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Mexico Sets June 25 Review as Millions of Mobile Lines Remain Unregistered

The government will decide whether to extend the June 30 registration deadline to prevent mass suspensions that could cut mobile data and break phone-based authentication.

Overview

  • The law requires every active mobile line to be linked to a CURP by June 30 or face suspension that leaves only emergency calls and alerts working.
  • Authorities say only two official registration routes exist: online through an operator portal or in person at a carrier service center.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum has rejected claims the policy is for espionage and said carriers, not the state, will hold registration records.
  • Official figures are contested: the government says more than half of lines are registered while CRT and independent counts put completed registrations near 50–60 million against about 145–159 million active lines.
  • ATDT chief José Antonio Merino will present updated data and a decision on a possible extension on Thursday, June 25, with regulators and banks warning that low compliance could disrupt banking, authentication processes and push users onto congested WiFi networks.