| Property, Plant and Equipment, net |
Note 10. Property, Plant and Equipment, net
a) An analysis of activity in property, plant and equipment, net for the years, 2022, 2023 and 2024 is as follows:
|
Cost
|
At December 31
2021
|
|
Additions
|
|
Retirements (2)
|
|
Business
combinations (3)
|
|
Revaluation
adjustments (5)
|
|
Transfer
|
|
Incorporation
(merger, spin-off,
sale)(4)
|
|
Effect of
translation of
foreign
subsidiaries and
hyperinflation
adjustment
|
|
Depreciation
for
the year
|
|
At December
31,2022
|
|
|
Network in operation and equipment
|
Ps. |
|
1,111,714,837 |
|
Ps. |
|
56,307,013 |
|
Ps. |
|
(64,315,475 |
) |
Ps.
|
|
1,415,252
|
|
Ps.
|
|
(55,639,215
|
)
|
Ps.
|
|
63,171,840
|
|
Ps. |
|
(18,399,253
|
)
|
Ps.
|
|
(68,236,057
|
)
|
Ps.
|
|
—
|
|
Ps.
|
|
1,026,018,942
|
|
|
Land and buildings
|
|
|
48,019,609
|
|
|
|
596,165
|
|
|
|
(2,021,550
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
737,667
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(3,577,615
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
43,754,276
|
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
152,140,132
|
|
|
|
12,325,614
|
|
|
|
(13,642,510
|
)
|
|
|
23,723
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
559,935
|
|
|
|
(698,522
|
)
|
|
|
(5,468,249
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
145,240,123
|
|
|
Construction in process and advances plant suppliers(1)
|
|
|
63,324,666
|
|
|
|
96,511,498
|
|
|
|
(49,559,746
|
)
|
|
|
36,707
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(48,393,706
|
)
|
|
|
(72,194
|
)
|
|
|
(2,027,587
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
59,819,638
|
|
|
Spare parts for operation of the
network
|
|
|
33,798,046
|
|
|
|
61,327,596
|
|
|
|
(30,957,726
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(19,923,388
|
)
|
|
|
(6,995
|
)
|
|
|
(1,879,058
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
42,358,475
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
1,408,997,290
|
|
|
|
227,067,886
|
|
|
|
(160,497,007
|
)
|
|
|
1,475,682
|
|
|
|
(55,639,215
|
)
|
|
|
(3,847,652
|
)
|
|
|
(19,176,964
|
)
|
|
|
(81,188,566
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,317,191,454
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Network in operation and equipment
|
Ps. |
|
(574,672,058 |
) |
Ps. |
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
52,703,338 |
|
Ps. |
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
4,098,583 |
|
Ps.
|
|
71,627 |
|
Ps.
|
|
(4,827,813 |
) |
Ps. |
|
52,313,781 |
|
Ps.
|
|
(95,577,534 |
) |
Ps. |
|
(565,890,076 |
) |
|
Buildings
|
|
|
(9,849,503
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
622,956
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(47,578
|
)
|
|
|
219,174
|
|
|
|
2,356,617
|
|
|
|
(1,701,274
|
)
|
|
|
(8,399,608
|
)
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
(93,259,679
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
9,711,246
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(298,060
|
)
|
|
|
8,940,398
|
|
|
|
3,146,276
|
|
|
|
(13,814,586
|
)
|
|
|
(85,574,405
|
)
|
|
Spare parts for the operation of the network
|
|
|
(19,371
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
115,552
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(6,717
|
)
|
|
|
84,295
|
|
|
|
(274,914
|
)
|
|
|
(101,155
|
)
|
|
Total
|
Ps. |
|
(677,800,611 |
) |
Ps. |
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
63,153,092 |
|
Ps. |
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
4,098,583 |
|
Ps. |
|
(274,011 |
) |
Ps. |
|
4,325,042 |
|
Ps.
|
|
57,900,969 |
|
Ps. |
|
(111,368,308 |
) |
Ps. |
|
(659,965,244 |
) |
|
Net Cost
|
Ps. |
|
731,196,679 |
|
Ps. |
|
227,067,886 |
|
Ps. |
|
(97,343,915 |
) |
Ps.
|
|
1,475,682 |
|
Ps.
|
|
(51,540,632 |
) |
Ps.
|
|
(4,121,663 |
) |
Ps. |
|
(14,851,922 |
) |
Ps.
|
|
(23,287,597 |
) |
Ps. |
|
(111,368,308 |
) |
Ps. |
|
657,226,210 |
|
| |
(1) |
Construction in progress includes fixed and mobile network facilities as well as satellite
developments and fiber optic which is in the process of being installed.
|
|
(2) |
Includes disposals of Chile’s separation process as a result of the Claro Chile, SpA joint venture.
