He makes billions of dollars among the world's poorest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Slim The Mexican magnate's rising fortune has caused a good deal of controversy because it has been amassed in a Developing nation where per capita income does not surpass $14,500 a year and nearly 17% of the population lives in poverty.[14] Critics claim he is a monopolist, pointing to Telmex’s control of 90% of the Mexican landline telephone market. Slim's wealth is the equivalent of roughly 2% of Mexico's annual economic output.[15] Telmex, which is 49.1% owned by Slim and his family, charges among the highest fees in the world, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.[16] According to Professor Celso Garrido, an economist at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Slim's domination of his country's conglomerates chokes off growth of smaller companies, resulting in a shortage of good jobs and driving many Mexicans to seek better lives north of the Rio Grande.[17] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Slim#Media Locally: Aware that local telecos are heavily investing in journalists, (esp. new) media ( e.g. 'third party' blogs) and augmenting these with loud 'philanthropic' initiatives. The serious danger being opinion,expression, news and information monopolization by telecommunications interests underneath "the media" industry and to government- because such companies can 'shape' public opinion e.g. at elections time.. need I say more? regards, Alex