UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003

Commission File Number: 333-7776

Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

United Mexican States

(Jurisdiction of incorporation of organization)

Periferico Sur 4121

Colonia Fuentes del Pedregal

14141 Mexico, D.F.

(Address of principal executive offices)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

12 1/2% Senior Secured Notes Due 2005 (the “12 1/2% Notes”)

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x    No ¨

Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17 ¨    Item 18 x

PART I

Item 1.*	Identity Of Directors, Senior Management And Advisers	1
Item 2.*	Offer Statistics And Expected Timetable	1
Item 3.	Key Information	1
Item 4.	Information On The Company	26
Item 5.	Operating And Financial Review And Prospects	57
Item 6.	Directors, Senior Management And Employees	80
Item 7.	Major Shareholders And Related Party Transactions	83
Item 8.	Financial Information	94
Item 9.	The Offer And Listing	94
Item 10.	Additional Information	94
Item 11.	Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	110
Item 12.*	Description Of Securities Other Than Equity Securities	111
PART II
Item 13.*	Defaults, Dividend Arrearages And Delinquencies	111
Item 14.*	Material Modifications To The Rights Of Security Holders And Use Of Proceeds	112
Item 15.	Controls And Procedures	112
Item 16a*	Audit Committee Financial Expert	112
Item 16b*	Code Of Ethics	112
Item 16c*	Principal Account Fees and Services	112
PART III
Item 17.**	Financial Statements	113
Item 18.	Financial Statements	113
Item 19.	Exhibits	114

* Omitted because the item is inapplicable.

** The registrant has responded to Item 18 in lieu of this Item.

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References

Except as stated to the contrary herein, all references herein to television ratings and audience share relate to data gathered by IBOPE AGB Mexico. IBOPE AGB Mexico is one of the nine Latin American branch offices of the Brazilian Institute of Statistics and Public Opinion (Instituto Brasileiro de Opiniao Publica e Estatistica), which was founded in 1942. Unless otherwise indicated, the survey data provided in this annual report on Form 20-F (“Annual Report”) pertains only to surveys of the 28 largest cities in Mexico, which represent approximately 47% of Mexico’s population. IBOPE AGB Mexico’s 28-City Survey included an estimated 11 million television households as of June 30, 2003, the most recent date of this survey.

References herein to “audience share” for a period mean the number of television sets tuned in to a particular program as a percentage of the number of television households watching television during that period. References to “commercial audience share” for a period refers to the number of viewers classified by IBOPE AGB Mexico as ABC+, C and D+ (based on total household income) watching one of Mexico’s four national television networks (the Azteca 7 and 13 networks operated by TV Azteca and Channels 2 and 5, operated by Televisa, S.A. de C.V. (“Televisa”)). References to “rating” for a period refers to the number of television sets tuned in to a particular program as a percentage of the total number of all television households. References to “average weekday, prime-time audience share” mean the average daily audience share, Monday through Friday, during the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

References to “US$,” “$,” “dollars” and “U.S. dollars,” are to the lawful currency of the United States of America (the “United States” or the “U.S.”). All references to “Ps.” or “pesos” are to the lawful currency of the United Mexican States (“Mexico”).

The term “nominal” refers to historical amounts that have not been expressed in constant figures, as in the case of Mexican peso amounts, or have not been updated by the current exchange rate, as in the case of U.S. dollar amounts.

References to “U.S. GAAP” are to generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. and references to “Mexican GAAP” are to generally accepted accounting principles in Mexico.

Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V. (“Azteca Holdings” or the “Company”) refers to a corporation (sociedad anónima de capital variable) organized under the laws of Mexico, and its subsidiaries (unless otherwise indicated).

Forward-looking Statements

This Annual Report contains both historical and forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather reflect the Company’s current expectations concerning future results and events. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of statements that include phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “foresee,” “likely,” “will” or other similar words or phrases. Similarly, statements that describe the Company’s objectives, plans or goals are or may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these statements. Readers are cautioned to review carefully all information, including the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements, included or incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.

In addition to the risk factors described under “Risk Factors” in Item 3 hereof, the following important factors could affect future results, causing these results to differ materially from those expressed in the Company’s forward-looking statements:

• the Company’s ability and the ability of TV Azteca to service its respective debt;

• the outcome of pending disputes and legal proceedings involving TV Azteca and its affiliates;

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• competitive factors affecting TV Azteca and its subsidiaries in Mexico and the U.S.;

• cancellations of significant advertising contracts of TV Azteca;

• limitations on the Company’s access to sources of financing on competitive terms;

• war or armed hostilities directly or indirectly involving or affecting Mexico or the U.S.;

• terrorist attacks initiated against the United States or its allies in the United States or elsewhere;

• significant economic or political developments in Mexico and globally which affect Mexico; and

• changes in the Mexican regulatory environment.

These factors and the other risk factors described in this Annual Report are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any of the Company’s forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could harm the Company’s future results. The forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report are made only as of the date of this Annual Report and the Company cannot assure you that projected results or events will be achieved. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Financial Information

The Company maintains its books and records in pesos and prepares its consolidated financial statements in pesos. The Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (“MIPA”) has issued Bulletin B-10 “Recognition of the Effects of Inflation on Financial Information” (“Bulletin B-10”) and Bulletin B-12 “Statements of Changes in Financial Position” (“Bulletin B-12”). These bulletins outline the inflation accounting methodology mandatory for all Mexican companies reporting under Mexican GAAP. Pursuant to Mexican GAAP, which differs in some significant respects from U.S. GAAP, financial data for all periods in the financial statements included in this Annual Report (the “Consolidated Financial Statements”), unless otherwise noted, have been restated in constant pesos at December 31, 2003, using the National Consumer Price Index (“NCPI”). The effect of the inflation accounting principles described above has not been reversed in the reconciliation to U.S. GAAP. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

This Annual Report contains translations of certain peso amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. These translations should not be construed as representations that the peso amounts actually represent such U.S. dollar amounts or could be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate indicated. Unless otherwise indicated, U.S. dollar amounts have been translated from pesos at an exchange rate of Ps.11.232 to US$1.00, the average interbank free market exchange rate on December 31, 2003 as reported by the Banco de Mexico (“Mexican Central Bank”). On June 30, 2004, this exchange rate was Ps.11.5130 to US$1.00. U.S. dollar amounts for Unefon, S.A. de C.V. (“Unefon”) have been translated from pesos at an exchange rate of Ps.11.2372 to US$1.00, the average rate on December 31, 2003 in the wholesale foreign exchange market for operations payable in 48 hours as reported by the Mexican Central Bank. On June 30, 2004, this exchange rate was Ps.11.5130 to US$1.00.

Market data and other statistical information used throughout this Annual Report as noted are based on independent industry publications, government publications, reports by market research firms or other published independent sources. Some data are also based on the Company’s good faith estimates, which are derived from its review of internal surveys, as well as the independent sources listed above. Although the Company believes these sources are reliable, it has not independently verified the information and cannot guarantee its accuracy and completeness.

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ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

Not required.

ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

Not required.

ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION

Selected Financial Data

The following selected historical consolidated financial data for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 have been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements which are included herein, which have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Company’s independent auditors, and prepared in accordance with Mexican GAAP, which differs in certain respects from U.S. GAAP. Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides a description of the principal differences between Mexican GAAP and U.S. GAAP as they relate to the Company and a reconciliation to U.S. GAAP of the Company’s results of operations, stockholders’ equity and certain other selected financial data for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003. The historical consolidated financial information for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000 have been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements, which are not included in this Annual Report and which have been audited by the Company’s independent auditors. These historical results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected from any future period.

The data set forth below should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the notes to those financial statements, which are included herein. The Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared giving effect to Bulletins B-10 and B-12 issued by the MIPA, which provide, respectively, for the recognition of certain effects of inflation by the Company and require that the statement of changes in financial position reflect changes from the restated historical balance sheet to the current balance sheet. Pursuant to Mexican GAAP, the summary consolidated financial information set forth below, and all data in the Consolidated Financial Statements, have been restated in constant pesos as of December 31, 2003. The effect of the inflation accounting principles described above has not been reversed in the reconciliation to U.S. GAAP. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions of U.S. dollars or constant pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power, except share and per share data)	1999			2000			2001			2002			2003			2003(1)
Income statement data:
Mexican GAAP: (10)
Net revenue	Ps.	5,243		Ps.	6,231		Ps.	6,370		Ps.	7,011		Ps.	7,323		U.S.	652
Programming, production, exhibition and transmission costs		2,466			2,790			2,570			2,611			2,854			254
Selling and administration expenses		1,010			980			1,011			1,030			1,052			94
Total costs and expenses		3,477			3,770			3,582			3,641			3,907			348
Depreciation and amortization (2)		784			725			703			465			432			38
Operating profit (3)		982			1,736			2,085			2,905			2,984			266
Other expenses—net (5)		(974	)		(303	)		(230	)		(442	)		(1,120	)		(100	)
Net comprehensive financing income (loss) (4)		157			(836	)		(453	)		(1,796	)		(1,381	)		(123	)
Income before provision for income tax, deferred income tax, extraordinary and special items		165			597			1,403			667			483			43
Provision for income tax and deferred income tax (expense) benefit		(436	)		62			9			(245	)		(258	)		(23	)
Extraordinary and special items (5)		92			(349	)		—			—			(591	)		(53	)
Net (loss) income		(179	)		309			1,412			421			(366	)		(33	)
Net (loss) income of minority stockholders		(132	)		168			696			450			95			8
Net (loss) income of majority stockholders		(47	)		141			716			(29	)		(461	)		(41	)
U.S. GAAP: (9)
Net revenue	Ps.	5,243		Ps.	6,286		Ps.	6,180		Ps.	7,158		Ps.	7,549		U.S.	672
Operating profit (3)		*			*			1,170			2,615			2,644			235
Net loss before minority interest		*			*			(87	)		130			193			17
Minority interest		*			*			50			291			334			30
Net (loss) income		*			*			(137	)		(161	)		(141	)		(13	)
Balance sheet data:
Mexican GAAP:
Property, machinery and equipment-net	Ps.	3,955		Ps.	2,939		Ps.	2,547		Ps.	2,348		Ps.	2,197		U.S.	196
Television concessions—Net		4,209			4,019			3,892			3,890			3,852			343
Total assets		22,861			22,569			23,661			23,660			23,030			2,050
Total debt (6)		10,393			9,660			9,003			9,417			10,368			923
Advertising advances (7)		3,851			4,634			5,043			4,792			5,030			448
Unefon Advertising advance		2,363			2,405			2,348			2,253			2,075			185
Todito Advertising, programming and services advance		0			948			744			524			320			28
Capital stock		3,019			3,019			3,019			3,019			3,019			269
Majority stockholders’ equity		1,604			984			1,601			1,537			847			75
Minority stockholders’ equity		2,387			1,981			2,674			3,002			2,420			215
Total stockholders’ equity		3,991			2,965			4,275			4,539			3,267			291
U.S. GAAP: (9)
Property, machinery and equipment-net	Ps.	4,143		Ps.	3,135		Ps.	2,747		Ps.	2,382		Ps.	2,106		U.S.	188
Total assets		*			*			22,039			21,973			22,264			1,982
Total debt (6)		10,393			9,660			9,003			9,417			10,368			923
Advertising advances (7)		*			*			5,043			4,776			5,030			448
Capital stock		3,019			3,019			3,019			3,019			3,019			269
Minority interest		*			*			2,774			3,003			2,840			253
Majority stockholders’ equity		*			*			1,807			1,728			1,620			144
Other financial data:
Mexican GAAP:
Resources provided by (used in):
Operating activities	Ps.	1,667		Ps.	2,579		Ps.	1,915		Ps.	407		Ps.	883		U.S.	79
Investing activities		(1,945	)		(1,166	)		(1,077	)		(698	)		(35	)		(3	)
Financing activities		51			(1,246	)		(472	)		(4	)		294			26
Capital expenditures		206			210			193			134			158			14
U.S. GAAP: (9)
Cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities	Ps.	*		Ps.	*		Ps.	1,653		Ps.	1,786			1,798			160
Investing activities		*			*			(1,745	)		(1,885	)		(919	)		(82	)
Financing activities		*			*			399			(468	)		67			6
Capital expenditures		*			*			186			82			111			10
Other data:
NCPI (at period end)	Ps.	85.58		Ps.	93.25		Ps.	97.35		Ps.	102.90		Ps.	107.0
Peso/U.S. dollar exchange rate (at period end) (8)		9.50			9.65			9.16			10.395			11.232
Coverage of Azteca 7 Network (at period end) (8)		94	%		95	%		95	%		95	%		95	%
Coverage of Azteca 13 Network (at period end) (8)		97	%		97	%		97	%		97	%		97	%

⁽¹⁾ The U.S. dollar amounts represent the peso amounts expressed as of December 31, 2003 purchasing power, translated at an exchange rate of Ps.11.232 per U.S. dollar, the average interbank free market exchange rate on December 31, 2003 as reported by the Mexican Central Bank.

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⁽²⁾ Effective January 1, 2002, TV Azteca changed the annual depreciation rate applied to its transmission towers from 16% to 5% based on the remaining useful life of these assets. This resulted in a decrease in depreciation expense of Ps.44 million (US$3.9 million) for the year ended December 31, 2002. Also effective as of January 1, 2002, TV Azteca adopted Statement C-8 “Intangible Assets” issued by the MIPA (“Statement C-8”). As a result of the adoption of Statement C-8, TV Azteca determined that its television concessions qualified as indefinite useful life intangible assets. Accordingly, TV Azteca no longer amortizes its television concessions.

⁽³⁾ The decrease in operating profit in 1999, under Mexican GAAP, resulted from the absence of US$59 million (nominal) World Cup Soccer Championship (“World Cup”) revenues in 1999 and the decision by TV Azteca not to raise its advertising rates in 1999, which resulted in a decrease in revenues on a constant peso basis.

⁽⁴⁾ Changes in net comprehensive financing cost primarily reflect fluctuations in the peso-U.S. dollar exchange rate. Net comprehensive financing costs decrease in years in which the peso appreciates against the U.S. dollar and increase in years in which the peso depreciates against the U.S. dollar since the Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated monetary liabilities exceed the Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated monetary assets.

⁽⁵⁾ Extraordinary items in 1999 include income tax benefits from utilization of tax loss carryforwards. Extraordinary items in 2000 include the effect of the National Broadcasting Company (“NBC”) Settlement—net of income tax. Pursuant to a change in Mexican GAAP for the period after December 31, 1999, the Company is not required to report as an extraordinary item income tax benefits from utilization of tax loss carryforwards. Effective January 1, 2000, the Company adopted the guidelines of new Statement D-4, “Accounting Treatment of Income Tax, Asset Tax and Employees’ Statutory Profit Sharing”, issued by the MIPA. Pursuant to this statement, the amortization of tax loss carryforwards is not considered an extraordinary item, but rather a component of the provision for income tax and deferred income tax (expense) benefit. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the benefit of the amortization of tax loss carryforwards amounted to Ps.490 million, Ps.374 million and Ps.487 million (US$43.3 million), respectively. Also, Unefon Holdings, a subsidiary of the company, recognized the equity method in Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias, associated companies, at December 31, 2003. The effect of recognition of the equity method amounted to Ps.1,368 million (US$121.8 million), of which Ps.777 million (US$69.2 million) (corresponding to the equity in loss of the year) was recorded in the other expenses caption in the equity in income of associated companies, and Ps.591 million (US$52.6 million) (corresponding to the accumulated losses at the beginning of the year) is shown separately as a special item in the statement of results of operations.

⁽⁶⁾ Represents short-term and long-term portions of all indebtedness.

⁽⁷⁾ Advertising advances are treated as long-term liabilities under Mexican GAAP but are treated as current liabilities under U.S. GAAP.

⁽⁸⁾ Percentage of Mexican television households within broadcast range of the Azteca 7 and Azteca 13 networks, based upon data internally prepared by TV Azteca.

⁽⁹⁾ As described in Note 16A to the financial statements, the Company has restated prior years’ financial statements for the reasons stated. Several of these items impacted periods prior to 2001. The Company does not believe that it can provide amounts on a restated basis for the items indicated with an “*” without unreasonable effort and expense and further delay in submitting its annual report on Form 20-F.

⁽¹⁰⁾ As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has restated prior years’ financial statements for the reasons stated.

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Exchange Rates

Mexico has had a free market for foreign exchange since 1994. Prior to December 1994, the Mexican Central Bank kept the peso-U.S. dollar exchange rate within a range prescribed by the government through intervention in the foreign exchange market. In December 1994, the government suspended intervention by the Mexican Central Bank and allowed the peso to float freely against the U.S. dollar. The peso declined sharply in December 1994 and continued to fall under conditions of high volatility in 1995. In 1996 and most of 1997, the peso fell more slowly and was less volatile. In the last quarter of 1997 and for much of 1998, the foreign exchange markets were volatile as a result of financial crises in Asia and Russia and financial turmoil in countries including Brazil and Venezuela. The peso declined during this period, but was relatively stable in 1999, 2000 and 2001. The recent financial crises in Argentina and Venezuela have caused instability in Latin American financial markets and could have a negative impact on the value of the Mexican peso. The Company cannot assure you that the Mexican government will maintain its current policies with regard to the peso or that the peso will not further depreciate or appreciate significantly in the future.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high, low, average and period-end interbank free market exchange rate. The rates have not been restated in constant currency units.

	Exchange Rate
Year Ended December 31,	High	Low	Average(1)	Period End
1999	10.630	9.275	9.560	9.500
2000	10.078	9.181	9.445	9.650
2001	9.979	8.966	9.321	9.160
2002	10.395	9.050	9.757	10.395
2003	11.390	10.120	10.8350	11.232
2004 (through June 30, 2004)	11.689	10.808	11.2673	11.513

⁽¹⁾ Represents the average rates for each period indicated, based on the average of the interbank free market exchange rates on the last day of each month during the period, as reported by the Mexican Central Bank.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low interbank free market exchange rate. The rates have not been restated in constant currency units.

	Exchange Rate
Month Ended	High	Low
December 31, 2003	11.2320	11.2285
January 31, 2004	11.0440	11.0380
February 29, 2004	11.0650	11.0615
March 31, 2004	11.1240	11.1220
April 30, 2004	11.4140	11.4120
May 31, 2004	11.4440	11.4390
June 30, 2004	11.5130	11.5085

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Risk Factors

Following are certain risks associated with the Company, its subsidiaries, Unefon and the investment in the Company’s and TV Azteca’s securities. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only risks faced by the Company but represent some of the risks that the Company’s management considers important in order to make an investment in Azteca Holdings. Some of the risks of investing in the Company’s and TV Azteca’s securities are risks specific to the entering into transactions in Mexico. Other risks are specific to the operations of the Company and TV Azteca. The following discussion contains information on the Mexican government and the Mexican economy obtained from official publications of the Mexican government. The Company has not verified this information independently. Should any of the following risks materialize, they may affect adversely and materially the operation, financial situation or operation risks of the Company. Should the foregoing happen, the trading price of the securities may diminish and you may lose your investment in whole or in part.

Risks Related to the Notes

The Company may not have sufficient funds to pay on June 15, 2005 the principal amount of, and the remaining interest payment on, the 12 1/4% Notes and the initial amortization and interest payments on the 10 3/4% Notes.

The Company is a holding company and it has no independent business operations or sources of revenue. The Company’s only assets are shares of its subsidiaries, principally TV Azteca, and its only sources of cash are distributions made from those subsidiaries, sales of its assets or assets of its subsidiaries, sales of its equity securities or equity securities of its subsidiaries or capital contributions or loans from one or more of its affiliates or third parties. The Company currently anticipates that the aggregate amount of proceeds from the shareholder distribution to be paid by TV Azteca in 2004 will not yield a sufficient amount for the Company to pay on June 15, 2005 the principal amortization and the interest payment on, the Azteca Holdings 12 1/4% Notes (the “12 1/4% Notes) and the amortization and interest payments on the Azteca Holdings 10 3/4% Notes (the “10 3/4% Notes,” and together with the 12 1/4 % Notes, the “Exchange Offer Notes”). Therefore, unless the Company receives capital contributions or loans from one or more of its affiliates or third parties, distributions from one or more of its subsidiaries (in addition to the anticipated shareholder distribution from TV Azteca) or the Company sells some of its assets or equity securities or assets or equity securities of its subsidiaries, the Company will be in default under the indenture governing the 12 1/4% Notes (the “12 1/4% Notes Indenture”) and the indenture governing the 10 3/4% Notes (the “10 3/4% Notes Indenture”) and could also be in default under the indenture governing the 12 1/2% Notes (the “12 1/2% Notes Indenture,” and, together with the 12 1/4% Notes Indenture and the 10 3/4% Notes Indenture, the “Azteca Holdings Indentures”).

Other than TV Azteca’s distribution, none of the Company’s subsidiaries, including TV Azteca, is required to make any capital contributions, loans or other payments to the Company with respect to its obligations under the 12 1/4% Notes or 10 3/4% Notes. Therefore, the Company cannot assure you that it will receive any such payments prior to June 15, 2005. Moreover, the 10 3/4% Notes Indenture and the 12 1/2% Notes Indenture restrict the Company’s ability to sell or otherwise dispose of its assets and the assets of its direct and indirect subsidiaries and, in the case of the Azteca Holdings 12 1/2% Notes (the “12 1/2% Notes,” together with the 12 1/4% Notes and the 10 3/4 % Notes, the “Azteca Holdings Notes”), to use freely any distributions the Company receives from its subsidiaries.

The Azteca Holdings Notes are structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future indebtedness and liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries.

Substantially all of the Company’s indebtedness (other than the Azteca Holdings Notes) is indebtedness of its subsidiaries and, therefore, the Azteca Holdings Notes are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness of its subsidiaries. At December 31, 2003, the principal amount of the Company’s outstanding indebtedness on a consolidated basis was Ps.10,368 million (US$923.1million), of which Ps.7,516 million (US$669.2 million) was indebtedness of TV Azteca and its subsidiaries.

The Company’s right, and its creditors’ rights, to participate in the assets of TV Azteca upon any liquidation or reorganization of TV Azteca will be subject to the prior claims of TV Azteca’s creditors. Therefore, the ability of the

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Company’s creditors to participate in TV Azteca’s assets upon TV Azteca’s liquidation or reorganization will be limited to the Company’s proportionate interest in the capital stock of TV Azteca and will also be limited by the 12 1/2% Notes Indenture (the “TV Azteca Indenture”) and the indenture governing TV Azteca’s 10 1/2% Series B guaranteed senior notes due 2007 (“TV Azteca 10 1/2% Notes”) and 10 1/8% Series A guaranteed senior notes due 2004 (the “TV Azteca 10 1/8% Notes”, together with the TV Azteca 10 1/2% Notes, the “TV Azteca Notes”).

In the future, the Company may not have sufficient funds to make interest payments and/or scheduled principal payments on the 10 3/4% Notes and the 12 1/2% Notes.

The Company has limited sources of liquidity and the Company may not have sufficient funds to make the interest and principal payments on the 10 3/4% Notes and the 12 1/2% Notes. If the Company does not have sufficient funds to make these payments, the Company will have to obtain an alternative source of funds, either from distributions from its subsidiaries, sales of its assets or assets of its subsidiaries, sales of its equity securities or equity securities of its subsidiaries or capital contributions or loans from one or more of its affiliates or third parties. Although TV Azteca has recently adopted a distribution policy that, if maintained, should provide the Company with funds to pay its indebtedness, there can be no assurance that TV Azteca’s business and operations will generate sufficient free cash flow to maintain this distribution policy.

In the past, the Company has had to sell equity securities of TV Azteca to fund its interest payment obligations under its debt securities. Although TV Azteca is publicly traded, there can be no assurance as to the market value of TV Azteca shares in the future. In addition, substantially all of the capital stock of TV Azteca that the Company owns has been pledged or is subject to covenant restrictions and cannot be sold by the Company to satisfy its payment obligations under the 10 3/4% Notes or 12 1/2% Notes. Accordingly, the Company cannot assure you that it will be able to obtain sufficient funds to meet its payment obligations on the 10 3/4% Notes and the 12 1/2% Notes through any of these alternatives or that it will be permitted by the 10 3/4% Notes Indenture, the 12 1/2% Notes Indenture or the debt instruments of TV Azteca then in effect to obtain funds through any of these alternatives.

Since the Company is a holding company, its ability to make interest payments and the scheduled amortization payments on the Azteca Holdings Notes depends on the financial results of its subsidiaries, principally TV Azteca.

The Company is obligated to make interest and scheduled amortization payments on the Azteca Holdings Notes, and it must repay the Azteca Holdings Notes upon any acceleration of the Azteca Holdings Notes. In addition, the Company must make an offer to purchase the Azteca Holdings Notes in connection with a change of control (as defined under the Azteca Holdings Indentures). As the controlling shareholder of TV Azteca, the Company has the ability to cause TV Azteca to make distributions up to the maximum amount permitted by law. Historically, TV Azteca has not paid any significant dividends or distributions to the Company. Although the Company expects that, under TV Azteca’s new distribution policy the Company will receive distributions from TV Azteca that will be sufficient to make the Company’s interest and amortization payments, there is no assurance that TV Azteca’s financial results will permit it to make such anticipated distributions or that TV Azteca will not modify or terminate the distribution policy. Moreover, the Company’s ability to use the distributions is limited by the covenants contained in the 12 1/2% Notes Indenture. See “—Only a portion of any distributions the Company receives from TV Azteca may be used to pay principal and interest on the Azteca Holdings Notes” on page 7.

Although TV Azteca recently announced a distribution policy that, if maintained, should provide the Company with the resources to reduce its outstanding debt, the distribution policy is not a binding commitment of TV Azteca and it may be modified or terminated in the future.

TV Azteca’s Board of Directors has announced the adoption of a new distribution policy that, if maintained, should enable the Company, TV Azteca’s principal shareholder, to make scheduled principal and interest payments on the 10 3/4% Notes and the 12 1/2% Notes. However, TV Azteca is not required by law to make these distributions available to us. As a result of strategic opportunities, prevailing business conditions or other reasons, TV Azteca may modify or terminate its current distribution policy. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that TV Azteca will make such distributions available in the future or that any amounts made available will be sufficient to satisfy the Company’s principal and interest obligations under the 10 3/4% Notes and the 12 1/2% Notes.