See Note 12b. Also includes disposals related to the sale of Claro Panama. See Note 2Ac and disposals related to the partial sale Claro Peru’s towers to Sitios Latam as of December 31, 2022.
|
|
(3) |
“Business Combination” includes the acquisition of Grupo Oi, Jonava and Ustore, in Brazil. See Note
12a.
|
|
(4) |
“Incorporation (merger, spin-off, sale)” includes disposals associated as spin-off of assets to
Sitios Latam described in Note 12d.
|
|
(5) |
¨Revaluation adjustments” include the surplus associated with the 29,090 telecommunications towers, for an amount of Ps. 50,880,804 that was transferred as part of the spin-off of assets to Sitios Latam described in Note 12d.
|
|
Cost
|
At December 31 2022
|
|
Additions
|
|
Retirements (2)(3)
|
|
Revaluation adjustments (4)
|
|
Transfer
|
|
Effect of
translation of
foreign
subsidiaries and
hyperinflation
adjustment (5)
|
|
Depreciation
for
the year
|
|
At December 31,2023
|
|
|
Network in operation and equipment
|
Ps. |
|
|
1,026,018,942 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
50,024,889 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(33,329,584 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
(6,302,540 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
70,929,358 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(147,930,373 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
|
959,410,692 |
|
|
Land and buildings
|
|
|
|
43,754,276
|
|
|
|
|
460,406
|
|
|
|
|
(623,086
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
912,321
|
|
|
|
|
(4,104,367
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
40,399,550
|
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
|
145,240,123
|
|
|
|
|
9,207,577
|
|
|
|
|
(4,659,627
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
91,200
|
|
|
|
|
(9,019,160
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
140,860,113
|
|
|
Construction in process and
advances plant suppliers(1)
|
|
|
|
59,819,638
|
|
|
|
|
60,315,693
|
|
|
|
|
(3,541,460
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(52,383,308
|
)
|
|
|
|
(3,391,855
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
60,818,708
|
|
|
Spare parts for operation of the
network
|
|
|
|
42,358,475
|
|
|
|
|
24,598,463
|
|
|
|
|
(4,512,380
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(23,748,569
|
)
|
|
|
|
(6,821,235
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
31,874,754
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
1,317,191,454
|
|
|
|
|
144,607,028
|
|
|
|
|
(46,666,137
|
)
|
|
|
|
(6,302,540
|
)
|
|
|
|
(4,198,998
|
)
|
|
|
|
(171,266,990
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
1,233,363,817
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Network in operation and equipment
|
Ps. |
|
|
(565,890,076 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
|
32,420,796 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
907,756 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(106,646 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
109,318,572 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(89,594,858 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
(512,944,456 |
) |
|
Buildings
|
|
|
|
(8,399,608
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
503,192
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
63,923
|
|
|
|
|
2,739,797
|
|
|
|
|
(1,697,581
|
)
|
|
|
|
(6,790,277
|
)
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
|
(85,574,405
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
3,094,804
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(139,191
|
)
|
|
|
|
7,960,435
|
|
|
|
|
(10,516,865
|
)
|
|
|
|
(85,175,222
|
)
|
|
Spare parts for the operation of the
network
|
|
|
|
(101,155
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
55,866
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
12,152
|
|
|
|
|
400,001
|
|
|
|
|
(169,822
|
)
|
|
|
|
197,042
|
|
|
Total
|
Ps. |
|
|
(659,965,244 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
|
36,074,658 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
907,756 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(169,762 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
120,418,805 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(101,979,126 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
(604,712,913 |
) |
|
Net Cost
|
Ps. |
|
|
657,226,210 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
144,607,028 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(10,591,479 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
(5,394,784 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
(4,368,760 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
(50,848,185 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
(101,979,126 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
628,650,904 |
|
|
(1)
|
The construction in progress includes fixed and mobile network installations, as well as satellite
and fiber optic developments that are in the process of being installed.
|
|
(2)
|
Includes disposals for the sale of 2,980 and 224 telecommunications towers on
March 30 and July 31, 2023, respectively, owned by its subsidiary in Peru to Sitios Latam.
|
|
(3)
|
It includes disposals related to the sale of 1,388 telecommunications towers on February 3, 2023, owned by its subsidiary in the Dominican Republic to Sitios Latam.
|
|
(4)
|
Includes the surplus associated with the telecommunications towers that were transferred by the
sale to Sitios Latam, described previously, for an amount of Ps. (6,957,275). In addition, includes the surplus
associated with the valuation of the telecommunications towers of EuroTeleSites AG and subsidiaries, for an amount of Ps. 1,562,491.
|
|
(5)
|
Includes a hyperinflation adjustment associated to Argentinean subsidiaries for an amount of Ps. (5,956,256).
