3 The reform contemplates a wholesale market for the purchase and sale of electricity, with retail operations also possible. Electricity transmission and distribution remain in the hands of the state, with the outsourcing of private contractors permitted. 1  For an analysis of recent price developments in the telecom services sector, see Banco de México (2015), Informe Trimestral, Octubre-Diciembre 2014, Box 1, February.
2  The negative impact of the inadequate infrastructure of the gas pipeline system is illustrated in Banco de México (2013), Inflation Report, July – September 2013, Box 2, November.