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Only a portion of any distributions the Company receives from TV Azteca may be used to pay principal and interest on the Azteca Holdings Notes.

The Company currently beneficially owns 54.9% of the capital stock of TV Azteca, of which 3.0% is held directly through Alternativas Cotsa, S.A. de C.V. (“Alternativas Cotsa”) the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary. In connection with any distributions made by TV Azteca, the public holders of TV Azteca’s capital stock will receive 45.1% of the distributions and the Company will receive the remainder. However, as a result of the covenants contained in the 12 1/2% Notes Indenture, any distributions made in respect of the securities that are pledged to secure the 12 1/2% Notes must also be pledged as additional collateral for those notes. At April 30, 2004, 29.5% of the aggregate amount of distributions received directly by the Company from TV Azteca was pledged to secure the 12 1/2% Notes. Therefore, in the case of any distribution, of the total amount of TV Azteca’s equity interest owned by the Company, only 70.5% of the aggregate amount will be available for the Company’s payment obligations under the 12 1/4% Notes and 10 3/4% Notes.

The Company may not be able to fund a change of control offer.

Upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined under the Azteca Holdings Indentures), the Company will be required to offer to repurchase all outstanding Azteca Holdings Notes at 101% of the principal amount of the Azteca Holdings Notes, plus accrued but unpaid interest, if any, to the date of the purchase. The occurrence of certain of the events that would constitute a change of control will also require TV Azteca to offer to repurchase the TV Azteca Notes and may constitute a default under the Company’s existing or future indebtedness or the Company’s subsidiaries’ existing or future indebtedness. A default on the Company’s indebtedness or on its subsidiaries’ indebtedness could result in such indebtedness effectively becoming due and payable. The source of funds for any repurchase of the Azteca Holdings Notes and any such other payments will be the Company’s available cash or cash generated from other sources. However, the Company cannot assure you that it will have sufficient funds to purchase all of the Azteca Holdings Notes that might be delivered by noteholders seeking to accept the offer to purchase as well as all such other amounts that may be due and payable at that time.

TV Azteca’s ability to make distributions is restricted by the terms of its indenture.

The TV Azteca Indenture, subject to certain conditions and exceptions, restricts TV Azteca’s ability to make dividends and other distributions in cash to its shareholders. The ability of TV Azteca to make future distributions will be limited at any time to the then current balance of the restricted payment basket. Generally, the capacity of the restricted payments basket is increased by positive adjusted EBITDA of TV Azteca, as defined in the TV Azteca Indenture, net cash proceeds received by TV Azteca from the sale of its capital stock and the reduction in investments received by TV Azteca in cash. In turn, the capacity of the restricted payments basket is decreased when TV Azteca makes restricted payments, such as dividends and other distributions, investments other than permitted investments and interest payments on its indebtedness. At December 31, 2003, the balance under TV Azteca’s restricted payments basket was US$340 million. However, the balance under TV Azteca’s restricted payments basket will be reduced to US$285 million after giving effect to the payment of the US$55 million scheduled shareholder distribution, of which US$33 million was paid in May 2004 and US$22 million will be paid in November 2004. The Company cannot assure you that in the future the balance of TV Azteca’s restricted payment basket will be sufficient to permit it to make significant scheduled shareholder distributions, if any at all.

Mexican regulations would adversely affect the rights and interests of noteholders if the Company were subject to a bankruptcy proceeding (concurso mercantil).

Under Mexico’s Ley de Concursos Mercantiles (“Law on Commercial Reorganization”), if the Company is declared bankrupt, its obligations under the Azteca Holdings Notes:

• would be converted into pesos and then from pesos into inflation-adjusted units (Unidades de Inversión);

• would be satisfied at the time claims of all the Company’s creditors are satisfied;

• would be subject to the outcome of, and priorities recognized in, the relevant proceedings;

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• would cease to accrue interest; and

• would not be adjusted to take into account any depreciation of the peso against the dollar occurring after such declaration.

The Company may have to make payments due on the Azteca Holdings Notes in pesos in certain circumstances.

Although the Company is required to make payments of amounts owed on the Azteca Holdings Notes in U.S. dollars, pursuant to the Ley Monetaria de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (the “Mexican Monetary Law”), the Company is legally entitled to pay in pesos if payment of the TV Azteca Notes is sought in Mexico (through the enforcement of a non-Mexican judgment or otherwise). Such payment would be made at the rate of exchange for pesos prevailing at the time and place of payment. In the event that the Company makes payments in pesos, the Company cannot assure you that you could convert the amounts paid in pesos into U.S. dollars or that the peso amounts would be sufficient to purchase U.S. dollars equal to the amount of principal, interest or additional amounts due on the Azteca Holdings Notes. However, the Company has agreed under the Azteca Holdings Indentures to indemnify the holder of any Azteca Holdings Notes for the difference between the U.S. dollar amount due to the holder and the U.S. dollar amount that the holder is able to purchase with the amount in pesos that the holder receives or recovers.

Risk Relating to the Operations of the Company

The Company has a controlling shareholder and the Company engages in transactions with related parties, including the Company’s controlling shareholder.

In 2004, approximately 91% of the Company’s capital stock is owned directly or indirectly by Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego and his family. Mr. Salinas Pliego serves as the Chairman of the Board and President of the Company and Chairman of the Board of TV Azteca. Consequently, Mr. Salinas Pliego has the power to elect a majority of the Company’s directors and to determine the outcome of substantially all actions requiring shareholder approval.

Historically, the Company and its subsidiaries have engaged in a variety of transactions with certain affiliates, including entities owned or controlled by the family of Mr. Salinas Pliego, including TV Azteca, Unefon, Todito.com, S.A. de C.V. (“Todito”) and Grupo Elektra, S.A. de C.V. (“Grupo Elektra”), and their subsidiaries. While there are restrictions set forth in the Azteca Holdings Indentures limiting some types of transactions with affiliates, the Company may engage in certain permitted affiliated transactions in the future. The Company cannot assure you that future agreements among the Company and its affiliates will be entered into on an arm’s-length basis; such related party agreements may be adverse to the interests of minority shareholders and creditors of the Company.

Risks Relating to the Operations of TV Azteca

TV Azteca is highly leveraged and its substantial leverage and debt service obligations could adversely affect its business.

Although the Company has no substantial indebtedness other than the Azteca Holdings Notes, TV Azteca is a highly leveraged company, which means that it has a large amount of debt relative to its equity. TV Azteca has US$300.0 million outstanding principal amount of TV Azteca 10 1/2% Notes. In addition, as of December 31, 2003, TV Azteca had US$125 million of indebtedness consisting of the TV Azteca 10 1/8% Notes, which TV Azteca paid on February 15, 2004. The indenture governing the TV Azteca Notes, dated February 5, 1997, by and among TV Azteca, certain guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York (the “TV Azteca Indenture”), permits TV Azteca, based on its financial results, to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. TV Azteca will require substantial cash flow to meet its repayment obligations on the TV Azteca Notes and any future additional indebtedness it may incur. TV Azteca may not be able to generate enough cash to pay the principal, interest and other amounts due under its indebtedness, and there is no assurance that market conditions will permit TV Azteca to refinance its existing indebtedness at maturity. TV Azteca’s substantial leverage could have negative consequences, including:

• requiring the dedication of a substantial portion of its cash flow from operations to service indebtedness, thereby reducing the amount of cash flow available for other purposes, including capital expenditures, marketing efforts, future growth plans and distributions payable to its shareholders, including the Company;

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• limiting its ability to obtain additional financing or to refinance its existing indebtedness;

• placing it at a possible competitive disadvantage relative to less leveraged competitors and competitors with greater access to capital resources;

• increasing its vulnerability to downturns in its business or the Mexican economy generally; and

• limiting its ability to implement its recently announced distribution policy.

TV Azteca’s and the Company’s operations are subject to covenant restrictions that may adversely affect TV Azteca’s and the Company’s ability to conduct its respective businesses.

The TV Azteca Indenture and the Azteca Holdings Indentures impose significant operating and financial restrictions on TV Azteca and Azteca Holdings. Such restrictions will affect, and in many respects will limit or prohibit, among other things, TV Azteca’s and the Company’s ability to create liens and to use the proceeds from certain asset sales. TV Azteca’s highly leveraged position and the restrictive covenants contained in the TV Azteca Indenture and the Azteca Holdings Indentures may make TV Azteca and the Company more vulnerable to economic downturns and limit the ability of TV Azteca and the Company to, and reduce the flexibility of TV Azteca and the Company in, responding to changing business or economic conditions or to substantial declines in operating results.

TV Azteca’s newly announced distribution policy will significantly decrease the balance of the restricted payments basket available pursuant to the TV Azteca Indenture.

On February 7, 2003, TV Azteca announced that its Board of Directors had approved a six-year debt reduction plan pursuant to which TV Azteca intends to use the free cash generated from its operations to reduce its outstanding indebtedness, which was US$669.2 million as of December 31, 2003. TV Azteca also announced the Board of Directors’ intention to make scheduled distributions of approximately US$500 million to its shareholders over the next six years. On April 30, 2003, TV Azteca’s shareholders approved distributions to shareholders for an aggregate of US$140 million (approximately US$3 million of preferential dividends for D-A Shares and D-L Shares and approximately US$137 million of capital reductions), of which US$125.0 million was paid on June 30, 2003 and US$15 million was paid on December 5, 2003. On April 15, 2004, TV Azteca shareholders approved distributions to shareholders for an aggregate amount of approximately US$55 million (approximately US$3 million of preferential dividends for D-A Shares and D-L Shares and US$52 million of capital reductions), of which US$33 million was paid on May 13, 2004 and approximately US$22 million will be paid on November 11, 2004.

The TV Azteca Indenture, subject to certain conditions and exceptions, restricts TV Azteca’s ability to make dividends and other distributions in cash to its shareholders. TV Azteca’s ability to make future distributions will be limited at any time to the then current balance of the restricted payments basket. Generally, the capacity of the restricted payments basket is increased by positive adjusted EBITDA of TV Azteca, as defined in the TV Azteca Indenture, net cash proceeds received by TV Azteca from the sale of its capital stock and the reduction in investments received by TV Azteca in cash. In turn, the capacity of the restricted payments basked is decreased when TV Azteca makes restricted payments, such as dividends and other distributions, investments other than permitted investments and interest payments on its indebtedness.

At December 31, 2003, the balance under TV Azteca’s restricted payments basket was approximately US$340.0 million. However, the balance under TV Azteca’s restricted payments basket will be reduced to US$285.0 million after giving effect to the payment of the approximately US$55 million shareholder distribution to be paid during 2004. TV Azteca cannot assure you that in the future the balance of TV Azteca’s restricted payments basket will be sufficient to permit it to make significant scheduled shareholder distributions, if any, at all.

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TV Azteca has a controlling shareholder and TV Azteca engages in transactions with related parties, including its controlling shareholder.

Approximately 59.8% of TV Azteca’s capital stock is owned directly or indirectly by Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, TV Azteca’s Chairman, and his family. Consequently, Mr. Salinas Pliego, acting through a TV Azteca shareholders meeting, has the power to change the by-laws of TV Azteca, grant and revoke powers of attorney, appoint and remove directors and, in some cases, overrule resolutions adopted by our Board of Directors, all in accordance with Mexican law.

Historically, TV Azteca and its subsidiaries have engaged in a variety of transactions with certain affiliates, including entities owned or controlled by Mr. Salinas Pliego and his family. Those entities include Unefon, S.A. de C.V. (“Unefon”), Todito.com, S.A. de C.V. (“Todito”) and Grupo Elektra, S.A. de C.V. (“Grupo Elektra”), and their subsidiaries. While there are restrictions set forth in the TV Azteca Indenture limiting some types of transactions with affiliates, TV Azteca may engage in certain permitted transactions with affiliates in the future. TV Azteca cannot assure you that future agreements among TV Azteca and its affiliates will be entered into on an arm’s-length basis; such related party agreements may be adverse to the interests of minority shareholders and creditors of TV Azteca.

Television broadcasting in Mexico is highly competitive.

Television broadcasting in Mexico is highly competitive and the popularity of television shows, an important factor in advertising sales, is readily susceptible to change. TV Azteca faces competition from other sources of television programming. Televisa, TV Azteca’s principal competitor, generated a substantial majority of the Mexican television advertising sales in each of the last three years. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—Competition” on page 50. Televisa, which faced little competition in the over-the-air television market prior to the Company’s acquisition of Channels 7 and 13 from the Mexican government in 1993, has substantially more experience in the television industry and substantially greater resources than TV Azteca does. Televisa is one of the leading producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world and has over 20 years of experience producing telenovelas. Televisa also has significant interests in other media, including radio, publishing, music recording and the Internet, which enables Televisa to offer its customers attractive rates for packages combining advertising in various media.

The Company cannot assure you that TV Azteca will be able to maintain or improve its share of the Mexican television advertising or viewing market in the future, nor can the Company assure you that TV Azteca’s costs of obtaining programming and hiring production and creative staff, or the prices at which TV Azteca sells advertising time, will not be adversely affected by competition. In addition to competing with conventional, over-the-air television stations, including certain government-run stations as well as those owned by or affiliated with Televisa, TV Azteca also competes for Mexican television viewers with pay television providers. Cable television, multi-channel multipoint distribution systems (“MMDS”) and direct-to-home (“DTH”) satellite services represent a potential source of competition for TV Azteca’s advertising sales, audiences and program rights. According to IBOPE AGB Mexico, the penetration of pay television as of July 1, 2003 was approximately 16% of all television households.

In November 1996, the United States and Mexico signed an agreement regarding cross-border satellite television transmissions. Under the agreement, the Mexican government allows U.S. satellite transmission companies to provide DTH satellite services to Mexican households. The Company cannot assure you that pay television services will not secure a more significant share of the Mexican television audience and television advertising market in the future.

In addition, TV Azteca also competes for advertising revenues with other forms of advertising media, such as radio, billboards, newspapers, magazines and the Internet.

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The seasonal nature of TV Azteca’s business affects TV Azteca’s revenue and low fourth quarter revenues could impact TV Azteca’s results of operations.

TV Azteca’s business reflects seasonal patterns of advertising expenditures, which is common in the television broadcast industry. TV Azteca’s revenue from advertising sales, which is recognized when the advertising is aired, is generally highest in the fourth quarter because of the high level of advertising during the holiday season. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Seasonality of Sales” on page 64. Accordingly, TV Azteca’s results of operations depend disproportionately on revenue recognized in the fourth quarter and a low level of fourth quarter advertising revenue could harm TV Azteca’s results of operations for the year.

TV Azteca’s revenue and profitability are affected by major broadcast events.

In the past, TV Azteca has generated substantial advertising revenue from broadcasting infrequently recurring major broadcast events. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Cyclicality Due to Major Broadcast Events” on page 64. TV Azteca’s broadcast of the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Eurocup Soccer Championship, the Gold Cup Soccer Championship and the 2002 World Cup, as well as the 2000 Mexican presidential campaign and election, significantly increased net revenue during the periods in which they were shown. The absence or cancellation of major broadcast events in some years may harm TV Azteca’s financial condition and results of operations, as in 1999 and 2001, when there were no Summer Olympic or Soccer Championship games. Similarly, TV Azteca’s results of operations may be harmed in years in which a major broadcast event that is expected to draw a large viewing audience in Mexico is held but TV Azteca is unable to obtain the broadcast rights to the event.

If TV Azteca loses one or more of its key advertisers, it could lose a significant amount of its revenues.

In 2003, TV Azteca’s five largest advertisers, Pond’s de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Procter and Gamble, S.A. de C.V., Teléfonos de México, S.A. de C.V. (“Telmex”), Cervecería Modelo, S.A. de C.V., and Panificación Bimbo, S.A. de C.V., and their affiliates, together accounted for 14% of TV Azteca’s net revenue. The termination of TV Azteca’s relationship with any one of its principal advertisers could harm its operating results.

TV Azteca’s costs of producing and acquiring programming may increase.

TV Azteca’s most significant variable operating costs relate to its internally produced programming and its purchased programming. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—Programming—Programming Produced by TV Azteca” on page 30. The cost of internally produced programming varies considerably depending on the type of programming, and is generally more expensive than purchased programming. Moreover, the production of telenovelas is more expensive relative to the production of other types of programming.

If TV Azteca fails to manage effectively the costs of its internally produced programming or of acquiring exhibition rights for purchased programming, it is possible that TV Azteca’s programming costs will increase at a rate higher than advertising revenue. If programming costs increase substantially, TV Azteca’s results of operations may be negatively affected.

From time to time, litigation matters involving TV Azteca have resulted, and may in the future result, in the expenditure of significant financial resources and management attention to the resolution of such controversies.

TV Azteca is currently involved in certain disputes and legal proceedings. See “Item 10. Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—TV Azteca” on page 95. As TV Azteca vigorously defends itself in these disputes, it incurs significant legal expenses. In addition, these matters may from time to time divert the attention of TV Azteca’s management and staff from their customary responsibilities. Moreover, an adverse resolution of an existing legal proceeding involving TV Azteca could have a material adverse effect on TV Azteca’s operating results and financial condition.

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If TV Azteca fails to retain members of its senior management, it may be difficult for it to find equally skilled replacements, and its failure to do so would adversely affect its ability to conduct its business.

TV Azteca’s success depends in large part upon the abilities and continued service of its senior management, none of whom have executed employment agreements with TV Azteca. TV Azteca’s senior management is particularly important to its business because of their experience and knowledge of the media industry both in Mexico and internationally. The loss or unavailability to TV Azteca of any of its key management personnel could have significant negative effects. To the extent that the services of its senior management would be unavailable to it for any reason, TV Azteca would be required to hire other personnel to manage and operate its company. There may be a limited number of persons with the requisite skills to serve in these positions, particularly in the markets where TV Azteca operates its business. TV Azteca cannot assure you that it would be able to locate or employ such qualified personnel on acceptable terms.

TV Azteca may experience liquidity difficulties.

TV Azteca may experience liquidity difficulties as a result of a devaluation of the peso or other future economic crises. In addition, any significant decline in TV Azteca’s advertising revenue or significant increase in TV Azteca’s operating costs could cause TV Azteca to experience further liquidity difficulties. The same would be true of any significant increase in the peso cost of debt service on the Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated indebtedness or its subsidiaries’ U.S. dollar-denominated indebtedness.

TV Azteca’s business is regulated by the Mexican government and its business would be harmed if its broadcast concessions were not renewed or were taken away.

To broadcast commercial television in Mexico, a broadcaster must have a license from the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes) (“SCT”). The SCT grants concessions comprised of one or more broadcast licenses. These concessions may be revoked in very limited circumstances. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—Regulation—TV Azteca—Concessions” on page 51. TV Azteca does not expect any of its concessions to be revoked. TV Azteca’s concessions must be renewed upon expiration and the expiration dates for its broadcast concessions range from April 2006 to July 2009. However, if the SCT fails to renew one or more of TV Azteca’s concessions, TV Azteca will not be able to operate. TV Azteca believes, in part based on the government’s renewal in 1999 of its concession for broadcast in Chihuahua, that the government generally will renew its television concessions upon expiration so long as TV Azteca has operated them in substantial compliance with the terms and conditions of the concessions and in accordance with applicable law. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—Regulation—TV Azteca—Concessions” on page 51. However, the Company cannot assure you that this will happen in the future or that current Mexican law will not change. If TV Azteca is unable to renew its concessions prior to expiration, its business would be significantly harmed.

Risks Related to the Azteca America Network

The Azteca America Network’s limited history of operations as a U.S. Spanish language television network makes an evaluation of its business and financial condition difficult.

TV Azteca’s operations in the United States commenced only recently and to date have not generated significant revenue. The growth of the Azteca America Network, a new Spanish-language television broadcast network in the United States operated by Azteca International Corporation (“Azteca International” and “Azteca America Network”), depends on the appeal of TV Azteca’s programming and content to U.S. television audiences and Azteca International’s ability to establish relationships with broadcast stations or cable networks in U.S. markets that have a substantial Hispanic population. Azteca International’s ability to establish such relationships will be affected by several factors, including the willingness of prospective affiliates to broadcast TV Azteca’s programming and Azteca America’s programming, the availability of channels on cable systems to include TV Azteca’s programming and Azteca America’s programming, the ability of Azteca International’s affiliates to fund their operations and capital expenditures and the willingness of Azteca International’s competitors to offer their programming on terms with which Azteca International is unable to compete.

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The television broadcasting industry in the United States is subject to extensive governmental regulation, which may adversely affect Azteca International’s business. Among other things, these regulations limit the percentage of a U.S. broadcast station that may be owned by a foreign-controlled corporation, such as Azteca International, to 25%.

Further, the Azteca America Network faces significant competition in the U.S. Spanish-language television broadcast market from both Univision Communications, Inc. (“Univision”) and Telemundo Group, Inc. (“Telemundo”), which is owned by NBC. Each of these competitors has a larger network of affiliates and greater financial resources than Azteca International, and together they presently have substantially the entire U.S. audience share for Spanish-language television.

Azteca International is subject to risks associated with its joint ventures with station affiliates.

Azteca International’s future growth strategy focuses upon entering into station affiliation agreements with existing over-the-air television broadcasting stations that could complement or expand its business. The negotiation of additional station affiliation agreements, as well as the integration of new stations into the Azteca America Network, could require the stations to incur significant costs and cause diversion of management’s time and resources. Failure to achieve the anticipated benefits of any station affiliation or to successfully integrate the operations of new station affiliates could also adversely affect Azteca International’s business and results of operations.

If Azteca International is unable to renew its station affiliation agreements upon termination or enter into new station affiliation agreements, revenues from the markets served by such stations may be significantly diminished.

The various station affiliation agreements Azteca International has entered into either terminate or are terminable after a defined period of time. If Azteca International is unable to agree upon new terms of continuing affiliation with a station operator or find a comparable affiliate in the designated market area served by that station, the revenues generated by the Azteca America Network in that market may be significantly diminished. Moreover, if the Echostar Satellite Corporation (“Echostar”) lawsuit is adversely determined against TV Azteca, this could have an adverse effect on the ability of TV Azteca to provide Azteca International’s station affiliates and cable operators with programming that is also broadcast on the Azteca 13 network (the “Azteca 13 Programming”). See “Item 10. Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—TV Azteca—Echostar” on page 95. This in turn could impact the business and operations of Azteca International and the station affiliates currently comprising the Azteca America Network as well as reduce the interest of other broadcast stations in becoming a part of the Azteca America Network. In certain circumstances, if Echostar obtains an injunction barring Azteca International from distributing Azteca 13 Programming to over-the-air broadcasters that retransmit it to U.S. cable operators, then, subject to certain conditions, certain of Azteca International’s station affiliates would have the right to cancel their station affiliation agreements. Although Echostar is continuing to seek a permanent injunction against TV Azteca, the U.S. court denied Echostar’s application for a preliminary injunction on April 3, 2003. The parties are currently proceeding with fact discovery, which is scheduled to conclude in September 2004. Expert discovery is scheduled to conclude in February 2005. As of June 30, 2004, no trial date has been set. TV Azteca is awaiting final disposition by the U.S. court.

Azteca International’s inability to sell advertising time on its network will adversely affect its revenues and its business.

Azteca International’s business depends on its and its station affiliates’ ability to sell advertising time. Azteca International’s ability to sell advertising time will depend, in large part, on audience ratings and on the overall level of demand for television advertising. A downturn in the U.S. economy could reduce the overall demand for advertising and, therefore, adversely affect Azteca International’s ability to generate advertising revenues. A decline in audience ratings (as a result of competition, a lack of popular programming or changes in viewer preferences) would also adversely affect Azteca International’s revenues, as advertising revenues depend on audience ratings. Also, significant audience ratings for a new television network can take longer to develop as there are multiple viewing options, both in the English and Spanish language, that U.S. Hispanics are familiar with. Moreover, even if the broadcaster has accomplished significant audience levels, such levels could take longer to be reflected in its ratings when measured using certain rating measurement methodologies that rely on top-of-mind surveys. In

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addition, because Azteca International is focusing its business on the Spanish-language television audience, its level of audience will depend upon:

• the desire of Spanish-speaking persons in the United States to view Spanish-language programming; and

• the growth of the Spanish-speaking audience by continued immigration and the continued use of Spanish among Hispanics in the United States

Should either of these factors change, the Azteca America Network could lose part of its target audience, resulting in a decline in ratings and a loss of advertising revenues.

Azteca International’s ability to sell advertising time will also depend on the level of demand for television advertising. Historically, the advertising industry, relative to other industries, has been particularly sensitive to the general condition of the economy. As a result, Azteca International believes that spending on advertising tends to decline disproportionately during an economic recession or downturn as compared to other types of business spending. Consequently, a recession or downturn in the U.S. economy would likely materially adversely affect the advertising revenues and results of operations of the Azteca America Network and in turn Azteca International.

Because the U.S. Hispanic population is highly concentrated geographically, a regional downturn in economic conditions or other negative event in particular markets could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Azteca America Network.

Approximately 33% of all U.S. Hispanics live in the Los Angeles, New York and Miami-Fort Lauderdale markets, and the top 10 U.S. Hispanic markets collectively provide coverage to approximately 56% of the U.S. Hispanic population over 2 years old. The revenues of Azteca International are similarly concentrated in these key television markets. As a result, a significant decline in the revenue from the operations of the stations in these television markets, whether due to a regional economic downturn, increased competition or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on the financial performance of the Azteca America Network.

Risks Related to Unefon

As discussed further in “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospect—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Unefon Investment” on page 59, Unefon Holdings, S.A. de C.V. (“Unefon Holdings”) was incorporated as a result of TV Azteca’s split-off as approved in TV Azteca’s General Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held on December 19, 2003. However, the shares of Unefon Holdings shall only be distributed and delivered to their holders when (i) the split-off becomes effective and (ii) the shares of Unefon Holdings’ capital stock have been listed in the Mexican Stock Exchange and in the U.S. market or quotation system, which is chosen for such purposes, with the prior approval by the relevant authorities. While the split-off became effective between the parties on December 19, 2003, the distribution of shares is subject to the listing of the Unefon Holdings shares on the Mexican Stock Exchange and in the U.S. market or quotation system to be chosen for such purposes, with the prior approval by the relevant authorities. Until such listing of the Unefon Holdings shares, the shares of Unefon Holdings’ capital stock shall not be segregated from the shares of TV Azteca and may only be held or negotiated jointly with the shares of TV Azteca. While, as of December 19, 2003, TV Azteca no longer holds any capital stock in Unefon and, thus Unefon is no longer a subsidiary of TV Azteca, information shall be provided herein with respect to Unefon until the Unefon Holdings shares are distributed and delivered to their holders.

