by the “Federación Argentina de Consejos Profesionales de Ciencias Económicas” (“FACPCE”), based on the National Consumer Price Index (IPC) published by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) of the Argentine Republic and the Wholesale Internal Price Index (IPIM) published by FACPCE. The cumulative index at December 31, 2022 is 1,138.639, while on an annual inflation for 2022 is 95.5%.
The main implications are as follows:
 
   
Adjustment of the historical cost of non-monetary assets and liabilities and equity items from their date of acquisition, or the date of inclusion in the consolidated statements of financial position, to the end of the year, in order to reflect changes in the currency’s purchasing power caused by inflation.
 
   
The gain on the net monetary position caused by the impact of inflation in the year is included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income as part of the caption “
Valuation of derivatives, interest cost from labor obligations and other financial items, net”
. Items in the statement of comprehensive income and in the statements of cash flows are adjusted by the inflation index since their origination, with a balancing entry, and a reconciling item in the statements of cash flows, respectively.
 
   
All items in the financial statements of the Argentine company are translated at the closing exchange rate, which at December 31, 2021 and 2022 were 0.2004 and 0.1096, respectively, per Argentine peso per Mexican peso.
b) Revenue recognition
The Company revenues are derived principally from providing the following telecommunications services and products: wireless voice, wireless data and value-added services, fixed voice, fixed data, broadband and IT services, Pay TV and over-the-top (“OTT”) services.
 
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The Company provides fixed and mobile services. These services are offered independently in contracts with customers or together with the sale of handsets (mobile) under the postpaid model. In accordance with IFRS 15
“Revenues from contracts with customers”
, the transaction price should be assigned to the different performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling price.
The Company with respect to the provided services, it has market observable information, to determine the standalone selling price of the services. On the other hand, in the case of the sale of bundled mobile phones sold (including service and handset) by the Company, the allocation of the sales is done based on their relative standalone selling price of each individual component related to the total bundled price. The result is that more equipment revenue is recognized at the moment of a sale and, therefore, less service revenue from the monthly fee is being recognized under IFRS 15.
The services provided by the Company are satisfied over the time of the contract period, given that the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company.
Such service bundles, voice and data, accomplish the criteria mentioned in IFRS 15 of being substantially similar and of having the same transfer pattern which is why the Company concluded that the revenue from these different services offered to its customers are considered as a single performance obligation with revenue being recognized over time, except for sales of equipment.
Under IFRS 15, for those contracts with customers in which generally the sale of equipment and other electronic equipment is a single performance obligation, the Company recognizes the revenue at the moment when it transfers control to the customer which generally occurs when such goods are delivered.
The commissions are considered incremental contract acquisition costs that are capitalized and are amortized over the expected period of benefit, during the average duration of customer contracts.
Some subsidiaries have loyalty programs where the Company awards credits customer credit awards referred as “points”. The customer can redeem accrued “points” for awards such as devices, accessories or airtime. The Company provides all awards. The consideration allocated to the award credits is identified as a separate performance obligation; the corresponding liability of the award credits is measured at its fair value. The consideration allocated to award credits amount is recognized as a contract liability until the points are redeemed. Revenue is recognized upon redemption of products by the customer.
c) Cost of sales
The cost of mobile equipment and computers is recognized at the time the client and distributor receive the device which is when the control is transferred to the customer.
d) Cost of services
The cost of services represents the costs incurred to properly deliver the services to the customers, it includes the network operating costs and licenses related costs and is accounted at the moment in which such services are provided.
e) Commissions to distributors
The Company pays commissions to its network of distributors primarily to acquire and retain customers for the Company. Such commissions are recognized in
“commercial, administrative and general expenses”
in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income at the time in which the distributor either reports an activation or reaches certain number of lines activated or obtained at a certain point of time.
 
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f) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents represent bank deposits and liquid investments with maturities of less than three months. These amounts are stated at cost plus accrued interest, which is similar to their market value.
The Company also maintains restricted cash held as collateral to meet certain contractual obligations. Restricted cash is presented as part of “Other assets” within other non-current financial assets given that the restrictions are long-term in nature. See Note 9.
g) Equity investments at fair value through OCI and other short/long-term investments
Equity investments at fair value through OCI and other short-term investments are primarily composed of equity investments and other short-term financial investments. Amounts are initially recorded at their estimated fair value. Fair value adjustments for equity investments are recorded through other comprehensive income, and other short-term investment.
h) Inventories
Inventories are initially recognized at historical cost and are valued using the average cost method without exceeding their net realizable value.
The estimate of the realizable value of inventories on-hand is based on their age and turnover.
i) Business combinations and goodwill
Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method, which in accordance with IFRS 3, “
Business acquisitions
”, consists in general terms as follows:
 
(i)
Identify the acquirer
 
(ii)
Determine the acquisition date
 
(iii)
Value the acquired identifiable assets and assumed liabilities
 
(iv)
Recognize the goodwill or a bargain purchase gain
For acquired subsidiaries, goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the net assets acquired at the acquisition date. The investment in acquired associates includes goodwill identified on acquisition, net of any impairment loss.
Goodwill is reviewed annually to determine its recoverability or more often if circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the goodwill might not be fully recoverable.
The possible loss of value in goodwill is determined by analyzing the recovery value of the cash generating unit (or the group thereof) to which the goodwill is associated at the time it was originated. If this recoverable amount is lower than the carrying value, an impairment loss is charged to the results of operations. The recoverable amount is determined based on the higher of fair value less cost of disposal or value in use.
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, no impairment losses were recognized for goodwill.
j) Property, plant and equipment
i) Property, plant and equipment are recorded at acquisition cost, net of accumulated depreciation; except for the passive infrastructure of telecommunications towers, which are recognized under the revaluation model as of December 31, 2020. Depreciation is computed on the cost of assets using the straight-line method, based on the estimated useful lives of the related assets, beginning the month after they become available for use.
 
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Borrowing costs that are incurred for general financing for construction in progress for periods exceeding six months are capitalized as part of the cost of the asset. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, borrowing costs that were capitalized amounted to Ps. 1,771,613, Ps.1,527,259 and Ps. 1,514,654 respectively.
In addition to the purchase price and costs directly attributable to preparing an asset in terms of its physical location and condition for operating as intended by management, when required, the cost also includes the estimated costs of dismantling and removal of the asset and for restoration of the site where it is located. See Note 16c.
The passive infrastructure of telecommunications towers is recorded at revalued value, which is its fair value at the time of revaluation less accumulated depreciation; if there is any loss or impairment, it must also be considered within its value. The revaluations will be calculated with sufficient regularity to ensure that the book value, every time, does not differ significantly from that which could be determined using the fair value at the end of the reporting period.
The increase resulting from a revaluation is recorded in other comprehensive income (OCI) and is accumulated in equity as a revaluation surplus. To the extent that there is a decrease in revaluation, it will be recognized in profit or loss, except to the extent that it compensates for an existing surplus on the same asset.
An annual transfer of the asset revaluation surplus and accumulated earnings is made to the extent that the asset is used, therefore, the surplus is equal to the difference between the depreciation calculated on the revalued value and the one calculated according to its original cost. These transfers do not record in the results for the period. A total transfer of the surplus may be made when the entity disposes of the asset.
ii) The net book value of property, plant and equipment is removed from the consolidated statements of financial position at the time the asset is sold or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or sale. Any gains or losses on the sale of property, plant and equipment represent the difference between net proceeds of the sale and the net book value of the item at the time of sale, that are recognized as either other operating income or other operating expenses upon sale.
iii) The Company periodically assesses the residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods associated with its property, plant and equipment. If necessary, the effects of any changes in accounting estimates is recognized prospectively, at the closing of each period, in accordance with IAS 8, “
Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors
”.
For property, plant and equipment made up of several components with different useful lives, the major individual components are depreciated over their individual useful lives. Maintenance costs and repairs are expensed as incurred.
Annual depreciation rates are as follows:
 
Network infrastructure
     5%-33%  
Buildings and leasehold improvement
     2%-33%  
Other assets
     10%-50%  
iv) The carrying value of property, plant and equipment is reviewed annually if there are indicators of impairment in such assets. If an asset’s recovery value is less than the asset’s net carrying value, the difference is recognized as an impairment loss.
During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, no impairment losses were recognized.
v) Spare parts for network operation are recognized at cost.
 
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The valuation of inventory for network considered obsolete, defective or slow-moving, is reduced to their estimated net realizable value. The estimate of the recovery value of inventories is based on their age and turnover.
k) Intangibles
i) Licenses
Licenses to operate wireless telecommunications networks granted by the governments of the countries in which the Company operates are recorded at acquisition cost or at fair value at their acquisition date, net of accumulated amortization. Certain licenses require payments to the governments, such payments are recognized in the cost of service and equipment.
The licenses that in accordance with government requirements are categorized as automatically renewable, for a nominal cost and with substantially consistent terms, are considered by the Company as intangible assets with an indefinite useful life. Accordingly, they are not amortized. Licenses are amortized when the Company does not have a basis to conclude that they are indefinite lived. Licenses are amortized using the straight-line method over a period ranging from 3 to 30 years, which represents the usage period of the assets.
The Company has conducted an internal analysis on the applicability of the International Financial Reporting Interpretation Committee (“IFRIC”) No. 12 (Service Concession Agreements) and has concluded that its concessions are outside the scope of IFRIC 12. To determine the applicability of IFRIC 12, the Company analyzes each concession or group of similar concessions in a given jurisdiction. As a threshold matter, the Company identifies those government concessions that provide for the development, financing, operation or maintenance of infrastructure used to render a public service, and that set out performance standards, mechanisms for adjusting prices and arrangements for arbitrating disputes.
With respect to those services, the Company evaluates whether the grantor controls or regulates (i) what services the operator must provide, (ii) to whom it must provide them and (iii) the applicable price (the “Services Criterion”). In evaluating whether the applicable government, as grantor, controls the price at which the Company provides its services, the Company looks at the terms of the concession agreement according to all applicable regulations. If the Company determines that the concession under analysis meets the Services Criterion, then the Company evaluates whether the grantor would hold a significant residual interest in the concession’s infrastructure at the end of the term of the arrangement.
ii) Trademarks
Trademarks acquired are measured on initial recognition at cost. The cost of trademarks acquired in a business combination is their fair value at the date of acquisition. The useful lives of trademarks are assessed as either definite or indefinite. Trademarks with finite useful lives are amortized using the straight-line method over a period ranging from 1 to 10 years. Trademarks with indefinite useful lives are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually at the cash generating unit level. The assessment of indefinite life is reviewed annually to determine whether the indefinite life continues to be supportable, if not, the change in useful life from indefinite to definite is made on a prospective basis.
iii) Irrevocable rights of use
Irrevocable rights of use are recognized according to the amount paid for the right and are amortized over the period in which they are granted.
The carrying values of the Company’s licenses and trademarks are reviewed annually and whenever there are indicators of impairment in the value of such assets. When an asset’s recoverable amount, which is the higher of the asset’s fair value, less disposal costs and its value in use (the present value of future cash flows), is less than the asset’s carrying value, the difference is recognized as an impairment loss.
 
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iv) Customer relationships
The value of customer relations is determined and valued at the time that a new subsidiary is acquired, as determined by the Company with the assistance of independent appraisers and is amortized over a 5-year period.
During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, no significant impairment losses were recognized for licenses, trademarks, irrevocable rights of use or customer relationships.
l) Impairment in the value of long-lived assets
The Company assesses the existence of indicators of impairment in the carrying value of long-lived assets, goodwill and intangible assets according to IAS 36 “
Impairment of assets
”. When there are such indicators, or in the case of assets whose nature requires an annual impairment analysis (goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives), the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the asset, which is the higher of its fair value, less disposal costs, and its value in use. Value in use is determined by discounting estimated future cash flows, applying a pre-tax discount rate that reflects the time value of money and taking into consideration the specific risks associated with the asset. When the recoverable amount of an asset is below its carrying value, impairment is considered to exist. In this case, the carrying value of the asset is reduced to the asset’s recoverable amount, recognizing the loss in results of operations for the respective period. Depreciation and/or amortization expense of future periods is adjusted based on the new carrying value determined for the asset over the asset’s remaining useful life. Impairment is computed individually for each asset. Recoverable amount is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or group of assets.
In the estimation of impairments, the Company uses the strategic plans established for the separate cash-generating units to which the assets are assigned. Such strategic plans generally cover a period from 3 to 5 years. For longer periods, beginning in the fifth year, projections are based on such strategic plans while applying a constant or declining expected perpetual growth rate.
Key assumptions used in value in use calculations
The forecasts are made in real terms (net of inflation) and in the functional currency of the subsidiary as of December 31, 2022. Financial forecasts, premises and assumptions are similar to what any other market participant in similar conditions would consider, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local synergies, that any other market participant would not have taken into consideration to prepare similar forecasted financial information, have not been included.
The assumptions used to develop the financial forecasts were validated for each of the cash generating units (“CGUs”), typically identified by country and by service (in the case of Mexico) taking into consideration the following:
 
 
 
Current subscribers and expected growth.
 
 
 
Type of subscribers (prepaid, postpaid, fixed line, multiple services)
 
 
 
Market environment and penetration expectations
 
 
 
New products and services
 
 
 
Economic environment of each country
 
 
 
Expenses for maintaining the current assets
 
 
 
Investments in technology for expanding the current assets
 
 
 
Market consolidation and synergies
 
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The foregoing forecasts could differ from the results obtained through time; however, the Company prepares its estimates based on the current situation of each of the CGUs.
The recoverable amounts are based on value in use. The value in use is determined based on the method of discounted cash flows. The key assumptions used in projecting cash flows are:
 
   
Margin on EBITDA is determined by dividing EBITDA (operating income plus depreciation and amortization) by total revenues.
 
   
Margin on CAPEX is determined by dividing capital expenditures (“CAPEX”) by total revenues.
 
   
Pre-tax weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”) is used to discount the projected cash flows.
As discount rate, the Company uses the WACC which was determined for each of the cash generating units and is described in the following paragraphs.
The estimated discount rates to perform the IAS 36 “
Impairment of assets
”, impairment test for each CGU consider market participants assumptions. Market participants were selected taking into consideration size, operations and characteristics of the business that were similar to those of Company. These discount rates do not include inflation.
The discount rates represent the current market assessment of the risks specific to each CGU, taking into consideration the time value of money and individual risks of the underlying assets that have not been incorporated in the cash flow estimates. The discount rate calculation is based on the specific circumstances of the Company and its operating segments. The WACC takes into account both debt and equity costs. The cost of equity is derived from the expected return on investment for each GCU. The cost of debt is based on the interest-bearing borrowings the Company is obliged to service. Segment-specific risk is incorporated by applying individual beta factors.
The beta factors are evaluated annually based on publicly available market data.
Market participant assumptions are important because, not only do they include industry data for growth rates, but also management assesses how the CGU’s position, relative to its competitors, might change over the forecasted period.
 
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The most significant forward-looking estimates used for the 2021 and 2022 impairment evaluations are shown below:
 
    
Average margin on

EBIDTA
   
Average margin on

CAPEX
   
Average pre-tax

discount rate

(WACC)
 
2021:
                        
Europe (7 countries)
    
31.60% - 45.32%
     
7.48% - 24.37%
     
2.91% - 9.83%
 
Brazil (fixed line, wireless and TV)
     41.37%       22.98%       4.62%  
Puerto Rico
     21.54%       14.36%       3.00%  
Dominican Republic
     52.02%       13.86%       5.84%  
Mexico (fixed line and wireless)
     36.21%       15.89%       6.24%  
Ecuador
     44.76%       12.48%       14.48%  
Peru
     36.63%       17.19%       3.99%  
El Salvador
     44.82%       24.25%       10.78%  
Colombia
     43.36%       23.18%       7.18%  
Other countries
    
30.55% - 48.52%
     
4.91% - 30.03%
     
4.64% - 14.39%
 
2022:
                        
Europe (7 countries)
  
 
32.70% - 47.31%
 
 
 
7.7% - 21.1%
 
 
 
5.47% - 24.11%
 
Brazil (fixed line, wireless and TV)
  
 
41.90%
 
 
 
19.62%
 
 
 
9.30%
 
Puerto Rico
  
 
26.98%
 
 
 
8.91%
 
 
 
6.14%
 
Dominican Republic
  
 
53.93%
 
 
 
13.82%
 
 
 
11.13%
 
Mexico (fixed line and wireless)
  
 
36.19%
 
 
 
18.61%
 
 
 
8.60%
 
Ecuador
  
 
47.14%
 
 
 
18.42%
 
 
 
20.13%
 
Peru
  
 
36.53%
 
 
 
21.05%
 
 
 
10.39%
 
El Salvador
  
 
45.18%
 
 
 
17.59%
 
 
 
22.37%
 
Colombia
  
 
42.25%
 
 
 
27.41%
 
 
 
13.70%
 
Other countries
  
 
32.92% - 49.54%
 
 
 
9.63% - 25.97%
 
 
 
9.16% - 29.94%
 
Sensitivity to changes in assumptions:
The implications of the key assumptions for the recoverable amount are discussed below:
Margin on CAPEX- The Company performed a sensitivity analysis by increasing its CAPEX by 5% and maintaining all other assumptions the same. The sensitivity analysis would require the Company to adjust the amount of its long-lived and indefinite-life assets in its CGUs with potential impairment of approximately Ps. 824,210.
WACC- Additionally, should the Company increase by 50 base points in WACC per CGU and maintain all other assumptions the same, results without impairment.
m
)
Right-of-use assets
The Company applies a single recognition and measurement approach for all leases, except for short-term leases and leases of low-value assets. The Company recognizes lease liabilities to make lease payments and right-of-use assets representing the right to use the underlying assets.

i)
Right-of-use
assets
The Company recognizes
right-of-use
assets at the commencement date of the lease (i.e., the date the underlying asset is available for use).
Right-of-use
assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, and adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. The cost of
right-of-use
assets includes the amount of lease liabilities recognized, initial direct costs incurred, and lease payments made at or
 
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before the commencement date less any lease incentives received.
Right-of-use
assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term and the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows:

 
Assets
  
Useful life
Towers and sites
   5 to 12 years
Property
   10 to 25 years
Other equipment
   5 to 15 years
The right-of-use assets are also subject to impairment test.
 
ii)
Lease liabilities.
At the commencement date of the lease, the Company recognizes the lease liabilities measured at the present value of the lease payments to be made over the lease term. Lease payments include fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments) less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or rate, and amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees. The lease payments also include payments of penalties for early termination of the lease, if the term of the lease reflects that the Company exercises the option to terminate early. The variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are recognized as an expense in the period on which the event or condition that triggers the payment occurs.
In calculating the present value of the lease payments, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date, if the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. After the commencement date, the amount of lease liabilities is increased to reflect the accretion of interest and reduced for the lease payments made. In addition, the carrying amount of the lease liabilities is remeasured if there is a modification, a change in the lease term, a change in the in-substance fixed payments or change in the assessment to purchase the underlying asset.
 
iii)
Short-term leases and leases of low value assets.
The Company applies the short-term lease recognition exemption for its leases of machinery and equipment (i.e., those leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less from the commencement date and do not contain a purchase option). It also applies the recognition exemption lease of low-value assets (that is, below US$ 5,000). Short-term lease payments and leases of low-value assets are recognized as expenses on straight-line basis over the lease term.
n) Financial assets and liabilities
Financial assets
Initial recognition and measurement
Financial assets are classified, at initial recognition, as subsequently measured at amortized cost, fair value through other comprehensive income (OCI), and fair value through profit or loss.
The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset’s contractual cash flow characteristics and the Company’s business model for managing them, with the exception of trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Company has applied the practical expedient, the Company initially measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs.
Subsequent measurement
For purposes of subsequent measurement, financial assets are classified in four categories:
 
 
 
Financial assets at amortized cost (debt instruments)
 
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Financial assets at fair value through OCI with recycling of cumulative gains and losses (debt instruments)
 
   
Financial assets designated at fair value through OCI with no recycling of cumulative gains and losses upon derecognition (equity instruments)
 
   
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Financial assets at amortized cost (debt instruments)
The Company measures financial assets at amortized cost if both of the following conditions are met:
 
   
The financial asset is held within a business model with the objective to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows, and
 
   
The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding
Financial assets at amortized cost are subsequently measured using the effective interest (EIR) method and are subject to impairment. Gains and losses are recognized in profit or loss when the asset is derecognized, modified or impaired.
The Company’s financial assets at amortized cost includes cash equivalents and receivables.
Financial assets at fair value through OCI with recycling of cumulative gains and losses (debt instruments)
The Company measures debt instruments at fair value through OCI if both of the following conditions are met:
 
   
The financial asset is held within a business model with the objective of both holding to collect contractual cash flows and selling, and
 
   
The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding
For debt instruments at fair value through OCI, interest income, foreign exchange revaluation and impairment losses or reversals are recognized in the statements of profit or loss and computed in the same manner as for financial assets measured at amortized cost. The remaining fair value changes are recognized in OCI. Upon derecognition, the cumulative fair value change recognized in OCI is recycled to profit or loss.
Financial assets designated at fair value through OCI with no recycling of cumulative gains and losses upon derecognition (equity instruments)
Upon initial recognition, the Company can elect to classify irrevocably its equity investments as equity instruments designated at fair value through OCI when they meet the definition of equity under IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation, and are not held for trading. The classification is determined on an instrument by instrument basis. More details of these investments are disclosed in Note 4 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Gains and losses on these financial assets are never recycled to profit or loss. Dividends are recognized as other income in the statements of profit or loss when the right of payment has been established, except when the Company benefits from such proceeds as a recovery of part of the cost of the financial asset, in which case, such gains are recorded in OCI. Equity instruments designated at fair value through OCI are not subject to impairment assessment.
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss include financial assets held for trading, financial assets designated upon initial recognition at fair value through profit or loss, or financial assets mandatorily required to
 
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be measured at fair value. Financial assets are classified as held for trading if they are acquired for the purpose of selling or repurchasing in the near term. Derivatives, including separated embedded derivatives, are also classified as held for trading unless they are designated as effective hedging instruments. Financial assets with cash flows that are not solely payments of principal and interest are classified and measured at fair value through profit or loss, irrespective of the business model. Notwithstanding the criteria for debt instruments to be classified at amortized cost or at fair value through OCI, as described above, debt instruments may be designated at fair value through profit or loss on initial recognition if doing so eliminates, or significantly reduces, an accounting mismatch.
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are carried in the statements of financial position at fair value with net changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income within “Valuation of derivatives, interest cost from labor obligations and other financial items”.
Derecognition of financial assets
A financial asset is primarily derecognized when:
 
   
The rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired, or
 
   
The Company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from the asset or has assumed an obligation to pay the received cash flows in full without material delay to a third party under a ‘pass-through’ arrangement; and either (a) the Company has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, or (b) the Company has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but has transferred control of the asset
When the Company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from an asset or has entered into a passthrough arrangement, it evaluates if, and to what extent, it has retained the risks and rewards of ownership. When it has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, nor transferred control of the asset, the Company continues to recognize the transferred asset to the extent of its continued involvement. In that case, the Company also recognizes an associated liability. The transferred asset and the associated liability are measured on a basis that reflects the rights and obligations that the Company has retained.
Impairment of financial assets
The Company recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for all debt instruments not held at fair value through profit or loss. ECLs are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Company expects to receive, discounted at an approximation of the original effective interest rate. The expected cash flows will include cash flows from the sale of collateral held or other credit enhancements that are integral to the contractual terms.
ECLs are recognized in two stages. For credit exposures for which there has not been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, ECLs are provided for credit losses that result from default events that are possible within the next 12-months (a 12-month ECL). For those credit exposures for which there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, a loss allowance is required for credit losses expected over the remaining life of the exposure, irrespective of the timing of the default (a lifetime ECL).
For some trade receivables and contract assets
based on available information
, the Company applies the simplified approach in calculating ECLs. Therefore, the Company does not track changes in credit risk, but instead recognizes a loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting date. The Company has established a
loss rate approach
that is based on its historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment, including the impact by the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
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Financial liabilities
Initial recognition
Financial liabilities are classified, at initial recognition, as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, loans and borrowings, payables, or as derivatives designated as hedging instruments in an effective hedge, as appropriate.
All financial liabilities are recognized initially at fair value and, in the case of loans and borrowings and payables, net of directly attributable transaction costs.
The Company’s financial liabilities include trade and other payables, loans and borrowings including bank overdrafts, and derivative financial instruments.
Subsequent measurement
The measurement of financial liabilities depends on their classification, as described below:
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss include financial liabilities held for trading and financial liabilities designated upon initial recognition as at fair value through profit or loss.
Financial liabilities are classified as held for trading if they are incurred for the purpose of repurchasing in the near term. This category also includes derivative financial instruments entered into by the Company that are not designated as hedging instruments in hedge relationships as defined by IFRS 9. Separated embedded derivatives are also classified as held for trading unless they are designated as effective hedging instruments.
Gains or losses on liabilities held for trading are recognized in the statements of profit or loss.
Financial liabilities designated upon initial recognition at fair value through profit or loss are designated at the initial date of recognition, and only if the criteria in IFRS 9 are satisfied. The Company has not designated any financial liability as at fair value through profit or loss.
Loans and borrowings
After initial recognition, interest-bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the EIR method. Gains and losses are recognized in profit or loss when the liabilities are derecognized as well as through the EIR amortization process.
Amortized cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The EIR amortization is included as finance costs in the statements of profit or loss.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
A financial liability is derecognized when the obligation under the liability is discharged, cancelled or expires. When an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms, or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as the derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability. The difference in the respective carrying amounts is recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Offsetting of financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset and the net amount is reported in the consolidated statements of financial position if there is a currently enforceable legal right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.
 
