Mexico prepping for a big purpose-built auction 3G spectrum in 1700 and 1900MHz bands by the end of the year, and at least one day a big investment group, Banamex, believes that could net as 1.5 billion dollars for the Government, when All said and done. The estimate is actually working with a $ 1 billion to 1.5 billion U.S. dollars, depending on the number of bidders, who eventually decides to participate, and which side of the bed they woke up that morning, but any way you slice it is a pleasant part of the changes (for the sake of comparison, in Canada’s AWS auction are listed in CAD $ 4,2 billion - about $ 3.86 billion). Telcel, Telefonica, NII, and all that will be virtual locks to place bets, while Mexico number three operator - Iusacell - this can not be considered to be one of the less than stellar financial situation, and accumulate spare spectrum that is already in its disposal. Before you start any wild rumors that foreign companies can swoop and shake things up, be warned - Banamex said that it is highly unlikely, given unsuccessful attempts to bust in the Mexican market for Verizon, water, and France Telecom in the past.