Risks Related to the Business of Unefon

In order to further develop its business, Unefon might encounter significant capital requirements, which could limit its ability to adequately finance its growth.

Unefon requires considerable amounts of capital in order to adequately run and develop its telecommunications network. If Unefon is not able to generate enough financial resources or to obtain capital from others, its development could be jeopardized and a potential loss of business opportunities could result.

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Due to its limited credit history, Unefon could experience difficulty gaining access to the capital markets, obtaining financing from banks or entering into relationships with certain telecommunication suppliers.

The lack of access to capital could lead Unefon to abandon or limit its current development and expansion plan, to incur regulatory defaults regarding its coverage obligations and to lose business opportunities.

It is difficult to evaluate Unefon’s current operations and to forecast its future operations, as it has only been in business for four years.

Unefon started its operations in February 2000. Since Unefon is a young company, it could encounter significant risks and expenses as well as unexpected challenges, including:

• an increase in the number of subscribers as well as the expansion of its services to medium and large companies;

• generating sufficient cash flow to sustain and grow within its industry;

• anticipating and adapting to the development of the markets;

• hiring, retaining, motivating and managing the proper technical and administrative personnel;

• setting up internal control systems and procedures; and

• updating and developing its telecommunications infrastructure.

Since it is in the early stage of development, Unefon might not meet some or any of these challenges, which could adversely affect the business’ development and results of operations.

Unefon has never generated net income and cannot guarantee that is going to be able to generate them in the future.

Unefon recorded net losses of Ps.1,159 million, Ps.906 million and Ps.1,128 million (US$100.4 million) for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively. Unefon, like other new Mexican businesses, has incurred higher costs and expenses than it has generated revenues. Unefon has experienced revenue growth over the years, but it cannot guarantee that it will continue to do so, primarily because Unefon’s financial and operating strength is not as great as that of its competitors. Thus, Unefon’s revenue growth should not be used to forecast future revenue streams. Additionally, any significant costs and expenses could severely impact the business, its financial condition and its results of operation, even if Unefon does generate net income in the future.

Unefon may face unforeseen difficulties in expanding the capacity and coverage of its network.

Unefon’s ability to expand the capacity and coverage of its network is dependent upon a number of factors, many of which are beyond its control. These factors include, but are not limited to:

• the ability to obtain and maintain financing for capital expenditures on acceptable terms;

• the ability to obtain and maintain the necessary concessions, licenses, registrations, permits or authorizations necessary for the operation and expansion of its network and to comply with other regulatory requirements;

• the ability to obtain telecommunications equipment when needed;

• identifying new tower locations and switch sites for its network, as well as the ability to obtain permits from the county authorities to install their equipment;

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• delay in the delivery of sites for their towers from MATC Digital, S. de R.L. de C.V., an unrelated party;

• the ability to secure space and rights of way for its telecommunications equipment in municipalities and delays in the construction of additional towers and switch sites;

• unexpected results of operations or strategies in its target markets;

• technological and competitive developments, including additional market developments and new opportunities; and

• excess costs and/or mistakes that will necessitate additional funding for the development of its network.

Additionally, Unefon may not be able to respond quickly, or at all, to new or unanticipated capital requirements, which could impede Unefon’s business and development. Some of the factors that would cause significant unanticipated capital needs are regulatory changes, engineering design changes, new technologies, currency fluctuations and significant departures from Unefon’s business plan.

If Unefon is unable to expand its network capacity and coverage, does not do it on time or is unable to meet the new and unexpected capital needs, it will face a great difficulty in increasing and retaining its subscribers, which will limit revenues generated by the business. Also Unefon might fail to properly comply with its title concession obligations, which will, among other things, adversely affect its results of operations and the development of its business.

Unefon’s ability to generate revenues depends on its ability to attract and retain its prepaid subscribers and, without long-term service contracts, Unefon’s future revenues are unpredictable.

Unefon’s ability to generate revenues depends on its ability to attract and retain subscribers, which in turn depends on Unefon’s ability to maintain competitive prices, to increase its subscribers within its target markets and to enhance the quality of its services. In addition, the development of Unefon’s business will depend on a number of factors over which Unefon has limited or no control, including, but not limited to:

• changes in pricing policies by its competitors;

• the introduction of new services and enhanced voice quality by its competitors;

• developments or changes in the regulatory framework for the Mexican telecommunications industry;

• the growth of the Mexican mobile telecommunications market; and

• general economic conditions prevailing in Mexico.

Unefon’s revenues are unpredictable and short term in nature.

The future of Unefon’s revenues generated by its base subscribers is unpredictable. Unefon’s subscribers use the service predominately under the prepaid plan and, therefore, Unefon has practically no contract-based subscribers who provide payment throughout the course of a contract. Unefon cannot provide assurances that its current subscribers will continue to use Unefon’s services in the future. At December 31, 2003, Unefon had approximately 1.3 million subscribers, of which not all of them use Unefon’s network regularly. The loss of a larger number of subscribers than predicted could result in a loss of a significant amount of expected revenues. Since Unefon incurs capital expenditures based on its expectations of future revenues, Unefon’s failure to accurately predict revenues could negatively affect its results of operations.

Unefon faces intense competition from an increasing number of strong competitors that could result in an increase in subscriber churn and a decrease in profit margins.

Unefon faces a great number of competitors, and it is expected that competition in the Mexican wireless phone service will intensify as a result of the objective positioning of its competitors, the consolidation of the industry, the

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growth of actual service providers, and the launch of new products and services from this competitors. Some of these competitors have greater financial and operational resources than does Unefon. Unefon is not in a position to guarantee that it has the financial and operational resources to be able to compete in an effective manner against current and future players in this market. Furthermore, it is possible that Unefon’s inability to compete with other wireless service suppliers might adversely affect the development of Unefon and in its financial results.

Similarly, the Mexican government could grant new concessions to new providers of the services provided by Unefon, which will further intensify Unefon’s competition.

Moreover, Unefon’s competitors have established relationships with third parties that have access to personnel, capital, equipment and other resources that may not be available to Unefon. These resources provide Unefon’s competitors with advantages that could adversely affect Unefon’s business. These new competitors or alliances among existing competitors may diminish Unefon’s market share in the industry. Unefon makes no assurances that it will be able to develop similar relationships or successfully compete against such competitors.

Unefon’s ability to successfully compete will depend as well on its ability to respond to different competitive factors that affect the industry, including new services, changes in consumer’s preferences, demographic, and discount policies adopted by its competitors. If Unefon is unable to respond to its competitors and to the fall of prices and other competitive pressures through the acquisition of new users and the development of new products and services that would increase their number of users, its income, its profitability and its financial position will be seriously impacted.

The coverage of Unefon’s cellular network is limited to urban areas, while its largest competitor provides national coverage for its subscriber base.

Unefon’s business strategy is to develop a significant subscriber base among the upper-lower and middle class subscribers residing in Mexico’s largest cities. As a result, Unefon’s network is limited to areas with dense population. If a Unefon subscriber travels outside of the urban areas in which Unefon’s network has been established, the subscriber will lose his or her connection to the Unefon network. Meanwhile, Unefon’s competitors have a national cellular network that offers service in many areas where Unefon’s coverage is not available, including interstate highways.

Unefon is expanding its national coverage but it makes no assurances that it will complete this initiative; moreover, Unefon makes no guaranty that it will be able to compete with the existing service providers. Unefon’s lack of coverage may adversely affect Unefon’s ability to attract new users and retain existing ones, which will probably damage Unefon’s business development and its revenues.

Unefon depends on other telephone companies for the interconnection between its network and one of those companies.

Unefon depends on agreements with Telmex, Radiomovil Telcel, S.A. de C.V. (commonly known as “Telcel”) and other telecommunication service providers in order to be able to connect calls between its network users and those of other networks. More than half of Unefon’s user traffic ends up in other networks. If a dispute should arise between Unefon and other companies regarding interconnection agreements, the Federal Telecommunications Commission (“Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones”) (“Cofetel”) has the legal power to resolve such dispute. If Unefon were unable to restructure these interconnection agreements, if the Cofetel where to issue a ruling against the interests of Unefon or if any competitor should not honor its commitments, then the operations, the results of operations and the financial condition of Unefon could be severely affected as well.

The termination of long distance resale agreement between Unefon and other long distance providers could adversely impact the service that Unefon provides to its users.

Unefon has entered into agreements with Operadora Protel, S.A. de C.V. (“Protel”) and Telmex to provide its subscribers with local and international long distance. Protel is the main provider for the long distance services while Telmex serves Unefon in the event Protel is unable to make the connection. Protel was selected by Unefon

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because of the quality of its services and its competitive prices. In the event that Protel terminates this agreement, Unefon makes no assurance that a similar agreement will be reached with another long distance provider.

Unefon has entered into agreements with related parties, which could create potential conflicts of interests.

Unefon is continuously doing business with Mr. Moisés Saba Masri and its affiliates, as well as with TV Azteca, Elektra and other companies which are owned and controlled by Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego. See “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions” on page 83. Related party transactions carry with them potential conflicts of interests, which transactions may not be arm’s length. Even though certain mechanisms are in place to avoid such conflicts from arising, there are no guaranties that all these related party transactions will meet market standards.

The termination of the existing agreements between Unefon and TV Azteca, Grupo Elektra and Alta Rentabilidad could adversely affect the business of Unefon.

Unefon maintains a very important business relationship with TV Azteca, Grupo Elektra and Alta Rentabilidad, S.A. de C.V. (“Alta Rentabilidad”), an unrelated party. Unefon heavily advertises its products through TV Azteca channels. Virtually all of its advertising is transmitted across TV Azteca’s stations.

The agreement with Grupo Elektra allows Unefon to announce sell and distribute its products through Elektra’s retail stores. Unefon has acquired a significant number of users through the retail stores of Elektra; moreover, it is one of the most important channels of distribution for Unefon’s prepaid air time.

Alta Rentabilidad serves as one of the most important channels of distribution for Unefon, as it provides Unefon with access to series of commercial chains through which Unefon can distribute its products and services.

There is an uncertainty whether the relationship between Unefon, on the one hand, and Grupo Elektra, TV Azteca and Alta Rentabilidad, on the other hand, will continue to thrive. Any negative event that occurs to TV Azteca or Grupo Elektra could jeopardize the operations of Unefon, its operating income and its financial situation.

Under the terms of the agreement for the provision of capacity entered into with Telcel, Unefon may be bound to reimburse to Telcel certain funds, and such reimburse could affect adversely Unefon’s financial situation.

On September 18, 2003, an agreement for the provision of capacity was entered with Telcel in order to render services with respect to a portion of the spectrum, which had been licensed to Unefon in the 1850-1865 Mhz/1930-1945 Mhz Frequency Band. Among others, the agreement allows for termination in advance or cancellation thereof should certain circumstances attributable to Unefon occur. If such termination in advance or cancellation occurs, then Unefon would need to return all amounts received and not yet due, plus the corresponding interests; such situation could adversely affect Unefon’s financial condition. Unefon cannot guarantee that it will not incur in any of the termination or cancellation events nor when such events could occur.

Damage to the physical infrastructure or to the Unefon services could result in significant costs and a reduction in its revenue.

The business of Unefon relies on providing safe and reliable telecommunication services to its clients. There are a number of factors that could interrupt Unefon’s ability to provide services to its clients, such as:

• human error;

• interruptions in energy provisions;

• electronic or physical tampering with the security measures;

• hardware and software viruses;

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• natural disasters (fire, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, etc.); and

• sabotage and vandalism.

Damage to the Unefon network, within or out of its control, may result in service interruptions and considerable damages to the equipment. Although, like other networks, Unefon has sustained occasional damages, services have never been suspended. Any technical service failures could weaken subscriber confidence in Unefon, which could make it difficult for Unefon to retain its customers, thereby negatively impact its result of operation. Even though Unefon has implemented adequate measures to protect against technical failures, it makes no guaranty that such precautions will be successful. Unefon has insurance policies that cover the above factors, but it cannot guarantee that these policies will cover the damages to the fullest extent.

Unefon relies on a limited number of equipment providers.

Unefon relies on so limited a number of equipment providers that their failure to provide the equipment and/or the service for the equipment affects Unefon’s interests severely.

The Unefon mobile phone business relies mainly on Nortel Networks to provide switchboards and radio bases, while Nokia, Kyosera, LG and Samsung provide Unefon with its mobile phones. If Unefon had to substitute Nortel Networks as a principal provider, the transition to another provider could cause delays as well as additional costs. Also the mobile phone providers could find themselves in shortage of equipment and, therefore, unable to provide Unefon with the quantity and quality of the equipment Unefon requires to operate effectively.

Unefon relies entirely on qualified personnel, which it may be unable to retain.

The development of Unefon, and its ability to generate revenues, depends greatly on the contributions of its engineers, marketers, sales personnel and management. In this industry, competition for qualified technicians, marketing personnel and salesmen is very fierce. The loss of any of its key employees could result in significant losses for Unefon. If Unefon is unable to retain its key employees, it recognizes that it will have to hire other skilled employees. However, there might be a limited amount of people who meet the hiring requirements of a Unefon employee, particularly in the markets outside Mexico City. Unefon does not guarantee that it will be able to find someone who meets the qualifications required to operate and manage Unefon and, even if it did find someone, it is uncertain whether or not Unefon will be able to hire these individuals under terms favorable to Unefon.

Unefon has a syndicated loan agreement with Banco Inbursa, S.A. Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Inbursa (“Banco Inbursa”) and Banco Azteca, S.A. Institución de Banca Múltiple (“Banco Azteca”). This agreement imposes certain financial limitations on Unefon.

On March 9, 2004, Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V. (“Operadora Unefon”), the principal subsidiary of Unefon, entered into a syndicated loan agreement with Banco Inbursa and Banco Azteca, an affiliate of TV Azteca. This agreement imposes obligations on Unefon, such as maintaining certain debt and interest coverage ratios. Loans are payable through an irrevocable management trust. By entering into this trust, Operadora Unefon irrevocably affected the profits originated by the agreement with Telmex (“calling party pays,” a program that started in Mexico whereby any phone call made to a mobile phone is paid by the person who is dialing). In the event that Operadora breaches the loan and does not cure such breach during the applicable cure period, the banks may request the trustee to apply all the money deposited in the trust to the payment in full of the loan. If any of the above shall occur, Unefon’s financial position and operating income will be negatively impacted.

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Risks Related to the Relationship Between Unefon and Nortel Networks

Unefon highly depends on Nortel Networks for the supply of equipment for its network in such a way that any decision by Nortel Networks to suspend the supply of equipment to Unefon could negatively affect Unefon’s business.

Unefon depends to a certain degree on the equipment supplied by Nortel Networks to Unefon. If Nortel Networks decides to suspend temporarily or definitely the supply of equipment to Unefon or if there are any significant delays in the delivery of such equipment to Unefon for the construction and maintenance of its network, Unefon’s business could be affected due to the resulting inability to acquire alternate equipment from another supplier under similar business conditions. Also, Unefon could face problems in integrating into its network the equipment manufactured by another supplier.

Risks Related to Unefon’s Operation – Nortel Networks – Codisco

Possible noncompliance with the requirements to maintain its registry in the Mexican National Securities Registry (Registro Nacional de Valores) (“RNV”)

The Mexican Banking and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores) (“CNBV”) is investigating probable violations with the Securities Market Law (Ley de Mercado de Valores) (“LMV”) related to the material disclosure (evento relevante) published by Unefon on January 9, 2004 on the BMV’s network called EMISNET. Even though, as of this date, Unefon has not had access to the file of the abovementioned investigation and therefore does not know the facts and motivations that the CNBV has considered to initiate the same, Unefon cannot predict whether the CNBV will determine that Unefon has not complied with the maintenance requirements for the listing of its shares in the Securities Section of the RNV, as well as the rules and obligations derived from the registry of its shares in the RNV, as contemplated in the LMV and in the rules applicable to issuers, and as a result impose upon Unefon fines and other sanctions contemplated in the LMV, including the possibility of suspension or cancellation of the registry of its shares in the RNV.

Possible noncompliance with the listing requirements of the BMV

In connection with the abovementioned investigation by the CNBV, Unefon cannot predict whether the BMV will decide that Unefon has not complied with the listing requirements of the BMV and, after receiving authorization from the CNBV, suspends or cancels the listing of Unefon’s shares.

The mobile telephone industry is experimenting with significant technological changes. If Unefon is not up to date with respect to technological changes and evolution in the industry standards, its competitive position could be negatively affected.

Increasing technology developments and constantly evolving industry standards mark the mobile telephone industry. It is possible that the technology employed by Unefon turns obsolete or, in the future, faces competition from newer technologies and, as a result, Unefon may not be able to obtain the corresponding concessions or licenses for the operation of such technologies. Additionally, in the event that Unefon’s competitors in Mexico adopt newer technology in the future, Unefon would face competitive pressures to migrate its network to such advanced technology. The installation of such technology could result in higher costs for Unefon. Unefon cannot be certain that it will successfully migrate to more advanced technology and, if it does, that it will be at a reasonable cost. Among the challenges that Unefon could face in regards to the technological changes are:

• the successful integration of its equipment with new equipment;

• to continue the development of its technological knowledge;

• to influence and respond to the emerging technological standards, as well as other technological changes; and

• to enrich its actual services.

All of these changes must be faced in an opportune manner and with the least possible cost. It is probable that Unefon may not be able to effectively address all the abovementioned challenges; not doing so may have a negative impact in the development of its business.

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The change of perception in the risk level associated with the telecommunications industry worldwide could negatively affect Unefon.

Worldwide, during the last years, the perception of the risk level associated with the telecommunications industry has increased principally due to a decrease in the market value of many telecommunication companies as well as an important decrease in the investment in the sector generally. The Mexican telecommunications sector has also been affected by the decrease in the telecommunications market. The increase in the risk level associated with the telecommunications sector could have a significant negative effect on Unefon’s capacity to obtain financing in Mexico or abroad.

Unefon could face difficulties in recovering receivables from other Mexican telecommunications operators.

In Mexico, whoever makes a local call to a cellular telephone is the one who pays for the air time consumed in such call. Consequently, if a client of another local operator calls a Unefon client, Unefon charges the service provider from which network the call was originated an interconnection charge for each minute of duration of such call. Even though Unefon’s interconnection agreements include penalty clauses for non payment and the record that exists in such respect does not show record of late payments or material non payments, Unefon could have difficulties in charging such interconnection charges to other Mexican telecommunications operators, many of which are direct competitors of Unefon. In the event that Unefon could not charge the interconnection charges in a timely way, or not at all, the operations ad financial results of Unefon will be negatively affected.

Unefon could incur significant costs for cellular fraud.

Unefon’s mobile telephone business could incur costs associated with the non-authorized used of the networks. These costs include administrative and capital expenses associated with the detection, monitoring and reduction of fraud incidence. Fraud also impacts the interconnection costs, administrative costs and payments to other operators for fraudulent roaming. Notwithstanding that Unefon continues to address this problem through the development and application of antifraud technologies and other ways of insuring income, Unefon cannot guarantee that these technologies will be effective and that fraud will not result in material losses to Unefon in the future.

Risks Related to the Mexican Legal and Regulatory Environment

Unefon’s concessions are subject to regulation by the Mexican government, which has the capacity to impose additional obligations with respect to the concessions or even revoke them in the event that Unefon materially breaches any of the terms and conditions thereof.

Unefon renders its services through the concessions granted by the Mexican government. Unefon’s activities are subject to significant regulation and supervision of the government. The concessions obligate Unefon, among others things, to comply with its construction and coverage commitments. If Unefon does not comply with the conditions set forth in its concessions, the Mexican government, following the applicable legal process, could negatively affect Unefon’s business, revoke the concessions, impose fines or take some other type of action against Unefon. Also, Unefon’s business could be affected by changes in Mexican laws, regulations and/or governmental policies relating to Unefon’s core business, by decisions of governmental officers relating to the granting, modification or revocation of the concessions necessary for Unefon to operate its business, and by decisions by such officers implying a stricter application of law. The Mexican government could also grant new concessions to potential competitors that would like to provide services similar to those provided by Unefon. Unefon’s concessions are for a 20-year period and their renewal is subject to the approval of the Mexican government. Unefon cannot guarantee that it will obtain the renewal of its concessions once the grant period has expired. Moreover, to increase the grant period of the concessions, the Mexican government could impose additional obligations to Unefon, including the payment of amounts today indeterminable. Any of these factors or governmental actions could negatively affect the value of Unefon’s concessions as well as its financial situation and results of operations.

The Mexican government could take temporary control of the concessions or revoke them.

The Mexican government could take temporary control of the concessions as well as the equipment or real estate property necessary for the operation of the same in the event of natural disasters, war, serious alternations of the

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public order or in case of imminent danger of the public security, internal peace of the country or national economy. In accordance with Mexican law, however, the federal government has the obligation to indemnify Unefon for any damages caused by the temporary intervention, except for war.

The Mexican government, through the payment of an indemnity, could revoke the concessions for the public well being. In this case, the indemnity would be determined by an expert appraiser. If Unefon did not agree with the amount determined by the expert appraiser, it could seek legal actions against the Mexican government so that the judicial authority be the one to determine the amount of the indemnity.

If the Mexican government would temporary intervene or revoke the concessions, Unefon’s capacity to operate its business could be negatively and seriously affected.

If the Mexican government grants more concessions, the value of Unefon’s concessions could be seriously affected.

The telecommunications industry is regulated by the Mexican government. Unefon’s concessions are not exclusive and the Mexican government could grant more concessions with the same geographic coverage and in the same frequencies to other participants. Unefon cannot guarantee that new concessions for the rendering of services similar to those rendered by Unefon will not be granted in the future or that, as result of the same, the value of its concessions will not be affected.

If the Mexican government imposes exchange rate controls, Unefon could not be able to acquire imported goods or make principal or interest payments denominated in U.S. dollars.

In the past, the Mexican economy has experimented a deficit in the payment scale and insufficiency in its foreign currency exchange reserves. Even though it is true that, at present, the Mexican government does not restrict the capacity of Mexican persons or entities including foreigners to convert pesos, in general to other currencies, and in particular to dollars, it is also true that in the past it has done so and could do it again in the future. Unefon cannot guarantee that, in the future, the Mexican government will not implement a foreign currency exchange control. As stated earlier any imposition of foreign currency exchange controls by the Mexican government could restrict the access to dollars or other currencies, which may make Unefon incapable to acquire imported goods or make principal or interest payments denominated in dollars.

Dissolution and anticipated liquidation of Unefon

According to its by-laws, Unefon will be dissolved upon the occurrence of any of the events stated in section 229 of the Mexican General Companies Law. The events set forth in such section are the following:

• expiration of the term set forth in the by-laws;

• impossibility to continue the core business of Unefon or because such principal business is consummated;

• agreement of the general shareholders meeting;

• because the number of shareholders is less than two; or

• for the loss of two thirds of the capital stock.

Unefon cannot guarantee that Mexican courts would not admit a lawsuit presented by a different person from the shareholders of the company and the creditors of the company that prove their legal interest in Unefon’s dissolution and the liquidation of its assets or that at the time that any of the events listed occur, they would not request Unefon’s dissolution.

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Risks Related to Doing Business in Mexico

If the peso devalues in the future against the U.S. dollar, it will be more difficult for the Company and for its subsidiaries to repay debt.

Declines in the value of the peso relative to the U.S. dollar increase the interest costs in pesos of the Company’s subsidiaries’ non-peso-denominated indebtedness and increase the cost in pesos of the Company’s other dollar-denominated expenditures. Substantially all of the Company’s liabilities, other than the Azteca Holdings Notes, are liabilities of its subsidiaries. A significant portion of the Company’s subsidiaries’ operating costs and other expenditures are also dollar-denominated. These costs include the payments TV Azteca makes for the exhibition rights for purchased programming, for the leasing of satellite transponders and for purchases of capital equipment. At December 31, 2003, substantially all of the Company’s indebtedness and all of its subsidiaries’ indebtedness was denominated in U.S. dollars. Since substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries’ revenue is denominated in pesos, the increased costs are not offset by any exchange-related increase in revenue.

The value of the peso has been subject to significant fluctuations with respect to the U.S. dollar in the past and may be subject to significant fluctuations in the future. For example, in 1994, the value of the peso declined 60.8% against the U.S. dollar. Between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 1996, the Mexican peso depreciated an additional 57.6% against the U.S. dollar. The significant devaluation of the peso caused the Company’s financial results to suffer. Between December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2003, the Mexican peso depreciated 8.05% against the U.S. dollar and between December 31, 2003 and and June 30, 2004, the Mexican peso depreciated a further 2.5% against the U.S. dollar. The Company cannot assure you that the peso will not depreciate in value relative to the U.S. dollar in the future. Any future devaluations of the peso could adversely affect the Company’s assets, liquidity and results of operations.

The Company’s financial results are dependent on the Mexican economy.

Declines in growth, high rates of inflation and high interest rates in Mexico have a generally adverse effect on the Company’s business. The slower the growth of the Mexican economy, the slower the growth of advertising spending. In the event that inflation in Mexico returns to high levels while economic growth slows, the Company’s subsidiaries’ results of operations, the Company’s financial condition and the market price of the Company’s subsidiaries’ securities will all be affected. In addition, high interest rates and economic instability could increase the Company’s costs of financing or make it difficult for the Company to refinance its existing indebtedness or TV Azteca’s debt.

Fluctuations in the U.S. economy or the global economy in general may adversely affect Mexico’s economy and the Company’s business.