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o) Transactions in foreign currency
Transactions in foreign currency are initially recorded at the prevailing exchange rate at the time of the related transactions. Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are subsequently translated at the prevailing exchange rate at the financial statements reporting date. Exchange differences determined from the transaction date to the time foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are settled or translated at the financial statements reporting date are charged or credited to the results of operations.
In determining the spot exchange rate to use on initial recognition of the related asset, expense or income (or part of it) on the derecognition of a
non-monetary
asset or
non-monetary
liability relating to advance consideration, the date of the transaction is the date on which the Company initially recognizes the
non-monetary
asset or
non-monetary
liability arising from the advance consideration. If there are multiple payments or receipts in advance, the Company determines the transaction date for each payment or receipt of advance consideration.
The exchange rates used for the translation of foreign currencies against the Mexican peso are as follows:
 
         
Average exchange rate
    
Closing exchange rate
at December 31,
 
Country or Zone
  
Currency
   2020      2021     
2022
     2021     
2022
 
Argentina
(1)
   Argentine Peso (AR$)      0.3070        0.2137     
 
0.1586
 
     0.2004     
 
0.1096
 
Brazil    Real (R$)      4.1850        3.7625     
 
3.9045
 
     3.6885     
 
3.7209
 
Colombia    Colombian Peso (COP$)      0.0058        0.0054     
 
0.0048
 
     0.0052     
 
0.0040
 
Guatemala    Quetzal      2.7826        2.6212     
 
2.5981
 
     2.6666     
 
2.4725
 
U.S.A.
(2)
   US Dollar      21.4860        20.2769     
 
20.1283
 
     20.5835     
 
19.4143
 
Uruguay    Uruguay Peso      0.5110        0.4655     
 
0.4893
 
     0.4605     
 
0.4845
 
Nicaragua    Cordoba      0.6257        0.5765     
 
0.5611
 
     0.5795     
 
0.5359
 
Honduras    Lempira      0.8678        0.8384     
 
0.8171
 
     0.8396     
 
0.7853
 
Chile    Chilean Peso      0.0271        0.0268     
 
0.0232
 
     0.0244     
 
0.0226
 
Paraguay    Guaraní      0.0032        0.0030     
 
0.0029
 
     0.0030     
 
0.0026
 
Peru    Sol (PEN$)      6.1483        5.2297     
 
5.2454
 
     5.1484     
 
5.0823
 
Dominican Republic    Dominican Peso      0.3766        0.3540     
 
0.3647
 
     0.3570     
 
0.3436
 
Costa Rica    Colon      0.0366        0.0325     
 
0.0310
 
     0.0319     
 
0.0323
 
European Union    Euro      24.5080        23.9835     
 
21.2285
 
     23.4220     
 
20.7830
 
Bulgaria    Lev      12.5284        12.2617     
 
10.8523
 
     11.9762     
 
10.6188
 
Belarus    New Belarusian Ruble      8.8172        7.9932     
 
7.3993
 
     8.0279     
 
7.0644
 
Croatia    Croatian Kuna      3.2498        3.1852     
 
2.8173
 
     3.1161     
 
2.7584
 
Macedonia    Macedonian Denar      0.3975        0.3893     
 
0.3445
 
     0.3800     
 
0.3378
 
Serbia    Serbian Denar      0.2083        0.2040     
 
0.1807
 
     0.1992     
 
0.1772
 
 
(1)
Year-end rates are used for the translation of revenues and expenses if IAS 29
“Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies”
is applied.
Financial reporting in hyperinflationary economies
Financial statements of Argentina subsidiaries are restated before translation to the reporting currency of the Company and before consolidation in order to reflect the same value of money for all items. Items recognized in the statements of financial position which are not measured at the applicable year-end measuring unit are restated based on the general price index. All non-monetary items measured at cost or amortized cost is restated for the changes in the general price index from the date of transaction or the last hyperinflationary calculation to the reporting date. Monetary items are not restated. All items of shareholders’ equity are restated for the changes in the general price index since their addition or the last hyperinflationary calculation until the end of the reporting period. All items of comprehensive income are restated for the change in a general price index from the date of initial recognition to the reporting date. Gains and losses resulting from the net-position of monetary items are reported in the consolidated
 
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statements of operations in financial result in exchange differences. In accordance with IFRS, prior year financial statements were not restated.
 
(2)
Includes U.S.A., Ecuador, El Salvador, Puerto Rico and Panama.
As of April 28, 2023, the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Mexican Peso was Ps. 18.0723. The appreciation of the Mexican peso against the US dollar represent 6.91% with respect to the
year-end
value.
p) Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and provisions
Liabilities are recognized whenever (i) the Company has current obligations (legal or assumed) resulting from a past event, (ii) when it is probable the obligation will give rise to a future cash disbursement for its settlement, and (iii) the amount
of
the obligation can be reasonably estimated.
When the effect of the time value of money is significant, the amount of the liability is determined as the present value of the expected
disbursements
to settle the obligation. The discount rate is determined on a pre-tax basis and reflects current market conditions at the financial statements reporting date and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, an increase in the liability is recognized as finance expense.
Contingent liabilities are recognized only when it is probable, they will give rise to a future cash disbursement for their settlement.
q) Employee benefits
The Company has defined benefit pension plans for its subsidiaries Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Teléfonos de México, Claro S.A., and Telekom Austria. Claro S.A. also has medical plans and defined contribution plans and Telekom Austria provides retirement benefits to its employees under a defined contribution plan. The Company recognizes the costs of these plans based upon independent actuarial computations and are determined using the projected unit credit method. The latest actuarial computations were prepared as of December 31, 2022.
Mexico
Mexican subsidiaries have the obligation to pay seniority premiums to personnel based on the Mexican Federal Labor Law which also establishes the obligation to make certain payments to personnel who cease to provide services under certain circumstances. Pensions (for Telmex) and seniority premiums are determined based on the salary of employees in their final year of service, the number of years worked at and their age at the moment of retirement.
The costs of pensions, seniority premiums and severance benefits, are recognized based on calculations by independent actuaries using the projected unit credit method using financial hypotheses, net of inflation.
Telmex has established an irrevocable trust fund and makes annual contributions to that fund.
Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, the Company has noncontributing pension plans for full-time employees, which are tax qualified as they meet Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 requirements.
The pension benefit is composed of two elements:
(i) An employee receives an annuity at retirement if they meet the rule of 85 (age at retirement plus accumulated years of service). The annuity is calculated by applying a percentage times year of services to the last three years of salary.
 
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(ii) The second element is a lump-sum benefit based on years of service ranging from 9 to 12 months of salary. Health care and life insurance benefits are also provided to retirees under a separate plan (post-retirement benefits).
Brazil
Claro S.A. provides a defined benefit plan and post-retirement medical assistance plan, and a defined contribution plan, through a pension fund that supplements the government retirement benefit for certain employees.
Under the defined benefit plan, the Company makes monthly contributions to the pension fund equal to 17.5% of the employee’s aggregate salary. In addition, the Company contributes a percentage of the aggregate salary base for funding the post-retirement medical assistance plan for the employees who remain in the defined benefit plan. Each employee makes contributions to the pension fund based on age and salary. All newly hired employees automatically adhere to the defined contribution plan and no further admittance to the defined benefit plan is allowed. For the defined contribution plan. See Note 18.
Austria
Telekom Austria provides retirement benefits to its employees under defined contribution and defined benefit plans.
The Company pays contributions to publicly or privately administered pension or severance insurance plans on mandatory or contractual basis. Once the contributions have been paid, the Company has no further payment obligations. The regular contributions are recognized as employee expenses in the year in which they are due.
All other employee benefit obligations provided in Austria are unfunded defined benefit plans for which the Company records provisions which are calculated using the projected unit credit method. The future benefit obligations are measured using actuarial methods on the basis of an appropriate assessment of the discount rate, rate of employee turnover, rate of compensation increase and rate of increase in pensions.
For severance and pensions, the subsidiary recognizes actuarial gains and losses in other comprehensive income. The re-measurement of defined benefit plans relates to actuarial gains and losses only as Telekom Austria holds no plan assets. Interest expense related to employee benefit obligations is reported in “Valuation of derivatives, interests cost from labor obligation and other financial items, net” in the statements of comprehensive income.
Other subsidiaries
For the rest of the Company’s subsidiaries, there are no defined benefit plans or compulsory defined contribution structures. However, certain subsidiaries make contributions to national pension, social security and severance plans in accordance with the percentages and rates established by the applicable social security and labor laws of each country. Such contributions are made to the entities designated by the countries legislation and are recorded as direct labor expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income as they are incurred.
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans, comprising of actuarial gains and losses, the effect of the asset ceiling, excluding net interest and the return on plan assets (excluding net interest), are recognized immediately in the consolidated statements of financial position with a corresponding debit or credit to “Remeasurement of defined benefit plan” through OCI in the period in which they occur.
Re-measurements
are not reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods.
Past service costs are recognized in profit or loss on the earlier of:
 
(i)
The date of the plan amendment or curtailment, and
 
(ii)
The date that the Company recognizes restructuring-related costs
 
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Net interest on liability for defined benefits is calculated by applying the discount rate to the net defined benefit liability or asset and it is recognized in the “valuation of derivatives, interest cost from labor obligations and other financial items” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Company recognizes the changes in the net defined benefit obligation under “Cost of sales and services” and “Commercial, administrative and general expenses” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Paid absences
The Company recognizes a provision for the cost of paid absences, such as vacation time, based on the accrual method.
r) Employee profit sharing (“EPS”)
EPS is paid by certain subsidiaries of the Company to its eligible employees. The Company has employee profit sharing in Mexico, Ecuador and Peru. In Mexico, employee profit sharing is computed at the rate of 10% on the individual subsidiaries taxable base adjusted for employee profit sharing purposes as provided by law.
Employee profit sharing is presented as an operating expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
The amendment to the Federal Labor Law in Mexico dated April 23, 2021 established a limit on the amount to be paid for profit sharing to employees, which indicates that the amount of EPS assigned to each employee may not exceed the equivalent of three months of the employee’s current salary, or the average EPS received by the employee in the previous three years, whichever is greater. If the EPS determined is less than or equal to this limit, the EPS will be determined by applying 10% of the individual company taxable income. If the EPS determined exceeds this limit, the limit would apply and this should be considered the EPS for the period.
s) Taxes
Income taxes
Current income tax payable is presented as a short-term liability, net of prepayments made during the year.
Deferred income tax is determined using the liability method based on the temporary differences between the tax values of the assets and liabilities and their book values at the consolidated financial statements reporting date.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the tax rates that are expected to be in effect in the period when the asset will materialize or the liability will be settled, based on the enacted tax rates (and tax legislation) that have been enacted or substantially enacted at the financial statements reporting date. The value of deferred tax assets is reviewed by the Company at each financial statement reporting date and is reduced to the extent that it is more likely that the Company will not have sufficient future tax profits to allow for the realization of all or a part of its deferred tax assets. Unrecognized deferred tax assets are revalued at each financial statement reporting date and are recognized when it is more likely that there will be sufficient future tax profits to allow for the realization of these assets.
Deferred taxes relating to items recognized in Other Comprehensive Income are recognized together with the concept that generated such deferred taxes. Deferred taxes consequence on unremitted earnings from subsidiaries and associates are considered as temporary differences, when the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Taxes withheld on remitted foreign earnings are creditable against Mexican taxes, thus to the extent that a remittance is to be made, the deferred tax would be limited to the incremental difference between the Mexican tax rate and the rate of the remitting country. As of December 31, 2021 and 2022, the Company has not provided for any deferred taxes related to unremitted foreign earnings.
 
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The Company offsets tax assets and liabilities if it has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets and current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority.
Sales tax
Revenues, expenses and assets are recognized net of the amount of sales tax, except:
 
   
When the sales tax incurred on a purchase of assets or services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in which case, the sales tax is recognized as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense item, as applicable.
 
   
Receivables and payables that are stated with the amount of sales tax included.
The net amount of sales tax recoverable from, or payable to, the tax authorities is included as part of the current receivables or payables in the consolidated statements of financial position unless they are due in more than a year in which case they are classified as non-current.
Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments
The acceptability of a particular tax treatment under tax law may not be known until the tax authority or courts of justice reach a decision in the future. Consequently, a dispute or inspection of a specific tax treatment by the tax authority could affect the accounting of the asset or liability for current or deferred taxes by the Company.
In accordance with IFRIC 23
Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments
, the Company determines each uncertain tax treatment based on the approach that best predicts the resolution of the uncertainty.
To determine the approach that best predicts the resolution of the uncertainty, the Company may consider, for example:
(a) How does the Company prepare their income tax return and support such tax treatments and how it sustains the tax treatments
(b) How does the Company expect that the tax authority carry-out its inspection and resolve the issues that arise from the aforementioned inspection.
The Company must disclose in the notes to the consolidated financial statements what is mentioned below:
1) The Company must determine whether the uncertain tax treatments will be evaluated separately or as a whole;
2) The Company will assume that the authority will examine the tax situation and will be aware of considering all information relevant to said treatment;
3) If it is concluded that it is unlikely that the authority will accept an uncertain fiscal position, the effect of the uncertainty will be reflected when determining its accounting fiscal position, estimating the effect based on the following methods:
a) Most probable quantity – is the only quantity in a range of possible outcomes that can be predicted by the resolution of the uncertainty; either
b) Expected value – is the value resulting from the sum of the different amounts weighted by their probability of occurrence, in a range of possible results. The expected value is the one that can best predict the resolution of the uncertainty, if there is a range of possible outcomes.
 
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4) If the uncertain tax treatment affects the tax base for tax (caused) and deferred tax, the Company must make consistent judgments and estimates in the determination of both taxes; and
5) The Company must reassess a judgment or estimate of an uncertain tax treatment and its effects, if the facts and circumstances on which they were initially based change, or if new information arises that affects the judgment or estimate. ´
The effects should be recognized as a change in an accounting estimate based on the provision of IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors.
t) Advertising
Advertising expenses are recognized as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, advertising expenses were Ps. 10,405,228 , Ps. 11,118,723 and Ps. 12,676,350 respectively, and are presented in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income in the caption “Commercial, administrative and general expenses”.
u) Earnings per share
Basic and diluted earnings per share are determined by dividing net profit of the year by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the year. In determining the weighted average number of outstanding shares, shares repurchased by the Company have been excluded.
v) Financial risks
The main risks associated with the Company’s financial instruments are: (i) liquidity risk, (ii) market risk (foreign currency exchange risk and interest rate risk) and (iii) credit risk and counterparty risk. The Board of Directors approves the policies submitted by management to mitigate these risks.
i) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company may not meet its financial obligations associated with financial instruments when they are due. The Company’s financial obligations and commitments are included in Notes 14 and 17.
ii) Market risk
The Company is exposed to certain market risks derived from changes in interest rates and fluctuations in exchange rates of foreign currencies. The Company’s debt is denominated in foreign currencies, mainly in US dollars and euros, other than its functional currency. In order to reduce the risks related to fluctuations in the exchange rate of foreign currency, the Company uses derivative financial instruments such as cross-currency swaps and forwards to adjust exposures resulting from foreign exchange currency. The Company does not use derivatives to hedge the exchange risk arising from having operations in different countries.
Additionally, the Company occasionally uses interest rate swaps to adjust its exposure to the variability of the interest rates or to reduce their financing costs. The Company’s practices vary from time to time depending on judgments about the level of risk, expectations of change in the movements of interest rates and the costs of using derivatives. The Company may terminate or modify a derivative financial instrument at any time. See Note 7 for disclosure of the fair value of derivatives as of December 31, 2021 and 2022.
 
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iii) Credit risk
Credit risk represents the loss that could be recognized in case the counterparties fail to comply with their contractual obligations.
The financial instruments that potentially represent concentrations of credit risk are cash and short-term deposits, trade accounts receivable and financial instruments related to debt and derivatives. The Company’s policy is designed in order to limit its exposure to any one financial institution; therefore, the Company’s financial instruments are contracted with several different financial institutions located in different geographic regions.
The credit risk in accounts receivable is diversified because the Company has a broad customer base that is geographically dispersed. The Company continuously evaluates the credit conditions of its customers and generally does not require collateral to guarantee collection of its accounts receivable. The Company monitors on a monthly basis its collection cycle to avoid deterioration of its results of operations.
A portion of the Company’s cash surplus is invested in short- term deposits with financial institutions with high credit ratings.
iv) Sensitivity analysis for market risks
The Company uses sensitivity analysis to measure the potential losses based on a theoretical increase of 100 basis points in interest rates and a 5% fluctuation in exchange rates:
Interest rate
In the event that the Company’s agreed-upon interest rates at December 31, 2022 increase/decrease by 100
basis points and a 6.33% fluctuation in exchange rates between the Mexican Peso and US Dollar, the net interest expense would increase by
Ps.1,828,215 and (decrease) by Ps.(11,128,215), respectively.
Exchange rate fluctuations
Should the Company’s debt at December 31, 2022 of Ps. 510,589,480, if suffer a 5% increase/(decrease) in exchange rates, the debt would increase/(decrease) by Ps. 536,118,954 and Ps. (485,060,006), respectively.
w) Derivative financial instruments
Derivative financial instruments are recognized in the consolidated statements of financial position at fair value. Valuations obtained by the Company are compared against those of the financial institutions with which the agreements are entered into, and it is the Company’s policy to compare such fair value to a valuation provided by an independent pricing provider in case of discrepancies. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not qualify as hedging instruments are recognized immediately in the line “Valuation of derivatives, interest cost from labor obligations and other financial items, net”.
The Company is exposed to interest rate and foreign currency risks, which tries to mitigate through a controlled risk management program that includes the use of derivative financial instruments. The Company principally uses to attempt to offset the risk of exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations. Additionally, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 certain of the Company’s derivative financial instruments had been designated, and had qualified, as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of gains or losses on the cash flow derivatives is recognized in equity under the heading “Unrealized (loss) gain on equity investment at fair value”, and the ineffective portion is charged to results of operations of the period.
x) Current versus non-current classification
The Company presents assets and liabilities in its consolidated statements of financial position based on current/non-current classification.
 
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An asset is current when it is either:
 
(i)
Expected to be realized or intended to be sold or consumed in the normal operating cycle.
 
(ii)
Held primarily for the purpose of trading.
 
(iii)
Expected to be realized within twelve months after the reporting period.
 
(iv)
Cash and cash equivalents unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.
A liability is current when:
 
   
It is expected to be settled in the normal operating cycle.
 
   
It is held primarily for the purpose of trading.
 
   
It is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period.
 
   
There is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.
The Company classifies all other assets and liabilities, including deferred income tax assets and liabilities, as non-current.
y) Presentation of consolidated statements of comprehensive income
The costs and expenses shown in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income are presented in combined manner (based on both their function and nature), which allows a better understanding of the components of the Company’s operating income. This classification allows a comparison to the telecommunications industry.
The Company presents operating income in its consolidated statements of comprehensive income since it is a key indicator of the Company’s performance. Operating income represents operating revenues less operating costs and expenses.
z) Operating segments
Segment information is presented based on information used by management in its decision-making processes. Segment information is presented based on the geographic areas in which the Company operates.
The management of the Company is responsible for making decisions regarding the resources to be allocated to the Company’s different segments, as well as evaluating the performance of each segment. Intersegment revenues and costs, intercompany balances as well as investments in shares in consolidated entities are eliminated upon consolidation and reflected in the “eliminations” column in Note 23.
None of the segment’s records revenue from transactions with a single external customer amounting to 10% or more of the revenues.
Aa) Convenience translation
The consolidated financial statements are stated in thousands of Mexican pesos (“Ps.”); however, solely for the convenience of the readers, the consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2022 and the consolidated statement of comprehensive income and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022 were converted into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of Ps. 19.4143 per U.S. dollar, which was the exchange rate at that date. This arithmetic conversion should not be construed as representations that the amounts expressed in Mexican pesos may be converted into U.S. dollars at that or any other exchange rate.
 
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Ab) Significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions
In preparing its consolidated financial statements, the Company makes estimates concerning a variety of matters. Some of these matters are highly uncertain, and its estimates involve judgments it makes based on the available information. In the discussion below, the Company has identified several of these matters for which its financial statements would be materially affected if either (1) the Company uses different estimates that it could have reasonably used or (2) in the future América Móvil changes its estimates in response to changes that are reasonably likely to occur.
The following discussion addresses only those estimates that the Company considers most important based on the degree of uncertainty and the likelihood of a material impact had it used a different estimate. There are many other areas in which the Company uses estimates about uncertain matters, but the reasonably likely effect of changed or different estimates is not material to the financial presentation for those other areas.
Estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment
The Company currently depreciates most of its network infrastructure based on an estimated useful life determined upon the expected particular conditions of operation and maintenance in each of the countries in which it operates. The estimates are based on AMX’s historical experience with similar assets, anticipated technological changes and other factors, taking into account the practices of other telecommunications companies. The Company reviews estimated useful lives each year to determine, for each particular class of assets, whether they should be changed. The Company may shorten/extend the estimated useful life of an asset class in response to technological changes, changes in the market or other developments. This results in increased/decreased depreciation expense. See Note 10.
Revaluation of passive infrastructure of telecommunications towers
The Company recognizes the passive infrastructure of the telecommunication towers at fair value, recognizing the changes in OCI. The discounted cash flow model was used. The Company hired a valuation specialist with industry experience to measure fair values as of December 31, 2022
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company has large amounts of long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill on its consolidated statements of financial position. The Company is required to test long-lived assets for impairment when circumstances indicate a potential impairment or, in some cases, at least on an annual basis. The impairment analysis for long-lived assets requires the Company to estimate the recoverable amount of the asset, which is the higher of its fair value (minus any disposal costs) and its value in use. To estimate the fair value of a long-lived asset, the Company typically takes into account recent market transactions or, if no such transactions can be identified, the Company uses a valuation model that requires making certain assumptions and estimates. Similarly, to estimate the value in use of long-lived assets, the Company typically makes various assumptions about the future prospects for the business to which the asset relates, considers market factors specific to that business and estimates future cash flows to be generated by that business. Based on this impairment analysis, including all assumptions and estimates related thereto, as well as guidance provided by IFRS relating to the impairment of long-lived assets different assumptions and estimates could materially impact the Company’s reported financial results. More conservative assumptions of the anticipated future benefits from these businesses could result in impairment charges, which would decrease net income and result in lower asset values on the consolidated statements of financial position. Conversely, less conservative assumptions could result in smaller or no impairment charges, higher net income and higher asset values. The key assumptions used to determine the recoverable amount for the Company’s CGUs, are further explained in Notes 23, 10 and 11.
 
 
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Deferred Income Taxes
The Company is required to estimate its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates. This process involves the
jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction
estimation of actual current tax exposure and the assessment of temporary differences resulting from the differing treatment of certain items, such as accruals and amortization, for tax and financial reporting purposes, as well as net operating loss carry-forwards and other tax credits. These items result in deferred tax assets and liabilities as discussed in Note 2 s). The analysis is based on estimates of taxable income in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates and the period on which the deferred tax assets and liabilities will be recovered or settled. If actual results differ from these estimates, or the Company adjusts these estimates in future periods, its financial position and results of operations may be materially affected.
In assessing the future realization of deferred tax assets, the Company considers future taxable income, ongoing planning strategies and future results in its operations. In the event that the estimates of projected future taxable income are lowered, or changes in current tax regulations are enacted that would impose restrictions on the timing or extent of the ability to utilize the tax benefits of net operating loss carry-forwards in the future, an adjustment to the recorded amount of deferred tax assets would be made, with a related charge to income. See Note 13.
Accruals
Accruals are recorded when, at the end of the period, the Company has a present obligation as a result of past events, whose settlement requires an outflow of resources that is considered probable and can be measured reliably. This obligation may be legal or constructive, arising from, but not limited to, regulation, contracts, common practice or public commitments, which have created a valid expectation for third parties that the Company will assume certain responsibilities. The amount recorded is the best estimation performed by the Company’s management in respect of the disbursement that will be required to settle the obligations, considering all the information available at the date of the financial statements, including the opinion of external experts, such as legal advisors or consultants. Accruals are adjusted to account for changes in circumstances for ongoing matters and the establishment of additional accruals for new matters.
If the Company is unable to reliably measure the obligation, no accrual is recorded, and information is then presented in the notes to its consolidated financial statements. Because of the inherent uncertainties in these estimations, actual expenditures may be different from the originally estimated amount recognized. See Note 16.
The Company is subject to various claims and contingencies related to tax, labor and legal proceedings as described in Note 17b).
Labor Obligations
The Company recognizes liabilities on its consolidated statements of financial position and expenses in its statements of comprehensive income to reflect its obligations related to its post-retirement seniority premiums, pension and retirement plans in the countries in which it operates and offer defined contribution and benefit pension plans. The amounts the Company recognizes are determined on an actuarial basis that involves estimations and accounts for post-retirement and termination benefits.
The Company uses estimates in four specific areas that have a significant effect on these amounts: (i) the rate of return the Company assumes its pension plans will earn on its investments, (ii) the salaries increase rate that the Company assumes it will observe in future years, (iii) the discount rates that the Company uses to calculate the present value of its future obligations and (iv) the expected inflation rate. The assumptions applied are further disclosed in Note 18. These estimates are determined based on actuarial studies performed by independent experts using the projected unit-credit method.
 
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Ac) Discontinued operations
a) Claro Panama Disposal
On September 15, 2021, the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement with Cable & Wireless Panama, S.A., an affiliate of Liberty Latin America to sell its 100% interest in its subsidiary Claro Panama. The transaction excludes the telecommunications towers that are owned indirectly by the Company in Panama and the Claro trademarks. The agreed purchase price was US$200 million, adjusted for net debt (cash/debt free basis). The closing of the transaction would be subject to customary conditions for this type of transaction, including obtaining regulatory authorizations. On July 1, 2022, the Company announced that it had completed the sale to Liberty Latin America of its 100% interest in Claro Panama.
The Company received an adjusted closing consideration of US$ 116.7 million in cash, resulting in a net gain of Ps. 3,405,014,
including a recycling income of accumulated foreign currency translation effect for an amount of Ps. 1,750,451. This gain has been recognized in profit after tax for the period from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. Therefore, Claro Panama is deconsolidated from the aforementioned date and no impairment loss was identified. 
In accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held For Sale and Discontinued Operations, Claro Panama was classified as discontinued operation for all the years presented in these consolidated financial statements; consequently, the results are presented in the loss after tax for the period from discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Therefore, the comparative figures in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income have been restated in consequence.

The deconsolidated assets and liabilities of Claro Panama as of the date of disposal were the following:
 
 
  
As of July 1,
 
 
  
2022
 
Current assets:
        
Cash
  
Ps.
24,202
 
Account receivable to subscribers, distributors and others Net
  
 
666,114
 
Inventories, net
  
 
169,851
 
Other assets, net
  
 
4,457
 
    
 
 
 
Total current assets
  
 
864,624
 
Non-current
assets:
        
Property, plant and equipment
  
 
1,102,062
 
Intangibles, net
  
 
1,810,964
 
Account receivables to subscribers, distributors and others, Net
  
 
42,368
 
Other assets, net
  
 
12,291
 
Right-of-use
  
 
975,019
 
    
 
 
 
Total assets
  
Ps.
4,807,328
 
    
 
 
 
Short term liability related to
right-of-use
assets
  
Ps.
198,289
 
Accounts payable
  
 
576,522
 
Payable taxes
  
 
24,981
 
Related parties
  
 
1,159
 
Deferred income
  
 
126,904
 
Long term liability related to
right-of-use
assets
  
Ps.
855,969
 
Deferred income
  
 
129,062
 
    
 
 
 
Total liabilities
  
 
1,912,886
 
    
 
 
 
Net assets directly related to the Group’s disposal
  
Ps.
2,894,442
 
    
 
 
 
 
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The results of discontinued operations for the year are shown below:
 
 
  
For the years ended December 31,
 
 
July 1
st
.
 
