Investor Alert: Carlos Slim's America Movil Seeks to Acquire Telmex Internacional

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:AMXA), a company that is currently Latin America's largest wireless telephone service provider, filed a statement with Mexico's securities market regulator, the BMV, saying that the company is seeking a merger with Telmex Internactional S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:TELINTL) and Carso Global Telecom S.A. de C.V. (BMV:TELECOMA1), in order to cut costs and follow a broader industry trend of consolidation.