y ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁enter prise ▁by ▁President ▁Carlos ▁Sal inas ▁de ▁G ort ari ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁it ▁took ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Government ▁ 5 ▁years ▁to ▁establish ▁reg ulations ▁in ▁the ▁Tele communic ations ▁Act ▁and ▁only ▁then ▁were ▁compet itors ▁allowed ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Mexican ▁tele communic ation ▁market , ▁leaving ▁T elm ex ' ▁and ▁its ▁owner ▁Carlos ▁S lim ▁enough ▁time ▁to ▁extend ▁their ▁techn ological ▁lead . ▁Nevertheless , ▁Mexico ▁is ▁lag ging ▁behind ▁the ▁world ▁average ▁in ▁connection ▁spe eds . ▁ ▁Mexico ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries ▁that ▁has ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁Internet ▁c ensor ship . ▁However , ▁increasing ▁thre ats ▁and ▁violence ▁against ▁media ▁out lets , ▁rep or ters , ▁and ▁blog gers ▁related ▁to ▁dru gs ▁and ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁leads ▁to ▁self - c ensor ship ▁by ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁by ▁individuals . ▁ ▁Broad band ▁I SP s ▁ ▁x DS L ▁I SP s ▁that ▁provide ▁x DS L : ▁T elm ex ▁- T elm ex ▁T elm ex ▁started ▁s elling ▁I SD N ▁connections ▁under ▁the ▁Pro dig y ▁Tur bo ▁brand ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁' 9 0 s . ▁The ▁service ▁was ▁then ▁replaced ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁with ▁x DS L ▁connections ▁sold ▁under ▁the ▁Pro dig y ▁Inf init um ▁brand ▁name . ▁X DS L ▁is ▁now ▁being ▁offered ▁under ▁the ▁T elm ex ▁brand ▁name ▁directly . ▁▁ ▁Terra ▁- ▁Terra