 
  
    2020    
 
 
    2021    
 
 
2022
 
Operative revenue:
                        
Revenue services
   Ps.  2,932,390     Ps.  2,667,497    
Ps.
 1,210,109
 
Sales of equipment
     317,802       394,534    
 
206,595
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
       3,250,192       3,062,031    
 
1,416,704
 
Total costs and expenses
     5,198,532       3,378,614    
 
1,403,311
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating profit
     (1,948,340     (316,583  
 
13,393
 
Financial costs
     (117,300     (89,974  
 
(39,538
Gain on sale of discontinued operations
                    
 
3,405,014
 
Profit before income taxes of discontinued operations
     (2,065,640     (406,557  
 
3,378,869
 
Income taxes:
     14,713       5,297    
 
  
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net profit of the period of discontinued operations
   Ps. (2,080,353   Ps. (411,854  
Ps.
3,378,869
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 

b)
TracFone Disposal
On September 14, 2021, the Company, announced that it had entered into an agreement with Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) to sell its 100% interest in its subsidiary TracFone Wireless, Inc. (“TracFone”), the largest mobile virtual prepaid service operator in the United States, serving 21 million subscribers. On November 23, 2021, the Company announced that it had completed the sale of its 100% interest in TracFone to Verizon.
AMX received a closing consideration of US$3,625.7 million in cash, which includes US$500.7 million related to TracFone’s closing cash and working capital, customary adjustment and other adjustments, and
57,596,544
shares of Verizon stock valued at approximately US$2,968 million. Verizon has asserted post-closing claims under the adjustments and other provisions of this agreement, which may result in payments by the Company. Following the transaction closing, Verizon shall pay to AMX: (i) up to US$500 million as an earn-out if TracFone continues to achieve certain performance measures during the 24 months following the closing, calculated and paid in four consecutive six-month periods, and (ii) US$150 million deferred consideration payable within two years following the transaction closing. The earn-out was not recognized as gain by the Company, in accordance with IFRS 9 and 13 and IAS 37, since management does not believe the realization of income and the inflow of economic benefits are virtually certain.
TracFone was deconsolidated from that date resulting in a net gain of Ps. 106,527,287
 including the recycling of foreign currency exchange losses accumulated in equity. This gain has been recognized under profit after tax from discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Furthermore, no impairment loss was identified. Moreover, TracFone had identifiable operations and cash flows and represented a separate geographical area. Therefore, in accordance with IFRS 5, TracFone was classified as discontinued operations for all years presented in these consolidated financial statements; results are accordingly presented in the profit after tax from discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The consolidated statements of comprehensive income comparative figures have therefore been restated accordingly. 
All other notes to the consolidated financial statements include amounts for continuing operations, unless indicated otherwise.
 
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Additionally, TracFone represented the U.S.A. segment until November 23, 2021. With TracFone being classified as discontinued operations, the U.S.A. segment is no longer presented in the segment note. The results of TracFone for the year are presented below:
 
   
For the years ended December 31
 
  2020     2021  
Operating revenues:
               
Service revenues
  Ps.  149,376,532     Ps.  130,091,540  
Sales of equipment
    27,802,837       22,160,481  
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
      177,179,369       152,252,021  
Total costs and expenses
    157,327,836       134,495,316  
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating income
    19,851,533       17,756,705  
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Financial cost
    (2,026     (1,733
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations
             132,821,709  
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Profit before income tax discontinued operations
    19,849,507       150,576,681  
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Tax expense:
               
Related to
pre-tax
profit from the ordinary activities for the period
    2,856,882       2,571,541  
Related to gain on disposal from discontinued operations
             26,294,422  
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net profit for the year from discontinued operations
  Ps. 16,992,625     Ps. 121,710,718  
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
The assets and liabilities deconsolidated on the date of the disposal were as follows:
 
 
  
November 23,
 
 
  
2021
 
Current assets
        
Cash
  
Ps.
338,439
 
Subscribers, distributors, recoverable taxes, contract assets and other net
  
 
12,368,407
 
Inventories, net
  
 
9,604,658
 
Other current assets, net
  
 
389,052
 
    
 
 
 
Total current assets
  
 
22,700,556
 
Non-current assets:
    
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
  
 
1,989,498
 
Intangibles, net
  
 
555,012
 
Goodwill
  
 
2,695,557
 
Deferred income taxes
  
 
1,094,756
 
Other assets, net
  
 
327,546
 
Rights of use
  
 
1,625
 
    
 
 
 
Total assets
  
Ps.
29,364,550
 
    
 
 
 
Short term liability related to right of use of assets
  
Ps.
1,625
 
Accounts payable
  
 
17,446,513
 
Income tax
  
 
3,267,585
 
Deferred revenue
  
 
13,187,667
 
    
 
 
 
Total liabilities
  
 
33,903,390
 
    
 
 
 
Net liability directly associated with disposal group
  
Ps.
(4,538,840
)
 
    
 
 
 

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Furthermore, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to indemnify Verizon against
pre-closing
tax matters. As of the closing, certain tax related matters had not been resolved, and Verizon has asserted post-closing claims under the adjustments and other provisions of this agreements, which may result in payments by us.
c) Joint Venture
On October 6, 2022, LLA and the Company announced that they completed the transaction to combine their operations in Chile (VTR and Claro Chile, respectively) in order to create a 50:50 joint venture called Claro Chile, SpA.
In accordance with IFRS 11, this transaction was classified as a joint venture, since both LLA and the Company exercise joint control over Claro Chile, SpA, and all relevant decisions require the consent of both parties. Consequently, in accordance with IFRS 5, Claro Chile’s operations are classified as discontinued operations for all the years that are presented in the consolidated financial information and from that date they are recognized by applying the equity method. See Note 12b.
The results of discontinued operations are as follows:

 
  
For the yearsended as of
December 31,
 
 
For the period
ended as of

October 6,
 
 
  
2020
 
 
2021
 
 
2022
 
Operative revenue:
                        
Revenue services
   Ps. 17,521,377     Ps. 17,276,464    
Ps.
10,500,087
 
Sales of equipment
     3,536,505       4,508,925    
 
2,626,823
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
       21,057,882       21,785,389    
 
13,126,910
 
Total costs and expenses
     22,418,969       22,892,415    
 
14,954,526
 
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating profit
     (1,361,087     (1,107,026  
 
(1,827,616
Financial costs
     (1,647,069     (533,899  
 
(685,129
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Profit before income taxes of discontinued operations
     (3,008,156     (1,640,925  
 
(2,512,745
Income taxes:
     316,386       (4,578,004  
 
(1,805,500
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net profit of the period of discontinued operations
   Ps. (3,324,542   Ps. 2,937,079    
Ps.
(707,245
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Note 3. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of short-term deposits with different financial institutions. Cash equivalents only include instruments with purchased maturity of less than three months. The amount includes the amount deposited, plus any interest earned.
Note 4. Equity and debt investments at fair value through OCI and other short/long-term investments
As of December 31, 2021 and 2022, equity investments at fair value through OCI and other short-term investments includes an equity investment in KPN for Ps. 56,087,598 and Ps. 44,371,166, respectively, other short-term investments for Ps. 15,026 in 2021, and an equity investment in Verizon for Ps. 61,600,578 and Ps. 44,056,945, respectively.
The investments in KPN, Verizon and others, are carried at fair value with changes in fair value being recognized through other comprehensive (loss) gain items (equity) in the Company’s consolidated statements of financial
 
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position. As of December 31, 2021 and 2022, the Company has recognized in equity changes in fair value of Ps.
4,560,869
and Ps.
(4,707,276)
 respectively, net of deferred taxes.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company has recognized an income associated with the earn-out stipulated in the Verizon’s contract, in accordance with IFRS 9 and 13 and IAS 37, of Ps. 4,271,250, which are included within
 
“Valuation of derivatives, interest cost from labor obligations, and other financial items, net” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, the Company received dividends from KPN for an amount of Ps. 2,119,668, Ps. 2,628,600 and Ps. 2,459,637, respectively, also for Verizon for an amount of Ps. 3,696,356 in December 31, 2022, which are included within “Valuation of derivatives, interest cost from labor obligations, and other financial items, net” in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
As of December 31, 2021 and 2022 long-term debt instrument at fair value through OCI for Ps. 6,894,757 and Ps. 6,981,149, respectively.
Note 5. Accounts receivable from subscribers, distributors, recoverable taxes contractual assets and other, net
a)
An analysis of accounts receivable by component at December 31, 2021 and 2022 is as follows:
 
 
  
At December 31,
 
 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
Subscribers and distributors
  Ps. 157,433,609    
Ps.
154,659,093
 
Telecommunications carriers for network interconnection and other services
    3,968,675    
 
3,519,170
 
Recoverable taxes
    43,734,164    
 
46,947,187
 
Sundry debtors
    15,573,586    
 
16,528,588
 
Contract assets
    30,901,277    
 
28,573,717
 
Allowance of expected credit losses
    (41,835,826  
 
(42,079,056
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total net
  Ps. 209,775,485    
Ps.
208,148,699
 
Non-current subscribers, distributors and contractual assets
    6,928,888    
 
8,724,497
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current subscribers, distributors and contractual assets
  Ps. 202,846,597    
Ps.
199,424,202
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
b) Changes in the allowance of the expected credit losses is as follows:

 
  
For the years ended December 31,
 
 
  
(1)

2020
 
  
(1)

2021
 
  
2022
 
Balance at beginning of year
   Ps. (39,480,909    Ps. (44,551,735   
Ps.
(41,835,826
Increases recorded in expenses 
(i)
     (18,450,821      (10,212,490   
 
(12,197,447
Write-offs
     11,953,227        11,682,343     
 
9,162,382
 
Business combination
     (2,066             
 
—  
 
Translation effect
     1,428,834        1,246,056     
 
2,791,835
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance at year end
   Ps. (44,551,735    Ps. (41,835,826   
Ps.
(42,079,056
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
(1)
Restated by discontinued operations
i)
Includes discontinued operation of TracFone, Panama and Chile in joint venture. See note 2Ac.
 
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c) The following table shows the aging of accounts receivable at December 31, 2021 and 2022, for subscribers and distributors:
 
   
Past due
 
   
Total
   
Unbilled services


provided
   
a-30 days
   
31-60 days
   
61-90 days
   
Greater than


90 days
 
December 31, 2021
  Ps. 157,433,609     Ps. 69,082,837     Ps. 35,694,272     Ps. 4,533,604     Ps. 2,645,034     Ps. 45,477,862  
December 31, 2022
 
Ps.
154,659,093
 
 
Ps.
66,839,514
 
 
Ps.
31,726,606
 
 
Ps.
4,099,261
 
 
Ps.
2,574,082
 
 
Ps.
49,419,630
 
d) The following table shows the accounts receivable from subscribers and distributors included in the allowance for expected credit losses of trade receivables, as of December 31, 2021 and 2022:

 
  
Total
  
1-90
days
  
Greater than

90 days
December 31, 2021
   Ps.41,835,826    Ps.4,183,583    Ps.37,652,243
December 31, 2022
  
Ps.42,079,056
  
Ps.4,207,906
  
Ps.37,871,150
e) An analysis of contract assets and liabilities at December 31, 2021 and 2022 is as follows:
 

 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
Contract Assets:
                 
Balance at the beginning of the year
   Ps. 29,588,104     
Ps.
30,901,277
 
Additions
     31,758,626     
 
28,262,872
 
Business combination
     —       
 
404,489
 
Disposals
     (5,946,487   
 
(5,238,752
Amortization
     (25,354,712   
 
(22,926,487
Translation effect
     855,746     
 
(2,829,682
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance at the end of the year
   Ps. 30,901,277     
Ps.
28,573,717
 
Non-current contract assets
   Ps. 989,519     
Ps.
880,860
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Current portion contracts assets
   Ps. 29,911,758     
Ps.
27,692,857
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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Note 6. Related Parties
a) The following is an analysis of the balances with related parties as of December 31, 2021 and 2022. All of the companies were considered affiliates of América Móvil since the Company’s principal shareholders are either direct or indirect shareholders in the related parties.
 
 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
Accounts receivable:
                 
Sears Roebuck de México, S.A. de C.V. and Subsidiaries
   Ps. 339,366     
Ps.
260,584
 
Sitios Latinoamérica, S.A.B. de C.V.
     —       
 
1,460,897
 
Sanborns Hermanos, S.A.
     192,599     
 
124,157
 
Patrimonial Inbursa, S.A.
     145,676     
 
166,366
 
Grupo Condumex, S.A. de C.V. and Subsidiaries
     122,555     
 
31,857
 
Hubard y Bourlon, S.A. de C.V.
     52,026     
 
  
 
Claroshop.com, S.A.P.I de C.V.
     40,906     
 
31,559
 
Other
     265,483     
 
211,793
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   Ps. 1,158,611     
Ps.
2,287,213
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Accounts payable:
                 
Carso Infraestructura y Construcción, S.A. de C.V. and Subsidiaries
   Ps. 1,273,085     
Ps.
2,836,689
 
Grupo Condumex, S.A. de C.V. and Subsidiaries
     1,709,487     
 
2,036,371
 
Sitios Latinoamérica, S.A.B. de C.V.
     —       
 
960,244
 
Fianzas Guardiana Inbursa, S.A. de C.V.
     385,287     
 
437,428
 
Claroshop.com, S.A.P.I de C.V.
     247,081     
 
216,774
 
Grupo Financiero Inbursa, S.A.B. de C.V.
     102,314     
 
102,127
 
Seguros Inbursa, S.A. de C.V.
     113,089     
 
107,389
 
Sociedad Financiera Inbursa, S.A. de C.V.
     80,382     
 
13,058
 
PC Industrial, S.A. de C.V. and Subsidiaries
     4,761     
 
3,321
 
Enesa, S.A. de C.V. and Subsidiaries
     9,384     
 
3,854
 
Cicsa Perú, S.A.C.
     —       
 
256,344
 
Other
     292,012     
 
250,619
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   Ps. 4,216,882     
Ps.
7,224,218
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, the Company has not recorded any impairment of receivables in connection with amounts owed by related parties.
b) For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, the Company conducted the following transactions with related parties:
 
     2020      2021     
2022
 
Capex and expenses:
                          
Construction services, purchases of materials, inventories and property, plant and equipment
 (i)
   Ps. 7,130,769      Ps. 13,524,989     
Ps.
13,107,483
 
Insurance premiums, fees paid for administrative and operating services, brokerage services and others
(ii)
     4,375,113        4,336,133     
 
3,490,596
 
Other services
(iii)
     1,101,528        1,636,402     
 
1,890,921
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
     Ps. 12,607,410      Ps. 19,497,524     
Ps.
18,489,000
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Revenues:
                          
Service revenues
(iv)
   Ps. 608,248      Ps. 714,148     
Ps.
756,347
 
Sales of towers
(v)
     —          6,943,400     
 
3,323,594
 
Sales of equipment
     656,801        685,781     
 
1,153,439
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
     Ps. 1,265,049      Ps. 8,343,329     
Ps.
5,233,380
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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i)
In 2022, this amount includes Ps. 11,018,630 (Ps. 11,447,164 in 2021 and Ps. 5,312,845 in 2020) for network construction services and construction materials purchased from subsidiaries of Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. (Grupo Carso).
ii)
In 2022, this amount includes Ps. 117,321 (Ps. 121,728 in 2021 and Ps. 203,013 in 2020) for network maintenance services performed by Grupo Carso subsidiaries; Ps. 16,556 in 2022 (Ps. 50,730 in 2021, and Ps. 13,490 in 2020) for software services provided by an associate; Ps. 3,281,176 in 2022 (Ps. 3,814,995 in 2021 and Ps. 2,713,370 in 2020) for insurance premiums with Seguros Inbursa S.A. and Fianzas Guardiana Inbursa, S.A., which, in turn, places most of such insurance with reinsurers.
iii)
Includes tower rent payment with Telesites, S.A.B. de C.V. (Ps. 316,700 in 2022, and Ps. 19,300
in 2021) and rental payments to Sitios Latam.
iv)
Includes revenue of administrative services with Sitios Latam. Additionally includes other operations described in note 15.
v)
In November 2021, November 2022 and December 2022, Telmex through its subsidiaries sold towers to Telesites, S.A.B. de C.V. with a value of Ps. 6,943,400, Ps. 1,194,180 and Ps. 1,390,980 respectively. In addition, as of December 31, 2022, through our subsidiary in Peru, towers were sold to Sitios Latam. with a value of Ps. 738,434.
c) The aggregate compensation paid to the Company’s, directors (including compensation paid to members of the Audit and Corporate Practices Committee), and senior management in 2022 was approximately Ps. 5,900 and Ps. 96,900, respectively. None of the Company’s directors is a party to any contract with the Company or any of its subsidiaries that provides for benefits upon termination of employment. The Company does not provide pension, retirement or similar benefits to its directors in their capacity as directors. The Company’s executive officers are eligible for retirement and severance benefits required by Mexican law on the same terms as all other employees.
d) Österreichische Bundes- und Industriebeteiligungen GmbH (ÖBIB) is considered a related party due to it is a significant non-controlling shareholder in Telekom Austria. Through Telekom Austria, América Móvil is related to the Republic of Austria and its subsidiaries, which are mainly ÖBB Group, ASFINAG Group and Post Group as well as Rundfunk und Telekom Reguliegungs-GmbH, all of which these are related parties. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, none of the individual transactions associated with government agencies or government-owned entities of Austria were considered significant to América Móvil.
Note 7. Derivative Financial Instruments
To mitigate the risks of future increases in interest rates and foreign exchange rates for the servicing of its debt, the Company has entered into derivative contracts in over-the-counter transactions carried out with financial institutions. In 2022 the weighted-average interest rate of the total debt including the impact of interest rate derivatives held by the Company is 5.0% (3.1% and 3.5% in 2021 and 2020, respectively).
 
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An analysis of the derivative financial instruments contracted by the Company at December 31, 2021 and 2022 is as follows:
 
   
At December 31,
 
   
2021
   
2022
 
Instrument
  Notional amount in
millions
    Fair Value    
Notional amount in
millions
   
Fair Value
 
Assets:
                               
Swaps US Dollar – Mexican Peso
  US$ 1,890     Ps. 6,881,943    
US$
140
 
 
Ps.
91,469
 
Swaps US Dollar – Euro
  US$ 150       307,646    
US$
800
 
 
 
1,845,832
 
Swaps Yen – US Dollar
  ¥ 6,500       119,325    
¥
6,500
 
 
 
101,409
 
Swaps Pound Sterling – US Dollar
  £ 100       99,463    
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
Forwards US Dollar – Mexican Peso
  US$ 2,080       321,864    
US$
100
 
 
 
6,636
 
Forwards Mexican Peso – US Dollar
  MX$ 35,419       1,635,087    
 
—  
 
 
 
  
 
Forwards Brazilian Real – US Dollar
  BRL$ 2,480       127,131    
BRL$
2,899
 
 
 
225,933
 
Forwards Euro – US Dollar
    —               
509
 
 
 
331,401
 
Put option
  374       638,347    
 
—  
 
 
 
  
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
 
Total Assets
    —       Ps. 10,130,806            
Ps.
2,602,680
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
 
   
   
At December 31,
 
   
2021
   
2022
 
Instrument
  Notional amount in
millions
    Fair Value    
Notional amount in
millions
   
Fair Value
 
Liabilities:
                               
Swaps US Dollar – Mexican Peso
    —               
US$
1,750
 
 
Ps.
(731,565
Swaps US Dollar – Euro
  US$ 800     Ps. (1,270,005  
US$
150
 
 
 
(215,240
Swaps Yen – US Dollar
  ¥ 6,500       (119,313  
¥
6,500
 
 
 
(230,843
Swaps Pound Sterling – Euro
  £ 640       (1,924,941  
£
640
 
 
 
(2,070,175
Swap Pound Sterling – US Dollar
  £ 1,460       (2,117,583  
£
1,560
 
 
 
(11,507,501
Swaps Euro – US Dollar
  495       (528,298  
1,145
 
 
 
(3,474,154
Swaps Euro – Mexican Peso
  750       (680,720  
750
 
 
 
(2,880,279
Forwards US Dollar – Mexican Peso
  US$ 1,175       (286,937  
US$
1,945
 
 
 
(783,334
Forwards Brazilian Real – US Dollar
  BRL$ 4,021       (234,822  
BRL$
2,763
 
 
 
(122,201
Forwards Euro – US Dollar
  815       (1,122,641  
952
 
 
 
(915,854
Forwards US Dollar – Euro
  US$ 8       (1,570  
 
—  
 
 
 
  
 
Forwards Euro – Mexican Peso
  200       (22,182  
 
—  
 
 
 
  
 
Put option
    —               
374
 
 
 
(368,364
Call option
  2,097       (1,725,495  
2,097
 
 
 
(2,031,836
           
 
 
           
 
 
 
Total Liabilities
    —       Ps .(10,034,508  
 
—  
 
 
Ps.
(25,331,346
           
 
 
           
 
 
 
 
*
Totals may not sum due to rounding.
The changes in the fair value of these derivative financial instruments for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 amounted to a gain (loss) of Ps. 12,378,193, Ps. (6,755,214) and Ps. (28,639,687),
respectively. Such amounts are included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income as part of the caption “Valuation of derivatives interest cost from labor obligations and other financial items, net”. 
 
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The maturities of the notional amount of the derivatives are as follows:
 
Instrument
  
Notional
amount in
millions
    
2023
    
2024
    
2025
    
2026
    
2027 Thereafter
 
Assets
                                                     
Swaps US Dollar – Mexican Peso
  
US$
 
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
140
 
Swaps Yen – US Dollar
  
¥
 
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
6,500
 
Swaps US Dollar – Euro
  
US$
 
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
800
 
Forwards US Dollar – Mexican Peso
  
US$
 
 
  
 
100
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Forwards Brazilian Real – US Dollar
  
BRL$
 
 
  
 
2,899
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Forwards Euro – US Dollar
  
 
 
  
 
509
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Liabilities
                                                     
Swaps US Dollar – Mexican Peso
  
US$
 
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
1,750
 
Swaps US Dollar – Euro
  
US$
 
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
150
 
Swaps Euro – US Dollar
  
 
 
  
 
320
 
  
 
175
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
650
 
Swaps Euro – Mexican Peso
  
US$
 
 
  
 
750
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Swaps Yen – US Dollar
  
¥
 
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
6,500
 
Swaps Sterling Pound – Euro
  
£
 
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
390
 
  
 
250
 
Swap Sterling Pound – US Dollar
  
£
 
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
110
 
  
 
1,450
 
Forwards US Dollar – Mexican Peso
  
US$
 
 
  
 
1,945
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Forwards US Dollar – Euro
  
US$
 
 
  
 
890
 
  
 
62
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Forwards Brazilian Real – US Dollar
  
BRL$
         
 
  
 
2,763
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Put option
  
 
 
  
 
374
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Call Option
  
 
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
2,097
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Note 8. Inventories, net
An analysis of inventories at December 31, 2021 and 2022 is as follows:

 
  
2021
 
 
2022
 
Mobile phones, accessories, computers, TVs, cards and other materials
     Ps. 26,131,521    
 
Ps. 26,311,415
 
Less: Reserve for obsolete and slow-moving inventories
     (1,946,211  
 
(2,316,282
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
     Ps. 24,185,310    
 
Ps. 23,995,133
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, the cost of inventories recognized in cost of sales was Ps. 111,186,855, Ps. 117,613,669 and Ps. 115,022,007 respectively.
 
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Note 9. Other assets, net
An analysis of other assets at December 31, 2021 and 2022 is as follows:

    
2021
    
2022
 
Current portion:
                 
Advances to suppliers (different from PP&E and inventories)
   Ps. 7,474,932     
Ps.
8,247,735
 
Prepaid insurance
     1,749,589     
 
1,988,713
 
Other
     227,731     
 
328,974
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
     Ps. 9,452,252     
Ps.
10,565,422
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
Non-current portion:
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
     
Recoverable taxes
   Ps.  11,689,094     
Ps.
9,363,682
 
Prepayments for the use of fiber optics
     3,783,496     
 
3,424,850
 
Judicial Deposits 
(1)
     14,583,504     
 
16,309,977
 
Prepaid expenses
     9,899,996     
 
10,483,113
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   Ps. 39,956,090     
Ps.
39,581,622
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, amortization expense for other assets was Ps. 204,717 Ps. 442,098 and Ps.215,529, respectively.
 
(1)
Judicial deposits represent cash and cash equivalents pledged in order to fulfill the collateral requirements for tax contingencies mainly in Brazil. As of December 31, 2021 and 2022, the amount for these deposits is Ps. 14,583,504 and Ps. 16,309,977 respectively for Brazil. Based on its evaluation of the underlying contingencies, the Company believes that such amounts are recoverable. See Note 17 b).
Note 10. Property, Plant and Equipment, net
a)
An analysis of activity in property, plant and equipment, net for the years, 2020, 2021 and 2022 is as follows:

 
 
At December 31,

2019
 
 
Additions
 
 
Retirements
 
 
Business

combinations
 
 
Revaluation
adjustments
 
 
Transfers
 
 
Effect of
translation of
foreign
subsidiaries and
hyperinflation
adjustment
 
 
Depreciation
for
the year
(3)
 
 
At December 31,
2020
 
Cost
                                                     
Network in operation and equipment
  Ps. 990,673,603     Ps. 90,387,449     Ps. (19,574,391   Ps. 996,974     Ps. 107,152,628     Ps. (62,050,212   Ps. (49,993,808   Ps. —       Ps. 1,057,592,243  
Land and buildings
    50,801,253       570,062       (2,853,037              —         —         369,300       —         48,887,578  
Other assets
    162,340,564       17,474,218       (14,454,598     55,848       —         —         (8,393,187     —         157,022,845  
Construction in process and advances plant suppliers 
(1)
    81,539,174       59,635,316       (68,661,847     1,099       —         —         (5,011,829     —         67,501,913  
Spare parts for operation of the network
    34,233,093       30,721,413       (37,829,818              —         —         (2,328,430     —         24,796,258  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
    1,319,587,687       198,788,458       (143,373,691     1,053,921       107,152,628       ( 62,050,212     (65,357,954     —         1,355,800,837  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Accumulated depreciation
                                                                       
Network in operation and equipment
    580,370,101       —         (25,726,856     —         —         (62,050,212 )
(2)
 
    (50,897,558     89,571,831       531,267,306  
Buildings
    9,467,308       —         (1,663,796     —         —         —         (622,253     1,906,140       9,087,399  
Other assets
    90,332,191       —         (9,317,821     —         —         —         (5,120,175     16,549,822       92,444,017  
Spare parts for operation of the network
    74,717       —         (176,131     —         —         —         38,898       135,000       72,484  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
  Ps. 680,244,317     Ps. —       Ps. (36,884,604   Ps. —       Ps. —       Ps. (62,050,212   Ps. (56,601,088   Ps. 108,162,793     Ps. 632,871,206  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net Cost
  Ps. 639,343,370     Ps. 198,788,458     Ps. (106,489,087   Ps. 1,053,921     Ps. 107,152,628     Ps. —       Ps. (8,756,866   Ps. (108,162,793   Ps. 722,929,631  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(1)
Construction in progress includes fixed and mobile network facilities as well as satellite developments and fiber optic which is in the process of being installed
(2)
This transfer
in
2020 relates to the accumulated depreciation as at the revaluation date that was eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the revalued asset.
 