Mexico’s economy is vulnerable to market downturns and economic slowdowns in the United States and elsewhere in the world. The recent slowdown in the growth of the U.S. economy, exacerbated by the September 11 terrorist attacks, has negatively affected Mexican businesses and limited access to capital for many Mexican companies. Moreover, the Company is unable to predict the implications of the post-war conflicts in Iraq on the level of Mexican consumer confidence, and in turn on the general level of advertising spending in Mexico. In addition, as has happened in the past, financial problems or an increase in the perceived risks associated with investing in emerging economies could limit foreign investment in Mexico and adversely affect the Mexican economy. For example, in October 1997, prices of Mexican debt securities and equity securities decreased substantially following a sharp decline in Asian securities markets, and in the second half of 1998, prices of Mexican securities were negatively impacted by economic crises in Russia and Brazil. The recent economic crises in Argentina and Venezuela have caused instability in Latin American financial markets and could have a negative impact on the price of Mexican debt and equity securities. Future economic problems in the United States or globally could severely limit the Company’s access to capital and could adversely affect its business.

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The Mexican government exercises significant influence over the economy.

The Mexican government has exercised, and continues to exercise, significant influence over the Mexican economy. Economic plans of the Mexican government in the past often have not fully achieved their objectives, and the Company cannot assure you that current and future economic plans of the Mexican government will achieve their stated goals. Similarly, the Company cannot determine what effect these plans or their implementation will have on the Mexican economy or on the Company’s subsidiaries’ businesses. Future Mexican governmental actions could have a significant effect on Mexican companies, including the Company, and market conditions.

Fluctuations in interest rates and inflation may adversely affect the Company’s business.

In Mexico, inflation has been high in recent years compared to more developed economies. Any negative fluctuation in interest rates might have an adverse effect on the Company because the amount of interest owed may increase with regard to its present liabilities and indebtedness or other liabilities and indebtedness incurred in the future. Annual inflation was 4.4%, 5.7% and 4.0% for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively. Any significant increase in the inflation rate in Mexico could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations as inflation can adversely affect consumer purchasing power, which affects the ability of TV Azteca’s advertisers to purchase advertising time on its networks.

The political situation in Mexico could negatively affect the Company’s operating results.

Mexico has experienced political changes in recent years. This instability affects Mexico’s business and investment climate. As a Mexican company with substantially all of its assets and operations in Mexico, the political environment in Mexico has a significant impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

If the Mexican government imposes exchange controls and restrictions, the Company may not be able to service its debt in U.S. dollars.

In the past, the Mexican economy has experienced balance of payment deficits and shortages in foreign exchange reserves. While the Mexican government does not currently restrict the ability of persons or entities to convert pesos into U.S. dollars, it has done so in the past (most recently in 1982) and could do so again in the future. The Company cannot assure you that the Mexican government will not institute a restrictive exchange control policy in the future. Any such restrictive exchange control policy could prevent or restrict access to U.S. dollars and limit the Company’s ability and its subsidiaries’ ability to service the Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated debt and may also limit TV Azteca’s ability to pay dividends on its American Depository Shares (“ADSs”). Moreover, the Company cannot predict what impact a restrictive exchange control policy would have on the Mexican economy generally.

Azteca Holdings’ financial statements do not give you the same information as financial statements prepared under U.S. accounting principles and Azteca Holdings publishes U.S. GAAP financial information less frequently than U.S. companies.

Azteca Holdings prepares its financial statements in accordance with Mexican GAAP. These principles differ in significant respects from U.S. GAAP. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—U.S. GAAP Reconciliation” on page 79 and Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the principal differences between Mexican GAAP and U.S. GAAP as they relate to Azteca Holdings. Azteca Holdings cannot assure you that these will be the only differences in the future. In addition, Azteca Holdings generally only prepares U.S. GAAP information on a yearly basis. As a result, there may be less or different publicly available information about TV Azteca than there is about U.S. issuers.

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Risks Related to the Media Industry in Mexico

An increase in the popularity of media alternative to broadcast television may adversely affect TV Azteca’s business.

TV Azteca believes there could be growth in the popularity of media that are alternatives to broadcast television, such as radio, pay television systems (Cable, DTH), the Internet, billboards or newspapers.

Currently, approximately 71% of the total advertising spending in Mexico is allocated to broadcast television, a large proportion compared with other countries. TV Azteca believes that, should audiences have increasing interest in other media, as has been the case in other countries, the broadcast television business in Mexico may be affected. TV Azteca believes that positioning itself as a competitive player in those markets can translate into substantial investments that may hinder its liquidity.

Mergers within various economic sectors may result in a more concentrated advertising market.

Many companies in Mexico are subject to a worldwide trend of mergers and acquisitions, which can result in a lower number of firms competing in the market and, therefore, fewer firms advertising on broadcast television.

In recent years, this trend has been particularly significant in the banking, insurance, pharmaceutical and telecommunications sectors in Mexico, resulting in more concentrated industries.

Content production costs could increase as artistic talent migrates to the United States.

In recent years there has been a migration of talented screen personalities to the United States to produce programming for broadcasters focused on U.S. Hispanic audiences. Should this trend increase, TV Azteca believes that there could be a resulting scarcity of artists and programming hosts. A possible consequence of this may be higher compensation for such personalities and, therefore, greater overall production costs, reducing TV Azteca’s profitability.

There is a risk that reduced profitability margins may result from programming production for U.S. Hispanic audiences.

For the past few quarters, TV Azteca has been producing certain content for its Azteca America Network and for the Los Angeles station KAZA-TV to improve loyalty from target audiences and obtain increased revenue. Should this objective not be met and revenue does not approach the expected amount, TV Azteca believes the cost increase will reduce overall profitability.

Risks Related to Litigation

TV Azteca is currently under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

TV Azteca’s cooperation with the SEC in its investigation of the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions (described in further detail in “Item 10. Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—Unefon—SEC Investigation” on page 101), which were related party transactions with a controlling shareholder, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, may continue to require substantial management time and attention, may result in significant accounting and legal expense and may ultimately reduce TV Azteca’s net income or interfere with TV Azteca’s ability to manage its business. An unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse effect on TV Azteca’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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TV Azteca has been named as a party to several class action lawsuits, and may be named in additional litigation, all of which could require significant management time and attention and result in significant legal expenses.

In the first quarter of this year, three separate complaints purporting to be class actions were filed in federal court alleging that TV Azteca and some of its officers and directors violated provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These class actions have since been consolidated into a single class action in the U.S. District Court for the District of New York. The expense of defending such litigation may be costly and divert management’s attention from the day-to-day operations of its business. An unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The CNBV has requested information from TV Azteca.

TV Azteca has cooperated with the CNBV in its review of information and documentation relating to the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions (described in further detail in “Item 10. Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—Unefon—National Banking and Securities Commission Request for Information” on page 101), which were related party transactions with its controlling shareholder, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, may continue to require, substantial management time and attention, may result in significant accounting and legal expense and may ultimately reduce TV Azteca’s net income or interfere with its ability to manage its business. An unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse effect on TV Azteca’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

General

The Company is a corporation (sociedad anónima de capital variable) organized under the laws of Mexico. The Company’s deed of incorporation was executed on June 23, 1992 and the Company was registered in the Public Registry of Commerce in Mexico City on March 9, 1993 under the number 171099. The term of the Company is 99 years beginning on the date that the Company’s deed of incorporation was executed. The Company’s principal executive offices are located at Av. Periferico Sur 4121, Col. Fuentes del Pedregal, Mexico D.F. 14141. The Company’s telephone number at that location is 011-5255-3099-1313.

During 1993, Azteca Holdings, a subsidiary of Comunicaciones Avanzadas, S. A. de C. V. (“CASA”), acquired interests in various subsidiaries in connection with the Mexican government’s privatization of certain television stations, movie theaters and related assets. The subsidiaries which comprised the consolidated group as of December 31, 2003 included RTC-Cines, S. A. de C. V. (“RTC-Cines”), TV Azteca, Grupo Cotsa, S. A. de C. V. (“COTSA”) and Unefon Holdings. The Company now owns, directly and indirectly, 54.9% of the outstanding capital stock of TV Azteca and Unefon Holdings and, directly or indirectly through RTC-Cines, 99% of the capital stock of COTSA.

TV Azteca

TV Azteca was formed in July 1993 in connection with the Mexican government’s privatization of Channels 7 and 13. An investor group led by Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, the Chairman of the Board, President and former Chief Executive Officer of Azteca Holdings and the Chairman of the Board of TV Azteca, paid the Mexican government the peso equivalent of approximately US$643 million at the time of privatization for Channels 7 and 13 and certain other assets. TV Azteca’s average weekday, prime-time commercial audience share has increased from 12% in December 1993 to 26.2% for the year ended December 31, 2003.

TV Azteca is one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world and is the second largest television broadcasting company in Mexico based on audience and market share. TV Azteca has has six principal wholly-owned subsidiaries comprised of one Delaware corporation, Azteca International Corporation, and five Mexican corporations: Television Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (“Television Azteca”), Azteca Digital, S.A. de C.V. (“Azteca Digital”), Grupo TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (“Grupo TV Azteca”), TV Azteca

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Comercializadora, S.A. de C.V. (“TV Azteca Comercializadora”) and Red Azteca Internacional, S.A. de C.V. (“Red Azteca”). Azteca International is a U.S. company that operates the Azteca America Network, a Spanish-language television broadcasting network focused on the rapidly growing U.S. Hispanic market. Television Azteca and Azteca Digital own and operate all of TV Azteca’s broadcast assets, including the licenses to operate television transmitters, TV Azteca’s transmission equipment and TV Azteca’s headquarters and production studios in Mexico City. The majority of payments for advertising on the Azteca 7 network and the Azteca 13 network are made through Grupo TV Azteca and TV Azteca Comercializadora. The marketing for the Azteca 7 network is made through Red Azteca and the marketing for the Azteca 13 network is made through TV Azteca.

In addition to its television broadcast operations, TV Azteca owns a 50% interest in Todito, a Mexican company that operates a Spanish-language Internet portal, Internet connection service and e-commerce marketplace. Todito’s website is www.todito.com

TV Azteca provides substantially all of the Company’s net revenue and operating profit.

Mexican Television Industry

The television industry in Mexico began in the early 1950s when the Mexican government granted licenses for the operation of three very high frequency (“VHF”) television stations in Mexico City. Since then, the Mexican government has granted licenses for one ultra high frequency (“UHF”) station and four additional VHF stations in Mexico City, including TV Azteca’s Channels 7 and 13, and numerous other licenses for the operation of stations in localities throughout Mexico. See “—Regulation—TV Azteca—Concessions” on page 51.

According to the 2000 general population census prepared by the Mexican government, the metropolitan area of Mexico City had a population of over 18 million persons and nearly 4 million television households, representing approximately 18% of Mexico’s population of approximately 97 million and approximately 18% of the 22 million Mexican television households. As a result, the television stations broadcasting in Mexico City have historically dominated the industry and have acted as the anchor stations for networks of stations located outside Mexico City by providing these stations with all or a substantial portion of their programming.

Currently, there are seven VHF television stations in Mexico City, six of which are privately-owned and one of which is government-owned. There are a large number of television stations elsewhere in Mexico, most of which solely retransmit programming originated by one of the Mexico City stations. TV Azteca owns and operates two VHF television stations in Mexico City, Channels 7 and 13, which rebroadcast their signals throughout Mexico under licenses held by TV Azteca. See “—TV Azteca’s Mexican Television Networks” on page 28. An investor group led by Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, Chairman of the Board, President and former Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Chairman of the Board of TV Azteca, paid the Mexican government the peso equivalent of approximately US$642.7 million at the time of privatization for Channels 7 and 13 and certain other assets. In conjunction with a Mexican government sponsored program, in 1999, TV Azteca began retransmitting programming from Azteca 13 over a digital television channel in Mexico City, Channel 53, on an experimental basis. TV Azteca has submitted an application to renew its authorization to transmit programming on Channel 53, which authorization would otherwise have expired in February 2002. TV Azteca has permission to continue to transmit programming on Channel 53 while its renewal is being reviewed.

TV Azteca’s principal competitor, Televisa, owns and operates four VHF television stations in Mexico City, Channels 2, 4, 5 and 9. See “—Competition” on page 50. The signals from Channels 2 and 5 are rebroadcast throughout Mexico pursuant to licenses owned by Televisa or its affiliates. Based on information published by Televisa in 2003, Televisa’s Channels 2 and 5 cover 98% and 91%, respectively, of Mexican television households. Although Channels 4 and 9 broadcast programming reaches many of the largest cities in Mexico, neither channel has full national coverage. Channel 4’s coverage is primarily limited to the Mexico City metropolitan area and, according to Televisa, Channel 9 covers 74% of Mexican television households. The Mexican government owns one VHF station and one UHF station in Mexico City, Channels 11 and 22, respectively, as well as numerous stations outside Mexico City.

Due to technical limitations, there is currently no capacity in Mexico City on the VHF spectrum (Channels 2 through 13) for additional television channels. In addition to Channel 22, there are a number of stations that

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broadcast on the UHF spectrum (Channels 14 through 69), including certain stations owned by Televisa that broadcast encoded signals for their pay television channels.

TV Azteca’s Mexican Television Networks

TV Azteca currently owns and operates two national television networks in Mexico, Azteca 7 and Azteca 13. These networks are comprised of 315 television transmission sites located throughout Mexico that broadcast programming at least 23.5 hours a day, seven days a week. Two hundred seventy-one of the network’s stations are repeater stations that solely rebroadcast programming and advertisements received from the Mexico City anchor stations. The remaining 44 network stations broadcast local programming and advertisements in addition to the programming and advertisements supplied by the anchor stations.

Azteca 7 Network.

The Azteca 7 network primarily targets middle and upper income adults between the ages of 18 and 44. In 2003, TV Azteca produced 39.9% of the Azteca 7 network’s weekday prime-time programming hours and 21.2% of its total programming hours. The network’s programming consists primarily of news programs, game shows, sports broadcasts and major feature films. At December 31, 2003, the Azteca 7 network reached 95% of all Mexican television households.

Azteca 13 Network.

The Azteca 13 network primarily targets middle-income family viewers of all ages. In 2003, TV Azteca produced 97.4% of the Azteca 13 network’s weekday prime-time programming hours and 72.5% of its total programming hours. The network’s programming consists primarily of telenovelas, reality programs, news programs, talk shows, musical variety programs and sports broadcasts, principally soccer.

Telenovelas are the most popular programming genre in Mexico and are a key factor in attracting the network’s target audience. In 2003, TV Azteca produced five telenovelas, all of which were among the highest rated, regularly scheduled, prime-time programs on the Azteca 13 network. At December 31, 2003, the Azteca 13 network reached 97% of all Mexican television households.

Local Stations

Forty-four of TV Azteca’s television stations broadcast local programming and advertisements in addition to programming and advertisements provided by the anchor stations. At December 31, 2003, TV Azteca had entered into contracts with local business partners with respect to 18 of its local stations under which the local partners may sell advertising time on these stations to local advertisers. In each case, the local partners are required to provide their own office facilities and to purchase the necessary equipment to block the national signal and insert a local signal. TV Azteca controls the time periods during which the national signals may be blocked and also restricts the sale of local air time to its national advertisers. TV Azteca permits insertion of local advertising only during periods when TV Azteca has scheduled local advertisements on its Mexico City anchor stations. During those periods, TV Azteca broadcasts a separate advertisement on its repeater stations. TV Azteca operates the remaining 26 local stations without local partners.

In addition to the insertion of local advertisements, some of TV Azteca’s local stations broadcast programs that are produced and financed by local partners. Locally-produced programs include news programs, game shows, sports events and other entertainment programs. In 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca’s local television stations produced approximately 3%, 2% and 4%, respectively, of the local programming broadcast on those stations.

Transmission Technology and Quality Control

Although the stations of the Azteca 7 and 13 networks broadcasting in the same locality require separate licenses, transmitters and satellite receivers for the rebroadcast of their signals, they generally utilize the same broadcast facilities (buildings and transmission towers). Since 1993, TV Azteca has invested approximately

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Ps.863 million in transmitters in order to improve signal quality and expand the broadcast coverage of its two television networks. TV Azteca has also relocated some transmitters in order to improve broadcast signal quality and has invested in the improvement of its equipment maintenance programs. TV Azteca intends to invest in additional transmitters, receivers and other equipment in order to improve the quality of the broadcast signals of its networks in certain areas and to increase their overall coverage of Mexican television households.

In December 1999, TV Azteca began implementing digital satellite technology for the transmission of its signals. The digital technology compresses and encodes the signal, which improves the image and audio quality and prevents the unauthorized use of TV Azteca’s signals. The digital system requires the capacity of only one transponder for TV Azteca’s satellite transmissions, rather than two transponders as required by the analog system previously used by TV Azteca. With this technology, TV Azteca can send five broadcasting channels and one control signal network to its Mexican and international affiliates. This technology also allows TV Azteca to tailor its programming and advertising to the local markets in which it broadcasts. TV Azteca began operating its digital system in February 2000. See “—Property—TV Azteca—Broadcasting, Production and Office Facilities—Satellites” on page 57.

In September 2004, the TV Azteca committed before the SCT to upgrade the 555 over-the-air transmitters of its networks’ signal throughout Mexico, on a progressive basis, to allow for digital retransmission into the television households reached by TV Azteca. TV Azteca currently beams digital broadcast signals via satellite to its distribution sites in Mexico, and the new strategy will enable TV Azteca to bring the digital signal into its viewers’ homes. The project, which was approved by the SCT, entails completing digital transmission nationwide by 2021. The schedule starts with nine significant Mexican markets, including Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, and some major border urban areas, which altogether represent 33 million people. The first set of cities is expected to be upgraded by 2009. TV Azteca expects that, given its gradual nature, the digital plan will not impact TV Azteca’s annual capital expenditure for any future period.

In October 1999, TV Azteca received an ISO-9002 certification in connection with its operation of its television broadcast networks. TV Azteca was the first broadcast network in Mexico to receive this certification. In December 1999, TV Azteca implemented its Continuity and Traffic Management quality system in order to minimize breaks in the signal and to assure the quality of TV Azteca’s broadcast signals. In March 2001, Bureau Veritas Quality International certified that the Continuity and Traffic Management quality control system implemented by TV Azteca qualifies under ISO-9002. In November 2001, TV Azteca’s accounting department received an ISO-9001 certification. Most recently, in January 2003, TV Azteca’s finance and administration department received an ISO-9001 certification.

The International Organization for Standardization (the “ISO”) is a network composed of the national standards institutes of 148 countries, with one member per country and a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland that coordinates the system. Widespread adoption of this international standards system enables companies to base the development of their products and services on specifications that have world-wide acceptance in their sectors.

The ISO-9001:2000 certification is the single standard which has replaced the 1994 versions of the ISO-9001, ISO-9002 and ISO-9003 certifications. This standard defines the requirements for a quality management system based on “the process model” and is aimed at achieving customer satisfaction and continual improvement in performance. TV Azteca believes that such ISO certification provides a valuable standard that is of interest to its investors.

Programming

TV Azteca is one of the largest producers of Spanish-language programming in the world. TV Azteca believes that its ability to provide a diverse mix of quality programming has been, and will continue to be, one of the primary factors in maintaining and increasing its overall ratings and share of the Mexican television audience. TV Azteca focuses on producing and acquiring programming that appeals to the different target audiences of its Azteca 7 and 13 networks. TV Azteca also believes that developing separate identities for its networks has helped TV Azteca capture an increasing share of the Mexican television audience and has provided its advertisers with the opportunity to tailor their advertisements to specific demographic groups.

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In order to maintain the high quality of its programming, TV Azteca convenes focus groups and conducts surveys to evaluate the prospective popularity of new programming ideas. TV Azteca also uses portions of its unsold advertising time to market aggressively both its internally produced programming and purchased programming in order to create and sustain viewer interest.

Programming Produced by TV Azteca

TV Azteca produces a variety of programs, including telenovelas, reality programs, news programs, sports broadcasts, musical programs, game shows and talk and variety shows. In 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca produced approximately 72% and 67%, respectively, of the weekday, prime-time programming hours aired on its networks (excluding programming produced by its local stations), including each of its networks’ 10 most highly rated, regularly scheduled weekday programs shown during prime-time in both 2002 and 2003.

TV Azteca’s internally produced programming is more expensive on average to produce than its purchased programming. TV Azteca seeks to offset its production costs by selling its internally produced programming outside Mexico. In 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca sold approximately 17,666, 20,407 and 14,669 hours (including sales to Echostar), respectively, of internally produced programming, generating sales of Ps.110 million (nominal), Ps.133 million (nominal) and Ps.165 million (nominal) (US$15 million) (nominal), respectively.

TV Azteca is the sole owner of substantially all copyrights and trademarks of programming that it produces. However, there are a few programs for which TV Azteca shares copyright ownership with the original author of the material. In these cases, TV Azteca generally owns about 95% of the copyright, while the original author retains approximately 5% of the ownership interest in the program.

Since 1996, TV Azteca has produced telenovelas, historically the most popular programming genre in Mexico and throughout Latin America. Telenovelas are similar to U.S. soap operas in content, but, unlike U.S. soap operas, they are generally aired at primetime for only six to twelve months. Since 1996, TV Azteca has invested approximately Ps.186 million (US$16.6 million) in production equipment devoted primarily to the production of telenovelas. TV Azteca produced seven telenovelas in 2001, which represented 1,000 hours of programming, seven telenovelas in 2002, which represented 969 hours of programming, and five telenovelas in 2003, which represented 996 hours of programming. Two of the telenovelas TV Azteca produced in 2003 were among TV Azteca’s 10 highest rated, regularly scheduled, prime-time programs.

In 2002, TV Azteca launched its first reality program, “La Academia,” a “musical reality” television show. This television show featured Mexican contestants who are trained by a professional team of “star-makers” and, based on their performance, eliminated one-by-one by the audience. During the show’s run, live concerts were aired every Sunday. The final concert, which aired on December 1, 2002, marking the conclusion of La Academia’s “first generation”, obtained a 68% share of the commercial audience for its time slot. Immediately following the end of the first season of La Academia, and through 2003. TV Azteca aired the “second generation” of La Academia with new contestants. The “third generation” of La Academia concluded on July 4, 2004.

TV Azteca’s news programming includes nightly prime-time news programs geared towards the target audiences of its television networks. The “Hechos del Siete” news program, broadcast on the Azteca 7 network, features a fast paced synopsis of the domestic and international news in a format that is attractive to its young adult viewers. The Azteca 7 network also broadcasts an interview program that questions leading politicians, businesspersons and journalists on issues affecting Mexico. The Hechos news program, broadcast on the Azteca 13 network, presents a more in-depth analysis of daily domestic and international news.

TV Azteca’s internally produced sports programming consists principally of broadcasts of professional soccer games of the 20-team First Division of Mexican professional soccer, as well as sports commentary and highlight shows. Soccer is the most popular sport in Mexico, and the broadcasts of First Division games generate ratings at a level comparable to TV Azteca’s most highly rated programming. For the winter 2001 and summer 2002 season, TV Azteca had the broadcast rights to the home games of eight First Division teams, including Club Atlético Morelia. For the winter 2002, TV Azteca had the broadcast rights to the home games of eight First Division teams, including Club Atlético Morelia. During the summer 2003 and the winter 2003, TV Azteca had all the broadcast rights to the

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home games of eight First Division teams, including Club Atlético Morelia. During the summer of 2004, TV Azteca had all the broadcast rights to the home games of nine First Division teams, including Club Atlético Morelia.

Purchased Programming

TV Azteca also obtains programming from approximately 159 different distributors. TV Azteca obtains a substantial portion of its purchased programming from a small number of suppliers, including MGM, Paramount, Sony, Columbia Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox International, Universal Studios, Buena Vista and Warner Bros. TV Azteca’s purchased programming includes primarily cartoons and movies. Non-Spanish-language programs purchased for TV Azteca’s networks are dubbed into Spanish prior to delivery to TV Azteca. TV Azteca pays the distributor an additional fee for this service. Purchased programming constituted approximately 28% and 33% of the weekday, combined prime-time programming hours broadcast on TV Azteca’s two networks in 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Purchased programming is licensed from distributors under separately negotiated agreements, the terms of which vary. In October 1998, TV Azteca entered into an exclusive three-year license agreement with Buena Vista International, Inc., an affiliate of The Walt Disney Company. See “—Strategic Alliances—Buena Vista Agreement” on page 50. The agreement covers the licensing and broadcast on the Azteca 7 and 13 networks of certain first-run movies, mini-series and special events, such as the Academy Awards.

TV Azteca also enters into agreements to broadcast sports programming, including the Olympic Games, the World Cup, National Basketball Association (“NBA”) games, National Football League (“NFL”) games, Championship Auto Racing Teams events and golf tournaments. TV Azteca usually uses its own commentators for broadcasts of international sports events.

Both TV Azteca and Televisa obtained broadcast rights to the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympics through the Organization of Spanish American Television (Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana) (“OTI”), now the Organization of International Television (Organización de Televisión Internacional) (“OTI International”), a Latin American cooperative organization that bids for broadcast rights to international sports and cultural events. OTI International has obtained the broadcast rights to the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Both TV Azteca and Televisa have Mexican broadcast rights to the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. In February 2002, TV Azteca entered into an agreement with an affiliate of DirecTV Latin America, which gave TV Azteca the right to broadcast 18 of the 2002 World Cup games, including all of Mexico’s first round games, the semifinals, third place play off and the final. DirecTV Latin America has obtained the Mexican broadcast rights to the 2006 World Cup.

TV Azteca has had the exclusive right to broadcast NBA games in Mexico since 1993. In August 1995, TV Azteca entered into an agreement with NBA Entertainment, Inc. This agreement, which has since been extended, gave TV Azteca the exclusive right to broadcast NBA games in Mexico through the end of the 2002-2003 season. The NBA exercised its right of first refusal to renew TV Azteca’s exclusive exhibition rights for the 2003-2004 season. In return for the broadcast rights, NBA Entertainment is entitled to a guaranteed minimum payment per season if net advertising revenue generated from NBA games is less than or equal to US$2.3 million. The amount paid to NBA Entertainment under the terms of the NBA Agreement during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 was US$800,000. TV Azteca is in the process of renegotiating this agreement. See “—Strategic Alliances—NBA Agreement” on page 49. TV Azteca is in the process of renegotiating an exclusive right to broadcast Championship Auto Racing Teams races.

