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[^1]\n\nThe Mexican Commission for Regulatory Telecommunications (CRT) announced that telephone lines ending in 1 that were not linked before August 31 will be suspended starting September 1. [^2]\n\nThe CRT stated that the new provisions do not intervene in journalistic work or editorial lines, but they require televiewers and radio listeners to exercise their rights through procedures for submitting observations, suggestions, requests, or complaints. [^3]\n\nThe new guidelines eliminated previous obligations or prohibitions against broadcasting false or decontextualized information, allowing media companies such as TV Azteca, Televisa, and radio stations to continue exercising their editorial independence. [^4]\n\nThe new guidelines establish an economic sanction scheme where fines can range from 0.01% to 1% of the licensee's revenue depending on the infraction, such as lacking an ethical code or an audience defender. 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