Mexico City’s Cuauhtémoc borough partners to remove abandoned cables
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Alessandra Rojo de la Vega, the mayor of Cuauhtémoc in Mexico City, and Alfredo Pacheco Vásquez, director of CANIETI, Mexico’s national chamber for the electronics and telecommunications industry, formalised an agreement to remove unused cables from the borough’s 33 neighbourhoods.
The partnership will focus on prioritised routes to eliminate defunct cables, reorganise working installations, and adjust cable heights when they pose a risk or detract from the urban landscape.
The agreement also includes maintaining overhead lines and pruning tree branches interfering with telecommunications infrastructure. The Cuauhtémoc borough and CANIETI have already been collaborating through the “Descabléale” program, which has removed over 3,100 meters of unused cabling. Rojo de la Vega explained that removing even small amounts of cable can significantly improve the borough. The mayor’s office will coordinate the work, monitor progress, and provide security for the work crews.
CANIETI represents over 1,000 companies in the electronics, telecommunications, and information technology sectors in Mexico, with over 80 percent being small and medium-sized businesses. Rojo de la Vega believes the initiative will improve safety and help citizens reclaim public spaces, leading to a more orderly and secure borough.