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(3)
Restated for discontinued operations 
 
 
  
At December
31,

2020
 
  
Additions
 
  
Retirements
(2)
 
  
Transfers
 
 
Effect of
translation of
foreign
subsidiaries and
hyperinflation
adjustment
 
 
Depreciation
for
the year
(3)
 
 
At December 31,
2021
 
Cost
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Network in operation and equipment
  Ps. 1,057,592,243     Ps. 89,696,150     Ps. (45,044,049   Ps. 53,531,590  
 
Ps.
(44,061,097   Ps. —       Ps. 1,111,714,837  
Land and buildings
    48,887,578       784,460       (473,785     38,250  
 
 
(1,216,894     —         48,019,609  
Other assets
    157,022,845       10,782,903       (11,994,756 )     (1,800,756 )
 
 
(1,870,104     —         152,140,132  
Construction in process and advances plant suppliers 
(1)
    67,501,913       83,366,813       (47,178,796 )     (38,944,421 )
 
 
(1,420,843     —         63,324,666  
Spare parts for operation of the network
    24,796,258       46,909,494       (23,108,928 )     (13,824,767 )
 
 
(974,011     —         33,798,046  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
    1,355,800,837       231,539,820       (127,800,314 )     (1,000,104 )
 
 
(49,542,949     —         1,408,997,290  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Accumulated depreciation
                               
 
 
                   
Network in operation and equipment
    531,267,306       —         (24,322,904 )     638,066  
 
 
(29,767,613     96,857,203       574,672,058  
Buildings
    9,087,399       —         (219,030 )     (221,937 )
 
 
(667,957     1,871,028       9,849,503  
Other assets
    92,444,017       —         (10,522,319 )     549,855  
 
 
(1,879,241     12,667,367       93,259,679  
Spare parts for operation of the network
    72,484       —         (92,421 )     —    
 
 
(26,823     66,131       19,371  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
  Ps. 632,871,206     Ps. —       Ps. (35,156,674   Ps. 965,984  
 
Ps.
(32,341,634   Ps. 111,461,729     Ps. 677,800,611  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net Cost
  Ps. 722,929,631     Ps. 231,539,820     Ps. (92,643,640   Ps. (1,966,088
 
Ps.
(17,201,315   Ps. (111,461,729   Ps. 731,196,679  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 

(1)
Construction in progress includes fixed and mobile network facilities as well as satellite developments and fiber optic which is in the process of being installed 
(2)
Includes disposals related to the sale of TracFone. See Note 2Ac.
(3)
Restated for discontinued operations

 
 
At December 31
2021
 
 
Additions
 
 
Retirements 
(2)
 
 
Business

combinations 
(3)
 
 
Revaluation
adjustments 
(5)
 
 
Transfer
 
 
Incorporation
(merger, spin-
off, sale) 
(4)
 
 
Effect of
translation of
foreign
subsidiaries and
hyperinflation
adjustment
 
 
Depreciation
for
the year
 
 
At
December 31,
2022
 
Cost
                                                                               
Network in operation and equipment
 
Ps
.
1,111,714,837
 
 
Ps
.
56,307,013
 
 
Ps
.
(64,315,475
 
Ps
.
1,415,252
 
 
Ps
.
(55,639,215
 
Ps
.
63,171,840
 
 
Ps
.
(18,399,253
 
Ps
.
(68,236,057
 
Ps
.
—  
 
 
Ps
.
1,026,018,942
 
Land and buildings
 
 
48,019,609
 
 
 
596,165
 
 
 
(2,021,550
                 
 
737,667
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(3,577,615
         
 
43,754,276
 
Other assets
 
 
152,140,132
 
 
 
12,325,614
 
 
 
(13,642,510
 
 
23,723
 
         
 
559,935
 
 
 
(698,522
 
 
(5,468,249
         
 
145,240,123
 
Construction in process and advances plant suppliers
 (1)
 
 
63,324,666
 
 
 
96,511,498
 
 
 
(49,559,746
 
 
36,707
 
         
 
(48,393,706
 
 
(72,194
 
 
(2,027,587
         
 
59,819,638
 
Spare parts for operation of the network
 
 
33,798,046
 
 
 
61,327,596
 
 
 
(30,957,726
                 
 
(19,923,388
 
 
(6,995
 
 
(1,879,058
         
 
42,358,475
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
 
Ps
.
1,408,997,290
 
 
Ps
.
227,067,886
 
 
Ps
.
(160,497,007
 
Ps
.
1,475,682
 
 
Ps
.
(55,639,215
 
Ps
.
(3,847,652
 
Ps
.
(19,176,964
 
Ps
.
(81,188,566
 
Ps
.
  
 
 
Ps
.
1,317,191,454
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Accumulated depreciation
                                                                               
Network in operation and equipment
 
Ps
.
574,672,058
 
 
Ps
.
—  
 
 
Ps
.
(52,703,338
 
Ps
.
—  
 
 
Ps
.
(4,098,583
 
Ps
.
(71,627
 
Ps
.
4,827,813
 
 
Ps
.
(52,313,781
 
Ps
.
95,577,534
 
 
Ps
.
565,890,076
 
Buildings
 
 
9,849,503
 
         
 
(622,956
                 
 
47,578
 
 
 
( 219,174
)
 
 
 
(2,356,617
 
 
1,701,274
 
 
 
8,399,608
 
Other assets
 
 
93,259,679
 
         
 
(9,711,246
                 
 
298,060
 
 
 
(8,940,398
 
 
(3,146,276
 
 
13,814,586
 
 
 
85,574,405
 
Spare parts for the operation of the network
 
 
19,371
 
         
 
(115,552
                         
 
6,717
 
 
 
(84,295
 
 
274,914
 
 
 
101,155
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
 
Ps
.
677,800,611
 
 
Ps
.
—  
 
 
Ps
.
(63,153,092
 
Ps
.
—  
 
 
Ps
.
(4,098,583
 
Ps
.
274,011
 
 
Ps
.
(4,325,042
 
Ps
.
(57,900,969
 
Ps
.
111,368,308
 
 
Ps
.
659,965,244
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net Cost
 
Ps
.
731,196,679
 
 
Ps
.
227,067,886
 
 
Ps
.
(97,343,915
 
Ps
.
1,475,682
 
 
Ps
.
(51,540,632
 
Ps
.
(4,121,663
 
Ps
.
(14,851,922
 
Ps
.
(23,287,597
 
Ps
.
(111,368,308
 
Ps
.
657,226,210
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(1)
Construction in progress includes fixed and mobile network facilities as well as satellite developments and fiber optic which is in the process of being installed.
(2)
Includes disposals of Chile’s separation process as a result of the Claro Chile, SpA joint venture. See Note 12b. Also includes disposals related to the sale of Claro Panama. See Note 2Ac and disposals related to the
partial
sale Claro Peru’s towers to Sitios Latam as of December 31, 2022.
(3)
“Business Combination” includes the acquisition of Assets of Grupo Oi, Jonava and Ustore, in Brazil. See Note 12a.
(4)
“Incorporation (merger, spin-off, sale)” includes disposals associated as spin-off of assets to Sitios Latam described in Note 12d.
 
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(5)
¨Revaluation adjustments” include the surplus associated with the 29,090
telecommunications towers, for an amount of $50,880,804 that was transferred as part of the spin-off of assets to Sitios Latam described in Note 12d.
The completion period of construction in progress is variable and depends upon the type of plant and equipment under construction.
b) Revaluation of telecommunications towers
The fair value of the passive infrastructure of telecommunications towers was determined using the “income approach” method through a discounted cash flow model (DCF) where, among others, inputs such as average rents per tower were used, contract term and discount rates considering market information.
As of December 31, 2020 , date of the revaluation, the fair value of the passive infrastructure of the telecommunications towers was determined by a valuation specialist with experience in the industry. The change in revaluation was not material for recognition in 2021 and 2022.
c) Relevant information related to the computation
of
the capitalized borrowing costs is as follows:


 
  
Year ended December 31,
 
 
  
2020
 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
Amount invested in the acquisition of qualifying assets
     Ps. 46,528,232        Ps. 38,573,605       
Ps. 30,161,647
 
Capitalized interest
     1,771,613        1,527,259     
 
1,514,654
 
Capitalization rate
     3.8%        4.0%     
 
5.0%
 
Capitalized interest is being amortized over a period of estimated useful life of the related assets.
Note 11. Intangible assets, net and goodwill
a)
An analysis of intangible assets at December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 is as follows:

 
  
For the year ended December 31, 2020
 
 
  
Balance at
beginning of
year
 
 
Acquisitions
 
  
Acquisitions
in business
combinations
 
 
Disposals and
other
 
 
Amortization
of the year
(1)
 
 
Effect of
translation of
foreign
subsidiaries
and
Hyperinflation
adjustment
 
 
Balance at end
of year
 
Licenses and rights of use
  Ps. 246,100,862     Ps. 15,079,714     Ps. 4,436,313     Ps. 1,502,981     Ps. —       Ps. (14,029,709   Ps. 253,090,161  
Accumulated amortization
    (134,667,883     —         —         (165,803     (14,002,802     14,227,424       (134,609,064
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
    111,432,979       15,079,714       4,436,313       1,337,178       (14,002,802     197,715       118,481,097  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Trademarks
    27,419,008       162,309       12,110       4,000       —         1,534,938       29,132,365  
Accumulated amortization
    (23,930,299     —         —         (136,028     (168,975     (1,119,645     (25,354,947
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
    3,488,709       162,309       12,110       (132,028     (168,975     415,293       3,777,418  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Customer relationships
    22,875,011       1,935       2,689,718       (5,763     —         4,018,365       29,579,266  
Accumulated amortization
    (19,775,630     —         —         (845,089     (808,293     (3,996,593     (25,425,605
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
    3,099,381       1,935       2,689,718       (850,852     (808,293     21,772       4,153,661  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Software licenses
    13,104,110       2,445,784       36       (2,485,429     —         4,236,645       17,301,146  
Accumulated amortization
    (8,000,743     —         —         2,013,617       (2,667,870     (3,578,452     (12,233,448
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
    5,103,367       2,445,784       36       (471,812     (2,667,870     658,193       5,067,698  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Content rights
    10,160,182       1,570,415       —         (313,942     —         619,657       12,036,312  
Accumulated amortization
    (8,115,229     —         —         —         (1,440,749     (503,241     (10,059,219
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
    2,044,953       1,570,415       —         (313,942     (1,440,749     116,416       1,977,093  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total of intangibles, net
  Ps. 125,169,389     Ps. 19,260,157     Ps. 7,138,177     Ps. (431,456   Ps. (19,088,689   Ps. 1,409,389     Ps. 133,456,967  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Goodwill
  Ps. 152,899,801     Ps. —       Ps. (7,014,120
)
(2)
  Ps. (537,343   Ps. —       Ps. (2,295,479   Ps. 143,052,859  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
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(1)
Restated for discontinued operations of TracFone, Panama and the Claro Chile, SpA joint venture. See Note 2Ac.
(2)
Corresponds to adjustments in Purchase Price allocation values, mainly for the spectrum licenses, in subsidiaries acquired during 2019.

 
  
For the year ended December 31, 2021
 
 
  
Balance at
beginning of
year
 
 
Acquisitions
 
 
Disposals and
other
(1)
 
 
Amortization
of the year
(2)
 
 
Effect of
translation of
foreign
subsidiaries
and
Hyperinflation
adjustment
 
 
Balance at end
of year
 
Licenses and rights of use
   Ps. 253,090,161     Ps. 24,406,905     Ps. (4,427,685   Ps. —       Ps. (7,011,691   Ps. 266,057,690  
Accumulated amortization
     (134,609,064     —         6,469,128       (14,387,511     6,737,502       (135,789,945
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
     118,481,097       24,406,905       2,041,443       (14,387,511     (274,189     130,267,745  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Trademarks
     29,132,365       75,100       (1,129,666     —         (401,946     27,675,853  
Accumulated amortization
     (25,354,947     —         802,717       (140,205     308,745       (24,383,690
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
     3,777,418       75,100       (326,949     (140,205     (93,201     3,292,163  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Customer relationships
     29,579,266       229,936       (4,133,408     —         (1,105,668     24,570,126  
Accumulated amortization
     (25,425,605     —         3,830,742       (707,500     1,093,401       (21,208,962
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
     4,153,661       229,936       (302,666     (707,500     (12,267     3,361,164  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Software licenses
     17,301,146       2,660,330       (3,484,755     —         (1,225,585     15,251,136  
Accumulated amortization
     (12,233,448     (626     3,482,440       (2,738,978     1,052,938       (10,437,674
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
     5,067,698       2,659,704       (2,315     (2,738,978     (172,647     4,813,462  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Content rights
     12,036,312       818,436       (281,747     —         429,319       13,002,320  
Accumulated amortization
     (10,059,219     —         (147,668     (899,666     (404,537     (11,511,090
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
     1,977,093       818,436       (429,415     (899,666     24,782       1,491,230  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total of intangibles, net
   Ps. 133,456,967     Ps. 28,190,081     Ps. 980,098     Ps. (18,873,860   Ps. (527,522   Ps. 143,225,764  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Goodwill
   Ps. 143,052,859     Ps. —       Ps. (3,516,287   Ps. —       Ps. (2,958,378   Ps. 136,578,194  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 

(1)
Includes disposals related to the sale of TracFone.
(2)
Restated by discontinued operations of Panama and the Claro Chile, SpA joint venture. See Note 2. Ac.

 
 
For the year ended December 31, 2022
 
 
 
Balance at
beginning of
year
 
 
Acquisitions
 
 
Acquisitions
in business
combinations
 
 
Disposals and
other 
(1)
 
 
Amortization
of the year 
(2)
 
 
Effect of
translation of
foreign
subsidiaries
and
Hyperinflation
adjustment
 
 
Balance at end
of year
 
Licenses and rights of use
 
Ps.
266,057,690
 
 
Ps.
2,656,914
 
 
Ps.
95,147
 
 
Ps.
(1,785,196
 
Ps.
—  
   
Ps.
(11,475,085
 
Ps.
255,549,470
 
Accumulated amortization
 
 
(135,789,945
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
1,436,078
 
 
 
(13,323,410
 
 
5,252,171
 
 
 
(142,425,106
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
 
 
130,267,745
 
 
 
2,656,914
 
 
 
95,147
 
 
 
(349,118
 
 
(13,323,410
 
 
(6,222,914
 
 
113,124,364
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Trademarks
 
 
27,675,853
 
 
 
183,631
 
 
 
40,412
 
 
 
(66,000
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(1,366,541
 
 
26,467,355
 
Accumulated amortization
 
 
(24,383,690
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(110,974
 
 
1,041,866
 
 
 
(23,452,798
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
 
 
3,292,163
 
 
 
183,631
 
 
 
40,412
 
 
 
(66,000
 
 
(110,974
 
 
(324,675
 
 
3,014,557
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Customer relationships
 
 
24,570,126
 
 
 
22,842
 
 
 
2,863,765
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(3,267,041
 
 
24,189,692
 
Accumulated amortization
 
 
(21,208,962
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(18
 
 
(954,256
 
 
2,831,217
 
 
 
(19,332,019
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
 
 
3,361,164
 
 
 
22,842
 
 
 
2,863,765
 
 
 
(18
 
 
(954,256
 
 
(435,824
 
 
4,857,673
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Software licenses
 
 
15,251,136
 
 
 
5,108,485
 
 
 
14,205
 
 
 
(797,084
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(3,358,767
 
 
16,217,975
 
Accumulated amortization
 
 
(10,437,674
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
976,417
 
 
 
(2,645,400
 
 
2,591,274
 
 
 
(9,515,383
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
 
 
4,813,462
 
 
 
5,108,485
 
 
 
14,205
 
 
 
179,333
 
 
 
(2,645,400
 
 
(767,493
 
 
6,702,592
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Content rights
 
 
13,002,320
 
 
 
874,961
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(263,798
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(830,079
 
 
12,783,404
 
Accumulated amortization
 
 
(11,511,090
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
3,382
 
 
 
(881,352
 
 
799,892
 
 
 
(11,589,168
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net
 
 
1,491,230
 
 
 
874,961
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(260,416
 
 
(881,352
 
 
(30,187
 
 
1,194,236
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total of intangibles, net
 
Ps.
143,225,764
 
 
Ps.
8,846,833
 
 
Ps.
3,013,529
 
 
Ps.
(496,219
 
Ps.
(17,915,392
 
Ps.
(7,781,093
 
Ps.
128,893,422
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
Ps.
136,578,194
 
 
Ps.
14,447,186
 
 
Ps.
280,192
 
 
Ps.
(2,230,610
 
Ps.
(149,696)
   
Ps.
(7,803,901
 
Ps.
141,121,365
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(1)
Includes the transaction related to Panama and Chile disposal.
(2)
Includes the discontinued operations of Panama and the Claro Chile, SpA joint venture. See Note 2, Ac.
 
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b) The aggregate carrying amount of goodwill is allocated as follows:
 
 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
Europe
     Ps.  52,307,190     
 
Ps.  49,465,916
 
Brazil
(1)
     18,017,916     
 
31,085,202
 
Puerto Rico
     17,463,394     
 
17,463,394
 
Dominican Republic
     14,186,723     
 
14,186,723
 
Colombia
     11,685,585     
 
8,495,090
 
Mexico
     10,164,814     
 
9,233,694
 
Peru
     2,532,770     
 
2,523,467
 
Chile
(2)
     2,311,239     
 
  
 
El Salvador
     2,510,595     
 
2,522,768
 
Ecuador
     2,155,384     
 
2,155,384
 
Guatemala
     1,947,203     
 
2,245,161
 
Other countries
     1,295,381     
 
1,744,566
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
       Ps.136,578,194     
 
Ps.141,121,365
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 

(1)
Includes a goodwill as a result of the Jonava acquisition. See Note 12a.
(2)
As a result of the Claro Chile, SpA joint venture, goodwill in Chile was unconsolidated. See Note 12b.
c) The following is a description of the major changes in the “Licenses and rights of use” caption during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022:
2020 Acquisitions
i) In February 2020, Comcel increased its licenses value by Ps. 
9,246,825
for an auction of the
30
Mhz spectrum in the
2,500
band for a period of
20
years in accordance with resolution. 325,326 and 327 of February 20, 2020 issued by the Ministry of Information and Communication (MINTIC)
ii) In 2020, Telcel acquired licenses for an amount Ps. 
1,806,875
for Axtel and Ultra Vision concession titles valid from 2020 to 2040.
iii) In January 2020, CTE acquired licenses by Ps. 
620,052
for
12
pairs of frequencies, advance payment of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) band and complementary payment of AWS band of block 4.
iv) In 2020, TAG acquired licenses for the right of us for Ps. 
1,704,280
, in Slovenia and VIP Movil 1940E.
v) Additionally, in 2020, the Company acquired other licenses in Puerto Rico, Argentina, Uruguay, Honduras, Paraguay, Brazil and other countries in the amount of Ps. 
1,701,682
.
2021 Acquisitions
i) In December the subsidiary Claro S.A. acquired a 5G license for Ps. 17,789,163 carried out by ANATEL in November 2021, for the sale of radio frequency bands. The total amount of this license was recorded in the intangibles line on December 31, 2021.
ii) During the year, AMX’s subsidiary in Austria acquired licenses for Ps. 1,752,128.
iii) In November, AMX’s subsidiary in the Dominican Republic acquired a 5G concession and right of operation until 2041 for an amount of Ps. 2,008,503.
 
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iv) AMX’s subsidiary in Colombia renewed spectrum at 5 MHZ in the 1900 MHZ band for an amount of Ps. 
1,599,473
according to resolution 2802 of October 2021, and made acquisitions of terrestrial fiber optics and submarine cable valid for
2
and
3
years.
v) In February 2021, AMX’s subsidiary in El Salvador acquired licenses for an amount of Ps.139,363. The concession is for 10 MHZ in the 1,900 mobile network bandwidth coverage in the national territory, exploitable as of February 28, 2021 with validity of 20 years.
vi) In February 2021, AMX’s subsidiary in Chile acquired a concession for Ps. 411,375 for the Concession of Band 1900 MHZ with a term of 10 years.
Additionally, in 2021, the Company acquired other licenses in Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and other countries for an amount of Ps. 706,900
2022 Acquisitions
i) In August 2022, the Company obtained in Mexico, an extension of 9 spectrum frequency band concession titles, segment 1890-1895 MHz for mobile transmission and segment 1970-1975 MHz both for 20 years from April 2025, for an amount of Ps. 
721,647
.
ii) In March and September 2022, the Company made payments for a 2.5 MHz license in Argentina, which was obtained pursuant to resolution 3687 OC 4500114567 for Ps. 304,386 and resolution 1728/22-OC 4500137839 for an amount of Ps. 411,930 of ENACOM (the communications authority in Argentina), respectively.
iii) In May 2022, the Company’s subsidiary in Nicaragua renewed mobile frequency for 20 years (2022 to 2042) for an amount of Ps. 357,478.
iv) In August 2022, the Company added licenses in Austria as of the acquisition of the Bulgarian company, Stemo (an IT company that sells and integrates hardware solutions, produces and implements information systems and software solutions). Additionally, during the year 2022, Telekom Austria Group acquired licenses and rights of use in Macedonia, Belarus and Austria for an amount of Ps. 331,038, mainly Jetstream (a data-storing platform primarily for streaming data such as IoT device or streaming video or streaming data from any source).

v) During
2022
, Claro S.A. acquired software development Claro Pay platform for an amount of Ps. 
321,569
.
Additionally, in 2022, the Company acquired other licenses in the Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Costa Rica and Colombia for an amount of Ps. 208,866.
Amortization of intangibles for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 amounted to Ps. 19,088,689, Ps. 18,873,860 and Ps. 18,065,088 respectively.
Some of the jurisdictions in which the Company operates can revoke their concessions under certain circumstances such as imminent danger to national security, national economy and natural disasters.
Note 12. Business combinations, acquisitions, non-controlling interest and spin-off
a)
The following is a description of the major acquisitions of investments in associates and subsidiaries during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022:
Acquisitions 2021
i) The Company acquired an additional non-controlling interest in its entities for an amount of Ps.7,720.
 
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Acquisitions 2022
i
) On April 20, 2022, after receiving the necessary approvals from local regulators, the Company reported that its Brazilian subsidiary Claro S.A. completed the previously announced acquisition of 32% of Grupo Oi’s mobile business in Brazil, through the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Jonava, 
it 
in accordance with the purchase agreement entered into between Grupo Oi as seller and Claro S.A. (as one of several buyers).
The final purchase price for the aforementioned acquisition was Ps. 14,232,166, net of cash acquired, of which an amount of Ps. 1,315,180 was withheld for price adjustment purposes and other conditions, in accordance with the purchase agreement. Additionally, Ps. 781,217 have been paid for transition services, which are provided by Grupo Oi to Claro S.A. during the following twelve months after the date of the transaction.
For Purchase Price Allocation, the Company determined the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities based on fair values.
Purchase accounting is substantially complete as of the date of consolidated financial statements and the value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as follows:
 
    
2022

Figures at
acquisition date
 
Current assets
  
Ps.
2,815,999
 
Other non-current assets
  
 
3,323
 
Intangible assets (excluding goodwill)
  
 
2,836,537
 
Property, plant and equipment
  
 
1,356,916
 
Right-of-use
  
 
4,247,397
 
    
 
 
 
Total acquired assets
  
 
11,260,172
 
    
 
 
 
Accounts payable
  
 
(10,848,303
Other liabilities
  
 
(369,141
    
 
 
 
Total assumed liabilities
  
 
(11,217,444
    
 
 
 
Fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities – net of cash acquired
  
 
42,728
 
Acquisition price
  
 
14,232,166
 
    
 
 
 
Goodwill
  
Ps.
14,189,438
 
    
 
 
 
ii) 
During 2022, the Company has acquired through its subsidiaries other entities for which it has paid Ps. 670,051, net of cash acquired.
iii) The Company acquired an additional non-controlling interests in its entities for an amount of Ps. 39,596.
b) Joint Venture
On October 6, 2022, LLA and the Company announced that they completed the transaction to combine their operations in Chile (VTR and Claro Chile, respectively) in order to create a 50:50 joint venture called Claro Chile, SpA.
On the date of the joint venture’s formation, the Company recognized a loss of Ps. 1,138,859,
and recycled a loss of
Ps. 8,251,782 
from cumulative translation adjustment to net profit. The aforementioned loss was based on preliminary figures, since, as at the date of these consolidated financial statements, the Company continues to determine the fair value of its interest in this joint venture and is evaluating the available qualitative and quantitative information. In addition, at year-end, a loss in the application of the equity method was recognized in the amount of
Ps. 1,924,040, corresponding to the last quarter of 2022.
 