Audience And Ratings Share

TV Azteca focuses its efforts on increasing its audience share of average weekday, prime-time viewers. Although weekday, prime-time represents only approximately 20% of the broadcasting hours on TV Azteca’s networks, the total number of television viewers is highest during that period. As a result, advertising time during weekday, prime-time is preferred by most advertisers and TV Azteca charges higher rates for advertising during those hours. As a result of its efforts TV Azteca has increased its audience share of weekday, prime-time viewers. Advertising revenue earned during weekday, prime-time contributed approximately 47%, 55% and 58% of TV Azteca’s net advertising revenue in 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

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For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca’s average weekday, prime-time audience share was 28.3%, 26.3% and 26.2%, respectively.

Commercial Audience

In 1998, TV Azteca began tracking its share of the Mexican commercial audience as derived from ratings information published by IBOPE AGB Mexico. TV Azteca focuses on the Mexican commercial audience because it believes that the Mexican commercial audience is comprised of television viewers with the greatest purchasing power. The Mexican commercial audience is comprised of viewers classified by IBOPE AGB Mexico as ABC+, C and D+ (based on total household income) watching one of Mexico’s four national television networks (the Azteca 7 and 13 networks and Televisa’s channels 2 and 5). In 2003, as shown in the table below, the Mexican commercial audience represented approximately 73% of the Mexican population but controlled 93% of the household income.

COMMERCIAL AUDIENCE

	ABC+	C	D+	D/E
93% of Total Household Income	52%	20%	21%	7%
73% of Mexican Population	18%	19%	36%	27%

Source: TV Azteca’s estimates based on information published by IBOPE AGB Mexico.

Although 98% of Mexican urban households have television sets, 27% of Mexican households (the D/E segment) have household incomes of less than US$326 per month and therefore have limited ability to purchase many of the goods and services advertised on television. TV Azteca estimates that the D/E socioeconomic level purchases consumer goods advertised on broadcast TV to a substantially lower extent than the ABC+, C and D+ socioeconomic levels.

Monday-Friday/Prime Time/Commercial Audience

The following chart depicts the weekday, prime-time commercial audience share for TV Azteca on a monthly basis from January 2002 through December 2003.

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In 2001, 2002 and 2003, superior demographics and national coverage on both of its two networks allowed TV Azteca to deliver 39%, 38% and 37%, respectively, of the Mexican commercial audience in weekday, prime-time, as compared to 28%, 26% and 26%, respectively, of the weekday, prime-time Mexican audience share.

Television Advertising

General

For the year ended December 31, 2003, approximately 96% of TV Azteca’s net revenue was derived from the sale of national and local advertising. TV Azteca offers two basic advertising payment plans: the “Azteca Plan” and the “Mexican Plan.” Sales under TV Azteca’s Azteca and Mexican Plans are made throughout the year under contracts between TV Azteca and its customers for advertising over a specific period of time. TV Azteca also offers its customers the option of purchasing a set amount of advertising time for a given price. In setting advertising rates, TV Azteca considers, among other factors, the rates offered by its competition and the likely effect of rate increases on advertising volume.

TV Azteca sold an aggregate of 81%, 80% and 82% of the total available advertising time on its networks during prime-time in 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively. TV Azteca uses a variety of means to utilize unsold advertising time. TV Azteca has entered into advertising contracts with some of its affiliates under which TV Azteca agreed to make a certain amount of otherwise unsold advertising time available to these affiliates each year. See “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions” on page 83 and Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, TV Azteca sells a portion of otherwise unsold advertising time to shared risk advertisers and to companies that produce infomercials to improve its operating results and cash flow. TV Azteca also uses the unsold advertising time to broadcast promotional spots for its programming and to broadcast government and public service announcements. See “—Regulation—TV Azteca—Supervision of Operations” on page 53.

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Advertising Advances and Spot Sales

A significant component of TV Azteca’s advertising advances consists of pre-sales of advertising time made in the fourth quarter of a calendar year for advertising that will be aired during the following calendar year. At December 31, 2001, TV Azteca’s balance of advertising advances was Ps.4,824 million, which represented 69% of its net advertising revenue in 2002. At December 31, 2002, TV Azteca’s balance of advertising advances was Ps.4,623 million, which represented 63% of its net advertising revenue in 2003. At December 31, 2003, TV Azteca’s balance of advertising advances was Ps.4,903 million (US$436.5 million), substantially all of which is to be aired in 2004. Spot sales are all other contracts for advertising time (other than contracts entered into with respect to shared risk advertisements and infomercials).

Payment Plans

Under the Azteca Plan, advertisers generally are required to pay in full within four months of the date they sign an advertising contract. Alternatively, the Mexican Plan offers flexibility by allowing advertisers to pay for advertising by making a cash deposit ranging from 10% to 20% of the advertising commitment, with the balance payable in installments over the term of the advertising contract, typically a one-year term. Advertising rates offered to advertisers are lower under the Azteca Plan than under the Mexican Plan. Until December 2000, the advertising rates under both plans were fixed for the term of the contract. Effective January 2001, TV Azteca increased its advertising rates under its new pricing plan every quarter in the increments set forth in its contracts with advertisers. No adjustments are made for inflation during the term of a contract.

Once deposited, TV Azteca has full use of funds advanced under the Mexican Plan and the Azteca Plan. At or about the date of the contract, TV Azteca generally requires advertisers paying under the Mexican Plan to deliver non-interest bearing, short-term notes in respect of each installment payment. An advertiser that participates in either the Azteca Plan or the Mexican Plan is able to choose during which television programs and at what times, based on availability, its advertisements will appear. Any unused commitments are carried forward until fully utilized by the advertiser, although, with the exception of infomercial contracts, no amounts are carried beyond the expiration of the period covered by the contract.

The following table sets forth the percentage of TV Azteca’s advertising sales and pre-sales under the Azteca Plan and the Mexican Plan for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Liquidity—Advertising Advances” on page 72.

	Percentage of Total Advertising Sales Year Ended December 31,
	2001		2002		2003
Azteca Plan	55	%	55	%	52	%
Mexican Plan	45	%	45	%	48	%
	Percentage of Total Pre-Sales Year Ended December 31,
	2001		2002		2003
Azteca Plan	64	%	64	%	66	%
Mexican Plan	36	%	36	%	34	%

Pricing Plans

To offer additional flexibility to advertisers, TV Azteca offers “cost-per-rating-point” pricing to the Mexican television advertising market. Cost-per-rating-point pricing, one of the most widespread methods of pricing advertising outside Mexico, allows an advertiser to purchase advertising time based on the ratings of the television programs during which its advertisements are aired.

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Local Sales

TV Azteca has entered into agreements with local businesses pursuant to which local advertising spots are inserted in the local broadcasts of 18 of its 44 local stations in place of the national advertising spots broadcast by the Mexico City anchor stations. See “—TV Azteca’s Mexican Television Networks—Local Stations” on page 28. These agreements entitle TV Azteca to receive a majority of the revenue from any local advertising on these local stations. TV Azteca permits insertion of local advertising only during periods when TV Azteca has scheduled local advertisements on its Mexico City anchor stations. During those periods, TV Azteca broadcasts a separate advertisement on its repeater stations. TV Azteca operates the remaining 26 local stations without local partners. Advertising revenue generated by all of TV Azteca’s local stations represented 14%, 18% and 20% of its total advertising sales for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Infomercials, Shared-Risk Advertisements and Integrated Advertising

TV Azteca sells a portion of otherwise unsold advertising time to shared risk advertisers and to producers of infomercials. With respect to infomercials, TV Azteca charges a fee for the time slot in which the advertisement runs. TV Azteca does not, however, receive any proceeds from the sale of the products shown during the infomercial. Alternatively, with shared risk advertisements TV Azteca does not receive any advertising fees during the time slot that the advertisement runs. Instead, TV Azteca receives a percentage of the gross sales of the offered product or products for a negotiated period of time. For example, TV Azteca airs advertisements for music recordings at little or no up front charge, under agreements that entitle TV Azteca to receive a share of the sales of the recordings for a number of months following the airing of the advertisements.

TV Azteca also receives revenue from “integrated advertising” in the form of product placements during the broadcast of TV Azteca’s internally produced programming. Revenues derived from shared risk advertisements, infomercials and integrated advertising amounted to Ps.28 million, Ps.85 million and Ps.965 million, respectively, totaling to Ps.1,078 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. For the year ended December 31, 2002, these revenues were Ps.28 million, Ps.211 million and Ps.1,041 million, respectively, totaling Ps.1,279 million. For the year ended December 31, 2003, these revenues were Ps.27 million (US$2.4 million), Ps.98 million (US$8.7 million) and Ps.1,399 million (US$124.6 million), respectively, totaling Ps.1,524 million (US$135.7 million). Total advertising arrangements of the above categories accounted for 17%, 18% and 21% of TV Azteca’s net revenue in the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Barter Sales

From time to time, TV Azteca enters into barter transactions with third parties pursuant to which it exchanges advertising time for goods and services, a substantial portion of which it uses in its operations. These types of advertising sales accounted for 1%, 2% and 4% of TV Azteca’s total advertising sales for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively. TV Azteca has also entered into barter arrangements, particularly with some of its affiliates, in order to realize value from otherwise unsold advertising time.

Program Sales

TV Azteca generates revenue through the sale of the rights to broadcast its internally produced programming abroad. In 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca exported 11,299, 13,940 and 21,121 hours of programming (excluding U.S. export sales), respectively, generating sales of US$5.9 million (nominal), US$10.1 million (nominal) and US$12.1 million (nominal), respectively. The sale of the rights to broadcast its internally produced programming allows TV Azteca to leverage its programming library, which has already been paid for in Mexico. TV Azteca has exported its internally generated content to more than 100 countries. TV Azteca has provided Azteca International with the right to broadcast certain of its programming in the United States.

In 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca exported 6,467 hours of programming to the United States, generating net sales including sales to Echostar of US$2.7 million (nominal), US$2.7 million (nominal) and US$2.6 million (nominal), respectively. 2003 sales figures exclude sales made through the Azteca America Network. Sales per hour decreased because the majority of the hours exported by TV Azteca in 2001 were exported for satellite

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broadcast to paying subscribers as opposed to the hours exported in 2000, which were exported to over-the-air broadcasters. This change led to a smaller audience share and less coverage in 2001.

Echostar Agreement

In March 2000, TV Azteca entered into a programming agreement with Echostar, a U.S. DTH satellite broadcaster. Under this agreement, TV Azteca delivers to Echostar a satellite signal containing the Azteca 13 Programming. Pursuant to this agreement, Echostar has the exclusive right in the United States to distribute Azteca 13 Programming via DTH satellite technology. TV Azteca retains the right to distribute Azteca 13 Programming via any over-the-air broadcast television station, but only after 30 days have elapsed from the time the Azteca 13 Programming first aired on Echostar. This 30-day delay does not apply to the Azteca 13 network’s news, news-related and sports programs, which may be broadcast on a simultaneous basis. TV Azteca also retains its rights to certain programs, the licensing of which will be negotiated in good faith with Echostar.

The Echostar agreement had an initial term of three years, ending March 16, 2003, which could be extended at Echostar’s election in one year increments for up to an additional two years. On December 12, 2002, Echostar extended the term for one additional year, and on December 17, 2003, Echostar notified TV Azteca of its intention to extend the term through March 2005. Echostar paid TV Azteca US$2.5 million for the one-year extension, and would be obligated to pay an additional amount if it extends the agreement for an additional year.

Under the Echostar agreement, Echostar has the right to offer and sell subscriptions for satellite programming provided by TV Azteca in the United States, whether by itself or packaged with Echostar’s current or future programming. Echostar also has the right to sell commercial advertisements to be inserted in the satellite programming and other services offered to its subscribers. TV Azteca is entitled to receive a percentage of the net advertising revenue generated by Echostar as a result of these arrangements. In addition, in 2001, 2002 and 2003, Echostar paid TV Azteca the sum of US$2.0 million, US$2.5 million and US$2.5 million, respectively, under this agreement. In the event the number of subscribers for TV Azteca’s programming exceeds certain levels, TV Azteca will be entitled to receive additional payments from Echostar.

The Echostar agreement also contains certain provisions with respect to the distribution of Azteca 13 Programming to cable operators in the United States. TV Azteca and Echostar have differing interpretations of certain of these provisions, including whether Echostar has exclusive rights to distribute the Azteca 13 Programming in certain circumstances. Echostar has notified TV Azteca of its view that these exclusivity provisions prohibit TV Azteca from distributing Azteca 13 Programming, or any portion thereof, to U.S. cable operators, either directly (with the exception of cable operators near the U.S.-Mexico border) or indirectly through over-the-air broadcast stations whose signals are retransmitted by cable operators pursuant to the exercise by such stations of statutory “must-carry” or “re-transmission consent” rights. TV Azteca believes the exclusivity provisions prohibit TV Azteca during the term of the Echostar agreement only from granting distribution rights directly to U.S. cable operators (other than near the border), but do not restrict the retransmission of Azteca 13 Programming by over-the-air broadcast stations to cable and DTH satellite operators, and that they prohibit only the distribution of Azteca 13 Programming (other than news, news-related and sports programming, which may be transmitted without any waiting period) on the Azteca America Network earlier than 30 days after it is transmitted to Echostar. Certain of Azteca International’s over-the-air station affiliates have exercised statutory “must-carry” or “re-transmission consent” rights and, accordingly, are causing Azteca America Programming (which contains portions of Azteca 13 Programming) to be re-transmitted on local cable systems. The “Azteca America Programming” is comprised of certain of TV Azteca’s programming, including telenovelas, reality programming, sports, news and other general entertainment programming in the Spanish language distributed through the Azteca America Network. In addition, certain of Azteca International’s over-the-air affiliates have exercised their “must-carry” rights to require Azteca America Programming to be re-transmitted by DirecTV, a competing satellite broadcaster.

On June 25, 2002, Echostar filed a lawsuit against TV Azteca alleging that TV Azteca is in breach of the exclusivity provisions of the Echostar agreement, which lawsuit is currently pending. Although Echostar is continuing to seek a permanent injunction against TV Azteca, the U.S. court denied Echostar’s application for a preliminary injunction on April 3, 2003. The parties are currently proceeding with fact discovery, which is scheduled to conclude in September 2004. Expert discovery is scheduled to conclude in February 2005. As of June 30,

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2004, no trial date has been set. TV Azteca is awaiting final disposition by the U.S. court. See “Item 10. Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—TV Azteca—Echostar” on page 95.

Alta Empresa

In December 2001, TV Azteca and Alta Empresa Holdings, B.V. (“Alta Empresa”), its wholly-owned Dutch subsidiary, entered into an agreement for purposes of marketing and selling TV Azteca’s programming in the United States. Pursuant to this agreement, TV Azteca agreed to contribute its programming and Alta Empresa agreed to manage all of the activities involved in the marketing and selling of TV Azteca’s programming throughout the United States. Initially, Alta Empresa may only market and sell TV Azteca’s programming in the United States, which it is currently doing through an agreement with Azteca International. The agreement between TV Azteca and Alta Empresa has an initial term of 30 years, which may be terminated at any time by TV Azteca and Alta Empresa. Based upon their relative contributions, TV Azteca is entitled to 99% of the net profits derived from the marketing and sale of its programming throughout the United States and Alta Empresa is entitled to the remaining one percent.

Cost Management

TV Azteca takes a disciplined approach in managing its operating costs and, as a result, it has achieved operating profit margins of 34%, 42% and 41% for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively. The growth in 2003 primarily resulted from a Ps.325 million (US$28.9 million) increase in net revenue, combined with a Ps.281 million (US$25.0 million) increase in total costs and expenses, and the 2002 growth was primarily influenced by a Ps.590 million (US$52.5 million) increase in net revenue, combined with a Ps.61 million (US$5.4 million) rise in total costs and expenses. TV Azteca has implemented, and will continue to maintain, stringent cost-control initiatives in connection with its internally produced programming and the acquisition of purchased programming. With respect to its internally produced programming, these initiatives include establishing clearly defined profitability targets for each step of the production process, maintaining strict controls over hiring decisions and controlling talent costs by hiring cast members from TV Azteca’s acting school. Alternatively, with respect to its purchased programming, TV Azteca focuses on acquiring programs that it believes will result in significant viewership by its targeted audiences and will generate significant advertising revenue in relation to the fees paid for the programming.

Other Operations

TV Azteca has an investment in the Internet marketplace through Todito. TV Azteca also owns a recording company, Azteca Records, S.A. de C.V. (“Azteca Records”). In 2003, Azteca Records reduced its operations in the recording business and entered the event promotion business. In addition, TV Azteca has an investment in Club Atlético Morelia, a professional soccer team in Mexico.

Azteca International

Market Overview

According to July 2002 census figures, the U.S. Hispanic population is estimated to be approximately 37.4 million people, or approximately 13% of the U.S. population, making it the largest ethnic minority group in the United States. The U.S. Hispanic population is one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. population, growing at approximately five times the rate of the non-Hispanic population. The Hispanic population grew 58% in the 1990-2000 period, compared to an increase of 13% for the total U.S. population. Hispanics accounted for 40% of the country’s total population growth. Moreover, according to industry sources, from 1997 to 2001, advertising expenditures targeting the U.S. Hispanic community grew at an average compounded growth rate of 9.5% per year compared to the 4.1% average compounded growth rate for the general advertising market. Nevertheless, advertising expenditures targeting the U.S. Hispanic community remains a small fraction of aggregate advertising spending in the United States. For example, in 2001, Hispanic purchasing power amounted to 8% of total U.S. purchasing power, but advertising expenditures targeting the U.S. Hispanic population represented only 2% of total U.S. advertising expenditures.

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Station Affiliations

In July 2001, TV Azteca launched the Azteca America Network, a new Spanish-language television broadcast network in the United States. Through Azteca International, its wholly-owned subsidiary, TV Azteca establishes affiliate relationships with television broadcast stations in U.S. markets that have a significant Hispanic population. In addition, Azteca International may enter into distribution agreements with cable operators. Through the Azteca America Network, TV Azteca distributes in the United States the Azteca America Programming.

Azteca International has station affiliation agreements with over-the-air television broadcast stations in markets that cover approximately 78% of the U.S. Hispanic population. Nielsen coverage is 51% and over-the-air broadcast sites include stations in the Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, San Antonio and San Francisco television markets. Pursuant to these station affiliation agreements, the stations have been granted exclusive licenses for over-the-air broadcasting of Azteca America Programming in their respective markets. These agreements have terms ranging up to seven years and may be automatically renewed for a specified duration. In return for this programming, Azteca International receives the net advertising revenue with respect to a percentage of the available advertising time on its station affiliates.

Pappas Station Affiliations

Background

In 2001, Azteca International entered into station affiliation agreements with affiliates of Pappas Telecasting Companies (“Pappas”) in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and Reno television markets. When Azteca International entered into station affiliation agreements with Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC (“Pappas Southern California”), operator of its Los Angeles affiliate, TV Azteca became a party to credit agreements and Azteca International became a party to an equity option agreement that gave it the right to acquire an equity interest in Pappas Southern California. Additionally, in connection with entering into the station affiliation agreements with affiliates of Pappas in the San Francisco and Houston television markets, Azteca International acquired a 25% equity interest in each of the television stations for an aggregate purchase price of US$70.6 million.

In July 2002, a dispute arose between Azteca International and Pappas regarding the exercise of the purchase option for the Los Angeles station. In addition, Pappas alleged that Azteca International was in breach of certain of its obligations under the station affiliation agreements governing the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and Reno television stations. On February 13, 2003, TV Azteca announced that a definitive settlement agreement that resolved all of the outstanding litigation and disputes between TV Azteca and Pappas had been executed. See “Item 10. Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—TV Azteca—Pappas Settlement” on page 95 for a discussion of the Pappas and Azteca International litigation and the settlement of the pending claims.

In connection with the settlement agreement, TV Azteca and Pappas entered into a number of agreements that will govern their future relationship. These agreements include a new promissory note issued by Pappas in favor of Azteca International, a local marketing agreement (“LMA”) governing, under certain circumstances, Azteca International’s operation of its Los Angeles affiliate, and a purchase option agreement that grants Azteca International the right, subject to receipt of all necessary approvals and applicable statutory limitations, to acquire all of the assets of the Los Angeles station. In addition to these agreements, Pappas and Azteca International modified their existing station affiliation agreements and entered into new station affiliation agreements.

The New Pappas Promissory Note

Pursuant to the settlement agreement and related agreements, Pappas re-acquired the 25% equity interests owned by Azteca International in its Houston and San Francisco station affiliates. In addition, the outstanding secured indebtedness in the amount of US$53.7 million and other amounts receivable of US$3.9 million owed to TV Azteca by Pappas Southern California was cancelled, together with Azteca International’s option to acquire an equity interest in Pappas Southern California.

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As consideration for the re-acquisition of the equity interests in its affiliates and the cancellation of its indebtedness, Pappas issued Azteca International a promissory note in the principal amount of $128.0 million that is secured by the assets of the Los Angeles station (the “New Pappas Promissory Note”). The initial maturity date of the New Pappas Promissory Note was April 30, 2003 extended to June 30, 2003 (the “Initial Maturity Date”). Because Pappas did not repay the New Pappas Promissory Note prior to April 30, 2003, the principal amount of the New Pappas Promissory Note increased to US$129.0 million. The New Pappas Promissory Note may be prepaid, in whole or in part, at any time, and bears interest at an annual rate of 11.6279% from and after the initial maturity date of April 30, 2003 (the “Initial Maturity Date”), except as indicated below.

If the LMA is terminated pursuant to the occurrence of certain specified events and Azteca International does not timely exercise the Los Angeles purchase option following the termination of the LMA, Azteca International will have the right to require repayment of the New Pappas Promissory Note on the earlier of the maturity date of the New Pappas Promissory Note and two years following the third anniversary of the effectiveness of the Los Angeles purchase option. Alternatively, if the purchase option is not consummated in a timely manner after its exercise, Azteca International may, under certain circumstances, require that the New Pappas Promissory Note be repaid two and a half years after the date the right to exercise the Los Angeles purchase option expires.

Local Marketing Agreement

Azteca International and Pappas also agreed that, if the New Pappas Promissory Note was not repaid on or prior to the Initial Maturity Date, then starting on July 1, 2003, the operation of the Los Angeles station will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the LMA. Because the New Pappas Promissory Note was not paid on or prior to the Initial Maturity Date, beginning July 1, 2003, the Los Angeles station has been operated by a U.S. company, KAZA Azteca America, Inc., which is a 100% subsidiary of Azteca International.

The LMA has an initial term of three years, and will continue thereafter until the New Pappas Promissory Note is paid in full. Under the LMA, Azteca International provides programming and services to the Los Angeles station and will be entitled to retain all advertising and other revenues generated from the operation of the Los Angeles station. During the initial three year term of the LMA, Azteca International is paying Pappas Southern California an annual fee of US$15.0 million, which is payable in quarterly installments. The payment of this fee has been guaranteed by TV Azteca and is currently being offset on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the amount of interest payable under the New Pappas Promissory Note. Accordingly, if during the initial three-year term of the LMA, Pappas Southern California does not make principal payments under the New Pappas Promissory Note, then Azteca International will not be required to make any cash payments under the LMA. Following the expiration of the initial three year term of the LMA, the annual fee for the LMA will be increased to US$24.6 million, a portion of which would continue to be subject to offset against Pappas’ interest payment obligation, until the New Pappas Promissory Note is paid in full.

In order to resolve any future disputes between Azteca International and Pappas Southern California arising out of the operation of the Los Angeles station pursuant to the LMA, the parties have appointed an attorney affiliated with a Washington, D.C.-based law firm who has experience in Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) matters and who, upon request, will arbitrate all disputes between the parties, including disputes involving FCC matters (the “Approved Arbiter”). The decisions of the Approved Arbiter will be binding on the parties; however, if the disputed matter relates to FCC rules or regulations, the parties are permitted to seek a ruling from the FCC on such matter and the FCC decision will be final and binding upon the parties.

Because the New Pappas Promissory Note was not paid in full prior to the Initial Maturity Date of June 30, 2003, the LMA became effective. The LMA could also be terminated upon (i) the closing of the purchase option for the assets of the Los Angeles station (ii) the filing of a petition for bankruptcy of a party to the LMA or (iii) following determination of the Approved Arbiter that a party is in breach of the LMA.

Pursuant to the LMA, Azteca International has agreed, subject to receipt of regulatory approval, to pay up to US$3.0 million for the installation, construction and acquisition of broadcasting facilities necessary to operate a digital television channel in the Los Angeles market. However, if the Approved Arbiter determines that any cost overruns are reasonable, Azteca International’s financial obligations with respect to this project could exceed US$3.0 million. If by the third anniversary of the date on which the Los Angeles station purchase option became

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exercisable, (i) Azteca International has not closed the purchase option and (ii) Pappas Southern California has not repaid in full the principal and interest due on the New Pappas Promissory Note, Pappas Southern California is required to reimburse Azteca International for the costs incurred in connection with the development of the digital television channel. The aggregate amount of the reimbursement obligation shall be added to the then outstanding principal amount of the New Pappas Promissory Note and will be secured by the assets of the Los Angeles station.

The Los Angeles Station Purchase Option

Azteca International has the option, subject to receipt of all necessary approvals and applicable statutory limitations, to purchase all of the assets of the Los Angeles station, including its FCC license. This purchase option must be exercised, subject to limited exceptions, at least six months prior to the third anniversary of the effective date of the option agreement (i.e., January 1, 2006). The total purchase price for the assets is US$250.0 million, plus certain specified liabilities. The purchase price payable for the assets may be offset against all amounts then outstanding under the New Pappas Promissory Note. In the event the LMA is terminated in connection with a governmental challenge to its effectiveness or Azteca International’s breach of the LMA, as determined by the Approved Arbiter, the period of time in which Azteca International may exercise the purchase option will be shortened.

The exercise of the purchase option transaction is subject to certain governmental filing requirements and approvals. Azteca International is permitted to assign its rights with respect to the purchase option to a qualified third party in order to obtain any necessary consents. Under applicable FCC rules, Azteca International has the right to hold up to a 25% equity interest in an entity that holds a U.S. television broadcasting license.

Amended Station Affiliation Agreements

Azteca International’s station affiliation agreements with affiliates of Pappas in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and Reno markets will continue to be in effect through 2004 with certain modifications, except for the Los Angeles station if the LMA becomes effective. As modified, the allocation of revenue under the station affiliation agreements will change to a 50-50 time-split arrangement, where network advertising time is equally divided. Azteca International extended these modified station affiliation agreements until June of 2004, after which these station affiliation agreements were automatically renewed for a six-month period and are automatically renewable for additional six-month periods, subject to the termination provisions contained in the station affiliation agreements. As in the case of the LMA, the Approved Arbiter is also authorized to settle disputes under the modified station affiliation agreements.

