As Mexico lauds telecom reform, rural poor search for connection

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http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fh1hypUl4CfLf3LrQ6NVtA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2016-10-27T061021Z_1006990001_LYNXNPEC9Q0AX_RTROPTP_2_CTEC H-US-MEXICO-TELECOMS.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/mexico-lauds-telecom-reform-rural-poor-search-connection-060450023--finance.html)By Christine Murray SANTA CRUZ ITUNDUJIA, Mexico (Reuters) - Toddler Priscila Rubi Sanchez lived in a remote Mexican hamlet with no fixed line or cell phone network, so when a mouthful of corn partially blocked her throat late one night and her parents could not call for help, she died. Life is tough in Santa Cruz Itundujia in the mountains of Oaxaca state and it is made even harder here and in other isolated towns throughout Mexico's rugged interior by a lack of connectivity that complicates everything from education to getting help in medical emergencies. In these remote indigenous hills, President Enrique Pena Nieto's telecommunications reform, credited with slashing prices for many Mexicans and boosting competition against billionaire Carlos Slim's company America Movil, is coming up short.



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