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Additionally, the effect of the transaction was classified as discontinued operations in these consolidated financial statements. See Note 2Ac.
c) Consolidated subsidiaries with non-controlling interests
The Company has control over Telekom Austria, which has a material non-controlling interest. Set out below is summarized information as of December 31, 2021 and 2022 of Telekom Austria’s consolidated financial statements.
The amounts disclosed for this subsidiary are before inter-company eliminations and using the same accounting policies of América Móvil.
Selected financial data from the consolidated statements of financial position
 
    
December 31,
 
     2021     
2022
 
Assets:
                 
Current assets
   Ps. 39,781,192     
Ps.
28,648,246
 
Non-current assets
     142,407,870     
 
126,125,904
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total assets
   Ps. 182,189,062     
Ps.
154,774,150
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Liabilities and equity:
                 
Current liabilities
   Ps. 68,795,807     
Ps.
50,106,617
 
Non-current liabilities
     58,312,238     
 
47,420,775
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total liabilities
     127,108,045     
 
97,527,392
 
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent
     28,066,198     
 
29,173,281
 
Non-controlling interest
     27,014,819     
 
28,073,477
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total equity
   Ps. 55,081,017     
Ps.
57,246,758
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
   Ps. 182,189,062     
Ps.
154,774,150
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Summarized consolidated statements of comprehensive income
 
    
For the year ended December 31,
 
     2020      2021     
2022
 
Operating revenues
   Ps. 111,472,191      Ps. 113,838,487     
Ps.
105,956,057
 
Operating costs and expenses
     98,312,325        98,346,896     
 
89,800,536
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Operating income
   Ps. 13,159,866      Ps. 15,491,591     
Ps.
16,155,521
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net income
   Ps. 7,787,388      Ps. 9,104,962     
Ps.
11,795,662
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
   Ps. 12,103,406      Ps. 7,790,499     
Ps.
6,127,362
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net income attributable to:
                          
Equity holders of the parent
   Ps. 3,986,412      Ps. 4,629,816     
Ps.
6,000,942
 
Non-controlling interest
     3,800,976        4,475,146     
 
5,794,720
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
     Ps. 7,787,388      Ps. 9,104,962     
Ps.
11,795,662
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Comprehensive income attributable to:
                          
Equity holders of the parent
   Ps. 6,172,737      Ps. 3,973,154     
Ps.
3,124,955
 
Non-controlling interest
     5,930,669        3,817,345     
 
3,002,407
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
     Ps. 12,103,406      Ps. 7,790,499     
Ps.
6,127,362
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 

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d) Spin-off of telecommunication towers to Sitios Latam
On August 8, 2022, the Company announced that it met the conditions and completed the necessary steps to spin-off its telecommunications towers and other related passive infrastructure in Latin America outside of Mexico, other than Colombia and the Company’s telecommunications towers existing in Peru prior to the spin-off, and contribute to Sitios Latam a portion of the Company’s capital stock, assets and liabilities, mainly consisting of the shares of the Company’s subsidiaries holding telecommunications towers and other associated infrastructure in Latin America outside of Mexico, other than Colombia and the Company’s telecommunications towers existing in Peru prior to the spin-off. On that date, such capital stock, assets and liabilities cease to be part of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position of the Company. The National Banking and Securities Commission authorized the registration of the shares of Sitios Latam, which allowed it to complete its listing process as a public company on September 29, 2022.
As of the spin-off effective date, the assets and liabilities of Sitios Latam no longer appear in the consolidated statement of financial position of the Company. The Company transferred assets of Ps. 102,609,435 mainly in property, plant and equipment, right of use and other assets and accounts receivable, Ps. 100,026,548 in debt, lease debt and other net liabilities, which resulted in
net assets
of Ps. 2,582,887.
The Company, through its subsidiaries, is party to lease agreements with Sitios Latam (its related party) for the use of the space on the towers. The typical term of our site agreements is either five or 10 years, which is a mandatory minimum, except when the underlying floor lease expires in less than the five- or 10-year term, as applicable, in which case the site agreement may expire simultaneously with the floor lease. In most cases, the site agreement is renewable at the customer’s request.
Note 13. Income Taxes
As explained previously in these consolidated financial statements, the Company is a Mexican corporation which has numerous consolidated subsidiaries operating in different countries. Presented below is a discussion of income tax matters that relates to the Company’s consolidated operations, its Mexican operations and significant foreign operations.
i)     Consolidated income tax matters
The composition of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 is as follows:
 
 
  
2020
 
 
2021
 
 
2022
 
Income Tax attributable to a
 
continued operation
                      
 
In Mexico:
                        
Current year income tax
     Ps.13,407,948       Ps.24,355,240      
Ps.29,865,043
 
Deferred income tax
     (9,334,246     (5,079,397  
 
3,454,279
 
Foreign:
                        
Current year income tax
     11,967,527       23,397,577    
 
17,634,494
 
Deferred income tax
     (2,863,058     (9,955,943  
 
(4,909,727
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Income tax
     Ps.13,178,171       Ps.32,717,477      
Ps.46,044,089
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Income Tax attributable to a discontinued operation
                        
Income tax discontinued operations in Mexico
              26,294,422    
 
  
 
Income tax discontinued operations Foreign
(1)
     2,525,783       7,144,249    
 
1,805,500
 
 
(1)
 
Includes effects related to the sale of TracFone, Panama and the Claro Chile, SpA joint venture. See Note 2Ac.
 
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Deferred tax expense (benefit) related to items recognized in OCI during the year:
 
    
For the years ended December 31,
 
     2020      2021     
2022
 
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans
   Ps. 4,151,600      Ps. (4,760,089   
Ps.
2,651,922
 
Equity investments at fair value
     (665,814      583,892     
 
8,364,109
 
Other
     (35,670             
 
(30,336
Revaluation assets
     (29,922,597             
 
  
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Deferred tax benefit recognized in OCI
   Ps. (26,472,481    Ps. (4,176,197   
Ps.
10,985,695
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
In addition, deferred tax of Ps.
902,508
and Ps.
1,621,040
was transferred in 2022 and 2021, respectively, from revaluation surplus to retained earnings. This relates to the difference between the actual depreciation and equivalent depreciation based on cost.
A reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate in Mexico to the consolidated effective income tax rate recognized by the Company is as follows:
 
    
Year ended December 31,
 
     2020     2021    
2022
 
Statutory income tax rate in Mexico
     30.0     30.0  
 
30.0
Impact of non-deductible and non-taxable items:
                        
Tax inflation effects
     7.9     7.8  
 
7.2
Derivatives
     (0.9 %)      (0.9 %
)
 
 
 
(0.2
)
Employee benefits
     3.8     2.6  
 
2.0
Other
     (3.1 %)      (2.9 %
)
 
 
 
2.2
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Effective tax rate on Mexican operations
     37.7     36.6  
 
41.2
Tax recoveries in Brazil
     (11.9 %)      (10.6 %
)
 
 
 
(2.2
)
Dividends received from associates Equity
     (1.2 %)      (0.7 )%  
 
(0.1
)
Foreign subsidiaries and other non-deductible items, net
     0.5     5.9  
 
(4.6
)
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Effective tax rate from continuing operations
     25.1     31.2  
 
34.3
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Effective tax rate from discontinued operations
     (21.6 )%     (16.4 )%  
 
(21.2
)
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
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An analysis of temporary differences giving rise to the net deferred tax assets is as follows:
 
   
Consolidated statements
of financial position
   
Consolidated statements of net income
 
 
2021
   
2022
   
2020
   
2021
   
2022
 
Provisions
  Ps. 18,038,607    
Ps.
18,813,454
 
  Ps. 3,866,407     Ps. 1,812,523    
Ps.
1,759,784
 
Deferred revenues
    9,041,137    
 
8,153,287
 
    897,762       2,202,413    
 
(688,767
)
 
Tax losses carry forward
    33,954,926    
 
33,314,653
 
    2,236,244       5,571,115    
 
1,202,546
 
Property, plant and equipment 
(1)
    (33,445,815  
 
(18,840,025
)
 
    3,990,750       8,016,244    
 
1,696,734
 
Inventories
    135,658    
 
405,489
 
    (2,394,485     852,888    
 
253,932
 
Licenses and rights of use 
(1)
    (3,668,389  
 
(2,630,583
)
 
    344,729       480,502    
 
229,244
 
Employee benefits
    40,246,031    
 
36,662,123
 
    422,473       (354,802  
 
(6,148,504
)
 
Other
    13,520,684    
 
22,537,353
 
    2,833,424       (3,545,542  
 
3,150,479
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net deferred tax assets
  Ps. 77,822,839    
Ps.
98,415,751
 
                       
   
 
 
   
 
 
                         
Deferred tax expense in net profit for the year
 
  Ps. 12,197,304     Ps. 15,035,341    
Ps.
1,455,448
 
Deferred tax discontinued operations
 
    94,710       4,731,603       1,808,298  
                   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(1)
As of December 31, 2021 and 2022, the balance included the effects of hyperinflation and revaluation of telecommunications towers.
Reconciliation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, net:
 
 
  
2020
 
 
2021
 
 
2022
 
Opening balance as of January 1,
   Ps. 88,074,856     Ps. 66,303,077    
Ps.
  77,822,839
 
Deferred tax benefit
     12,292,014       19,623,461    
 
1,455,448
 
Translation effect
     375,105       (727,099  
 
(1,644,500
)
Deferred tax benefit recognized in OCI
     (26,472,481     (4,176,197  
 
10,985,695
 
Deferred taxes acquired in business combinations
     (2,580,552     —      
 
(11,571
Hyperinflationary effect in Argentina
     (5,385,865     (3,540,962  
 
(942,751
Disposals (Note 2Ac)
             (1,203,203 )  
 
  
(3,856,459
)
Spin Off
     —         —      
 
14,607,050
 
Related discontinued operation
     —         1,543,762    
 
—  
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Closing balance as of December 31,
   Ps.  66,303,077     Ps. 77,822,839    
Ps.
98,415,751
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Presented in the consolidated statements of financial position as follows:
                        
Deferred income tax assets
   Ps. 115,370,240     Ps. 127,287,934    
Ps.
128,717,811
 
Deferred income tax liabilities
     (49,067,163     (49,465,095  
 
(30,302,060
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
     Ps. 66,303,077     Ps. 77,822,839    
Ps.
98,415,751
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
The deferred tax assets are in tax jurisdictions in which the Company considers that based on financial projections of its cash flows, results of operations and synergies between subsidiaries, will generate sufficient taxable income in subsequent periods to utilize or realize such assets.
The Company does not recognize a deferred tax liability related to the undistributed earnings of its subsidiaries, because it currently does not expect these earnings to be taxable or to be repatriated in the near future. The Company’s policy has been to distribute the profits when it has paid the corresponding taxes in its home jurisdiction and the tax can be accredited in Mexico. The temporary differences associated with investments in the Group’s subsidiaries,
 
associate and joint venture, for which a deferred tax liability has not been recognized in the periods presented, aggregate to Ps 218,859,473 and Ps. 187,830,823 as of December 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively.
 
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At December 31, 2021 and 2022, the balance of the contributed capital account (“CUCA”) is Ps. 612,351,412 and Ps. 654,631,901 respectively. Effectively, on January 1, 2014, the
Cuenta de Utilidad Fiscal Neta
(“CUFIN”) is computed on an América Móvil’s stand-alone basis. The balance of the América Móvil’s stand-alone basis CUFIN amounted to Ps. 431,249,107 and Ps. 533,076,863as of December 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively.
During 2021, America Móvil sold 100% of its participation in Tracfone Wireless, Inc (Tracfone), virtual operator of the most important mobile prepaid services in USA to Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”), tax prof
it
of this transaction was Ps. 93,968,555.
ii) Significant foreign income tax matters
a)
Results of operations
The foreign subsidiaries determine their taxes on profits based on their individual taxable income, in accordance with the specific tax regimes of each country.
The effective income tax rate for the Company’s foreign jurisdictions was 16.2% in 2020, 19.3% in 2021 and 17.4% in 2022. The statutory tax rates in these jurisdictions vary, although many approximate 10% to 35%. The primary difference between the statutory rates and the effective rates in 2020, 2021 and 2022 was attributable to dividends received from KPN, other non-deductible items, non-taxable income and tax recoveries in Brazil and registry of benefits related to tax losses credits in Brazil and Impairment related to subsidiaries in Europe.
a.1
) In 2021, The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court’s (STF) ruled in favor of a third party’ thesis related to the unconstitutionality of incidence of the IRPJ (Income Tax in Brazil) and CSLL (Social Contribution over Net Profit in Brazil) on the amounts corresponding to the SELIC (Special settlement and custody system) rate received for repetition of the tax that should not be applicable, such thesis being similar to the thesis filed by subsidiaries of the Company in Brazil.
Given the more likely than not position of success of this lawsuit as consequence of the decision, with general repercussion, of the STF, Brazil updated its analysis, support documentation and forecast and recorded Ps. 2,647,919 (R$703,761) of which Ps. 2,076,594 (R$551,915) represent an excess on deferred IRPJ and CSLL and Ps. 571,325 (R$151,846) represent an excess on current IRPJ and CSLL. The subsidiaries are waiting for the necessary procedural steps to continue, to start the compensation of such amounts.
a.2)
In 2020,Claro S.A. began to use the tax benefit related to the ICMS Grant on TV based on Complementary Law 160/2017 and art. 30 of Law 12,973, as well as in recent interpretations on the subject, investment grants are not computed in determining actual profit in the amount of Ps. 1,721,453 (R$411,336). In 2021 the tax benefit was Ps. 1,431,164 (R$380,373) and 2022 Ps.1,163,081 (R$297,880).
iii)     Tax losses
a) At December 31, 2022, the available tax loss carryforwards recorded in deferred tax assets are as follows on a country by country basis:
 
Country
  
Gross balance
of available tax loss
carryforwards at

December 31, 2022
    
Tax-effected
loss carryforward

benefit
 
Brazil
  
Ps.
72,498,097
 
  
Ps.
24,649,353
 
Mexico
  
 
26,969,956
 
  
 
8,090,987
 
Europe
  
 
1,882,415
 
  
 
470,604
 
Peru
  
 
345,697
 
  
 
103,709
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
Ps.
101,696,165
 
  
Ps.
33,314,653
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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b)
The tax loss carryforwards in the different countries in which the Company operates have the following terms and characteristics:
bi)
The Company has accumulated Ps. 72,498,097 in net operating loss carryforwards (NOL’s) in Brazil as of December 31, 2022. In Brazil, there is no expiration of the NOL’s. The NOL´s amount used against taxable income in each year may not exceed 30% of the taxable income for such year.
The Company believes that it is more likely than not that the accumulated balances of its net deferred tax assets are recoverable, based on the positive evidence of the Company to generate future taxable income related to the same taxation authority which will result in taxable amounts against which the available tax losses can be utilized before they expire.
bii)
The Company has accumulated Ps. 26,969,956 in tax losses in Mexico. The company estimates that there is positive evidence that allows it to use these losses, these should be reduced to the extent that it is considered likely that there will
not
be sufficient taxable profits to allow them to recover in full or in part, the losses will only be compensated when there is a right legally required and are approved by the tax authorities in Mexico.
biii)
The Company has accumulated Ps. 1,882,415 in NOL’s in Europe as of December 31, 2022. In Europe, the NOL´s have no expiration, but its annual usage is limited to 75% of the taxable income of the year. The realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the expected generation of future taxable income during the periods in which these temporary differences become deductible.
biv)
The Company has tax losses reserved as of December 31 2022 for an amount of Ps. 14,701,405, which correspond to Telmex and Brazil.
iv)     Optional regime
The Mexican Tax Law establishes an optional regime for group companies called: Optional Regime for Groups of Companies. For these purposes, the integrating (controlling) company must own more than 80% of the shares with voting rights of the integrated (controlled) companies. In general terms, the Integration regime allowed deferral, for each of the companies that make up the group, and for up to three years, or sooner if certain assumptions are made, the whole of the income tax that results from considering the determination of the individual income tax to its charge is the effect derived from recognizing, indirectly, the tax losses incurred by the companies in the group for the year in question.
On December 19, 2019, the integrating company submitted to the Mexican tax authorities, the notice to end to belong under the Optional Regime for Groups of Companies, which implied a payment made in January 2020 related to the deferred income tax for the years 2016-2018. From the year 2020, the group is taxable under the General Regime for Legal Persons.
vi) Limiting interest deductions
The Mexican Tax Law establishes since 2020 new rules related to the limit on interest deductions, in concordance with the action 4 of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project issued by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), from which Mexico is member.
In general terms, each Mexican companies should calculate an adjusted Tax EBITDA, whose amount times the corporate income tax, will be the interest limit allowed to be deducted in each tax year. It is important to mention that the amount that was not deductible could be carryforward in the following ten years.
vi) Revaluation of telecommunications towers
Deferred taxes related to the revaluation of the passive infrastructure of the telecommunications towers have been calculated at the tax rate of the jurisdiction in which the subsidiaries are located.
 
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Note 14.    Debt
a)
The Company’s short- and long-term debt consists of the following:
 
At December 31, 2021
    
(Thousands of
Mexican pesos)
 
Currency
  
Loan
 
Interest rate
    
Maturity
    
Total
 
Senior Notes
                              
U.S. dollars
                              
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     3.625%        2029      Ps. 20,583,500  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     2.875%        2030        20,583,500  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     6.375%        2035        20,199,206  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     6.125%        2037        7,599,943  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     6.125%        2040        41,167,000  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     4.375%        2042        23,671,025  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     4.375%        2049        25,729,375  
 
                        
 
 
 
 
  
Subtotal U.S. dollars
                   
Ps.
159,533,549
 
 
                        
 
 
 
Mexican pesos
                              
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     6.450%        2022      Ps. 22,500,000  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     7.125%        2024        11,000,000  
 
   Domestic Senior notes (i)     0.000%        2025        5,284,885  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     8.460%        2036        7,871,700  
 
   Domestic Senior notes (i)     8.360%        2037        5,000,000  
 
                        
 
 
 
 
  
Subtotal Mexican pesos
                   
Ps.
51,656,585
 
 
                        
 
 
 
Euros
                              
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     4.000%        2022      Ps. 17,566,473  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     3.500%        2023        7,026,589  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     3.259%        2023        17,566,474  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     1.500%        2024        19,908,670  
 
   Exchangeable Bond (i)     0.000%        2024        49,115,860  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     1.500%        2026        17,566,473  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     0.750%        2027        23,421,965  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     2.125%        2028        15,224,277  
 
                        
 
 
 
 
  
Subtotal Euros
                   
Ps.
167,396,781
 
 
                        
 
 
 
Pound sterling
                              
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     5.000%        2026      Ps. 13,924,738  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     5.750%        2030        18,102,159  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     4.948%        2033        8,354,843  
 
   Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)     4.375%        2041        20,887,106  
 
                        
 
 
 
 
  
Subtotal Pound sterling
                   
Ps.
61,268,846
 
 
                        
 
 
 
Brazilian reais
                              
 
  
Debentures (i)
    CDI + 0.960%        2022      Ps.  9,221,172  
 
  
Promissory notes (i)
    106.000% of CDI        2022        7,376,937  
 
  
Debentures (i)
    106.500% of CDI        2022        3,688,469  
 
  
 
                   
 
 
 
 
  
Subtotal Brazilian reais
                   
Ps.
 20,286,578
 
 
  
 
                   
 
 
 
 
  
 
                         
Other currencies
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Japanese yen
  
 
                         
 
  
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
    2.950%        2039      Ps. 2,325,617  
 
  
 
                   
 
 
 
 
  
Subtotal Japanese yen
                   
Ps.
2,325,617
 
 
  
 
                   
 
 
 
Chilean pesos
  
 
                         
 
  
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
    3.961%        2035      Ps. 3,776,051  
 
  
 
                   
 
 
 
 
  
Subtotal Chilean pesos
                   
Ps.
3,776,051
 
 
  
 
                   
 
 
 
 
  
Subtotal other currencies
                   
Ps.
6,101,668
 
 
  
 
                   
 
 
 
 
  
 
                         
Hybrid Notes
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Euros
  
 
                         
 
  
Euro NC10 Series B Capital Securities (iii)
    6.375%        2073      Ps. 12,882,081  
    
 
                   
 
 
 
    
Subtotal Euros
                   
Ps.
12,882,081
 
    
 
                   
 
 
 
    
Subtotal Hybrid Notes
                   
Ps.
12,882,081
 
                          
 
 
 
 
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At December 31, 2021
  
(Thousands of
Mexican pesos)
 
Currency
  
Loan
 
Interest rate
  
Maturity
  
Total
 
Lines of Credit and others
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
U.S. dollars
                      
 
  
Lines of credit (ii)
  0.350% - 0.700%    2022    Ps. 14,723,980  
Euros
                      
 
  
Lines of credit (ii)
 
(0.400%) - (0.450%)
   2022    Ps. 18,737,572  
Mexican pesos
                      
 
  
Lines of credit (ii)
 
TIIE + 0.280% - 

TIIE + 0.400%
   2022    Ps. 34,080,000  
Peruvian soles
                      
 
  
Lines of credit (ii)
  0.976% - 1.045%    2022    Ps. 9,815,068  
Chilean pesos
                      
 
  
Lines of credit (ii)
  TAB + 0.450%    2022    Ps. 7,419,372  
 
  
Financial Leases
  8.700% - 8.970%   
2022 - 2027
   Ps. 47,743  
Others
  
Lines of credit (ii)
  15.790%    2022    Ps. 80,279  
 
                
 
 
 
 
  
Subtotal Lines of Credit and others
           
Ps.
84,904,014
 
 
                
 
 
 
 
  
Total debt
             
Ps.564,030,102
 
 
                
 
 
 
 
  
Less: Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
             
Ps.145,222,672
 
 
                
 
 
 
 
  
Long-term debt
             
Ps.418,807,430
 
                  
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2022
  
(Thousands of
Mexican pesos)
 
Currency
 
Loan
 
Interest rate
 
Maturity
  
Total
 
Senior Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. dollars
                   
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  3.625%   2029   Ps. 19,414,300  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  2.875%   2030     19,414,300  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  4.700%   2032     14,560,725  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  6.375%   2035     19,051,835  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  6.125%   2037     7,168,245  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  6.125%   2040     38,741,430  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  4.375%   2042     22,326,445  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  4.375%   2049     24,267,875  
               
 
 
 
   
Subtotal U.S. dollars
         
Ps.
164,945,155
 
               
 
 
 
Mexican pesos
                   
   
Domestic Senior notes (i)
  TIIE + 0.050%   2024   Ps. 1,920,231  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  7.125%   2024     11,000,000  
   
Domestic Senior notes (i)
  0.000%   2025     5,683,928  
   
Domestic Senior notes (i)
  TIIE + 0.300%   2025     335,731  
   
Domestic Senior notes (i)
  9.520%   2032     14,679,166  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  8.460%   2036     7,871,700  
   
Domestic Senior notes (i)
  8.360%   2037     4,964,352  
   
Domestic Senior notes (i)
  4.840%   2037     7,099,289  
               
 
 
 
   
Subtotal Mexican pesos
         
Ps.
53,554,397
 
               
 
 
 
Euros
                   
   
Commercial Paper (iv)
  2.020%   2023   Ps. 519,575  
   
Commercial Paper (iv)
  2.010%   2023     1,039,150  
   
Commercial Paper (iv)
  2.270%   2023     519,575  
   
Commercial Paper (iv)
  2.150%   2023     519,575  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  3.500%   2023     6,234,902  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  3.259%   2023     15,587,256  
   
Exchangeable Bond (i)
  0.000%   2024     43,581,968  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  1.500%   2024     17,665,557  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  1.500%   2026     15,587,256  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  0.750%   2027     15,708,525  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
  2.125%   2028     12,395,194  
               
 
 
 
   
Subtotal euros
         
Ps.
129,358,533
 
               
 
 
 

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As of December 31, 2022
   
(Thousands of
Mexican pesos)
 
Currency
 
Loan
 
Interest rate
   
Maturity
   
Total
 
Pound Sterling
                           
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
    5.000%       2026     Ps. 11,729,149  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
    5.750%       2030       15,247,894  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
    4.948%       2033       7,037,490  
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
    4.375%       2041       17,593,724  
                       
 
 
 
   
Subtotal Pound Sterling
                 
Ps.
51,608,257
 
                       
 
 
 
Brazilian reais
                           
   
Debentures (i)
    CDI + 1.350
%
      2023     Ps. 9,302,135  
   
Promissory Notes (i)
    CDI + 1.000%       2023       2,976,683  
   
Debentures (i)
    CDI + 1.400%       2024       15,813,630  
   
Debentures (i)
    CDI + 1.370%       2025       5,581,281  
                       
 
 
 
   
Subtotal Brazilian reais
                 
Ps.
33,673,729
 
                       
 
 
 
                             
Other currencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japanese yen
                           
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
    2.950%       2039     Ps. 1,924,847  
                       
 
 
 
   
Subtotal Japanese yen
                 
Ps.
1,924,847
 
   
 
                 
 
 
 
Chilean pesos
 
 
                       
   
Fixed-rate Senior notes (i)
    4.000%       2035     Ps. 3,964,099  
   
 
                 
 
 
 
   
Subtotal Chilean pesos
                 
Ps.
3,964,099
 
   
 
                 
 
 
 
   
Subtotal other currencies
                 
Ps.
5,888,946
 
                       
 
 
 
                             
Lines of Credit and others
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. dollars
                           
   
Lines of credit (ii)
    5.050%       2023     Ps. 491,750  
Euros
                           
   
Lines of credit (ii)
   
2.083% - 2.650%
     
2023 - 2024
      17,052,458  
Mexican pesos
                           
   
Lines of credit (ii)
    TIIE + 0.280% -
TIIE + 0.580%

 
    2023       43,580,000  
Peruvian Soles
                           
   
Lines of credit (ii)
    6.00%       2023       4,142,056  
Colombian pesos
                           
   
Lines of credit (ii)
    IBR + 2.25%       2023       165,479  
Brazilian reais
                           
   
Lines of credit (ii)
    13.32%       2023       6,105,177  
Others
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Lines of credit (ii)
    11.00%       2023       23,543  
                       
 
 
 
   
Subtotal Lines of Credit and others
                 
Ps.
71,560,463
 
                       
 
 
 
   
Total debt
                 
Ps.
510,589,480
 
                       
 
 
 
   
Less: Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
                 
Ps.
102,024,414
 
                       
 
 
 
   
Long-term debt
                 
Ps.
408,565,066
 
                       
 
 
 
L = LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate)
TIIE = Mexican Interbank Rate
CDI = Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate
TAB = Chilean weighted average funding rate
IBR = Colombia Reference Bank Indicator
Interest rates on the Company’s debt are subject to fluctuations in international and local rates. The Company’s weighted average cost of borrowed funds as of December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2022 was approximately 3.78% and 5.38%, respectively.
Such rates do not include commissions or the reimbursements for Mexican tax withholdings (typically a tax rate of 4.9%) that the Company must pay to international lenders.
 