Azteca International has agreed to indemnify the Pappas station affiliates for any damages awarded to Echostar from any Pappas station affiliates, the costs of defending such actions (including attorney’s fees), reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred in connection with obtaining alternative programming, and under certain circumstances, lost profits. See “Item 10. Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—TV Azteca—Echostar” on page 95.

In general, the modified station affiliation agreements can be terminated by either party, subject to compliance with relevant notice provisions, (i) if a petition for bankruptcy of a party to the station affiliation agreement is filed, or (ii) following the determination by the Approved Arbiter that a party is in breach of the station affiliation agreement. Either party may terminate the agreement on 90 days notice effective as of June 30, 2004, or prior to the expiration of any renewal term. At June 30, 2004, notice of termination has not been received by either party.

New Stations

Affiliates of Pappas and Azteca International have also entered into station affiliation agreements for several smaller television markets.

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Unefon

Background

Unefon is a Mexican mobile telecommunications company that provides low-cost prepaid telecommunications services primarily to upper-lower and middle income subscribers residing in urban areas of Mexico, through its principal subsidiary, Operadora Unefon. At December 31, 2003, Unefon had approximately 1.3 million subscribers on its personal communications services (“PCS”) wireless network and had extended its wireless mobile network coverage to 16 cities in Mexico, including all of Mexico City, compared to approximately 1.0 million subscribers in 2002. In the first quarter of 2004, Unefon’s coverage extended to 17 cities, reaching 43 million people. In 2002, Unefon generated Ps.3,159 million in revenue and had a net loss of Ps.906 million and, in 2003, Unefon generated Ps.3,891 million (US$346.4 million) in revenue and had a net loss of Ps.1,128 million (US$100.4 million).

Unefon’s pricing strategy has been to offer the lowest prices in the market for both local and long distance calls, as well as free roaming in cities where service is offered, including in the United States.

Strategic Agreements.

Unefon has a series of strategic agreements with, among others:

• Elektra—for the sale and distribution of Unefon’s equipment, for the sale of prepaid time, and in order to rent their properties to install radio bases and transmission equipment;

• Banco Azteca—to provide a syndicated loan agreement;

• TV Azteca—to advertise its products on TV’s broadcasts;

• Nortel Networks—to further develop its products;

• American Tower Corporation (“ATC”) and MATC Digital—for the construction and lease of transmission sites and towers required for the operation of its products; and

• Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V. (“Iusacell”)—to exchange capacity.

In 1998, Unefon won a Mexican government auction of nationwide concessions to use 80 MHz of radio frequencies. These concessions give Unefon the right to use 30 MHz of bandwidth within the 1.9 GHz PCS frequency band and 50 MHz of bandwidth in the 3.4 GHz frequency range. The total purchase price, including accrued interest, that Unefon paid to the Mexican government for its initial wireless concessions was approximately Ps.3.2 billion (nominal) (US$342.1 million) (nominal). In 1999, Unefon won certain Mexican government auctions of nationwide concessions to use 112 MHz of bandwidth within the 7.0 GHz frequency and 112 MHz of bandwidth within the 38.0 GHz frequency. Unefon acquired these concessions for a total cost of approximately Ps.31 million (nominal) (US$3.3 million) (nominal). Unefon utilizes the 1.9 GHz PCS frequency band concession to provide its mobile wireless telecommunications services.

As a part of a series of transactions commenced in November 2000, Operadora Unefon transferred its 3.4 GHz frequency concession to Operadora de Comunicaciones, S.A. de C.V. (“Operadora de Comunicaciones”) and transferred its 7.0 GHz frequency concession to Unefrecuencias, S.A. de C.V. (“Unefrecuencias”). As a part of these transactions, Cosmofrecuencias, S.A. de C.V. (“Cosmofrecuencias”), a Mexican corporation 50% owned by an affiliate of Mr. Saba and 50% owned by TV Azteca, acquired all of the capital stock of each of Operadora de Comunicaciones and Unefrecuencias. In addition, Operadora Unefon transferred to Frecuencia Móvil, S.A. de C.V. (“Frecuencia Móvil”).

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Rights Transaction

In October 2000, TV Azteca granted rights to acquire all of the Unefon Series A shares that it owns pro rata to the holders of all of TV Azteca’s outstanding shares, including the Company, and to certain other of TV Azteca’s securities, for an aggregate exercise price of US$177.0 million. The grant of these rights remains subject to the filing and effectiveness of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that registers the Unefon Series A shares underlying the rights and the receipt of all applicable regulatory and third-party approvals. The rights to acquire the Unefon Series A shares were originally only exercisable on December 11, 2002, but, in December 2002, TV Azteca approved the change of the exercise date to December 12, 2003. The rights to acquire the Unefon shares expired on December 12, 2003. The conditions for public offering had not been complied with and, therefore, they were not exercised.

Split-Off

Unefon Holdings was incorporated as a result of TV Azteca’s split-off as approved in TV Azteca’s General Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held on December 19, 2003. TV Azteca’s split-off resolutions were published in the “El Universal” newspaper on December 23, 2004 and in the Official Gazette for the Federal District on January 6, 2004. Likewise, the minutes of the General Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting were formalized before a Notary Public and were duly recorded in the Public Registry of Commerce on January 28, 2004. In accordance with Article 228-Bis, subsection V of the Mexican General Companies Law, any shareholder or group of shareholders holding at least 20% of the capital stock of the company or any creditor that has a legal interest can judicially oppose the split-off within the 45 calendar days following the registry and publication of the resolutions regarding the split-off. During the aforementioned term, no judicial opposition was filed against the split-off and, therefore, the split-off became effective between the parties as of the date when it was approved, that is, December 19, 2003.

Prior to the split-off, TV Azteca owned 46.5% of Unefon’s capital stock, which consisted of Series A Shares. As a result of the split-off of Unefon, TV Azteca no longer owns any capital stock of Unefon. The principal assets transferred to Unefon Holdings by virtue of the split-off were the shares representing 46.5% of the paid-in capital stock of Unefon and 50% of the paid-in capital stock of Cosmofrecuencias, a wireless broadband Internet access provider, at no monetary cost.

Pursuant to the terms of the Mexican General Companies Law, the shareholders of TV Azteca shall maintain their percentage of participation in TV Azteca and their participation in Unefon Holdings’ capital stock shall be that same percentage.

As previously mentioned in TV Azteca’s split-off information memorandum, the shares of Unefon Holdings’ capital stock shall not be segregated from the shares of TV Azteca and may only be held or negotiated jointly with the shares of TV Azteca. Likewise, the shares of Unefon Holdings shall be distributed and delivered to their holders when (i) the split-off becomes effective and (ii) the shares of Unefon Holdings’ capital stock have been listed in the Mexican Stock Exchange and in the U.S. market or quotation system, which is chosen for such purposes, prior approval by the relevant authorities. The split-off already became effective and thus, the distribution of shares is subject only to listing of the Unefon Holdings shares in the Mexican Stock Exchange and in the U.S. market or quotation system chosen for such purposes, prior approval by the relevant authorities.

Grupo Elektra Distribution Agreement

In November 2000, Operadora Unefon entered into a 10-year agreement with Grupo Elektra, an affiliate of TV Azteca, for the marketing, sales and distribution of its services in Grupo Elektra’s national network of stores in Mexico. Grupo Elektra currently operates over 879 stores in Mexico. Grupo Elektra is the largest specialty retailing group, in terms of number of stores, in Mexico, and one of the largest, in terms of number of stores, in Latin America, specializing in the sale of electronic appliances, white goods, furniture and fittings. The distribution agreement was entered into on November 1, 2000 by Operadora Unefon and a group of four TV Azteca affiliates referred to as “El Grupo” (consisting of Elektra Comercial, S.A. de C.V., T.H.E.O.N.E, S.A. de C.V., Salinas y Rocha, S.A. de C.V. and Grupo Hecali, S.A. de C.V.); it was subsequently modified in December 2000. Under the terms of this agreement, Operadora Unefon is to provide telecommunications equipment, including mobile telephones, to El Grupo for distribution and sale to the public at the retail locations of El Grupo.

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In June 2003, the agreement was modified. The modified agreement eliminated the requirement that Operadora Unefon pay Grupo Elektra a 5.8% commission on interconnection income generated by the mobile service users captured by Grupo Elektra with other telecommunications networks. However, Operadora Unefon must now pay to Grupo Elektra a 9% commission on each prepaid air time cards sold by Grupo Elektra at retail locations. In 2001, 2002 and 2003, commissions totaled Ps.15 million, Ps.20 million and Ps.16 million (US$1.4 million), respectively. Additionally, Operadora Unefon must provide Grupo Elektra with 2% of total revenues subject to certain limitations, provide customers in Elektra stores with a 20% discount or a minimum of Ps.150 for each piece of telephone equipment bought from Unefon (annually indexed according with NCPI), and provide technical support for customers. In 2002 and 2003, the total amount paid by Operadora Unefon under this agreement was Ps.80 million and Ps.120 million (US$10.7 million), respectively. The agreement, which is governed by Mexican law, is renewable after ten years by mutual written consent.

Banco Azteca Syndicated Loan

On March 9, 2004, Operadora, a principal subsidiary of Unefon, obtained a syndicated loan for Ps.$640 million (nominal) (US$55.6 million) with Banco Inbursa and Banco Azteca, an affiliate of TV Azteca, of which Ps.$140 million (nominal) (US$12.2 million) was placed by Banco Azteca. An irrevocable management trust was created as payment mechanism for this loan, through which Operadora placed, irrevocably, the resources from the interconnection agreement with Telmex, until the total payment of the loan (including conventional and legal accessories, as well as any other cost or commission derived there from) is completely covered. Pursuant to the agreement, as long as Operadora is in compliance with the obligations derived from the loan, the money deposited in the trust, that is not otherwise destined to the periodical payment obligations under the loan, will be delivered to Operadora. In the event that Operadora breaches the loan and does not cure such breach during the applicable cure period, the banks may request the trustee to apply all the money deposited in the trust to the payment in full of the loan.

The main provisions of the loan that were submitted and approved by the Board of Directors are the following: (i) an annual interest rate of 11.35% in monthly payments, (ii) an opening commission of 0.50% and, in case of prepayment 1%; (iii) 24 monthly installments (payments staring on the ninth month); and (iv) the creation of the aforementioned trust as collateral. This is the first loan that Unefon obtained with a non related party after the settlement with Nortel Networks and the granting of such loan was exclusively based on the financial capacity of Unefon and with the collateral of its own assets.

The resources from the loan were used to pay the U.S. dollar-denominated debt obtained from or guaranteed by related parties. In this way, Moisés Saba’s affiliates received a payment for approximately US$29 million, while TV Azteca received a payment of approximately US$17 million, as well as its collateral obligations on a loan for US$12 million obtained by Operadora with Inbursa.

TV Azteca Advertising Agreement

In June 1998, Unefon and TV Azteca entered into a 10-year advertising agreement pursuant to which TV Azteca agreed to supply Unefon with advertising spots.

The principal terms and conditions of TV Azteca’s agreement with Unefon, as amended, include:

• TV Azteca will supply Unefon with advertising spots totaling an aggregate of 120,000 gross rating points (“GRPs”) over the term of the agreement, up to a maximum of 35,000 GRPs per year. For purposes of the agreement, GRPs equal the number of total rating points obtained in a 60-second transmission of commercial messages. Up to 30% of these GRPs may be used during prime-time, which is defined in the agreement as 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. Unefon can only use the GRPs through December 2009;

• Unefon will pay TV Azteca 3.0% of its gross revenues up to a maximum of US$200.0 million. At December 31, 2003, TV Azteca had broadcast Unefon advertisements having an aggregate value of Ps.297million (US$26.4 million) pursuant to this agreement. TV Azteca records revenue under the terms of

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the agreement as the GRPs are consumed on a rate schedule set forth in the agreement, which provides less expensive GRPs initially and more expensive GRPs over the term of the agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, Unefon has elected to defer payments due in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and to make these payments in four equal semi-annual installments during 2003 and 2004, with the first payment maturing in June 2003. The deferred payments accrue interest at an annual interest rate of 12%. Since 2003, Unefon’s payments to TV Azteca have been due on a current basis. At December 31, 2003, the aggregate deferred payments equaled US$9.1 million (including interest) and, in January 2003, TV Azteca and Unefon amended the original agreement. Under the terms of the amended agreement, TV Azteca is recording revenues based on the GRPs used, valued at a price equivalent to 3% of Unefon’s gross revenues up to a maximum of US$200 million. This change increased net revenues in the amount of Ps.21 million (US$1.9 million) for the year ended December 31, 2003, for the total GRPs used at that date. All other terms of the agreement remain the same;

• TV Azteca’s right to payment under the agreement is subject to compliance by Unefon with its payment obligations under its finance agreement; and

• Pursuant to the advertising agreement, Unefon’s failure to pay advances will not be considered a default by Unefon under the agreement. However, TV Azteca will be able to suspend the provision of advertising spots to Unefon after Unefon’s continued failure to pay for one year.

Nortel Finance Agreement

In September 1999, Unefon entered into a finance agreement, a letter agreement, a procurement agreement, and certain other related agreements with Nortel. The procurement agreement obligated Nortel to supply Unefon with up to US$448.0 million of equipment, software and related engineering and other services. Under the finance agreement, Nortel agreed to provide Unefon with a multi-drawdown credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to US$618.0 million, divided into two separate tranches, to finance Unefon’s payment obligations under the procurement agreement and its working capital needs. Borrowings made under the finance agreement were denominated in U.S. dollars and bear interest at a floating rate based on the London inter-bank offer rate (“LIBOR”). Unefon was required to repay the principal of the loans beginning in May 2003 and ending in November 2005. In addition, the finance agreement placed financial and operating restrictions on Unefon, including restrictions on its ability to pay dividends and enter into transactions with affiliates. Unefon’s obligations under the finance agreement were secured by all of the shares, government concessions and other assets owned by Operadora Unefon, Unefon’s principal operating subsidiary, and all of the shares of Torres y Comunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., Servicios SPC, S.A. de C.V. (each subsidiaries of Operadora Unefon), Operadora de Comunicaciones and Unefrecuencias (subsidiaries of Unefon).

The first loan tranche under the finance agreement was in the amount of US$408.0 million, of which US$273.0 million was allocated for payments under the procurement agreement and US$135.0 million for working capital needs. Through December 31, 2002, Unefon had drawn down US$383.0 million from the first tranche. Unefon prepaid US$22.6 million of this amount in December 2000. The second loan tranche under the finance agreement was for US$210.0 million, of which US$175.0 million was to be for payments under the procurement agreement and US$35.0 million for working capital needs. The second tranche was to be made available on a dollar by dollar basis as Nortel syndicated amounts lent under the first tranche. An amount equal to US$25.0 million was available under the second tranche following a one-time optional prepayment of US$25.0 million under the first tranche, which was made by Unefon in September 2001. Pursuant to the letter agreement, Nortel was obligated to pursue syndication of the first tranche in a diligent and timely manner, applying its best efforts consistent with standards of commercial reasonableness. The second tranche was expected to be drawn by Unefon from May 2002 to May 2003. At December 31, 2002, Unefon had drawn down only US$14.5 million from the second tranche and Nortel had not syndicated any portion of the first tranche. At December 31, 2002, there was US$349.8 million outstanding under the finance agreement.

Pursuant to certain amendments to the finance agreement, Nortel consented to and approved Unefon’s revised business plan and agreed to allow Unefon to draw down additional financing under the finance agreement, conditioned upon the shareholders’ undertaking to provide Unefon up to US$35.0 million in the event Unefon had liquidity shortfalls in 2001 or 2002, as described below. See “—TV Azteca’s Financial Commitments” on page 47.

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At June 16, 2003, Nortel assigned its rights and obligations under the finance agreement to Codisco Investments LLC (“Codisco”), a related party. See “—Nortel Settlement” on page 45.

Nortel Procurement Agreement

Under the procurement agreement, Nortel committed to supply Unefon with a Code Division Multiple Access (“CDMA”) technology cellular network that operates in the 1.9 GHz frequency band within designated urban and suburban areas in Mexico. Under the agreement, Nortel was required to undertake all work and supply all goods and engineering services necessary for the manufacture, procurement, supply, delivery and installation of equipment, and testing, optimizing and commissioning of the network. The procurement agreement covered the deployment of a network capable of supporting at least 1.416 million subscribers. This network was to include switches, signaling transfer points, base transceiver stations, a transmission network based on microwave radios, metropolitan fiber optic rings, a national network operation center and regional operations centers and a call center. The network to be supplied also was to include all necessary software and other ancillary systems and supporting services to provide full system functionality in accordance with the network design plan prepared by Nortel. The network system was to include the capacity to deploy wireless and value-added and other intelligent network features, which include caller-ID, call waiting, two-way short messaging service and conference calling.

In July 2002, Unefon and Nortel signed an agreement that upon taking effect was intended to settle disputes that had arisen in connection with Nortel’s performance under the procurement agreement. Among other things, Nortel agreed to give Unefon US$51.9 million of credits and economic benefits. The effectiveness of these agreements was pre-conditioned on certain acts to be taken by Nortel.

At June 16, 2003, the procurement agreement between Unefon and Nortel was terminated and the parties entered into a new supply agreement. See “—Nortel Settlement” on page 45.

Nortel Settlement

Unefon and Nortel became engaged in a dispute over each party’s compliance with the terms and conditions of the finance agreement, the procurement agreement and other related agreements entered into by the parties, which resulted in the filing of various legal actions by such parties. See “Item 10. Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—Unefon” on page 98. On June 16, 2003, Unefon reached a settlement with Nortel, pursuant to which Unefon and Nortel released each other from all obligations arising out of the procurement agreement, finance agreement or any related agreements and terminated all actions and proceedings of any kind between the parties or involving the parties and their counsel in the United States and Mexico. Unefon and Nortel also terminated the procurement agreement and entered into a new procurement agreement dated June 16, 2003. In connection with the settlement, Operadora Unefon, a principal subsidiary of Unefon, paid to Nortel a total cash amount of US$43 million, of which US$18.1 million was applied to accounts receivable due and US$24.9 million was applied to reduce the total amount of debt owed by Unefon to Nortel, leaving an outstanding balance of US$325 million as of the settlement date. In addition, Unefon agreed that, in the event a change of control of Unefon occurs on or before December 15, 2005, it will pay US$25.0 million to Nortel. Change of control, for these purposes, will be deemed to have occurred if Mr. Saba, together with Adela Tuachi Michaw de Saba and or TV Azteca and/or Mr. Salinas Pliego and/or their respective affiliates, collectively, shall at any time beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate less than 40% of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of voting stock of Operadora Unefon and its subsidiaries. Concurrently with the settlement, Codisco, a company in which Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, a majority shareholder and chairman of the Board of Directors of Azteca Holdings and TV Azteca, and Moisés Saba Masri, owner of 46.5% of Unefon’s capital stock, each owned a 50% indirect beneficial interest, purchased debt owed by Unefon to Nortel. As of June 16, 2003, the face value of the debt was the amount of US$325 million. The acquisition price for such debt was the amount of US$107 million. The amount of US$150 million was paid for the settlement to Nortel as follows: US$43 million was paid by Operadora Unefon at the date of the agreement, and US$107 million was paid by Codisco. On June 16, 2003, Nortel and Codisco entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, pursuant to which Codisco replaced Nortel as lender under the financing agreement, and the rights arising from the mortgage over all present and future assets of Unefon and the stock pledges on the stock issued by Unefon’s subsidiaries granted in favor of Nortel were assigned to Codisco. The parties also entered into a Restructuring Agreement, also dated June 16, 2003, in which they stipulated that the Unefon debt to Nortel could not be sold by Codisco to a party unrelated to Unefon without Nortel’s express consent. In September 2003, with

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the prior approval from its Board of Directors, Unefon executed a long term services agreement to provide spare capacity of 8.4 Mhz., of the 30 Mhz. licensed to Unefon by the Ministry of Communication and Transport (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes) to Telcel, an unrelated third party, and received a total consideration of approximately US$268 million in September and October of 2003, which was equivalent to the total present value of any amounts due during the term of such agreement. Unefon used such funds, as well as resources from operations and short term loans, to pay the debt to Codisco in advance and without any penalty, at a face value of US$325 million and, as a result, the assets mortgaged and the Unefon stock pledged to secure the debt were released. Consequently, Unefon substantially reduced its liabilities and released its stock from pledges that had collateralized the debt.

Restructured Note

In connection with the assignment of the Nortel finance agreement by Nortel to Codisco, Unefon issued a restructured note, dated June 16, 2003, in favor of Codisco in the amount of US$325.0 million, with interest due at a floating rate based on LIBOR plus 2.85%. Unefon was obligated to pay the restructured note in 6 consecutive semi-annual installments, but, as mentioned above, it was paid in advance in 2003.

Procurement Agreement

In connection with the settlement, Unefon and Nortel entered into a new Procurement Agreement under which Nortel will provide Unefon with machines, components, software and services, including, engineering, maintenance, installation, implementation, design, consulting, business planning, network planning and analysis. The new Procurement Agreement has a term of five years. The Procurement Agreement contemplates a US$100.0 million purchase commitment on Unefon’s part, with a US$20.0 million annual minimum purchase requirement (unless Unefon has already met the US$100.0 million purchase volume commitment), with a target expenditure of US$40.0 million per year.

ATC and MATC Digital Agreements

In order to facilitate the construction of Unefon’s network, on May 26, 2000, Operadora Unefon and Unefon entered into a Master Lease Agreement with MATC Digital, a Mexican subsidiary of ATC. Through this agreement, certain conditions were established so that Operadora Unefon would lease certain real estate property and construction sites that are within the MATC Digital sites to store certain equipment and generators.

Simultaneously with the execution of the agreement described above, the parties entered into another agreement whereby MATC Digital agreed to identify, build and develop the sites for the telephony network of Unefon, in accordance with the technical and geographical specifications of Operadora on a tower by tower base.

In December 2000, Unefon and MATC Digital amended the agreements. In order to concentrate Unefon’s efforts in mobile telephony, Unefon and MATC Digital terminated the co-ownership of the property containing the installations and towers used by Unefon for the operation of its network. As a result, MATC Digital, became the sole owner of such assets and Unefon leased tower space from MATC Digital. In exchange, Unefon received approximately US$7.0 million from MATC Digital and was reimbursed for the costs incurred in the construction of the towers. Unefon also agreed to increase from 400 to 1,000 the total number of towers to be built by MATC Digital for its latter lease to Unefon.

This agreement became effective as of December 8, 2000 and will remain in full force and effect so long as the lease of the sites is in full force and effect. This agreement will terminate once none of the agreements is in effect. The initial term of each site lease site agreement will begin on the effective date of each loan and will continue for a period of 11 years. Such term may be automatically extended after the five-year initial term, unless the lessee provides notice of termination at least with 90 days advance to the programmed initiation of the second extension.

On December 8, 2000, Operadora Unefon entered into a Modified and Restated Built and Equipment Agreement with Unefon; MACT Digital and ATC. Under the terms of this agreement, MATC Digital will:

• undertake the acquisition, development and/or construction of the rings and all the new required built sites;

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• identify the space in the existing sites within the rings;

• identify, investigate and develop the sites in the exiting MATC sites; and

• Render the services established in the agreement, corresponding to each site.

After the termination of the agreements in any built site, or in the event that it requires a modification, MATC will deliver a certificate that such site has been terminated. The client will have five business days to accept and return the certificate or to deliver a non agreement certificate.

Capacity Exchange Agreement with Iusacell

On April 23, 2004, Operadora entered into a capacity exchange agreement with Comunicaciones Celulares de Occidente, S.A. de C.V., Sistemas Telefónicos Portátiles Celulares, S.A. de C.V., Telecomunicaciones del Golfo, S.A. de C.V., SOS Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., Portatel del Sureste, S.A. de C.V., and Iusacell PCS, S.A. de C.V. under which the parties agreed to exchange capacity in several cities for a 5-year renewable term. This agreement allows Unefon to increase its coverage without incurring in significant capital investments.

Corporación RBS Loan Agreement

Corporación RBS, S.A. de C.V. (“Corporación RBS”), a Mexican company wholly-owned by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, granted a loan to Operadora on November 28, 2003 to Operadora for US$20.0 million which was used to cover short-term payment obligations. The main original conditions of the loan where for one year and a 20% annual interest rate. Such debt was recently restated to a two-year term, with monthly installments of interest on a 20% annual interest rate. On May 31, 2004, the outstanding amount was of US$20.4 million.

Grupo Alsavisión Loan Agreements

As of December 31, 2003, certain subsidiaries of Unefon had outstanding loan agreements with Grupo Alsavisión, S.A. de C.V. for US$36.3 million. The total amount outstanding was generating interest at a rate of 20%. As a result of the syndicated loan obtained in March 2004 from Banco Inbursa and Banco Azteca for Ps.$640 million, part of this debt was liquidated, with only US$25.6 million remaining as of March 31, 2004. Such debt was restated to a two year term, with monthly installments of interest on a 20% annual interest rate. On May 31, 2004, the outstanding amount for such loan was US$25.7 million.

Alberto Saba Raffoul

As of December 31, 2003, Operadora Unefon had a US$17.6 million debt with Alberto Saba Raffoul, the father of Moisés Saba Masri. This debt was generating interest at a 20% annual interest rate. As a result of the syndicated loan obtained in March 2004, with Banco Inbursa and Banco Azteca, the total amount of the debt was liquidated.

TV Azteca’s Financial Commitments

In December 2000, in connection with certain modifications of Unefon’s finance agreement with Nortel, the principal shareholders of Unefon, TV Azteca and Mr. Saba, agreed in a shareholders’ undertaking to provide Unefon up to US$35.0 million in the aggregate by way of either equity or subordinated debt in the event Unefon had liquidity shortfalls in 2001 or 2002. On December 20, 2002, Nortel notified TV Azteca and Mr. Saba of its view that Unefon’s non-payment of the August 2002 interest payment under the Nortel finance agreement triggered their joint and several obligation to make additional funds available to Unefon up to an aggregate amount of US$35.0 million as provided in the shareholders’ undertaking. TV Azteca and Mr. Saba disputed this assertion. See “Item 10. Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—Unefon” on page 98. In connection with the settlement with Nortel, Nortel has released TV Azteca and Mr. Saba from any obligation or liability in connection with this undertaking. However, as of May 31, 2003, TV Azteca and Mr. Saba had made loans to or on behalf of Unefon with an

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outstanding aggregate principal amount of US$35.8 million, US$19.1 million of which was paid by TV Azteca to Unefon and certain of its creditors.

