On April 13, Mexico's National Supreme Court declared the constitutionality (source document in Spanish) of article 190 of the Telecommunications and Broadcasting Federal Law, which orders telecommunications service companies to cooperate with authorities in locating mobile communication equipment and to allow authorities to access communication records. Although the law was ruled constitutional, the Supreme Court stated that authorization of a federal court is required for telecommunications companies to deliver the information requested by the authorities.

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