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An analysis of the Company’s short-term debt maturities as of
December 31
, 2021, and December 31, 2022, is as follows:
 
 
  
2021
 
 
2022
 
Obligations and Senior Notes
  
Ps.
60,353,052    
Ps.
36,698,853
 
Lines of credit
     84,856,270    
 
65,325,561
 
Financial Leases
     13,350    
 
0.00
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Subtotal short term debt
  
Ps.
145,222,672
   
Ps.
102,024,414
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Weighted average interest rate
     4.02  
 
8.50
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
The Company’s long-term debt maturities are as follows:
 
Years
  
Amount
 
2024
  
Ps.
96,216,288
 
2025
  
 
11,600,939
 
2026
  
 
27,316,405
 
2027 and thereafter
  
 
273,431,434
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
Ps.
408,565,066
 
    
 
 
 
(i) Senior Notes
The outstanding Senior Notes as of December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2022, are as follows:
 
Currency*
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
U.S. dollars
     Ps.159,533,549       
Ps.
164,945,155
 
Mexican pesos
     51,656,585       
53,554,397
 
Euros
     167,396,781       
129,358,533
 
Pound sterling
     61,268,846       
51,608,257
 
Brazilian reais
     20,286,578       
33,673,729
 
Japanese yens
     2,325,617       
1,924,847
 
Chilean pesos
     3,776,051       
3,964,099
 

*
Thousands of Mexican pesos
*
Includes secured and unsecured senior notes.
On November 28, 2022, under the current Domestic Senior Notes program with a notional value up to Ps. 50,000 million, the Company issued Notes for Ps. 24,002 million in four tranches, AMX 22, AMX 22-2, AMX 22X (sustainability linked) and AMX 22UX (sustainability linked).
(ii) Lines of credit
As of December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2022, debt under lines of credit amounted in the aggregate to Ps. 84,856 million and Ps. 71,560 million, respectively. Telekom Austria closed December 2022 with an aggregate debt of Ps. 17,076 million under lines of credit.
The Company has two revolving syndicated credit facilities, one for the Euro equivalent of U.S. $1,500 million and the other for U.S. $2,500 million maturing in 2026 and 2024, respectively. As long as the facilities are committed, a commitment fee is paid. As of December 31, 2022, these credit facilities are undrawn. Telekom Austria has an undrawn revolving syndicated credit facility in Euros for €1,000 million that matures in 2026.
 
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(iii) Hybrid Notes
The Company completed a tender offer to purchase for cash any or all outstanding securities of its €550 million hybrid notes due 2073 (callable in May 2023). At the settlement date, the Company repurchased 88.6% of such securities, and the remaining principal amount was redeemed at par.
(iv) Commercial Paper
In August 2020, the Company established a new Euro-Commercial Paper program for a total amount of €2,000 million. As of December 31, 2022, debt under this program amounted to Ps. 2,598 million.
Restrictions
A portion of the Company’s debt is subject to certain covenants with respect to maintaining certain financial measures, as well as restrictions on selling a significant portion of groups of assets, among others. As of December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all of these covenants.
A portion of the Company’s debt is also subject to mandatory or optional redemption at the option of the holders in the event of a change in control of the Company, as defined in each relevant instrument. The definition of change in control varies from instrument to instrument; however, no change in control shall be considered to have occurred as long as its current shareholders continue to hold the majority of the Company’s voting shares.
Covenants
In accordance with the credit agreements, the Company is obligated to comply with certain financial and operating covenants. Such covenants limit in certain cases, the ability of the Company or the guarantor to: pledge assets, carry out certain types of mergers, sell all or substantially all of its assets, and sell control of Telcel.
Such covenants do not restrict the ability of AMX’s subsidiaries to pay dividends or other payment distributions to AMX. The more restrictive financial covenants require the Company to maintain a consolidated ratio of debt to EBITDA (defined as operating income plus depreciation and amortization) that does not exceed 4 to 1, and a consolidated ratio of EBITDA to interest paid that is not below 2.5 to 1 (in accordance with the clauses included in the credit agreements).
Several of the financing instruments of the Company may be accelerated, at the option of the debt holder in the case that a change in control occurs.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all of such covenants.
Note 15. Liability related to right of use of assets
The Company has lease contracts for various items of towers & sites, property and other equipment used in its operations. Towers and sites generally have lease terms for 10 years, while property and other equipment generally have lease terms between 5 and 25 years.
 
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At December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are as follows:

 
 
Right-of-use assets
 
 
Liability related to
right-of-use of
assets
 
 
 
Towers & Sites
 
 
Property
 
 
Other
equipment
 
 
Total
 
As of January 1, 2020
    Ps.96,102,449       Ps.17,439,370       Ps.4,461,404       Ps.118,003,223       Ps.120,596,733  
Additions and release
(1)
    5,745,869       309,576       1,514,519       7,569,964       4,833,959  
Modifications
    8,559,335       (3,035,831     1,048,858       6,572,362       7,769,326  
Depreciation
(1)
    (20,672,460     (3,235,914     (2,850,847     (26,759,221     —    
Interest expense
    —         —         —         —         8,800,153  
Payments
    —         —         —         —         (29,623,565
Translation adjustment
    (4,516,318     728,234       378,600       (3,409,484     (3,049,365
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2020
    Ps.85,218,875       Ps.12,205,435       Ps.4,552,534       Ps.101,976,844       Ps.109,327,241  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 

(1)
Restated for discontinued operations

 
 
Right-of-use assets
 
 
Liability related to
right-of-use of
assets
 
 
 
Towers & Sites
 
 
Property
 
 
Other
equipment
 
 
Total
 
As of January 1, 2021
    Ps.85,218,875       Ps.12,205,435       Ps.4,552,534       Ps.101,976,844       Ps.109,327,241  
Additions and release
(1)
    3,145,941       482,456       1,052,022       4,680,419       3,060,042  
Modifications
    10,945,985       1,024,573       998,161       12,968,719       12,535,394  
Depreciation
(1)
    (19,849,598     (3,086,201     (2,589,506     (25,525,305     —     
Interest expense
    —         —         —         —         7,129,251  
Payments
    —         —         —         —         (30,544,750
Translation adjustment
    (2,904,175     (689,558     (134,551     (3,728,284     (2,852,953
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2021
    Ps.76,557,028       Ps.9,936,705       Ps.3,878,660       Ps.90,372,393       Ps. 98,654,225  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 

(1)
Restated for discontinued operations
 
    Right-of-use assets     Liability related to
right-of-use of
assets
 
    Towers & Sites     Property     Other
equipment
    Total  
As of January 1, 2022
 
Ps.
76,557,028
 
 
Ps.
9,936,705
 
 
Ps.
3,878,660
 
 
Ps.
90,372,393
 
 
Ps.
98,654,225
 
Additions and release
(1)
 
 
42,958,221
 
 
 
574,801
 
 
 
5,463,706
 
 
 
48,996,728
 
 
 
44,134,101
 
Business combinations
 
 
4,247,042
 
 
 
318
 
 
 
5,413
 
 
 
4,252,773
 
 
 
9,129,255
 
Modifications
 
 
11,859,492
 
 
 
3,584,607
 
 
 
1,790,905
 
 
 
17,235,004
 
 
 
19,038,741
 
Depreciation
 
 
(22,858,868
 
 
(3,369,095
 
 
(2,756,898
 
 
(28,984,861
 
 
—  
 
Interest expense
 
 
—  
   
 
—  
   
 
—  
   
 
—  
   
 
8,903,397
 
Payments
 
 
—  
   
 
—  
   
 
—  
   
 
—  
   
 
(33,823,287
Disposals
(2)
 
 
(696,904
 
 
(88,303
 
 
(36,694
 
 
(821,901
 
 
(1,044,480
Transfers
(3)
 
 
(165,779
 
 
(126,763
 
 
(112,301
 
 
(404,843
 
 
(438,571
Translation adjustment
 
 
(5,680,583
 
 
(1,289,832
 
 
(1,800,782
 
 
(8,771,197
 
 
(10,404,570
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2022
 
Ps.
106,219,649
 
 
Ps.
9,222,438
 
 
Ps.
6,432,009
 
 
Ps.
121,874,096
 
 
Ps.
134,148,811
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(1)
The increase as compared to the previous year, was due to rights of use and their corresponding liability with Sitios Latam, resulting from the spin-off occurred in August 2022.
(2)
Disposals includes the Panama disposal. See Note 2Ac.
(3)
Transfers includes the Claro Chile, SpA joint venture. See Note 12b.
At December 31, 2021 and 2022, the total of the right-of-use assets include an amount of Ps. 14,785,012 and Ps. 64,582,841, corresponding to related parties, respectively and the total of lease liabilities include an amount of Ps. 16,212,629 and Ps. 65,686,036 corresponding to related parties, respectively.
 
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The lease debt of the Company is integrated according to its maturities as follows:


 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
Short term
  
 
Ps.27,632,357
 
 
Ps.
32,902,237
 
Long term
  
 
71,021,868

 
 
 
101,246,574
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
  
 
Ps.98,654,225
 
 
Ps.
134,148,811
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company’s long-term debt maturities as of December 31, 2022 are as follows:
 
Year ended December 31,
      
2024
  
Ps.
7,958,375
 
2025
  
 
10,209,699
 
2026
  
 
20,897,718
 
2027
  
 
14,326,772
 
2028
  
 
17,580,798
 
2029 and thereafter
  
 
30,273,212
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
Ps.
101,246,574
 
    
 
 
 
During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, the Company recognized expenses as follows:

 
  
2020
 
 
  
Others
 
  
Related parties
 
  
Total
 
Depreciation expense of right-of-use assets 
(1)
  
Ps.
22,404,924     
Ps.
4,354,297     
Ps.
26,759,221  
Interest expense on lease liabilities
(1)
     7,081,693        1,718,460        8,800,153  
Expense relating to short-term leases
     32,238                  32,238  
Expense relating to leases of low-value assets
     2,883        —          2,883  
Variable lease payments
     78,494        —          78,494  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
Ps.
29,600,232     
Ps.
6,072,757     
Ps.
35,672,989  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 

(1)
Restated for discontinued operations

 
  
2021
 
 
  
Others
 
  
Related parties
 
  
Total
 
Depreciation expense of right-of-use assets
(2)
     Ps.19,932,317        Ps.5,592,988        Ps.25,525,305  
Interest expense on lease liabilities
(2)
     6,212,774        916,477        7,129,251  
Expense relating to short-term leases
     29,833        —          29,833  
Expense relating to leases of low-value assets
     685        —          685  
Variable lease payments
     68,236        —          68,236  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
     Ps.26,243,845        Ps.6,509,465        Ps.32,753,310  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 

(2)
Restated for discontinued operations
 
    
2022
 
    
Others
 
  
Related parties
 
  
Total
 
Depreciation expense of right-of-use assets
  
Ps.
18,095,871
 
  
Ps.
10,888,990
 
  
Ps.
28,984,861
 
Interest expense on lease liabilities
  
 
6,395,988
 
  
 
2,507,409
 
  
 
8,903,397
 
Expense relating to short-term leases
  
 
24,234
 
  
 
—  
    
 
24,234
 
Expense relating to leases of low-value assets
  
 
886
 
  
 
—  
    
 
886
 
Variable lease payments
  
 
65,520
 
  
 
—  
    
 
65,520
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
Ps.
24,582,499
 
  
Ps.
13,396,399
 
  
Ps.
37,978,898
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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Impact on accounting for changes in lease payments applying the exemption.
Based on the information available for evaluation as of the date of adoption, the effect of applying this amendment to IFRS 16 Covid-19 Related Rent Concessions in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2022 was
Ps. 37,642, reflecting an adjustment to accrued liability for leases and recognizing a benefit in the income statement for the period.
Note 16. Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and asset retirement obligations
a)
The components of the accounts payable are as follows:
 
    
At December 31,
 
     2021     
2022
 
Suppliers
   Ps. 87,942,106     
Ps.
69,238,025
 
Sundry creditors
     107,111,390     
 
95,270,108
 
Interest payable
     6,827,225     
 
6,671,247
 
Guarantee deposits from customers
     1,577,424     
 
833,424
 
Dividends payable
     3,029,536     
 
2,459,965
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   Ps. 206,487,681     
Ps.
174,472,769
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
b)
The balance of accrued liabilities at December 31, 2021 and 2022 are as follows:
 
    
At December 31,
 
     2021     
2022
 
Current liabilities
                 
Direct employee benefits payable
   Ps. 20,052,946     
Ps.
20,964,474
 
Provisions
     34,338,518     
 
35,850,857
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   Ps. 54,391,464     
Ps.
56,815,331
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The movements in contingencies for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022 are as follows:
 
 
  
Balance at
December 31,
2020
 
  
Effect of
translation
 
  
Increase of
the year
 
  
Applications
 
  
Balance at
December 31,
2021
 
 
  
Payments
 
  
Reversals
 
Contingencies
   Ps. 31,326,691      Ps. 1,556,950      Ps. 7,425,182        Ps.(4,079,190)       Ps.(1,891,115)     Ps. 34,338,518  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
  
Balance at

December 31,

2021
 
  
Effect of

translation
 
  
Increase of

the year
 
  
Applications
 
  
Balance at

December 31,

2022
 
 
  
Payments
 
  
Reversals
 
Contingencies
  
Ps.
34,338,518
 
  
Ps.
1,430,535
 
  
Ps.
5,236,368
 
  
 
Ps.(3,864,013)

 
 
Ps.(1,290,551)
 
 
Ps.
35,850,857
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Provisions and contingencies include tax, labor, regulatory and other legal type contingencies. See Note 17 b) for detail of contingencies.
 
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c)
The movements in the asset retirement obligations for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022 are as follows:

 
  
Balance at

December 31,

2020
 
  
Effect of

translation
 
 
Increase of

the year
 
  
Applications
 
 
Balance at

December 31,

2021
 
 
  
Payments
 
 
Reversals
 
Asset retirement obligations
   Ps. 17,887,991      Ps. (910,181   Ps. 1,273,201      Ps. (148,634   Ps. (1,350,154   Ps. 16,752,223  
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 

 
 
Balance at

December 31,

2021
 
 
Business
combination
 
 
Spin-off

effect
(2)
 
 
Effect of

translation
 
 
Increase of

the year
 
 
Applications
 
 
Balance at

December 31,

2022
 
 
 
Payments
 
 
Reversals
(1)
 
Asset retirement obligations
 
 
Ps.16,752,223
 
 
 
Ps.156,578
 
 
 
Ps.(4,257,531)
 
 
 
Ps.(1,138,217)
 
 
 
Ps.350,802
 
 
 
Ps.(201,523)
 
 
 
Ps.(862,335)
 
 
 
Ps.10,799,997
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Reversals includes the sale of Claro Panama and Claro Chile disposal as a joint venture. See Note 12b.
(2)
See Note 12d.
The discount rates used for the asset retirement obligation are based on market rates that are expected to be undertaken by the dismantling or restoration of cell sites and may include labor costs.
Note 17. Commitments and Contingencies
a) Commitments
The Company and its subsidiaries have commitments that mature on different dates, related to committed capital expenditures.
As of December 31, 2022, the total amounts equivalent to the contract period are detailed below:
 
Year ended December 31,
      
2023
  
Ps.
944,948
 
2024
  
 
15,568,565
 
2025
  
 
3,231,796
 
2026
  
 
3,190,572
 
2027 and 2028
  
 
6,386,664
 
2029 and thereafter
  
 
14,894,378
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
Ps.
44,216,923
 
    
 
 
 
b) Provisions and Contingencies
Contingencies
In each of the countries in which we operate, we are party to legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. These proceedings include tax, labor, antitrust, contractual matters and administrative and judicial proceedings concerning regulatory matters regarding interconnection and tariffs. The following is a description of our material legal proceedings.
(1) Telcel Mobile Termination Rates
The mobile termination rates between Telcel and other network operators have been the subject of various legal proceedings. With respect to interconnection fees for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, Telcel has challenged the applicable resolutions and final resolutions are pending.
 
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Given that the “zero rate” that prevented Telcel from charging termination rates in its mobile network was held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (
Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación
or “SCJN”), the IFT has determined asymmetric interconnection rates for the termination of traffic in Telcel’s and other operators’ networks for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The resolutions setting such rates have been challenged by Telcel, and final resolutions are pending.
The Company expects that mobile termination rates, as well as other rates applicable to mobile interconnection (such as transit), will continue to be the subject of litigation and administrative proceedings. The Company cannot predict when or how these disputes will be resolved or the financial effects of any such resolutions.
(2) Telcel Class Action Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit was filed against Telcel by customers allegedly affected by Telcel’s quality of service and wireless and broadband rates continues in process. At this stage, the Company cannot assess whether this class action lawsuit could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business and results of operations in the event that it is resolved against Telcel, due to uncertainty about the factual and legal claims underlying this proceeding. Consequently, the Company has not established a provision in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for an eventual loss arising from this proceeding.
(3) IFT Proceedings Against Telmex
In 2018, the IFT imposed a fine of Ps. 2,543,937 on Telmex relating to a sanction procedure triggered by the alleged breach in 2013 and 2014 of certain minimum quality goals for dedicated link services. Telmex challenged this fine, and a final resolution is pending.
(4) Brazilian Tax Matters
As of December 31, 2022, certain Company’s Brazilian subsidiaries had aggregate tax contingencies of Ps. 132,440,125 (R$35,594,051) for which the Company has established provisions of Ps. 19,135,992 (R$ 5,142,909) in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for eventual losses arising from contingencies that the Company considers probable. The most significant
matters
for which provisions have been established are:
 
   
Ps. 35,621,523 (R$ 9,573,491) aggregate contingencies and Ps. 3,515,261 (R$ 944,747) provisions related to value-added tax (
Imposto sobre a Circulação de Mercadorias e Prestação de Serviços
or “ICMS”) assessments;
 
   
Ps. 16,126,122 (R$ 4,333,989) aggregate contingencies and Ps. 4,067,063 (R$ 1,093,047) provisions related to social contribution on net income (
Contribuição Social sobre o Lucro Líquido
or “CSLL”) and corporate income tax (
Imposto de Renda sobre Pessoa Jurídica
or “IRPJ”) assessments;
 
   
Ps. 18,667,727 (R$ 5,017,060) aggregate contingencies and Ps. 5,572,638 (R$ 1,497,679) provisions related to the social integration program (
Programa de Integração Social
or “PIS”) and the contribution for social security financing (
Contribuição para o Financiamento da Seguridade Social
or “COFINS”) assessments;
 
   
Ps. 7,870,074 (R$ 2,115,128) aggregate contingencies and Ps.83,960 (R$ 22,565) provisions related to offset’s rejections of tax credits related to Income Tax (Imposto de Renda Pessoa Jurídica o “IRPJ”) and Social Contributions over Profits (Contribuição Social sobre o Lucro Líquido o “CSLL”), arising from non-appelable judicial resolutions, mainly;
 
   
Ps. 13,243,052 (R$ 3,559,147) aggregate contingencies and Ps.1,468,894 (R$ 394,774) provisions mainly related to an allegedly improper exclusion of interconnection revenues and costs from the basis used to calculate Fund for Universal Telecommunication Services (
Fundo de Universalização dos Serviços de Telecomunicações
or “FUST”) obligations, which are being contested;
 
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Ps. 5,689,462 (R$1, 529,076) aggregate contingencies and Ps. 431 (R$ 116) provisions related to an alleged underpayment of obligations to the Telecommunications Technology Development Fund (
Fundo para o Desenvolvimento Tecnológico das Telecomunicações
or “FUNTTEL”), which are being challenged and for which a final resolution is pending;
 
   
Ps. 2,097,833 (R$ 563,805) aggregate contingencies and Ps. 45,926 (R$ 12,343) provisions related to the alleged nonpayment of Services Tax (
Imposto Sobre Serviços
or “ISS”) over several communication services, including Pay TV services, considered taxable for ISS by the Municipal Revenue Services, which are being challenged and for which a final resolution is pending;
 
   
Ps. 4,481,801 (R$ 1,204,510) aggregate contingencies and Ps. 127,509 (R$ 34,269) provisions arising from, among other, things the alleged underpayment of IRRF and CIDE taxes and on remittances made to foreign operators as remuneration for completing international calls abroad (outgoing traffic); and
 
   
Ps. 4,577,981 (R$ 1, 230,359) aggregate contingencies and Ps. 4,073,679 (R$ 1,094,825) provisions related to the requirement to contribute to the Promotion of Public Radio Broadcasting (“EBC”).
In addition, the Company’s Brazilian subsidiaries are subject to a number of contingencies for which it has not established provisions in the accompanying consolidated financial statements because the Company does not consider the potential losses related to these contingencies to be probable. These include Ps. 21,961,918 (R$ 5,902,393) related to an unpaid installation inspection rate (
Taxa de Fiscalização de Instalação
or “TFI”) allegedly due to the renovation of radio base stations, which is being challenged on the basis that there was no new equipment installation that could have led to this charge, along with any unpaid functioning inspection rate (
Taxa de Fiscalização de Funcionamento
or “TFF”).
(5) Anatel Challenge to Inflation Adjustments
Anatel has challenged the calculation of inflation-related adjustments due under the concession agreements with Tess S.A. (“Tess”), and Algar Telecom Leste S.A. (“ATL”), two of the Company’s subsidiaries that were previously merged into Claro S.A. Anatel rejected Tess and ATL’s calculation of the inflation-related adjustments applicable to 60% of the concessions price (which was due in three equal annual installments, subject to inflation-related adjustments and interest), claiming that the companies’ calculation of the inflation related adjustments resulted in a shortfall of the installment payments. The companies filed declaratory and consignment actions seeking the resolution of the disputes and have obtained injunctions from the Federal Court of Appeal suspending any payment until the pending appeals are resolved. After certain unfavorable resolutions issued by the Federal Court of Appeals to the appeals filed by such companies, new appeals have been filed before the Superior Court of Appeals for which definitive resolutions are pending.
The amount of the alleged shortfall as well as the method used to calculate monetary corrections are in dispute. If other methods or assumptions are applied, the amount may increase. In 2022, Anatel calculated the monetary correction in a total amount of Ps. 16,215,464 (R$ 4,358,000). As of December 31, 2022, the Company has established a provision of Ps. 5,584,995 (R$ 1,501,000) in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the losses arising from these contingencies, which the Company considers probable.
 
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Note 18. Employee Benefits
An analysis of the net liability and net period cost for employee benefits is as follows:

 
  
At December 31,
 
 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
Mexico
   Ps. 110,225,654     
Ps.
112,031,055
 
Puerto Rico
     12,502,377     
 
8,859,265
 
Brazil
     6,108,744     
 
6,303,584
 
Europe
     13,127,228     
 
9,971,256
 
Ecuador
     601,239     
 
519,239
 
El Salvador
     177,922     
 
135,299
 
Nicaragua
     75,084     
 
62,327
 
Honduras
     32,217     
 
41,292
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   Ps. 142,850,465     
Ps.
137,923,317
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 

 
  
For the year ended December 31,
 
 
  
2020
 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
Mexico
   Ps. 14,911,208      Ps. 15,507,652     
Ps.
13,673,155
 
Puerto Rico
     664,046        548,550     
 
538,681
 
Brazil
     722,412        724,587     
 
587,552
 
Europe
     1,701,424        1,753,872     
 
1,176,028
 
Ecuador
     67,402        111,353     
 
(29,743
El Salvador
     15,751        19,081     
 
14,384
 
Nicaragua
     3,711        18,561     
 
11,502
 
Honduras
               4,718     
 
7,593
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   Ps. 18,085,954      Ps. 18,688,374     
Ps.
15,979,152
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
a) Defined Benefit Plans
The defined benefit obligation (DBO) and plan
a
ssets for the pension and other benefit obligation plans, by country, are as follows:

 
 
At December 31
 
 
 
2021
 
 
2022
 
 
 
DBO
 
 
Plan Assets
 
 
Effect of
asset ceiling
 
 
Net employee
benefit liability
 
 
DBO
 
 
Plan Assets
 
 
Effect of
asset ceiling
 
 
Net employee
benefit
liability
 
Mexico
  Ps. 286,396,483       Ps.(177,270,561)     Ps. —       Ps. 109,125,922    
Ps.
285,775,547
 
   
Ps.(174,814,669)
 
 
Ps.
—  
 
 
Ps.
110,960,878
 
Puerto Rico
    38,092,662       (25,590,285     —         12,502,377    
 
26,747,454
 
 
 
(17,888,189
 
 
—  
 
 
 
8,859,265
 
Brazil
    15,497,227       (15,466,336     4,422,459       4,453,350    
 
14,599,954
 
 
 
(15,823,761
 
 
6,064,069
 
 
 
4,840,262
 
Europe
    5,093,036       —         —         5,093,036    
 
3,464,777
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
3,464,777
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
  Ps. 345,079,408       Ps.(218,327,182)     Ps. 4,422,459     Ps. 131,174,685    
Ps.
330,587,732
 
   
Ps.(208,526,619)
 
 
Ps.
6,064,069
 
 
Ps.
128,125,182
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  
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Below is a summary of the actuarial results generated for the pension and retirement plans as well as the medical services in Puerto Rico and Brazil; the pension plans and seniority premiums related to Telmex; the pension plan, the service awards plan and severance in Austria corresponding to the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022:
 
     At December 31, 2020  
     DBO     Plan Assets     Effect of asset
ceiling
    Net employee
benefit liability
 
Balance at the beginning of the year
   Ps. 342,569,774     Ps. (206,300,821   Ps. 4,428,021     Ps. 140,696,974  
Current service cost
     2,810,584                       2,810,584  
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
     30,482,173                       30,482,173  
Expected return on plan assets
             (17,655,119             (17, 655,119
Changes in the asset ceiling during the period and others
                     278,639       278,639  
Past service costs and other
             148,253               148,253  
Actuarial gain for changes in experience
     (8,945                     (8,945
Actuarial gain from changes in demographic assumptions
     (270                     (270
Actuarial loss from changes in financial assumptions
     20,219                       20,219  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net period cost
   Ps. 33,303,761     Ps. (17,506,866   Ps. 278,639     Ps. 16,075,534  
Actuarial gain for changes in experience
     (9,677                     (9,677
Actuarial gain from changes in demographic assumptions
     (103,987                     (103,987
Actuarial loss from changes in financial assumptions
     3,475,345                       3,475,345  
Changes in the asset ceiling during the period and others
                     (542,430     (542,430
Return on plan assets greater than discount rate (shortfall)
             12,320,777               12,320,777  
Others
     (924,084                     (924,084
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Recognized in other comprehensive income
   Ps. 2,437,597     Ps. 12,320,777     Ps. (542,430   Ps. 14,215,944  
Contributions made by plan participants
     137,947       (137,947             —    
Contributions to the pension plan made by the Company
             (1,882,654             (1,882,654
Benefits paid
     (19,740,727     19,740,727               —    
Payments to employees
     (14,426,720                     (14,426,720
Effect of translation
     (1,278,392     2,217,201       (770,590     168,219  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Others
   Ps. (35,307,892   Ps. 19,937,327     Ps. (770,590   Ps. (16,141,155
Balance at the end of the year
     343,003,240       (191,549,583     3,393,640       154,847,297  
Less short-term portion
     (268,940                     (268,940
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Non-current obligation
   Ps. 342,734,300     Ps. (191,549,583   Ps. 3,393,640     Ps. 154,578,357  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
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     At December 31, 2021  
     DBO     Plan Assets     Effect of asset
ceiling
    Net employee
benefit liability
 