In 2001, TV Azteca’s Board of Directors approved a credit guarantee for up to US$80 million to Unefon, to allow Unefon to meet its capital requirements. At that time, Unefon anticipated capital requirements of US$160 million to increase its network capacity; TV Azteca, which owned 46.5% of Unefon, granted the US$80 million credit support. Mr. Moisés Saba Masri’s family, which owns an equivalent share, provided an equal amount of credit support.

At May 31, 2003, TV Azteca had issued outstanding loans to Unefon for an aggregate principal amount of US$19.1 million. These loans carried an annual interest rate at of 20% payable on an annual basis. At April 30, 2004, the outstanding amount of those loans was an aggregate amount of US$9.6 million.

At May 31, 2003, TV Azteca had outstanding credit support obligations to Unefon in the amount of US$12.1 million, for which TV Azteca received a fee in the amount of 20% of the total amount of support less the bank annual interest rate charged to Unefon. On March 9, 2004, Unefon paid in full the credit obligation supported by TV Azteca and TV Azteca was released from the credit support obligation.

Internet Business

Todito

In February 2000, TV Azteca acquired 50% of the capital stock of Todito, a Mexican company that operates a Spanish-language Internet portal (www.todito.com) and Internet connection service (www.toditocard.com and www.toditoilimitado.com) targeting Spanish speakers in the United States and Mexico. TV Azteca also operates a corporate website (www.tvazteca.com.mx) that is hosted and managed by Todito and is used to promote TV Azteca’s talent and programs.

Grupo TV Azteca, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TV Azteca, owns 50% of Todito’s capital stock. Grupo TV Azteca holds 4,449,000 common and Series A Shares of Todito’s fixed capital stock and 1,984,000 common and Series D-A Shares of Todito’s variable capital stock. Grupo Dataflux, S.A. de C.V. (“Dataflux”), which is controlled by Mr. Guillermo Salinas Pliego, the brother of Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, owns the other 50% of Todito’s capital stock. All shares have a par value of Ps.1.00; the A shares have unlimited voting rights and the D-A shares have limited voting rights but enjoy preferential dividends of 5%.

Todito was launched in August 1999 by Dataflux, a Mexican technology company that operates the largest network of computer training schools in Mexico. Todito is one of the most visited sites by Mexican Internet users (over 1,400,000 unique visitors per day) and also operates Mexico’s leading prepaid Internet service provider, with over 339,000 users.

In connection with its acquisition of the Todito capital stock, TV Azteca entered into a five-year service agreement with Todito. The value of the service agreement was US$100.0 million at the time of the signing. The service agreement consisted of advertising time on TV Azteca’s networks, the exclusive online use of TV Azteca’s content by Todito and the use of TV Azteca’s sales force to promote Todito to TV Azteca’s advertising clients. The three components of the service agreement were valued at US$45.0 million, US$50.0 million and US$5.0 million, respectively, at the time of signing of the agreement. Under the service agreement, TV Azteca agreed to provide Todito with advertising on its Azteca 7 and Azteca 13 networks totaling an aggregate of 78,000 GRPs. Todito has the right to use up to 30% of the advertising granted under the service agreement during the networks’ prime-time hours. TV Azteca has also granted Todito the exclusive right to distribute over the Internet TV Azteca’s internally produced programming during the term of the service agreement. Finally, the service agreement provides that TV Azteca’s sales force will be the exclusive seller of online advertising on www.todito.com for two years and that TV Azteca’s sales force will facilitate contacts between TV Azteca’s television advertising clients and Todito’s online advertising sales force.

In May 2001, Todito launched its prepaid Internet access card, which functions like a prepaid phone card. The cards range in price from Ps.40 for 300 minutes of navigation to Ps.1,140 for the full year in the unlimited plan. The

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cards can be purchased online or at over 20,000 points of sale throughout Mexico. Since its introduction, monthly sales have grown from 5,310 cards in May 2001 to 107,000 cards in December 2003.

Todito reported sales of Ps.157 million and Ps.201 million (US$17.9 million) for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively. Todito’s sales are comprised of the sale of online advertising, the sale of its prepaid Internet connection cards and commissions from e-commerce transactions. Todito generated a positive EBITDA of Ps.58 million (US$5.2 million) and Ps.65 million (US$5.8 million) for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Channel 40

In December 1998, TV Azteca entered into a joint venture with Televisora del Valle de México, S.A. de C.V. (“TVM”) and TVM’s subsidiary, Corporación de Noticias e Información, S.A. de C.V. (“CNI”), for the operation of a television channel that broadcasts throughout the Mexico City metropolitan area on UHF Channel 40. In July 2000, CNI stopped broadcasting TV Azteca’s signal as required by its contractual obligations under the joint venture agreement. In response to CNI’s actions, TV Azteca filed several lawsuits in Mexico against TVM, CNI and Mr. Moreno Valle, seeking lost profits and the enforcement of its purchase option right under the joint venture to acquire up to 51% of the capital stock of TVM. For a more detailed discussion of the legal proceedings involving Channel 40, see “Item 10. Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—TV Azteca—Channel 40” on page 95.

Music

In May 1996, TV Azteca formed Azteca Records to produce, market and distribute recorded music. TV Azteca’s strategy is to utilize its recording business to focus on the development and promotion of new Mexican talent and to take advantage of cross-promotional opportunities. Azteca Records released 48 recordings in 2001 and 54 recordings in 2002. For the year ended December 31, 2003, Azteca Records reduced its operations in the recording business and entered the event promotion business. Azteca Records’ recordings are distributed in Mexico, pursuant to agreements between TV Azteca and Sony Music Entertainment Mexico, S.A. de C.V., BMG Entertainment Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V., and internationally pursuant to agreements between TV Azteca and several distributors, which vary depending on the territory of distribution. In each of the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, Azteca Records’ business accounted for less than 1% of TV Azteca’s net revenue.

Soccer Team

In May 1996, TV Azteca acquired a majority interest in the Club Atlético Morelia, a Mexican professional soccer team. The Club Atlético Morelia soccer team belongs to the 20-team First Division of the Mexican professional soccer league. Each year, the team plays 38 regular season games, half of which are home games. In the 2000 winter season, the Club Atlético Morelia won the Mexican Soccer Championship for the first time in its history. In the 2002 and 2003 winter seasons, Club Atlético Morelia was a finalist in the Mexican Professional Soccer Championship.

Television Channel 12 In El Salvador

On December 5, 2003, TV Azteca sold its interest in a television channel in El Salvador, Canal 12 de Televisión (acquired in 1997), to an unrelated third party for US$6 million and recognized a gain of Ps.2 million (US$233,000).

Strategic Alliances

NBA Agreement

TV Azteca has had the exclusive right to broadcast NBA games in Mexico since 1993. In August 1995, TV Azteca entered into an agreement with NBA Entertainment, Inc. This agreement, which has since been extended, gave TV Azteca the exclusive right to broadcast NBA games in Mexico through the end of the 2002-2003 season. The NBA exercised its right of first refusal to renew TV Azteca’s exclusive exhibition rights for the 2003-2004

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season. In return for the broadcast rights, NBA Entertainment is entitled to a guaranteed minimum payment per season if net advertising revenue generated from NBA games is less than or equal to US$2.3 million. NBA Entertainment is entitled to receive an additional 50% of any net advertising revenue in excess of US$2.3 million. The amount paid to NBA Entertainment under the terms of the NBA Agreement during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 was US$800,000. TV Azteca is in the process of renegotiating this agreement for the 2004-2005 season.

Buena Vista Agreement

In October 2001, TV Azteca entered into an exclusive three-year license agreement with Buena Vista International, Inc., an affiliate of The Walt Disney Company. The individual licensing agreement, dated October 9, 2000, was entered into by TV Azteca and Buena Vista International, Inc. (“Buena Vista”), to provide TV Azteca with a license to broadcast Buena Vista programming on its network in Mexico. Each licensed item provided in the schedules is provided with its own license fee and license expiration date. The agreement gives TV Azteca the exclusive access to certain first-run movies, mini-series and special events, such as the Academy Awards. In addition, the licensing agreement, dated October 1, 2001, was entered into by Red Azteca, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TV Azteca, and Buena Vista, to provide Red Azteca with a license to broadcast Buena Vista programming on its network in Mexico. The agreement provides for differing license fees and license expiration dates based on category of programming.

Competition

General

Broadcast television stations compete for advertising revenue and viewers with other television stations in their markets and other advertising media, such as radio, newspapers, magazines, outdoor advertising, transit advertising, yellow page directories, direct mail, the Internet and home entertainment systems (including videocassette recorders, DVDs and television game devices). Broadcast television stations also face competition from cable television, MMDS, and DTH satellite services. These other programming, entertainment and video distribution systems can increase competition for broadcast television stations by bringing into its market distant broadcast signals not otherwise available to a station’s audience and also by serving as distribution systems for non-broadcast programming.

Televisa

TV Azteca’s principal competitor in Mexico is Televisa. Televisa, through its subsidiaries, is the largest Spanish-language media company in the world. Televisa owns and operates Channels 2, 4, 5 and 9 in Mexico City, each of which, to varying degrees of coverage, is broadcast throughout Mexico. Televisa generated a substantial majority of Mexican television advertising sales in each of the last three years.

According to data of IBOPE AGB Mexico, Televisa had a combined weekday, prime-time Mexican commercial audience share of 61%, 62% and 63%, during 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

DTH Providers

Pay television services generally require an initial connection fee, as well as a periodic subscription fee, but offer both a higher quality picture than traditional, over-the-air television broadcasts and a larger number of channels to choose from. Under current Mexican law, cable television services, but not DTH satellite services or MMDS, are required to include over-the-air television channels in a basic package of channels offered to subscribers. DirecTV and SKY, DTH service providers, carry the signals of Azteca 7 and Azteca 13 networks throughout Mexico pursuant to an arrangement with TV Azteca. Many pay television services are offered by companies that are backed by large, multinational media conglomerates with substantial resources. Televisa is a partner in a multinational venture to provide DTH services in Mexico and elsewhere. According to IBOPE AGB Mexico, the penetration of pay television as of July 1, 2003 was approximately 16% of all television households. The Company believes that pay television consumers are concentrated in the Mexico City metropolitan area and along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Univision and Telemundo

Univision and Telemundo are the main competitors of the Azteca America Network in the U.S. Spanish-language television market. Both Univision and Telemundo have already established networks in the U.S. television markets that Azteca America targets or intends to target. According to industry reports, from January 26 to May 24, 2004, Univision has an approximate 57.4% of the Hispanic market audience share and Telemundo has an approximate 22.8% of the Hispanic market audience share for the 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. time slot. Univision also owns Galavision, a Spanish-language cable network that, for the same period and according to industry reports, had an approximate 3% of the Hispanic market audience share. In addition, in January 2002, Univision launched the Telefutura network, a Spanish-language network which can be seen on 42 over-the-air television broadcast stations in addition to cable systems nationwide. According to Univision, at its launch Telefutura reached approximately 80% of the U.S. Hispanic population.

Each of Telemundo and Univision has a larger network of affiliates and greater financial resources than Azteca International. In addition, each of these competitors has certain programming advantages over Azteca International. In 2002, NBC acquired Telemundo. As part of the acquisition, NBC provides Telemundo with the rights to broadcast certain NBC programming in the U.S. Spanish-language television market. Moreover, Univision has a long-term program license agreements with Televisa and Corporation Venezolana de Television, C.A., another prominent producer of Spanish-language programming. These agreements provide Univision with a significant amount of quality programming that can be used to attract and retain U.S. Hispanic viewers.

The Azteca America Network also competes with some English-language broadcasters that also have broadcast Spanish-language networks and simulcast certain programming in English and Spanish for their U.S. Hispanic viewers.

Unefon

Unefon faces significant competition from Telcel in each region in which it operates. As a former wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Telmex, Mexico’s largest telephone company, Telcel has significantly greater financial and other resources than those available to Unefon. Telcel has nationwide cellular and PCS concessions and a nationwide cellular network that offers broader coverage than Unefon’s network. Telcel also has the ability to use Telmex’s installed telecommunications systems. At December 31, 2002, according to industry reports, Telcel had approximately 20.1 million subscribers, representing approximately 75% of the Mexican mobile telecommunications market. Unefon also competes with cellular service providers such as Iusacell, which is currently controlled by TV Azteca. However, Móvil Access, S.A. de C.V. (“Móvil Access”), a Mexican telecommunications service provider and subsidiary of Biper, S.A. de C.V. (“Biper”), a paging company controlled by Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, announced on June 13, 2003 that it has agreed to make an offer to acquire 100% of the capital stock of Iusacell. According to Iusacell, as of December 31, 2002, it had approximately 2.3 million subscribers representing approximately 9% of the Mexican mobile telecommunications market. Unefon also faces competition from Telefónica Móviles Mexico, a company owned by Telefónica S.A., which also provides mobile services. According to Telefónica, as of December 31, 2002, Telefónica Móviles Mexico had approximately 2.4 million subscribers, representing approximately 9% of the Mexican mobile telecommunications market.

Regulation

TV Azteca

Concessions

Under the Ley Federal de Radio y Televisión (“Mexican Federal Radio and Television Law”), a television broadcaster must have a concession granted by the SCT to broadcast over a particular frequency. A concession comprises one or more licenses, each of which gives the concession holder the right to operate a television transmitter at a certain location. Each concession specifies, among other things, the authorized signal strength of the concession holder’s transmitter and the principal populations in its broadcast range. In addition, the SCT may grant the concession holder separate supplemental authorizations to operate transmitters within the areas covered by the

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primary licenses contained in the concession. Supplemental authorizations are granted in order to allow the concession holder to broadcast its signal to populations that are inaccessible to the transmitters located where required by the licenses contained within the concession. Supplemental authorizations may also be granted in response to a petition from local residents in an area within the area covered by the concession.

TV Azteca has 11 concessions for 180 channels. Nine of these concessions relate to the Azteca 7 network and together comprise 89 channels for primary transmission locations throughout Mexico. TV Azteca has also obtained 124 supplemental authorizations related to the Azteca 7 network. For the Azteca 13 network, TV Azteca has a single concession that comprises 90 licenses for primary transmission locations throughout Mexico, and has 171 related supplemental licenses. TV Azteca also has a separate concession for a single primary transmission location related to the network in the state of Chihuahua. The SCT has authorized, for a two-year period subject to renewal, TV Azteca’s operation for experimental and investigative purposes of Channel 53, a high definition digital television channel in Mexico City, to retransmit the programming of Channel 13 in Mexico City. TV Azteca has also obtained the authorization of the SCT to install and operate equipment to improve broadcast signal quality and coverage.

Applications to acquire a concession are submitted to the SCT, which conducts a formal review process of all competing applications, then publishes a summary of the selected application (followed by a second publication of such summary after 10 days). For a 30-day period following the second publication, third parties may object to the granting of the concession. After the expiration of a 30-day period, the SCT grants the concession to one applicant. The term of the concession may be for up to 30 years, with most terms currently being for 15 years.

The SCT may revoke a concession if the concession holder takes any of the following actions:

• changes the location of its transmission equipment without the approval of the SCT;

• broadcasts over a frequency other than the ones assigned without the approval of the SCT;

• transfers the concession, the rights derived therefrom, or any of the transmission equipment related thereto without the approval of the SCT;

• suspends transmission from its anchor station for a period greater than 60 days;

• takes any action that is in contravention of the terms of its concessions;

• changes its by-laws in contravention of the Mexican Federal Radio and Television Law;

• transfers, pledges or encumbers to, or for the benefit of, any foreign party in any way, in whole or in part, the concession or any of the rights arising thereunder or any of the transmission equipment associated therewith;

• provides goods or services associated with the concession to enemies in time of war;

• changes its jurisdiction of incorporation to a jurisdiction outside Mexico; or

• requests protection of a foreign government, entity or individual.

If a concession is revoked for any of the foregoing reasons, the concession holder forfeits all of its assets to the Mexican government. If a concession is revoked for any other reason, the concession holder must remove all of its broadcast assets from its licensed locations. If this occurs, however, the Mexican government has the right to purchase those assets for a fair price determined by an independent appraiser. None of TV Azteca’s concessions have ever been revoked.

Concessions are renewable by the concession holder upon their expiration for a term of up to 30 years (with 10 years currently being standard). The SCT will generally renew the concessions upon expiration, so long as they have been operated in substantial compliance with applicable law. Seven of the concessions for the Azteca 7 network expire on April 29, 2006. One of the concessions for the Azteca 7 network, comprising 22 licenses for primary transmission locations in the Northwest region of Mexico, expires on September 29, 2006. The concession for the

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Azteca 13 network expires on May 9, 2008. TV Azteca’s Chihuahua concession was renewed on January 26, 2000 and expires on July 2, 2009. In 2004, TV Azteca’s remaining broadcast licenses were renewed by the SCT throughout the country.

Supervision of Operations

The SCT and the Secretaría de Gobernación (“Ministry of the Interior”) have the right to conduct inspections of a concession holder’s broadcasting operations.

Television programming is not subject to judicial or administrative censorship in Mexico. However, Mexican law and regulations prohibit programs that:

• are offensive to the civic culture of national heroes and religious beliefs (ofensivo para el culto civico);

• are racially discriminatory (discriminatorio para las razas);

• cause corruption of the language (corrupción del lenguaje);

• are contrary to public decency (contrarias a las buenas costumbres);

• glorify violence or criminal acts (apologia de la violencia o del crimen); or

• threaten national safety, public order or cause alarm or panic to the audience.

Under Mexican regulations, the Dirección General de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía (“Mexican General Directorate of Radio, Television and Cinematography”), a department of the Ministry of the Interior, reviews all television programming (except for live programs) prior to broadcast and classifies it according to the age group for which the programming is acceptable for viewing. Unless otherwise authorized by the Ministry of the Interior, programs classified for adults may be broadcast only after 10:00 p.m.; programs classified for adults and adolescents may be broadcast only after 9:00 p.m.; programs classified for all age groups, including children, may be shown at any time. Violations of these regulations are punishable by fines ranging from an amount in pesos equivalent to between 500 and 5,000 days’ minimum wages in the Federal District, effective as of the date on which such violation, if any, occurs. Mexican regulations also require that the retransmission of broadcasts from outside Mexico or broadcasts in a foreign language be pre-approved by the Ministry of the Interior. In connection with such broadcasts, the Mexican government imposes a fee for each hour of retransmitted non-Mexican programming that is so authorized, an annual fee for each channel in which the majority of the programming is produced abroad and, in some circumstances, a fee for each non-Mexican-produced broadcast event. The effect of these fees on TV Azteca has not been material in the past.

Each concession holder is obligated to transmit up to 30 minutes of government-supplied programming each day containing themes for purposes of education, culture and social orientation. Historically, the Mexican government has not used a significant portion of this time. In addition, during political campaigns all registered political parties have the right to purchase time to broadcast political messages at rates not higher than those available for commercial advertising.

Restrictions on Advertising

Mexican law regulates the type and amount of advertising that may be broadcast on television. Concession holders are prohibited from broadcasting advertisements that are misleading. Advertisements for alcoholic beverages (other than beer and wine) may be broadcast only after 10:00 p.m. and advertisements for tobacco products may be broadcast only after 9:00 p.m. Advertising for alcoholic beverages must not be excessive in amount, feature minors or portray actual consumption of alcoholic beverages and must be balanced by public service announcements promoting good nutrition and hygiene. Advertisements for certain products and services, including medicine, require the approval of the Mexican government prior to their broadcast. Moreover, the Mexican government must approve all advertisements for lotteries and other similar games of chance.

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Mexican law also regulates the amount of advertising that a concession holder may broadcast. No more than 18% of broadcast time may be used for advertisements on any day. Furthermore, from 8:00 p.m. until a concession holder ceases broadcasting for the day, the amount of broadcast time dedicated to advertising may not exceed 50% of the concession holder’s total permissible advertising time. Station identification breaks have a maximum duration of two minutes and may occur once every half hour except during events whose interruption would inconvenience viewers. During films, telenovelas and other programs that have dramatic continuity, commercial interruptions may not be more than six per hour of program transmission and each interruption may not exceed two minutes in duration. If a program does not have dramatic continuity, commercial interruptions may not be more than 10 per hour, with each lasting no longer than one and a half minutes. The Ministry of the Interior may authorize a concession holder to temporarily increase the duration of commercial breaks. In the past, TV Azteca has secured such authorizations for broadcasts during the Christmas season.

The SCT sets minimum advertising rates. There are no restrictions on maximum advertising rates.

Broadcast Tax

In addition to paying income taxes, all concession holders are subject to a tax that is payable by granting the Mexican government the right to use up to 12.5% of the concession holder’s total daily broadcast time. This government broadcast time is not cumulative; any broadcast time not used by the Mexican government on any day is forfeited. As with the 30 minute requirement referred to under “—Supervision of Operations” above, the Mexican government historically has not used a significant portion of the time available to it. In any event, the use of the time must be distributed on a proportional and equitable basis throughout the concession holder’s daily programming but must not have a materially adverse effect on the business of the concession holder.

Foreign Ownership

There are certain restrictions on the ownership by non-Mexicans of shares of Mexican enterprises in some economic sectors, including broadcast television. Under Mexico’s Ley de Inversión Extranjera (“Foreign Investment Law”) and the Mexican Federal Radio and Television Law, foreign investors (including Mexican companies with foreign shareholders) may not own the capital stock of Mexican broadcasting concession holders (other than through “neutral investment” shares or instruments, such as CPOs).

Border Stations

Transmissions from television stations located along the U.S.-Mexican border are governed by a bilateral treaty signed by the governments of the two countries. The Agreement for the Assignment and Use of Channels for Television on the Frequency Range of 470-806 MHz Along the Border of Mexico and the United States sets criteria that all border stations must meet regarding permissible transmitter strength, antenna height and distance from the border. TV Azteca believes that it is in compliance with all aspects of the treaty.

Azteca America Network

FCC Regulation—General

The U.S. communications industry, including the operation of broadcast television networks and stations, is subject to substantial federal regulation, particularly pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the FCC (the “Communications Act”). This Communications Act empowers the FCC to, among other things, regulate certain aspects of broadcast programming and the relationship between broadcast television networks and their affiliated broadcast television stations.

Alien Ownership of Broadcast Television Stations

The Communications Act prohibits the issuance of a broadcast license to, or the holding of a broadcast license by, an alien corporation, which is any corporation of which more than 20% of the capital stock is beneficially or nominally owned or voted by non-U.S. citizens or their representatives or by a foreign government or a

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representative thereof, or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country. The Communications Act also authorizes the FCC, if the FCC determines that it would be in the public interest, to prohibit the issuance of a broadcast license to, or the holding of a broadcast license by, any corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than 25% of the capital stock is beneficially or nominally owned or voted by aliens. The FCC has issued interpretations of existing law under which these restrictions in modified form apply to ownership in corporations held through other forms of business organizations, including partnerships.

Other Broadcast Television Regulation

The FCC substantially regulates television broadcast stations, which generally must apply to the FCC for renewal of their licenses every eight years. Renewal will be granted to the extent that the FCC finds that (i) the station has served the public interest; (ii) there have been no serious violations by the licensee under the Communications Act described above or the FCC rules; and (iii) there have been no other violations by the licensee of such Communications Act or the FCC rules which, taken together, indicate a pattern of abuse. The FCC also administers other aspects of broadcast television regulation, including the following: restrictions on the ownership of multiple media outlets in one market, or on a national basis; limits on the amount of commercial advertising during children’s programming; requirements that stations air a certain amount of informational or educational programming directed at children; restrictions on “indecent” programming; and requirements affecting the availability and cost of political advertising time. In addition, FCC rules governing network affiliation agreements mandate that a television broadcast station licensee retain the right to reject or refuse network programming in certain circumstances, or substitute programming that the licensee reasonably believes to be of greater local or national importance. Violations of FCC rules and regulations can result in substantial monetary forfeitures, periodic reporting conditions, short-term license renewal and, in egregious cases, denial of license renewal or revocation of license.

Other Regulatory Considerations

The foregoing does not purport to be a complete discussion of all provisions of the Communications Act referenced or other acts of the U.S. Congress or of the rules, regulations and policies of the FCC. For further information, reference should be made to the Communications Act itself, other congressional acts, and rules, regulations and public notices promulgated from time to time by the FCC. There are additional regulations and policies of the FCC and other federal agencies that govern political broadcasts, public affairs programming, broadcast advertising and other matters affecting TV Azteca’s U.S. business and operations.

Unefon

Telecommunications Regulation and Concessions

The Mexican government instituted a number of policies commencing in the late 1980s to liberalize and deregulate important sectors of the Mexican economy, including the telecommunications industry. The Mexican government has sought to increase competition in the provision of local, domestic long-distance and international long-distance telephony services, which have historically been dominated by Telmex.

Telecommunications systems in Mexico are regulated by the SCT and the Cofetel, the Mexican federal commission for telecommunications, pursuant to the Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones (“Mexican Federal Telecommunications Law”), the Reglamento de Telecomunicaciones (“Telecommunications Regulations”) and the Ley de Vias Generales de Comunicación (“Mexican General Means of Communications Law”). In this respect, some of the rules set forth in the General Means of Communications Law, the Telecommunications Regulations and the rules promulgated thereunder remain effective if they are not inconsistent with the Federal Telecommunications Law and the rules promulgated under that law. All of these laws and regulations, together, complemented by Cofetel’s administrative regulations, define the regulatory structure applicable to the nationwide telecommunications infrastructure and the supply of telecommunications services in Mexico. In addition to these laws, telecommunications companies are also individually bound by the terms and conditions of their respective concessions or permits granted by the SCT.

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Under the Federal Telecommunications Law and the Foreign Investments Law, concessions may be granted only to Mexican individuals and to Mexican corporations whose foreign investment participation does not exceed 49% of the capital stock or who are not otherwise controlled by non-Mexicans. However, foreign investment participation may exceed 49% of the capital stock of a wireless concession holder with the prior approval of the Mexican Foreign Investment Commission of the Mexican Ministry of Economy. Unefon has received a conditional approval to allow greater than 49% foreign investment participation in Unefon.