|
|
Cost
|
At December 31
2023
|
|
Additions
|
|
Retirements
|
|
Business
combinations (4)
|
|
Revaluation
adjustments (2)
|
|
Transfer
|
|
Effect of
translation of
foreign
subsidiaries and
hyperinflation
adjustment(3)
|
|
Depreciation
for
the year
|
|
At December
31,2024
|
|
|
Network in operation and equipment
|
Ps. |
|
|
959,410,692 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
42,823,075 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(29,154,250 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
22,800,844 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
1,290,655 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
64,489,657 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
120,602,682 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
|
1,182,263,355 |
|
|
Land and buildings
|
|
|
|
40,399,550
|
|
|
|
|
161,317
|
|
|
|
|
(147,047
|
)
|
|
|
|
396,315
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
3,074,956
|
|
|
|
|
3,771,664
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
47,656,755
|
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
|
140,860,113
|
|
|
|
|
9,230,523
|
|
|
|
|
(9,270,502
|
)
|
|
|
|
1,669,061
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
1,302,049
|
|
|
|
|
5,534,769
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
149,326,013
|
|
|
Construction in process and advances plant suppliers(1)
|
|
|
|
60,818,708
|
|
|
|
|
53,618,806
|
|
|
|
|
(4,040,469
|
)
|
|
|
|
6,099,339
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(51,567,114
|
)
|
|
|
|
3,449,438
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
68,378,708
|
|
|
Spare parts for operation of the network
|
|
|
|
31,874,754
|
|
|
|
|
22,053,172
|
|
|
|
|
(5,990,202
|
)
|
|
|
|
2,798,554
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(21,635,003
|
)
|
|
|
|
2,037,343
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
31,138,618
|
|
|
Total
|
Ps. |
|
|
1,233,363,817 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
127,886,893 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(48,602,470 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
33,764,113 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
1,290,655 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(4,335,455 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
135,395,896 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
|
1,478,763,449 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Network in operation and equipment
|
Ps. |
|
|
(512,944,456 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
|
24,555,371 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
|
869,822 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
1,115,687 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(78,164,080 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
(99,606,465 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
(664,174,121 |
) |
|
Buildings
|
|
|
|
(6,790,277
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
104,005
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(1,564,790
|
)
|
|
|
|
(2,695,078
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1,907,221
|
)
|
|
|
|
(12,853,361
|
)
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
|
(85,175,222
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
8,868,467
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
542,377
|
|
|
|
|
(2,176,603
|
)
|
|
|
|
(9,835,660
|
)
|
|
|
|
(87,776,641
|
)
|
|
Spare parts for the operation of the network
|
|
|
|
197,042
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
87,481
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(316,998 |
) |
|
|
|
(195,647
|
)
|
|
|
|
53,225
|
|
|
|
|
(174,897
|
)
|
|
Total
|
Ps. |
|
|
(604,712,913 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
|
33,615,324 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
— |
|
Ps. |
|
|
869,822 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(223,724 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
(83,231,408 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
(111,296,121 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
(764,979,020 |
) |
|
Net Cost
|
Ps. |
|
|
628,650,904 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
127,886,893 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(14,987,146 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
33,764,113 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
2,160,477 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(4,559,179 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
52,164,488 |
|
Ps. |
|
|
(111,296,121 |
) |
Ps. |
|
|
713,784,429 |
|
| |
(1) |
Construction in progress includes fixed and mobile network facilities as well as satellite
developments and fiber optic which is in the process of being installed
|
|
(2) |
Includes the surplus associated with the valuation of the telecommunications towers of EuroTeleSites
AG and subsidiaries, for an amount of Ps. 2,160,477.
|
|
(3) |
Includes a hyperinflation adjustment associated to Argentinean subsidiaries for an amount of Ps. 25,160,101.
|
|
(4) |
“Business combination” includes the acquisition of NTT Austria GmbH (now A1 ICT Austria), in Austria
and Claro Chile, SpA, in Chile. See Note 12a.
|
The completion period of construction in progress is variable and depends upon the type of plant and equipment under construction.
b) Revaluation of telecommunications towers
The fair value of the passive infrastructure of telecommunications towers was determined using the “income approach” method through a discounted cash flow model (DCF) where, among
others, inputs such as average rents per tower were used, contract term and discount rates considering market information.
c) Relevant information related to the computation of the capitalized borrowing costs is as follows:
| |
Year ended December 31,
|
|
| |
2022
|
|
2023
|
|
2024
|
|
|
Amount invested in the acquisition of qualifying assets
|
Ps.
|
|
|
30,161,647 |
|
Ps.
|
|
|
25,489,098 |
|
Ps.
|
|
|
26,552,290 |
|
|
Capitalized interest
|
|
|
|
1,514,654
|
|
|
|
|
1,442,077
|
|
|
|
|
1,622,958
|
|
|
Capitalization rate
|
|
|
|
5.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
5.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
6.1
|
%
|
Capitalized interest is being amortized over a period of estimated useful life of the related assets.
d) Non-cash consideration.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, 2023 and 2024, non-cash transactions related to acquisitions of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable amounted to Ps. 1,476,834, Ps. 6,928,514 and Ps.
11,701,417.
Additionally,
for the year ended December 31, 2023, the non-cash transaction related to revaluation surplus amounted Ps. 1,157,941.
|