Balance at the beginning of the year
   Ps. 343,003,240     Ps. (191,549,583   Ps. 3,393,640     Ps. 154,847,297  
Current service cost
     2,090,896                       2,090,896  
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
     28,913,257                       28,913,257  
Expected return on plan assets
             (15,112,669             (15,112,669
Changes in the asset ceiling during the period and others
                     215,544       215,544  
Past service costs and other
             139,910               139,910  
Actuarial gain for changes in experience
     (23,024                     (23,024
Actuarial gain from changes in demographic assumptions
     (48                     (48
Actuarial gain from changes in financial assumptions
     (6,907                     (6,907
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net period cost
   Ps. 30,974,174     Ps. (14,972,759)     Ps. 215,544     Ps. 16,216,959  
Actuarial loss for changes in experience
     10,728,950                       10,728,950  
Actuarial gain from changes in demographic assumptions
     (104,568                     (104,568
Actuarial gain from changes in financial assumptions
     (4,099,321                     (4,099,321
Changes in the asset ceiling during the period and others
                     969,433       969,433  
Return on plan assets greater than discount rate (shortfall)
             (22,198,615             (22,198,615
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Recognized in other comprehensive income
   Ps. 6,525,061     Ps. (22,198,615   Ps. 969,433     Ps. (14,704,121
Contributions made by plan participants
     99,201       (99,201             —    
Contributions to the pension plan made by the Company
             311,108               311,108  
Benefits paid
     (10,574,420     10,348,544               (225,876
Payments to employees
     (25,042,314                     (25,042,314
Effect of translation
     330,770       (166,676     (156,158     7,936  
Others
   Ps. (35,186,763
)
  Ps. 10,393,775     Ps. (156,158
)
  Ps. (24,949,146
)
Balance at the end of the year
     345,315,712       (218,327,182     4,422,459       131,410,989  
Less short-term portion
     (236,304                     (236,304
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Non-current obligation
   Ps. 345,079,408     Ps. (218,327,182
)
  Ps. 4,422,459     Ps. 131,174,685  
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
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At December 31, 2022
 
   
DBO
   
Plan Assets
   
Effect of asset

ceiling
   
Net employee

benefit liability
 
Balance at the beginning of the year
 
Ps.
345,315,712
 
 
Ps.
(218,327,182
 
Ps.
4,422,459
 
 
Ps.
131,410,989
 
Current service cost
 
 
1,534,180
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
1,534,180
 
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
 
 
30,565,134
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
30,565,134
 
Expected return on plan assets
 
 
—  
 
 
 
( 18,819,322
)
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
( 18,819,322
)
 
Changes in the asset ceiling during the period and others
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
398,399
 
 
 
398,399
 
Past service costs and other
 
 
—  
 
 
 
142,911
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
142,911
 
Actuarial gain for changes in experience
 
 
( 43,603
)
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
( 43,603
)
 
Actuarial gain from changes in demographic assumptions
 
 
( 64
)
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
( 64
)
 
Actuarial gain from changes in financial assumptions
 
 
( 88,990
)
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
( 88,990
)
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net period cost
 
Ps.
31,966,657
 
 
Ps.
(18,676,411
 
Ps.
398,399
 
 
Ps.
13,688,645
 
Actuarial loss for changes in experience
 
 
2,747,706
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
2,747,706
 
Actuarial loss from changes in demographic assumptions
 
 
55,037
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
55,037
 
Actuarial gain from changes in financial assumptions
 
 
( 9,838,708
)
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
( 9,838,708
)
 
Changes in the asset ceiling during the period and others
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
1,283,501
 
 
 
1,283,501
 
Return on plan assets greater than discount rate (shortfall)
 
 
—  
 
 
 
13,719,181
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
13,719,181
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Recognized in other comprehensive income
 
Ps.
(7,035,965
 
Ps.
13,719,181
 
 
Ps.
1,283,501
 
 
Ps.
7,966,717
 
Contributions made by plan participants
 
 
78,642
 
 
 
( 78,642
)
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
Contributions to the pension plan made by the Company
 
 
—  
 
 
 
516,280
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
516,280
 
Benefits paid
 
 
( 13,502,781
)
 
 
 
13,221,202
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
( 281,579
)
 
Payments to employees
 
 
( 23,753,735
)
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
( 23,753,735
)
 
Plan changes
 
 
12,461
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
12,461
 
Effect of translation
 
 
( 2,218,050
)
 
 
 
1,098,953
 
 
 
( 40,290
)
 
 
 
( 1,159,387
)
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Others
 
Ps.
(39,383,463
)
 
 
Ps.
14,757,793
 
 
Ps.
( 40,290
)
 
 
Ps.
(24,665,960
)
 
Balance at the end of the year
 
 
330,862,941
 
 
 
( 208,526,619
)
 
 
 
6,064,069
 
 
 
128,400,391
 
Less short-term portion
 
 
( 275,209
)
 
 
 
—  
 
         
 
( 275,209
)
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Non-current obligation
 
Ps.
330,587,732
 
 
Ps.
(208,526,619
 
Ps.
6,064,069
 
 
Ps.
128,125,182
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
In the case of other subsidiaries in Mexico, the net period cost of other employee benefits for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 was Ps. 174,994 Ps. 267,728 and Ps. 126,735 , respectively. The balance of other employee benefits at December 31, 2021 and 2022 was Ps. 1,099,732 and Ps. 1,070,177, respectively.
In the case of Brazil, the net period cost of other benefits for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 was Ps. 268,562 Ps. 225,984 and Ps. 166,503, respectively. The balance of employee benefits at December 31, 2021 and 2022 was Ps.1,380,764 and Ps. 1,428,547,respectively.
In the case of Ecuador, the net period cost of other benefits for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 was Ps. 67,402, Ps. 111,353 and Ps. (29,743), respectively. The balance of employee benefits at December 31, 2021 and 2022 was Ps. 601,239 and Ps. 519,239, respectively.
 
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In the case of Central America, the net period cost of other benefits for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022 was Ps. 42,360 and Ps. 33,479, respectively. The balance of employee benefits at December 31, 2021 and 2022 was Ps. 285,223 and Ps. 238,918, respectively.
Plan assets are invested in:
At December 31
 
     2021    
2022
 
     Puerto Rico     Brazil     Mexico    
Puerto Rico
   
Brazil
   
Mexico
 
Equity instruments
     42     —         74  
 
40
 
 
—  
 
 
 
74
Debt instruments
     21     94     26  
 
24
 
 
92
 
 
26
Others
     37     6     —      
 
36
 
 
8
 
 
—  
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
       100     100     100  
 
100
 
 
100
 
 
100
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Included in the Telmex’s net pension plan liability are plan assets of Ps.177,270,561 and Ps. 174,814,669 as of December 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively, of which 47.5% and 44.2% during 2021 and 2022, respectively, were invested in equity and debt instruments of both América Móvil and also of related parties, primarily entities that are under common control of the Company’s principal shareholder. The Telmex pension plan recorded a re-measurement of its defined pension plan of Ps.( 9,928,728) and Ps. 11,590,623 during 2021 and 2022, respectively, attributable to a change in actuarial assumptions, and also a decline and an increase in the fair value of plan investments from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022. The decrease and increase in fair value of the aforementioned related party pension plan investments approximated Ps. ( 20,234,095) and Ps. 9,806,143 during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively.
The assumptions used in determining the net period cost were as follows:

 
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
 
Puerto
Rico
 
 
Brazil
 
Mexico
 
 
Europe
 
Puerto
Rico
 
 
Brazil
 
Mexico
 
 
Europe
 
Puerto
Rico
 
 
Brazil
 
 
Mexico
 
 
Europe
Discount rate and long- term rate return
                      0.25%,                       0.25%,                            
          6.48% &          
 
0.50% &
          8.51% &          
 
0.75% &
         
 
10.11% &
 
           
 
 
 
 
2.34
 
 
 
7.39%
 
 
 
 
10.04
 
 
 
0.75%
 
 
 
 
2.75
 
 
 
8.67%
 
 
 
 
10.4
 
 
 
1.00%
 
 
 
 
5.42
 
 
 
 
 
10.05%
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.5
 
 
 
3.75%
                         
Rate of future salary increases
                      3.00%,                       3.00%,                          
4.5%
                      3.5% &                       3.40% &                          
5.3% &
    2.75%     3.25%     2.84%     4.10%     2.75%     3.25%     2.80%     4.00%  
 
2.75%
 
 
 
3.50%
 
 
 
2.8%
 
 
3.4%,4.6%
                         
Percentage of increase in health care costs for the coming year
    2.28%     9.96%                 2.72%     9.44%              
 
5.44%
 
 
 
9.71%
 
           
                         
Year to which this level will be maintained
    N/A     2031                 NA     2030              
 
NA
 
 
 
2031
 
           
                         
Rate of increase of pensions
                      1.60%                       1.60%                          
1.90%
                         
Employee turnover rate*
                     
0.00%
-1.31%
                     
0.00%
-1.12%
                         
0.00%
-1.03%
 
*
Depending on years of service
 
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Biometric
 
Puerto Rico:     
Mortality:    RP 2014, MSS 2022 Tables.
   
Brazil:     
   
Mortality:    2000 Basic AT Table for gender
Disability for assets:    UP 84 modified table for gender
Disability retirement:    80 CSO Code Table
Rotation:    Probability of leaving the Company other than death, Disability and retirement is zero
Europe
Life expectancy in Austria is based on “AVÖ 2018-P – Rechnungsgrundlagen für die Pensionsversicherung – Pagler & Pagler”.
 
Telmex     
Mortality:    Mexican 2000 (CNSF) adjusted
Disability:    Mexican Social Security adjusted by Telmex experience
Turnover:    Telmex experience
Retirement:    Telmex experience
At December 31, 2022, the Company conducted a sensitivity analysis on the most significant variables that affect the DBO, simulating independently, reasonable changes to roughly 100 basis points in each of these variables. The increase (decrease) would have resulted in the DBO pension and other benefits at December 31, 2022 are as follows:
 
    
-100 points
    
+100 points
 
Discount rate
   Ps. 25,334,948      Ps. (22,163,575)  
Health care cost trend rat
   Ps. (388,889)      Ps. 444,735  
Telmex Plans
Part of the Telmex’s employees are covered under defined benefit pension plans and seniority premiums. Pension benefits and seniority premiums are determined on the basis in their final year of employment, their seniority, and their age at the time of retirement. Telmex has set up an irrevocable trust fund to finance these employee benefits and has adopted the policy of making contributions to such fund when it is considered necessary.
Europe
Defined benefit pension plans
A1 Telekom Austria Group provides defined benefits for certain former employees in Austria. All eligible employees are retired and were employed prior to January 1, 1975. This unfunded plan provides benefits based on a percentage of salary and years employed, not exceeding 80% of the salary before retirement, and taking into consideration the pension provided by the social security system. A1 Telekom Austria Group is exposed primarily to the risk of development of life expectancy and inflation because the benefits from pension plans are lifetime benefits. Furthermore, the obligation for pensions relate to the employees of the company Akenes in Lausanne are included.
 
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Service awards
Civil servants and certain employees (in the following “employees”) are eligible to receive service awards. In accordance with the legal regulations, eligible employees receive a cash bonus of two months’ salary after 25 years of service and four months’ salary after 40 years of service. Employees with at least 35 years of service when retiring (at the age of 65) or who are retiring based on specific legal regulations are also eligible to receive the service award of four monthly salaries. The obligation is accrued over the period of service, taking into account the employee turnover rate for employees who leave employment prematurely. The main risk that A1 Telekom Austria Group is exposed to is the risk of development of salary increases and changes of interest rates.
Severance
Defined contribution plans
Employees who started work for A1 Telekom Austria Group in Austria on or after January 1, 2003 are covered by a defined contribution plan. In 2022, A1 Telekom Austria Group paid Ps. 66,700 (2021: Ps. 68,425), 1.53% of the salary or wage, into this defined contribution plan (BAWAG Allianz Mitarbeitervorsorgekasse AG).
Defined benefit plans
Severance benefit obligations for employees, whose employment commenced before January 1, 2003, excluding civil servants, are covered by defined benefit plans. Upon termination of employment by A1 Telekom Austria Group or upon retirement, eligible employees receive severance payments. Depending on their time in service, their severance amounts to a multiple of their monthly basic compensation plus variable components such as overtime or bonuses, up to a maximum of twelve monthly salaries. In case of death, the heirs of eligible employees receive 50% of the severance benefits. The primary risks to A1 Telekom Austria Group are salary increases and changes of interest rates.
b) Defined Contribution Plans
Brazil
Claro S.A. makes contributions to the DCP through Embratel Social Security Fund – Telos. Contributions are computed based on the salaries of the employees, who decide on the percentage of their contributions to the plan (participants enrolled before October 31st, 2014 is from 1% to 8% and, for those subscribed after that date, the contribution is from 1% to 7% of their salaries). Claro S.A. contributes the same percentage as the employee, capped at 8% of the participant’s balance for the employees that are eligible to participate in this plan.
At December 31, 2021 and 2022, the balance of the DCP liability was Ps. 274,630 and Ps. 34,775 respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 the cost of labor were Ps. 2,930, Ps. 61,649 and Ps. 5,021, respectively.
Europe
In Austria, pension benefits are generally provided by the social security system for employees, and by the government for civil servants. The contributions of 12.55% of gross salaries that A1 Telekom Austria Group made to the social security system and the government in Austria as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 amounts to Ps. 1,272,331 and Ps. 1,436,587, respectively. Contributions of the foreign subsidiaries into the respective systems range between 7% and 29% of gross salaries and, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 amounts to Ps. 597,710 and Ps. 601,626, respectively.
Additionally, A1 Telekom Austria Group offers a defined contribution plan for employees of some of its Austrian subsidiaries. A1 Telekom Austria Group’s contributions to this plan are based on a percentage of the compensation not exceeding 5%. In 2022, the annual expenses for this plan amounted to Ps. 252,980 (2021: Ps. 286,195).
 
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As of December 31, 2021 and 2022 the liability related to this defined contribution plan amounted to Ps. 114,233 and Ps. 55,937, respectively.
Other countries
For the rest of the countries where the Company operates and that do not have defined benefit plans or defined contribution plans, the Company makes contributions to the respective governmental social security agencies which are recognized in results of operations as they are incurred.
c) Long-term direct employee benefits
 
     Balance at
December 31,
2020
     Effect of
translation
    Increase of
the year
     Payments     Balance at
December 31,
2021
 
Long-term direct employee benefits
   Ps. 8,750,603      Ps. (328,619   Ps. 1,824,693      Ps. (2,320,831   Ps. 7,925,846  
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
           
    
Balance at
December 31,
2021
    
Effect of
translation
   
Increase of
the year
    
Payments
   
Balance at
December 31,
2022
 
Long-term direct employee benefits
  
Ps.
7,925,846
 
  
Ps.
(879,484
 
Ps.
1,376,566
 
  
Ps.
(2,019,176
 
Ps.
6,403,752
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
In 2008, a comprehensive restructuring program was initiated in the segment Austria. The provision for restructuring includes future compensation of employees who will no longer provide services for A1 Telekom Austria Group but who cannot be laid off due to their status as civil servants. These employment contracts are onerous contracts under IAS 37, as the unavoidable cost related to the contractual obligation exceeds the future economic benefit. The restructuring program also includes social plans for employees whose employment will be terminated in a socially responsible way. In 2009 and every year from 2011 to 2020, new social plans were initiated that provide for early retirement, special severance packages and golden handshake options. Due to their nature as termination benefits, these social plans are accounted for according to IAS 19.
 
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Note 19. Financial Assets and Liabilities
Set out below is the categorization of the financial instruments, excluding cash and cash equivalents, held by the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2022:
 
     December 31, 2021  
     Loans and
Receivables
     Fair value
through
profit or loss
     Fair value
through OCI
 
Financial Assets:
                          
Equity investments at fair value through OCI and other short-term investments (Note 4)
   Ps. 15,026      Ps. —        Ps. 117,688,176  
Accounts receivable from subscribers, distributors, contractual assets and other (Note 5)
     166,041,321        —          —    
Related parties (Note 6)
     1,158,611        —          —    
Derivative financial instruments (Note 7)
     —          10,130,806        —    
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total current assets
     167,214,958        10,130,806        117,688,176  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Non-current assets
                 
Debt instruments at fair value through OCI
     —          —          6,894,757  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   Ps. 167,214,958      Ps. 10,130,806      Ps. 124,582,933  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Financial Liabilities:
                          
Debt (Note 14)
   Ps.

564,030,102      Ps. —        Ps. —    
Liability related to right-of-use of assets (Note 15)
     98,654,225        —          —    
Accounts payable (Note 16)
     206,487,681        —          —    
Related parties (Note 6)
     4,216,882        —          —    
Derivative financial instruments (Note 7)
     —          10,034,508        —    
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   Ps. 873,388,890      Ps. 10,034,508      Ps. —    
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 

    
December 31, 2022
 
    
Loans and
Receivables
    
Fair value
through
profit or loss
    
Fair value
through OCI
 
Financial Assets:
                          
Equity investments at fair value through OCI and other short-term investments (Note 4)
  
Ps.
 
 
  
Ps.
—  
 
  
Ps.
88,428,111
 
Accounts receivable from subscribers, distributors, contractual assets and other (Note 5)
  
 
161,201,512
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Related parties (Note 6)
  
 
2,287,213
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Derivative financial instruments (Note 7)
  
 
—  
 
  
 
2,602,680
 
  
 
—  
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total current assets
  
 
163,488,725
 
  
 
2,602,680
 
  
 
88,428,111
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Non-current assets
                          
Debt instruments at fair value through OCI
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
6,981,149
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
Ps.
163,488,725
 
  
Ps.
2,602,680
 
  
Ps.
95,409,260
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Financial Liabilities:
                          
Debt (Note 14)
  
Ps.
510,589,480
 
  
Ps.
—  
 
  
Ps.
—  
 
Liability related to right-of-use of assets (Note 15)
  
 
134,148,811
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Accounts payable (Note 16)
  
 
174,472,769
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Related parties (Note 6)
  
 
7,224,218
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Derivative financial instruments (Note 7)
  
 
—  
 
  
 
25,331,346
 
  
 
—  
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
Ps.
826,435,278
 
  
Ps.
25,331,346
 
  
Ps.
—  
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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Fair value hierarchy
The Company’s valuation techniques used to determine and disclose the fair value of its financial instruments are based on the following hierarchy:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable; and
Level 3: Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable .
The fair value for the financial assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents) and financial liabilities shown in the consolidated statements of financial position at December 31, 2021 and 2022 is as follows:
 
    
Measurement of fair value at December 31, 2021
 
    
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
    
Total
 
Assets:
                                   
Equity investments at fair value through OCI and other short-term investments
   Ps. 117,688,176      Ps. 15,026      Ps. —        Ps. 117,703,202  
Derivative financial instruments (Note 7)
     —          10,130,806        —          10,130,806  
Revalued of assets (Note
10
)
     —          —          98,172,675        98,172,675  
Pension plan assets (Note 18)
     196,148,604        22,124,138        54,440        218,327,182  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total current assets
     313,836,780        32,269,970        98,227,115        444,333,865  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Debt instruments at fair value through OCI
     —          6,894,757        —          6,894,757  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   Ps. 313,836,780      Ps. 39,164,727      Ps. 98,227,115      Ps. 451,228,622  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Liabilities:
                                   
Debt
   Ps. 440,660,165      Ps. 180,122,540      Ps. —        Ps. 620,782,705  
Liability related to right-of-use of assets
     98,654,225        —          —          98,654,225  
Derivative financial instruments (Note 7)
     —          10,034,508        —          10,034,508  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   Ps. 539,314,390      Ps. 190,157,048      Ps. —        Ps. 729,471,438  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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Measurement of fair value at December 31, 2022
 
 
  
Level 1
 
  
Level 2
 
  
Level 3
 
  
Total
 
Assets:
                                   
Equity investments at fair value through OCI and other short-term investments
  
Ps.
88,428,111
    
Ps.
—  
 
  
Ps.
—  
 
  
Ps.
88,428,111
 
Derivative financial instruments (Note 7)
  
 
—  
 
  
 
2,602,680
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
2,602,680
 
Revalued of assets (Note
10
)
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
38,353,719
 
  
 
38,353,719
 
Pension plan assets (Note 18)
  
 
192,829,688
    
 
15,657,661
    
 
39,270
 
  
 
208,526,619
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total current assets
  
 
281,257,799
    
 
18,260,341
    
 
38,392,989
    
 
337,911,129
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Debt instruments at fair value through OCI
  
 
—  
 
  
 
6,981,149
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
6,981,149
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
Ps.
281,257,799
    
Ps.
25,241,490
 
  
Ps.
38,392,989
 
  
Ps.
344,892,278
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Liabilities:
                                   
Debt
  
Ps.
371,709,395
 
  
Ps.
116,848,635
 
  
Ps.
—  
 
  
Ps.
488,558,030
 
Liability related to right-of-use of assets
  
 
134,148,811
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
134,148,811
 
Derivative financial instruments
  
 
—  
 
  
 
25,331,346
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
25,331,346
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
Ps.
505,858,206
 
  
Ps.
142,179,981
 
  
Ps.
—  
 
  
Ps.
648,038,187
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Fair value of derivative financial instruments is valued using valuation techniques with market observable inputs. To determine its Level 2 fair value, the Company applies different valuation techniques including forward pricing and swaps models, using present value calculations. The models incorporate various inputs including credit quality of counterparties, foreign exchange spot and forward rates and interest rate curves. Fair value of debt Level 2 has been determined using a model based on present value calculation incorporating credit quality of AMX. The Company’s investment in equity investments at fair value, specifically the investment in KPN and Verizon, is valued using the quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets. The net realized (loss) gain related to derivative financial instruments for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022 was Ps. 
(1,664,465)
 and Ps. 
(2,353,920)
 respectively.
The fair value of the asset revaluation was calculated using valuation techniques, using observable market data and internal information on transactions carried out with independent third parties. To determine fair value we use level 2 and 3 information, the Company used inputs such as average rents, contract term and discount rates for discounted flow modeling techniques; in the case of discount rates, we use level 2 data where the information is public and is found in recognized databases, such as country risks, inflation, etc. In the case of average rents and contract terms, we use level 3 data, where the information is mainly internal based on lease contracts entered into with independent third parties.
During the end of the period ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, there were no transfers between the Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurement hierarchies.
 
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Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities
 
 
  
At December 31,
2020
 
  
Cash flow
 
 
Foreign currency
exchange and
other
 
  
At December 31,
2021
 
Debt
   Ps. 628,382,956      Ps. (58,354,281)     Ps. (5,998,573)     Ps. 564,030,102  
Liability related to right-of-use of assets
     109,327,241        (30,544,750     19,871,734       98,654,225  
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities from financing activities
  
Ps.
737,710,197
 
  
Ps.
(88,899,031
 
Ps.
13,873,161
 
 
Ps.
662,684,327
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 

 
  
At December 31,
2021
 
  
Cash flow
 
 
Foreign currency

exchange and

other
 
  
At December 31,

2022
 
Debt
  
Ps.
564,030,102
 
  
Ps.
43,073,992
 
 
Ps.
(96,514,614)
 
 
Ps.
510,589,480
 
Liability related to right-of-use of assets
  
 
98,654,225
 
  
 
(33,823,287
)
 
 
 
69,317,873
 
 
 
134,148,811
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities from
 
financing activities
  
Ps.
662,684,327
 
  
Ps.
9,250,705
 
 
Ps.
(27,196,741)
   
Ps.
644,738,291
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Note 20. Shareholders’ Equity
a)
Pursuant to the Company’s bylaws, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of a minimum fixed portion of Ps. 239,356 (nominal amount), represented as of December 31, 2022 by a total of 63,381,000,000 shares (including treasury shares available for placement in accordance with the provisions of the Ley del Mercado de Valores), of which (i) 20,554,697,460 are “AA” shares (full voting rights); (ii) 488,283,894 are “A” shares (full voting rights); and (iii) 42,338,018,646 are “L” shares (limited voting rights).
b)
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s outstanding capital stock was represented by 63,325,000,000 shares (20,554,697,460 “AA” shares, 488,283,894 “A” shares and 42,282,018,646 “L” shares), and 64,689,740,633 shares (20,554,697,460 “AA” shares, 502,404,175 “A” shares and 43,632,638,998 “L” shares), respectively.
c)
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s treasury held for placement in accordance with the provisions of the Ley del Mercado de Valores and the
Disposiciones de carácter general aplicables a las emisoras de valores y a otros participantes en el Mercado de valores
issued by the
Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores
, a total amount of
56,000,000
shares all of which are series L shares and
1,721,520,016
series L shares, respectively, all acquired pursuant to the Company’s share repurchase program.
d)
The holders of “AA” and “A” shares are entitled to full voting rights. The holders of “L” shares may only vote in limited circumstances, and they are only entitled to appoint two members of the Board of Directors and their respective alternates. The matters in which “L” shares holders are entitled to vote are the following: extension of the Company´s corporate life, dissolution of the Company, change of Company’s corporate purpose, change of nationality of the Company, transformation of the Company, a merger with another company, any transaction representing 20% or more of the Company’s consolidated assets, as well as the cancellation of the inscription of the shares issued by the Company at the
Registro Nacional de Valores
and any other foreign stock exchanges where they may be registered, except for quotation systems or other markets not organized as stock exchanges. Within their respective series, all shares confer the same rights to their holders.
The Company’s bylaws contain restrictions and limitations related to the subscription and acquisition of “AA” shares by non-Mexican investors.
 
