On April 13, the Senate of Mexico approved a reform to the Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law, which created the Padrón Nacional de Usuarios de Telefonía Móvil (Panaut) (National Register of Mobile Telephone Users). This vote was preceded by a strong debate between those who promoted the Panaut - the representatives of the government party, Morena, both in the Executive Power and in Congress - and their detractors: the political opposition, the telecommunications industry, analysts and academics linked to this sector, and even the body that regulates it, the  Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) (Telecom Regulator).