Glossary

Here you will find the definition of many terms used in this investor site. Browse them by alphabetical order.

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Terms	Definitions
Adjusted EBITDA:	The result of adding up amortization, depreciation and non-recurrent accounts (for our cable operations) to our compound operation profit, as determined according to the NIF in Mexico, and subtracting MCM Holding?s operation profit from this amount.	Top
Series A Shares:	Series "A" shares, representing the capital stock of the Company	Top
B-10 Bulletin:	Financial Information?, issued by the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Públicos, A.C.)	Top
B-12 Bulletin:	The B-12 Bulletin, called ?Statement of Changes in the Financial Situation? issued by the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Públicos, A.C.)	Top
BDR:	Baseband Digital Reverse.	Top
BMV:	Mexican Stock Market (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A. de C.V.)	Top
CAGR:	Compound Annual Growth Rate	Top
CANITEC:	National Chamber of the Cable Telecommunications Industry	Top
CFE:	Federal Electricity Commission	Top
CINIF:	Mexican Council for Research and Development of Financial Information Regulations.	Top
CNBV:	National Banking and Securities Commission.	Top
CNIE:	National Commission for Foreign Investment	Top
COFECO:	Federal Commission on Competition	Top
COFETEL:	Federal Telecommunications Commission	Top
Company:	Megacable Holdings, S.A.B. de C.V.	Top
Coverage:	The product of dividing the number of homes passed by the number of total homes in an area.	Top
CPOs:	Ordinary Participation Certificates issued by the Fiduciary. Each represents 2 (two) Series A Shares of the Company.	Top
CRC:	Reception and Control Center	Top
Digital Telephony:	Voice service through telephone systems using Internet protocols	Top
Dollars, dollar or US$::	The legal currency in the United States	Top
DSL:	Digital subscription lines for the broad-band internet service provided by telephone companies	Top
DTH:	Direct to home Satellite TV systems	Top
FCH:	Fiber and coaxial hybrid network	Top
Fiduciario:	Nacional Financiera, National Credit Company, Development Bank Institution, Fiduciary Direction	Top
GDP:	Gross Domestic Product	Top
GHz:	GigaHertz.	Top
Headend:	Origin of a cable TV broadcasting system	Top
Homes passed:	Number of houses covered by the cable network of the Company.	Top
Indeval:	S.D. Indeval Institución para el Depósito de Valores, S.A. de C.V. (Institution for Securities Deposit)	Top
INEGI:	National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Data Processing	Top
INPC:	National Index of Consumer Prices	Top
Interactive Television:	The cable TV system offering video on demand.	Top
IP Backbone:	Internet Protocols main network	Top
Kbps:	Kilobytes per second	Top
Maxcom:	Maxcom, S.A. de C.V.	Top
Mbps:	Megabits per second.	Top
Mexico:	The United States of Mexico	Top
MHz:	MegaHertz	Top
MMDS:	Multi-site multi-channel distribution systems.	Top
Nafin:	Nacional Financiera, National Credit Company, Development Bank Institution.	Top
NIF in Mexico:	Financial information regulations applicable in Mexico	Top
Oferta Global:	La oferta simult?nea de CPOs en M?xico, los Estados Unidos y otros mercados internacionales de valores.	Top
Penetration:	The number of subscribers of the Company divided by the number of homes passed.	Top
Pesos, or $::	The legal currency in Mexico	Top
PPV:	Pay per View.	Top
Pyramid:	Pyramid Research.	Top
RNV:	National Securities Registry	Top
SCT:	Ministry of Communications and Transport	Top
SDH:	Synchronous Digital Hierarchy	Top
"Triple Play" Service:	Video, data and telephone services (Cable TV, Internet and Digital Telephony through Internet protocols), in a single package	Top
TDM:	Time Division Multiplexors.	Top
United States:	The United States of America.	Top
VOD:	Video on Demand	Top
VPN:	Virtual Private Network	Top