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e)
Pursuant to the Company’s bylaws, “AA” shares must at all times represent no less than
20
% and no more than
51
% of the Company’s capital stock, and they shall also represent at all times, no less than 51% of the common shares (entitled to full voting rights, represented by “AA” and “A” shares) representing said capital stock.
“A” shares, which may be freely subscribed, must not represent more than 19.6% of capital stock and must not exceed 49% of the common shares representing such capital. Common shares (entitled to full voting rights, represented by “AA” and “A” shares), must represent no more than 51% of the Company’s capital stock.
Lastly, “L” shares which have limited voting rights and may be freely subscribed may not exceed, along with “A” shares, 80% of the Company’s capital stock. For purposes of determining these restrictions, the percentages mentioned above refer only to the number of the Company’s shares outstanding.
Dividends
On April 20, 2022, the Company’s shareholders approved among other resolutions, the payment of a dividend of Ps. 0.44 (forty four peso cents) per share to each of the shares series of its capital stock “AA”, “A” and “L”. It was approved that such dividend would be paid in one installment of Ps. 0.44 (forty four peso cents), on August 29, 2022.
On April 26, 2021, the Company’s shareholders approved, among other resolutions, the payment of a dividend of Ps. 0.40 (forty peso cents) per share to each of the shares series of its capital stock “AA”, “A” and “L”. It was approved that such dividend would be paid in two installments of Ps. 0.20 (twenty peso cents) each, on July 19 and November 08, 2021 respectively.
Spin-off
On August 8, 2022, the Company’s capital stock reflects a reduction of Ps.1,572 (nominal amount), derived from the Company’s spin-off and its contribution to Sitios Latam, without having modified the number of shares of the Company due to the spin-off.
Legal Reserve
According to the
Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles
, companies must allocate from the net profit of each year, at least 5% to increase the legal reserve until it reaches 20%
of its capital stock. This reserve may not be distributed to shareholders during the existence of the Company, except as a stock dividend. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the legal reserve amounted Ps. 358,440.

Restrictions on Certain Transactions
Pursuant to the Company’s bylaws any transfer of more than 10% of the full voting shares (“A” shares and “AA” shares), effected in one or more transactions by any person or group of persons acting in concert, requires prior approval by our Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors denies such approval, however, the Company bylaws require it to designate an alternate transferee, who must pay market price for the shares as quoted on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V.
Payment of Dividends
Dividends, either in cash or in kind, paid with respect to the “A” Shares, “L” Shares, “A” Share ADSs or “L” Share ADSs will generally be subject to a 10% Mexican withholding tax (provided that no Mexican withholding tax will apply to distributions of net taxable profits generated before 2014). Nonresident holders could be subject to a lower tax rate, to the extent that they are eligible for benefits under an income tax treaty to which Mexico is a party.
 
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Repurchase of shares
On April 20, 202
2
, the Company’s shareholders authorized an amount of Ps. 26 billion to repurchase the Company’s own shares. During the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 1,364,740,633 series A and L shares. At the end of 2022 and after the cancelation of shares approved by the shareholders meeting on December 20, 2022, the Company had in treasury 56,000,000 series L shares.
Earnings per Share
The following table shows the computation of the basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
   
For the years ended December 31,
 
   
(1)

2020
   
(1)

2021
   
2022
 
Net profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent from continuing operations
  Ps. 35,264,826     Ps. 68,187,225    
Ps.
82,878,406
 
Net profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent from discontinued operations
    11,587,779       124,235,942    
 
(6,719,015
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent
    46,852,605       192,423,167    
 
76,159,391
 
Weighted average shares (in millions)
    66,265       65,967    
 
63,936
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the parent continuing operations
  Ps. 0.53     Ps. 1.03    
Ps.
1.30
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the parent discontinued operations
  Ps. 0.17     Ps. 1.88    
Ps.
(0.11)
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(1)
Restated for discontinued operations
Note 21. Components of other comprehensive income (loss)
The movement on the components of the other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022 is as follows:

 
  
For the years ended December 31,
 
 
  
2020
 
 
2021
 
 
2022
 
Controlling interest:
                        
Unrealized (loss) gain on equity investments at fair value, net of deferred taxes
   Ps. (1,952,414   Ps. 4,560,869    
Ps.
(4,707,276
Translation effect of foreign entities
     (13,558,774     (4,837,206  
 
(31,086,965
Translation effect by discontinued operations
     —         (829,163  
 
5,193,281
 
Remeasurement of defined benefit plan, net of deferred taxes
     (10,026,454     11,100,835    
 
(4,599,407
Asset’s revaluation surplus net of deferred taxes
     64,835,155       —      
 
—  
 
Non-controlling interest of the items above
     14,165,249       (2,135,886  
 
(3,734,066
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
   Ps. 53,462,762     Ps. 7,859,449    
Ps.
(38,934,433
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 

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Note 22. Valuation of derivatives, interest cost from labor obligations and other financial items, net
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022, valuation of derivatives and other financial items are as follows:
 
 
  
For the years ended December 31,
 
 
  
2020
 
 
2021
 
 
2022
 
Gain (loss) in valuation of derivatives, net (Note 7)
     Ps.12,378,193       Ps.(6,755,214)      
Ps.(28,639,687)
 
Capitalized interest expense (Note 10 b)
     1,771,613       1,527,259    
 
1,514,654
 
Commissions
     (1,106,980     (1,067,381  
 
(1,061,278
Interest cost of labor obligations (Note 18)
     (13,105,693     (14,375,520  
 
(12,376,939
Contractual earn out Verizon (Note 4)
     —         —      
 
4,271,250
 
Interest expense on taxes
     (59,032     (243,075  
 
(190,822
Dividend received (Note 4)
     2,122,826       2,628,600    
 
6,155,993
 
Gain on net monetary positions
     3,262,512       4,876,842    
 
11,538,061
 
Other financial cost
(1)
     (3,845,186     (835,028  
 
(327,451
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
     Ps. 1,418,253       Ps.(14,243,517)      
Ps.(19,116,219)
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 

(1)
Excludes 
discontinued operations of TracFone, Chile and Panama (See note 2ac)
Note 23. Segments
América Móvil operates in different countries. As mentioned in Note 1, the Company has operations in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ecuador, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Honduras, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Austria, Croatia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Macedonian, Serbia and Slovenia. The accounting policies for the segments are the same as those described in Note 2.
The Chief Executive Officer, who is the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), analyzes the financial and operating information by operating segment. All operating segments that (i) represent more than 10% of consolidated revenues, (ii) more than the absolute amount of its reported 10% of profits before income tax or (iii) more than 10% of consolidated assets, are presented separately.
The Company presents the following reportable segments for the purposes of its consolidated financial statements: Mexico (includes Telcel and Corporate operations and assets), Telmex (Mexico), Brazil, Southern Cone (includes Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay), Colombia, Andean (includes Ecuador and Peru), Central America (includes Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica), Caribbean (includes the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico), and Europe (includes Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Belarus, Slovenia, Macedonia and Serbia).
The segment Southern Cone comprises mobile communication services in Argentina as well as Paraguay and Uruguay. Beginning in 2018, hyperinflation accounting in accordance with IAS 29 was initially applied to Argentina, which results in the restatement of
non-monetary
assets, liabilities and all items of the statement of comprehensive income for the change in a general price index and the translation of these items applying the
period-end
exchange rate.
The Company considers that the quantitative and qualitative aspects of any aggregated operating segments (that is, Central America and Caribbean reportable segments) are similar in nature for all periods presented. In evaluating the appropriateness of aggregating operating segments, the key indicators considered included but were not limited to: (i) the similarity of key financial statements measures and trends, (ii) all entities provide telecommunications services, (iii) similarities of customer base and services, (iv) the methods to distribute services are the same, based on telephone plant in both cases, wireless and fixed lines, (v) similarities of governments and regulatory entities that oversee the activities and services of telecom companies, (vi) inflation trends, and (vii) currency trends.
 
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Mexico
   
Telmex
   
Brazil
   
(3)

Southern Cone
   
Colombia
   
Andean
   
(2)

Central
America
   
U.S.A. (1)
   
Caribbean
   
Europe
   
Eliminations
   
Consolidated
total
 
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 (in Ps.):
                                                                                               
External revenues
    214,578,600       77,920,910       163,865,421       34,426,863       77,282,658       53,846,358       44,823,244       —         37,182,842       111,472,191       —         815,399,087  
Intersegment revenues
    17,663,525       13,668,264       4,207,466       1,220,100       352,694       88,305       (129,419     —         1,440,983       —         (38,511,918     —    
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total revenues
    232,242,125       91,589,174       168,072,887       35,646,963       77,635,352       53,934,663       44,693,825       —         38,623,825       111,472,191       (38,511,918     815,399,087  
Depreciation and amortization
    24,748,756       13,341,479       41,795,397       7,199,898       14,413,760       11,447,356       11,784,026       —         7,094,331       25,593,204       (3,202,787     154,215,420  
Operating income
    70,851,525       11,204,433       25,203,504       3,238,167       15,111,947       8,698,645       5,844,137       —         6,701,086       13,159,865       (11,200,502     148,812,807  
Interest income
    21,322,406       1,479,021       2,904,430       979,181       822,447       1,049,261       1,130,767       —         1,105,420       90,746       (25,823,043     5,060,636  
Interest expense
    30,936,195       1,306,867       17,976,227       2,955,339       2,586,708       2,223,478       1,419,010       —         1,658,619       2,546,255       (25,443,493     38,165,205  
Income tax
    4,905,863       577,178       (4,442,598     676,444       2,078,789       3,115,693       1,504,240       —         2,524,214       2,234,065       4,283       13,178,171  
Equity interest in net result of associated companies
    (3,820     23,955       (2,972     (15,422     —         —         —         —         —         (288,747     —         (287,006
Net profit (loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent continues operations
    3,613,907       (1,085,038     4,963,424       4,909,164       16,579,303       4,649,047       3,922,577       —         3,294,111       7,777,426       (13,359,095     35,264,826  
Net profit (loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent discontinued operations
    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         11,587,779  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net profit (loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent
    3,613,907       (1,085,038     4,963,424       4,909,164       16,579,303       4,649,047       3,922,577       —         3,294,111       7,777,426       (13,359,095     46,852,605  
Assets by segment
    947,396,510       203,081,314       386,982,711       118,266,380       132,210,369       101,717,708       88,690,683       35,083,285       109,914,293       239,583,759       (737,878,785     1,625,048,227  
Plant, property and equipment, net
    52,117,395       110,751,083       145,307,497       62,157,797       48,876,853       36,102,261       37,855,227       1,761,595       39,128,447       82,595,077       ( 876,229     615,777,003  
Revalued of assets
    —         —         36,076,207       7,494,408       12,893,284       9,500,708       7,059,247       —         2,572,504       31,556,270       —         107,152,628  
Goodwill
    26,949,185       215,381       16,048,092       5,436,675       12,253,743       4,866,363       6,345,659       3,362,899       14,186,723       53,388,139       —         143,052,859  
Trademarks, net
    126,823       181,094       —         —         —         —         —         269,325       219,087       2,981,089       —         3,777,418  
Licenses and rights, net
    12,017,318       100,623       26,171,345       12,099,873       12,363,039       6,870,531       5,427,857       —         8,616,880       27,963,250       —         111,630,716  
Investment in associated companies
    51,645       613,449       64,125       (20,970     395       —         25,413       —         —         —         1,095,703       1,829,760  
Liabilities by segments
    725,408,198       193,840,756       263,989,566       61,786,265       63,610,642       53,379,366       34,252,511       33,141,315       60,839,340       138,747,621       (319,064,971     1,309,930,609  
 
(1)
Restated for discontinued operations (TracFone disposal)
(2)
Restated for discontinued operations (Panama disposal)
(3)
Restated for discontinued operations (Claro Chile, SpA joint venture)
 
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Mexico
   
Telmex
   
Brazil
   
(2)
Southern Cone
   
Colombia
   
Andean
   
(1)
Central
America
   
Caribbean
   
Europe
   
Eliminations
   
Consolidated
total
 
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 (in Ps.):
                                                                                       
External revenues
    225,219,719       87,189,642       148,729,232       40,244,826       79,312,071       52,888,323       45,406,174       37,858,979       113,838,486       —         830,687,452  
Intersegment revenues
    18,041,465       15,237,420       4,044,386       ( 699,479     360,638       73,828       62,764       2,069,648       —         (39,190,670     —    
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total revenues
    243,261,184       102,427,062       152,773,618       39,545,347       79,672,709       52,962,151       45,468,938       39,928,627       113,838,486       (39,190,670     830,687,452  
Depreciation and amortization
    25,797,791       12,740,332       40,342,871       9,585,858       15,067,211       11,211,523       10,830,440       6,987,129       27,469,463       (3,729,626     156,302,992  
Operating income
    77,783,972       21,100,316       21,867,457       2,968,702       15,165,356       7,457,802       8,700,382       8,661,475       13,421,147       (9,570,359     167,556,250  
Interest income
    14,864,242       758,126       2,104,574       820,449       431,314       833,540       269,379       701,785       116,031       (17,065,290     3,834,150  
Interest expense
    24,586,641       1,385,103       15,875,138       2,790,000       2,240,707       1,213,421       1,061,526       1,066,733       2,414,415       (16,895,379     35,738,305  
Income tax
    25,002,390       2,496,010       (9,603,701     782,844       3,112,946       2,375,281       2,940,404       2,171,594       3,438,161       1,548       32,717,477  
Equity interest in net result of associated companies
    85,648       44,525       4,575       (19,073     —         —         —         —         (1,757     —         113,918  
Net profit (loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent continues operations
    34,195,093       4,594,450       14,185,905       ( 2,804,630     5,959,563       4,180,473       4,746,847       5,151,166       8,313,018       (10,334,660     68,187,225  
Net profit (loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent discontinued operations
    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         124,235,942  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net profit (loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent
    34,195,093       4,594,450       14,185,905       ( 2,804,630     5,959,563       4,180,473       4,746,847       5,151,166       8,313,018       (10,334,660     192,423,167  
Assets by segment
    999,502,407       195,869,232       407,458,440       135,862,040       133,232,525       95,719,937       101,725,955       102,949,901       210,944,575       (693,615,163     1,689,649,849  
Plant, property and equipment, net
    50,420,866       118,056,718       153,607,199       64,864,986       48,888,907       34,395,339       42,407,727       41,601,009       79,764,422       (983,169     633,024,004  
Revalued of assets
    —         —         33,004,669       6,159,077       10,266,464       8,389,460       9,113,632       2,564,149       28,675,224       —         98,172,675  
Goodwill
    26,965,618       215,381       15,335,322       5,191,841       11,685,585       4,688,154       6,002,380       14,186,723       52,307,190       —         136,578,194  
Trademarks, net
    90,673       149,865       —         —         —         —         —         229,000       2,822,625       —         3,292,163  
Licenses and rights, net
    11,081,972       129,233       39,620,009       13,791,003       11,384,533       5,502,139       5,220,437       10,847,685       25,709,849       —         123,286,860  
Investment in associated companies
    4,725,279       522,403       65,699       (34,401     351       —         26,348       —         —         (2,253,198     3,052,481  
Liabilities by segments
    679,954,783       176,177,522       273,655,967       72,702,285       65,631,866       44,676,727       42,823,861       53,885,848       134,357,142       (308,257,878     1,235,608,123  
 
(1)
Restated for discontinued operations (Panama disposal)
(2)
Restated for discontinued operations (Claro Chile, SpA joint venture)
 
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7

   
Mexico
   
Telmex
   
Brazil
   
(2)
Southern Cone
   
Colombia
   
Andean
   
(1)
Central
America
   
Caribbean
   
Europe
   
Eliminations
   
Consolidated
total
 
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 (in Ps.):
                                                                                       
External revenues
 
 
236,608,249
 
 
 
83,046,967
 
 
 
165,804,342
 
 
 
38,820,073
 
 
 
70,925,374
 
 
 
55,426,258
 
 
 
47,054,127
 
 
 
40,859,951
 
 
 
105,956,056
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
844,501,397
 
Intersegment revenues
 
 
9,290,955
 
 
 
16,937,889
 
 
 
5,075,716
 
 
 
( 95,105
)
 
 
 
374,225
 
 
 
72,142
 
 
 
160,459
 
 
 
1,854,029
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(33,670,310
 
 
—  
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total revenues
 
 
245,899,204
 
 
 
99,984,856
 
 
 
170,880,058
 
 
 
38,724,968
 
 
 
71,299,599
 
 
 
55,498,400
 
 
 
47,214,586
 
 
 
42,713,980
 
 
 
105,956,056
 
 
 
(33,670,310
 
 
844,501,397
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
26,383,113
 
 
 
13,171,616
 
 
 
43,422,821
 
 
 
10,807,072
 
 
 
13,085,226
 
 
 
10,698,869
 
 
 
11,178,361
 
 
 
7,133,908
 
 
 
22,761,938
 
 
 
(9,138
 
 
158,633,786
 
Operating income
 
 
76,708,954
 
 
 
16,172,472
 
 
 
26,665,816
 
 
 
1,796,672
 
 
 
14,170,936
 
 
 
8,262,395
 
 
 
7,540,132
 
 
 
10,284,834
 
 
 
16,155,520
 
 
 
(6,886,979
 
 
170,870,752
 
Interest income
 
 
18,336,415
 
 
 
925,158
 
 
 
2,679,103
 
 
 
719,851
 
 
 
624,304
 
 
 
906,176
 
 
 
431,741
 
 
 
701,794
 
 
 
229,958
 
 
 
(20,730,921
 
 
4,823,579
 
Interest expense
 
 
24,909,724
 
 
 
3,342,459
 
 
 
23,411,387
 
 
 
2,573,356
 
 
 
2,699,010
 
 
 
860,572
 
 
 
1,033,792
 
 
 
1,152,370
 
 
 
1,281,857
 
 
 
(20,005,724
 
 
41,258,803
 
Income tax
 
 
30,642,242
 
 
 
2,767,673
 
 
 
454,205
 
 
 
(160,199
 
 
2,286,809
 
 
 
2,870,743
 
 
 
1,708,728
 
 
 
2,432,392
 
 
 
3,151,281
 
 
 
(109,785
 
 
46,044,089
 
Equity interest in net result of associated companies
 
 
(1,821,608
 
 
31,000
 
 
 
20,864
 
 
 
(2,198
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(39,490
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(1,811,432
Net profit (loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent continues operations
 
 
63,711,537
 
 
 
(373,036
 
 
10,254,969
 
 
 
(1,157,911
 
 
6,486,771
 
 
 
6,122,291
 
 
 
5,059,038
 
 
 
6,649,004
 
 
 
11,795,662
 
 
 
(25,669,919
 
 
82,878,406
 
Net profit (loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent discontinued operations
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(6,719,015
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net profit (loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent
 
 
63,711,537
 
 
 
(373,036
 
 
10,254,969
 
 
 
(1,157,911
 
 
6,486,771
 
 
 
6,122,291
 
 
 
5,059,038
 
 
 
6,649,004
 
 
 
11,795,662
 
 
 
(25,669,919
 
 
76,159,391
 
Assets by segment
 
 
1,042,849,460
 
 
 
215,543,807
 
 
 
407,802,373
 
 
 
87,971,767
 
 
 
104,769,670
 
 
 
85,782,831
 
 
 
96,321,649
 
 
 
101,143,182
 
 
 
154,774,150
 
 
 
(678,859,545
 
 
1,618,099,344
 
Plant, property and equipment, net
 
 
49,677,868
 
 
 
134,928,482
 
 
 
159,382,793
 
 
 
42,674,620
 
 
 
44,999,710
 
 
 
33,480,299
 
 
 
41,312,113
 
 
 
40,606,623
 
 
 
72,272,633
 
 
 
(462,650
 
 
618,872,491
 
Revalued of assets
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
7,700,459
 
 
 
5,938,449
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
1,434,188
 
 
 
23,280,623
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
38,353,719
 
Goodwill
 
 
26,481,707
 
 
 
215,381
 
 
 
31,085,202
 
 
 
199,984
 
 
 
8,495,090
 
 
 
4,678,851
 
 
 
6,312,511
 
 
 
14,186,723
 
 
 
49,465,916
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
141,121,365
 
Trademarks, net
 
 
110,397
 
 
 
118,634
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
220,350
 
 
 
2,565,176
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
3,014,557
 
Licenses and rights, net
 
 
10,559,914
 
 
 
106,659
 
 
 
37,638,695
 
 
 
12,965,021
 
 
 
8,068,013
 
 
 
4,271,910
 
 
 
3,599,560
 
 
 
10,124,134
 
 
 
20,461,281
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
107,795,187
 
Investment in associated companies
 
 
24,656,295
 
 
 
550,493
 
 
 
22,708
 
 
 
(19,866
 
 
  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
23,896
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
2,058
 
 
 
(1,260,122
 
 
23,975,462
 
Liabilities by segments
 
 
621,482,350
 
 
 
204,294,033
 
 
 
297,234,805
 
 
 
54,393,204
 
 
 
57,393,854
 
 
 
36,223,727
 
 
 
42,725,447
 
 
 
48,434,551
 
 
 
97,527,392
 
 
 
(279,439,292
 
 
1,180,270,071
 
 
(1)
Discontinued operations (Panama disposal)
(2)
Discontinued operations (Claro Chile, SpA joint venture)
 
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Note 24. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
New and amended standards and interpretations
The Company applied for the first-time certain standards and amendments, which are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022 (unless otherwise stated). The Company has not early adopted any other standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.
Onerous Contracts – Costs of Fulfilling a Contract – Amendments to IAS 37
An onerous contract is a contract under which the unavoidable of meeting the obligations under the contract costs (i.e., the costs that the Company cannot avoid because it has the contract) exceed the economic benefits expected to be received under it.
The amendments specify that when assessing whether a contract is onerous or loss-making, an entity needs to include costs that relate directly to a contract to provide goods or services including both incremental costs (e.g., the costs of direct labour and materials) and an allocation of costs directly related to contract activities (e.g., depreciation of equipment used to fulfil the contract and costs of contract management and supervision). General and administrative costs do not relate directly to a contract and are excluded unless they are explicitly chargeable to the counterparty under the contract.
Prior to the application of the amendments, the Company identified no significant contracts as being onerous as the unavoidable costs under the contracts, which were the costs of fulfilling them, comprised only incremental costs directly related to the contracts.
Reference to the Conceptual Framework – Amendments to IFRS 3
The amendments replace a reference to a previous version of the IASB’s Conceptual Framework with a reference to the current version issued in March 2018 without significantly changing its requirements.
The amendments add an exception to the recognition principle of
IFRS 3 Business Combinations
to avoid the issue of potential ‘day 2’ gains or losses arising for liabilities and contingent liabilities that would be within the scope of
IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
or
IFRIC 21 Levies
, if incurred separately. The exception requires entities to apply the criteria in IAS 37 or IFRIC 21, respectively, instead of the Conceptual Framework, to determine whether a present obligation exists at the acquisition date.
The amendments also add a new paragraph to IFRS 3 to clarify that contingent assets do not qualify for recognition at the acquisition date.
In accordance with the transitional provisions, the Company applies the amendments prospectively, i.e., to business combinations occurring after the beginning of the annual reporting period in which it first applies the amendments (the date of initial application).
These amendments had no impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as there were no contingent assets, liabilities or contingent liabilities within the scope of these amendments that arose during the period.
Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended Use – Amendments to IAS 16 Leases
The amendment prohibits entities from deducting from the cost of an item of property, plant and equipment, any proceeds of the sale of items produced while bringing that asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. Instead, an entity recognizes the proceeds from selling such items, and the costs of producing those items, in profit or loss.
 
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In accordance with the transitional provisions, the Company applies the amendments retrospectively only to items of PP&E made available for use on or after the beginning of the earliest period presented when the entity first applies the amendment (the date of initial application).
These amendments had no impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as there were no sales of such items produced by property, plant and equipment made available for use on or after the beginning of the earliest period presented.
IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards – Subsidiary as a first-time adopter
The amendment permits a subsidiary that elects to apply paragraph D16(a) of IFRS 1 to measure cumulative translation differences using the amounts reported in the parent’s consolidated financial statements, based on the parent’s date of transition to IFRS, if no adjustments were made for consolidation procedures and for the effects of the business combination in which the parent acquired the subsidiary. This amendment is also applied to an associate or joint venture that elects to apply paragraph D16(a) of IFRS 1.
These amendments had no impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as it is not a first-time adopter.
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments – Fees in the ’10 per cent’ test for derecognition of financial liabilities
The amendment clarifies the fees that an entity includes when assessing whether the terms of a new or modified financial liability are substantially different from the terms of the original financial liability. These fees include only those paid or received between the borrower and the lender, including fees paid or received by either the borrower or lender on the other’s behalf. There is no similar amendment proposed for
IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement
.
In accordance with the transitional provisions, the Company applies the amendment to financial liabilities that are modified or exchanged on or after the beginning of the annual reporting period in which the entity first applies the amendment (the date of initial application). These amendments had no impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company as there were no modifications of the Company’s financial instruments during the period.
Note 25. Subsequent Events
a) On February 6, 2023, the Company announced the execution of a definitive agreement (Agreement of Shareholders), with Österreichische Beteiligungs AG (“OBAG”), in respect of their shares in Telekom Austria AG (“Telekom Austria”), ensuring leadership and control by AMX of the Telekom Austria Group, granting it the right to continue nominating the majority of the members of the Board of Directors (Supervisory Board), and the President and CEO of the Management Board of Telekom Austria, with voting power in all company management decisions. The Shareholders Agreement
provides a new term of
10 years
,
from
that
date.
In addition, the spin-off of the Telekom Austria towers was agreed for the majority of the countries where it operates, including Austria, which will allow Telekom Austria to allocate more efficiently its equity and expand its investment in high-speed connectivity infrastructure in Austria, including fiber and 5G infrastructure. This spin-off will not generate changes in the majority shareholding structure and it is intended to list the tower’s shares on the Vienna Stock Exchange.
The spin-off of the towers is subject to various corporate and regulatory approvals, including the approval of the Supervisory Board and the shareholders of Telekom Austria.
 
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b) On February 3,
2023
, the Company completed the sale of 1,388 telecommunications towers, property of its subsidiary in the Dominican Republic, to Sitios Latam.
c) On March 31, 2023, the Company completed the sale of
2,980
telecommunications towers, property of its subsidiary in Peru, to Sitios Latam, therefore, a total of
3,480
towers were finally transferred.
d) On December 20, 2022, the Company’s shareholders approved the conversion of all its series “A”, “AA” and “L” shares into common shares of a single new series “B”, with full voting rights, as well as to amend AMX’s bylaws to implement said conversion. The conversion was subject to various corporate and regulatory approvals. The conversion was implemented at a 1:1 conversion ratio, and completed on March 16, 2023.
e) On January 16, 2023, the company informed that after extensive dialogue with the Telephone Operators Union of the Mexican Republic, a constructive agreement has been reached regarding retirement conditions (pensions) for newly hired personnel that TELMEX hires from January 2023
f) On April 14, the Company´s shareholders approved a repurchase fund for an amount of Ps. 20 billion to be used in the period from April 2023 to April 2024.
g) On April 27, the Company´s shareholders approved to pay a 0.46 (forty six peso cents) ordinary dividend, per share,
in
two equal installments, to each of the shares of its capital stock series B.
 
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