Under the terms of most concessions, an authorization from the SCT is required in order for a concession holder to transfer or subscribe more than 10% of its corporate capital. Any transfer of capital or issuance of shares in breach of these requirements, including the limits on foreign investment, is deemed null and void under Mexican law. The transfer of an existing concession from one operator to another operator also requires the approval of the SCT, as well as approval of the Mexican Antitrust Commission, if applicable. The concession holder may not assign its rights during the first three years following the award of the concession. After this period, assignment is subject to the prior approval of the SCT.

Property

Azteca Holdings

The Company does not own or lease any real property.

TV Azteca

Broadcasting, Production and Office Facilities

The properties of TV Azteca primarily consist of broadcasting, production and office facilities, all of which are located in Mexico. TV Azteca’s principal offices, comprised of 42,250 square meters, which it owns, are located in Mexico City.

TV Azteca owns and operates all of its 344 broadcast facilities (buildings and transmission towers) and all of the transmission equipment located at those facilities. Approximately 28% of the sites upon which these broadcast facilities are located are owned by TV Azteca and the remainder are leased. From the time of its privatization through December 31, 2003, TV Azteca has invested approximately Ps.863 million in purchasing new transmitters.

In February 2000, TV Azteca, together with its subsidiary, Television Azteca, entered into a 70-year Tower Agreement (the “Tower Agreement”) with a Mexican subsidiary of ATC regarding space not used by TV Azteca in its operations. This agreement, which was approved by the SCT, covers up to 190 of TV Azteca’s broadcast transmission towers. In consideration for the payment of a US$1.5 million annual fee and for a loan of up to US$119.8 million under the ATC Long-Term Credit Facility (as defined under “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Liquidity and Capital Resources” on page 69), TV Azteca granted ATC the right to market and lease TV Azteca’s unused tower space to third parties (including affiliates of TV Azteca) and to collect for ATC’s account all revenue related thereto. TV Azteca retains full title to the towers and remains responsible for the operation and maintenance thereof. After the expiration of the initial 20 year term of the ATC Long-Term Credit Facility, TV Azteca has the right to purchase from ATC at fair market value all or any portion of the revenues and assets related to ATC’s marketing and leasing rights at any time upon the proportional repayment of the outstanding principal amount under the ATC Long-Term Credit Facility.

TV Azteca’s television production operations are concentrated in two production studio facilities owned by TV Azteca and located in Mexico City: the Ajusco Studios facility and the Azteca Digital facility. Ajusco Studios is located on the same site as TV Azteca’s principal offices.

TV Azteca acquired an additional office building in Mexico City in 1997, located adjacent to its principal offices, for approximately US$25.9 million with a mortgage loan which matured and was paid on December 18, 2003. The sources for the payment were US$5.9 million from TV Azteca’s cash and approximately US$20 million with an amortizable mortgage loan denominated in pesos due on December 18, 2008. TV Azteca has relocated part

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of its programming operations to the new building and rented a portion to third parties. One of the towers of this building is currently being leased to Unefon pursuant to a 10-year lease agreement dated May 22, 1998 that is renewable for an additional 10 years upon notice of at least 180 days prior to expiration. The annual rent payable to TV Azteca under the Unefon lease is approximately US$2.5 million. See “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—Agreements between TV Azteca and Unefon” on page 87.

In October 2001, TV Azteca acquired additional real estate in Mexico City, located adjacent to its principal offices, for approximately US$4.0 million. TV Azteca built a new parking lot for its employees and for the La Academia house on this property.

Satellites

TV Azteca uses satellite technology to transmit the signals of its two anchor stations throughout Mexico, to transmit Azteca International to its affiliates, to transmit the two network feeds of Azteca America and to transmit signals from mobile units to its anchor stations in Mexico City. In January 2000, TV Azteca entered into a 10-year lease of transponder capacity on the satellite SatMex 5 owned by Satélites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. Satellite signals transmitted using SatMex 5 reach Mexico, the United States, Central America and South America. The annual rent for the use of the transponder capacity is approximately US$2.2 million.

Insurance

TV Azteca maintains comprehensive insurance coverage that covers its offices, equipment and other property, subject to customary deductibles and limits against damage due to natural disasters or other similar events.

ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements, and the related notes to those statements included elsewhere herein.

The Company’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Mexican GAAP, which differs in some respects from U.S. GAAP. Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides a description of the principal differences between Mexican GAAP and U.S. GAAP as they relate to the Company and a reconciliation to U.S. GAAP of its results of operations, stockholders’ equity and certain other selected financial data for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003. Pursuant to Mexican GAAP, financial data for all periods in the financial statements have been restated in constant pesos as of December 31, 2003. Bulletin B-12 issued by the MIPA requires that the statement of changes in financial position reflects changes from the restated historical balance sheet to the current balance sheet.

The Company is a holding company with no independent business operations or sources of revenue. The Company’s only assets are shares of its subsidiaries and its only sources of cash are distributions made from those subsidiaries and sales of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ assets. Substantially all of the value of the Company’s assets depends on TV Azteca’s financial condition and results of operations. For each of the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca provided substantially all of the Company’s net revenue. Accordingly, the following discussion relates primarily to the financial condition and results of operations of TV Azteca.

Critical Accounting Policies And Estimates

The Company’s Operating and Financial Review and Prospects is based upon the Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with Mexican GAAP. The application of U.S. GAAP would have affected the determination of consolidated net income (loss) for all periods in the financial statements and the determination of consolidated stockholders’ equity and consolidated financial position as of December 31, 2003. Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides a reconciliation to U.S. GAAP of the Company’s results of operations, stockholders’ equity and certain other selected financial data for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003.

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The preparation of its financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to bad debts, valuation of long-lived and intangible assets and goodwill, exhibition rights, reserve for obsolescence, income taxes, deferred income taxes, labor benefits, and contingencies and litigation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

There are certain critical estimates that we believe require significant judgment in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. We consider an accounting estimate to be critical if:

• it requires us to make assumptions because information was not available at the time or it included matters that were highly uncertain at the time we were making the estimate; and

• changes in the estimate or different estimates that we could have selected would have had a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

The Company believes the following critical accounting policies affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue for TV Azteca is derived primarily from the sale of advertising time on a national, spot and local basis and is net of commissions. TV Azteca earned a majority of its advertising revenue in 2001, 2002 and 2003 pursuant to advertising contracts under its Azteca Plan and Mexican Plan. These contracts generally require the advertiser to deposit a portion of the purchase price of the advertising time at the time the advertiser executes a contract. A significant percentage of these contracts are commitments for advertising over a period of approximately one year. From time to time, TV Azteca enters into barter transactions with third parties and related parties in which it exchanges advertising time for goods, services and other assets, a significant portion of which are used in TV Azteca’s operations. With respect to barter transactions, TV Azteca values these transactions based on the estimated fair market value of the goods, services or other assets received by TV Azteca. Such transactions accounted for approximately 4% of TV Azteca’s net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2003.

On the date the advertising contract is signed, TV Azteca records cash or other assets, as the case may be, as an asset on its balance sheet and the amounts due and its obligation to deliver advertising as advertising advances, which are recorded as a liability on its balance sheet. These advertising advances are recognized as revenue at the time, and to the extent, the advertisements are shown.

TV Azteca maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. Each customer is analyzed on a case by case basis. If the financial condition of TV Azteca’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

Exhibition Rights

The cost of the exhibition rights is amortized on varying bases related to the license period, usage of the programs and management’s estimate of revenue to be realized from each airing of the programs. The cost of exhibition rights acquired is amortized as the programming and events are broadcast and on an accelerated basis when the rights relate to multiple broadcasts. Costs of internally produced programming, including reality programming, are amortized when the programs are initially aired. Alternatively, the costs of telenovelas are amortized on the following schedule: (a) 70% is amortized when the telenovela is first aired, (b) 10% is amortized over a period of four years and represents management’s estimate of exhibition rights necessary to meet demand for program licensing abroad and (c) effective January 1, 2003, 20% is amortized over a six-year period to meet Azteca

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America’s demand. The new amortization period reflects the experience and future plans of TV Azteca in the U.S. markets. The effect of this change resulted in a reduction of Ps.36.7 million in amortization expenses for the year ended December 31, 2003. TV Azteca bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions. If actual results differ from these estimates, there may be an adverse effect on TV Azteca’s financial results.

Intangible Assets And Goodwill

In December 2001, the Accounting Principles Commission of the MIPA issued Statement C-8 “Intangible Assets” (“Statement C-8”), which went into effect January 1, 2003. On January 1, 2002, TV Azteca adopted Statement C-8. Under Statement C-8, the intangible assets must be recognized on the balance sheet when they meet the following characteristics: (a) they are identifiable, (b) they have the ability to generate future economic benefits and (c) the company has the ability to control future economic benefits. The amortization of intangible assets would be allocated on a systematic basis over the assets’ estimated useful lives, unless the intangible assets are determined to have an indefinite useful life based on their expected future economic benefits. The intangible assets should be tested for impairment annually and an impairment loss would be recognized in the event that the carrying amount of the intangible asset is not recoverable based on estimated cash flow of operating activities. As a result of the adoption of Statement C-8, TV Azteca determined that its television concessions qualified as indefinite useful life intangible assets. Accordingly, TV Azteca no longer amortizes these concessions. Prior to January 1, 2002, TV Azteca’s television concessions were amortized by the straight-line method over the duration of the relevant concession.

In 2003, TV Azteca adopted Statement C-15 “Impairment of the Value of Long-Lived Assets and their Disposal” (“Statement C-15”), issued by the Accounting Principles Board of the MIPA. Statement C-15 establishes, among other things, the general criteria for the identification and, when applicable, the recording of impairment losses or a decrease in the value of long-lived assets, tangible and intangible, including goodwill. The adoption of Statement C-15 did not have any effect on TV Azteca’s financial position or net income as of December 31, 2003.

Deferred Taxes

As part of the process of preparing its Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company is required to estimate its income taxes. This process involves estimating the Company’s actual current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing tax and accounting treatment of items such as advertising advances, exhibitions rights and inventories, television concessions, property, machinery and equipment and tax loss carryforwards. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities which are included within the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The Company must then assess the likelihood that its deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and to the extent the Company believes that recovery is not likely, it must establish a valuation allowance. To the extent the Company establishes a valuation allowance or increase this allowance in a period, it must include an expense within the tax provision in the statement of operations. Significant management judgment is required in determining the Company’s provision for income taxes, TV Azteca’s deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against the Company’s net deferred tax assets.

Unefon Investment

Rights

In October 2000, TV Azteca granted rights to acquire all of the Unefon Series A shares that it owns pro rata to the holders of all of TV Azteca’s outstanding shares and to certain other of TV Azteca’s securities, for an aggregate exercise price of US$177.0 million. The grant of the rights to acquire the Unefon Series A shares was subject to receiving the consent of the holders of the TV Azteca Notes and the Azteca Holdings 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2002 (the “11% Notes”). On March 27, 2001, TV Azteca and the Company obtained these consents and paid a fee totaling Ps.121 million (nominal) to certain holders of the 11% Notes and TV Azteca Notes, of which Ps.109 million (nominal) was recorded as part of TV Azteca’s total investment in Unefon. The grant of the rights was subject to the filing and effectiveness of a registration statement with the SEC that registers the Unefon Series A shares underlying the rights and the receipt of all applicable regulatory and third-party approvals. The rights to acquire the Unefon Series A shares were originally only exercisable on December 11, 2002, but, in December 2002, TV Azteca approved the change of the exercise date to December 12, 2003.

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The Rights to acquire the Unefon shares expired on December 12, 2003. The conditions for public offering had not been complied with and, therefore, they were not exercised. After that, TV Azteca recognized in earnings the accumulated equity in the losses of Unefon which were split-off at December 31, 2003. See “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions—TV Azteca Rights Transactions—Unefon” on page 84.

Split-Off

In August 2002, TV Azteca announced its intention to seek the approval of its shareholders to the split-off of its investment in Unefon in the form of a distribution of all of the shares of Unefon that TV Azteca owns pro rata to TV Azteca’s shareholders at no monetary cost. In October 2003, the board of directors of TV Azteca unanimously approved the split-off of its investment in Unefon. On December 8, 2003, TV Azteca announced an extraordinary shareholders meeting, to be held on December 19, 2003, in which it proposed a shareholder vote to approve the split-off, and in December of 2003, Unefon Holdings was formed as a separate legal entity from TV Azteca to hold such interests.

Prior to the split-off, TV Azteca owned 46.5% of Unefon’s capital stock, which consisted of Series A Shares. As a result of the split-off of Unefon Holdings, TV Azteca no longer owns any capital stock of Unefon. The split-off divided TV Azteca into (a) TV Azteca, which continues to hold shares in TV Azteca’s television and media subsidiaries, and (b) Unefon Holdings, which holds rights to the shares (previously held by TV Azteca) of Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias. In connection with the split-off, each holder of TV Azteca shares has received the right to receive an equal number of Unefon Holdings shares of a corresponding class.

Unefon Holdings now holds a 46.5% ownership interest in Unefon and a 50% share in Cosmofrecuencias, a wireless broadband internet access provider. TV Azteca shareholders will be given shares of Unefon Holdings in the same proportion as their TV Azteca ownership interest once Unefon Holdings is authorized to publicly issue its shares in Mexico. Unefon Holdings expects that its shares will be approved to list on the Mexican Stock Exchange within the next few months.

TV Azteca and Unefon Holdings believe that the Unefon Holdings split-off falls squarely within the parameters of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 4. (“SLB No. 4”), which states the view of the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance regarding whether Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 applies to split-offs. First, TV Azteca’s shareholders have not provided, and will not provide, consideration for the Unefon shares that they will receive in connection with the split-off. Second, the split-off is a pro-rata distribution to TV Azteca’s shareholders of record of the capital stock of the new company, Unefon Holdings. Third, TV Azteca is in the process of preparing an extensive information memorandum that meets the requirements of the CNBV, Mexico’s national securities and banking commission, and plans to distribute that information memorandum to TV Azteca shareholders. Fourth, TV Azteca had a legitimate business purpose in effecting the split-off, as TV Azteca believes that the split-off was necessary to focus TV Azteca’s business on television broadcasting and media production by divesting itself of its telecommunications investments. Fifth, the securities that Unefon Holdings will issue in Mexico will be registered with the CNBV and will be listed for public trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange. Unefon shares will not be distributed to U.S. persons except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Exchange Act.

On April 29, 2004, Unefon Holdings applied to the Commission for an Exchange Act exemption under Rule 12g3-2(b). Upon receipt of a Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption, provided that Unefon Holdings shares are registered with the CNBV and listed for public trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange, Unefon Holdings would distribute its shares to TV Azteca’s ADR holders, including the Company, for trading in the over-the-counter market in the United States. In that case, Unefon Holdings would distribute to TV Azteca’s ADR holders an English translation of the Unefon Holdings information memorandum filed before the CNBV. The information statement would include information about the creation of a Unefon Holdings ADR program, U.S. tax considerations and other information relevant to U.S. investors as required by SLB No. 4. Unefon Holdings has informed TV Azteca that the information memorandum will be similar in scope to those distributed by other Mexican foreign private issuers that have completed a split-off and distribution to U.S. holders pursuant to a Rule 12g3-2(b) exemption.

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Contingent Liabilities

TV Azteca is a party to certain legal proceedings. Liabilities are recognized in the financial statements when a loss is both estimable and probable. If the loss is neither probable nor estimable or if the likelihood of a loss is remote, no amounts are recognized in the financial statements. Based on legal advice TV Azteca has received from its Mexican counsel and other information available to TV Azteca, it has not recognized any losses in the financial statements as a result of these legal proceedings.

Effects of the Peso Devaluation and Inflation

General

The Mexican government’s decision in December 1994 to significantly increase the range within which Mexican pesos would be exchanged for U.S. dollars and to subsequently permit the peso to float freely against the U.S. dollar caused a significant devaluation of the peso against the U.S. dollar. The devaluation produced a number of adverse effects on the Mexican economy that, in turn, adversely affected the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Interest rates in Mexico increased substantially, thus increasing the cost of borrowing. In addition, in response to the adverse effects of the devaluation, the Mexican government established an economic recovery program designed to tighten the money supply, increase domestic savings, discourage consumption and reduce public spending generally. Foreign investment in Mexico by private sources declined significantly.

The peso declined sharply in December 1994 and continued to fall in 1995. Volatility in the exchange rate market has gradually declined since 1995, when the exchange rate fluctuated between Ps.5.00 and Ps.8.14 per U.S. dollar. The peso fell more slowly and was less volatile in 1996 and most of 1997. In the last quarter of 1997 and for much of 1998, the foreign exchange markets were volatile as a result of financial crises in Asia and Russia and financial turmoil in countries including Brazil and Venezuela. Though the peso declined during this period, it was relatively stable in 1999, 2000, 2001 and in the first three quarters of 2002. Between 1999 and 2001, the exchange rate fluctuated between Ps.8.95 and Ps.10.60 per U.S. dollar. In 2003, the exchange rate fluctuated between Ps.11.3985 and Ps.10.1068 per U.S. dollar. At June 30, 2004, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s noon buying rate for Mexican pesos was Ps.11.54 to U.S.$1.00.

Economic conditions in Mexico generally improved in 2001, with gross domestic product (“GDP”) increasing by 6.6%. However, in 2001, GDP decreased 0.1%. GDP increased by 0.7% and 1.3% in 2002 and 2003, respectively. Interest rates on 28-day Mexican government treasury securities (cetes) averaged 11.3%, 7.1% and 6.2% in 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Inflation during 2001, 2002 and 2003 was 4.4%, 5.7% and 3.97%, respectively. In 2001, the peso strengthened to Ps.9.160 per U.S. dollar at December 31, 2001, a 5.1% increase in value from December 31, 2000. In 2002, the peso weakened to Ps.10.395 per U.S. dollar at December 31, 2002, a 13.5% decrease in value from December 31, 2001. In 2003, the peso weakened to Ps.11.232 per U.S. dollar at December 31, 2003, a decrease of 8.0% in value from December 31, 2002.

U.S. Dollar-Denominated Operating Costs

TV Azteca has significant operating costs in U.S. dollars, principally due to the cost of its purchased programming and the leasing of satellite transponder capacity. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the cost of purchased programming and the leasing of satellite transponder capacity represented 20%, 22% and 19%, respectively, of TV Azteca’s total costs and expenses.

Comprehensive Financing Cost

Interest expense. Interest on the Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated indebtedness exposes it to exchange rate fluctuations, with the peso cost of interest payments on such indebtedness increasing as the peso’s value declines against the U.S. dollar and decreasing when the peso’s value appreciates against the U.S. dollar. See “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” on page 110.

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Interest income. Interest income is positively affected by inflation as the Company receives higher rates of return on its temporary investments, which are primarily fixed rate short-term peso deposits in Mexican banks.

Exchange (loss) gain. The Company records a foreign exchange gain or loss with respect to U.S. dollar-denominated monetary assets or liabilities when the peso appreciates or depreciates in relation to the U.S. dollar. The Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated monetary liabilities, which principally consist of U.S. dollar-denominated indebtedness and accounts payable with respect to exhibition rights, substantially exceed its U.S. dollar-denominated monetary assets, which principally consist of U.S. dollar bank deposits. As a result, the Company has recorded a foreign exchange loss during each period in which the peso depreciated in relation to the U.S. dollar and a foreign exchange gain during each period in which the peso appreciated in relation to the U.S. dollar.

Other financing expense. TV Azteca has investments in a portfolio of equity and cash equivalent instruments that from time to time increase or decrease in value due to market conditions. When there are gains in the value of TV Azteca’s investment portfolio, TV Azteca’s other financing expense decreases, while conversely a decrease in the value of TV Azteca’s investment portfolio results in an increase in TV Azteca’s other financing expense. In addition, other financing expense also reflects annual amortization of capitalized debt issuance costs.

Gain or loss on monetary position. The Company records gains or losses from holding net monetary liabilities or assets due to the effect of inflation. A gain on monetary position results from holding net monetary liabilities during periods of inflation, as the purchasing power represented by nominal peso liabilities declines over time. At December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company had approximately US$995 million, US$953 million and US$986 million, respectively, of monetary liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars. Approximately US$609.6 million, US$585.8 million and US$669.2 million of such monetary liabilities, respectively, represented outstanding indebtedness of TV Azteca for borrowed money, which constituted all of its outstanding indebtedness at those dates. TV Azteca’s U.S. dollar-denominated monetary assets as of December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 amounted to approximately US$357.2 million, US$491.9 million and US$510.3 million, respectively. Accordingly, since the Mexican economy experienced inflation and the Company’s monetary liabilities exceeded its monetary assets in 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company recorded a gain on monetary position in each of those periods.

Advertising Advances

Advertising advances are non-monetary liabilities because they represent TV Azteca’s obligation to perform services in the future. As a result, the amount of advertising advances on the balance sheet is restated using the NCPI in order to reflect the effects of inflation. There is also a restatement of the corresponding revenue when it is recognized. This effect resulted in increases of Ps.194 million, Ps.228 million and Ps.177 million (US$15.8 million) in net revenue for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Pre-Sales Of Advertising Time

For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, 73%, 69% and 63%, respectively, of TV Azteca’s net revenue was attributable to pre-sales of advertising time made prior to that year. At December 31, 2001, pre-sales of advertising time for 2002 amounted to Ps.4,824 million, which represented a 4% increase over pre-sales of advertising time for 2001 recorded in 2000. At December 31, 2002, pre-sales of advertising time for 2003 amounted to Ps.4,623 million, which represented a 4% decrease over pre-sales of advertising time for 2002 recorded in 2001. At December 31, 2003, pre-sales of advertising time for 2004 amounted to Ps.4,903 million (US$436.5 million), representing a 6% increase compared to pre-sales of advertising time for 2003 recorded in 2002. Pre-sales of advertising time recorded in 2002 were lower due to the expiration of certain multi-year advertising contracts.

2001 Price Increases

TV Azteca implemented a new pricing plan in 2001 pursuant to which TV Azteca achieved a 42% average nominal rate increase over the average nominal rates charged in 2000. This rate increase was phased in quarterly during 2001. The rate increases were higher than the inflation rate for each of the quarterly periods in which rates were raised. TV Azteca believes these rate increases resulted in a reduction of TV Azteca’s total advertising time sold because most advertisers have a limited advertising budget. TV Azteca sold a portion of otherwise unsold

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advertising time to shared risk advertisers and to producers of infomercials. TV Azteca also used a portion of the unsold advertising time to aggressively market the programming of its networks. TV Azteca believes that the use of its unsold advertising time in this manner helped increase its audience and advertising share. The average price of TV Azteca’s pre-sales of advertising time for 2004 increased by approximately 5% compared to pre-sales for 2003.

Advance Sales

Unefon Advertising Advances

In June 1998, TV Azteca and Unefon entered into a 10-year advertising agreement, as amended, pursuant to which TV Azteca agreed to supply Unefon with advertising spots totaling an aggregate of 120,000 GRPs over the life of the agreement, up to a maximum of 35,000 GRPs per year. Unefon agreed to pay TV Azteca 3.0% of its gross revenues up to a maximum of US$200.0 million.

At December 31, 2002, TV Azteca had broadcast Unefon advertisements having an aggregate value of Ps.297 million (US$26.4 million) pursuant to this advertising agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, Unefon has elected to defer payments due in 2000, 2001 and 2002, which amounted to Ps.147 million, and to make these payments in four equal semi-annual installments during 2003 and 2004. The first payment matured in June 2003. The deferred payments accrue interest at an annual interest rate of 12%. Starting in 2003, Unefon’s payments to TV Azteca have been due on a current basis. At December 31, 2003, the balance of deferred payments equaled US$9.1 million (including interest). Unefon can only use the GRPs through December 2009. Pursuant to the advertising agreement, Unefon’s failure to pay advances will not be considered a default by Unefon under the agreement. However, TV Azteca will be able to suspend the provision of advertising spots to Unefon after Unefon’s continued failure to pay for one year.

Todito Advertising Programming and Services Advance

In February 2000, TV Azteca acquired a 50% equity interest in Todito, a Mexican company that operates an Internet portal, Internet connection service and e-commerce marketplace that targets Spanish speakers in the United States and Mexico. In connection with its investment in Todito, TV Azteca entered into a five-year advertising, programming and services agreement with Todito, which was initially recorded as an advertising, programming and services advance in the amount of US$100.0 million. At December 31, 2003, the unused balance of the Todito advertising, programming and services advance was Ps.320 million (US$28.5 million).

Other Sales

Barter Sales

Barter transactions are accounted for in the same manner as other advertising advances, and the amounts due to TV Azteca are determined based on the fair market value of the goods, services or other assets received by TV Azteca. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, revenue from barter transactions accounted for Ps.88 million, Ps.152 million and Ps.301 million (US$26.8 million), respectively, which represented 1.4%, 2.2% and 4.1% of TV Azteca’s net revenue, respectively.

Infomercials, Shared-Risk Advertisements and Integrated Advertising

TV Azteca sells a portion of otherwise unsold advertising time to shared risk advertisers and to producers of infomercials. With respect to infomercials, TV Azteca charges a fee for the time slot in which the advertisement runs. TV Azteca does not, however, receive any proceeds from the sale of the products shown during the infomercial. Alternatively, with respect to shared risk advertisements, TV Azteca does not receive any advertising fees during the time slot in which the advertisement runs. Instead, TV Azteca receives a percentage of the gross sales of the offered product or products for a specified period of time after the advertisement is broadcast. For example, TV Azteca airs advertisements for music recordings at little or no up front charge, under agreements that entitle TV Azteca to receive a share of the sales of the recordings for a number of months following the airing of the advertisements. TV Azteca also receives revenue from “integrated advertising” in the form of product placements

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during the broadcast of TV Azteca’s internally produced programming. Revenues derived from shared risk advertisements, infomercials and integrated advertising amounted to Ps.28 million, Ps.85 million and Ps.965 million respectively, totaling Ps.1,078 million, for the year ended December 31, 2001. For the year ended December 31, 2002, these revenues were Ps.28 million, Ps.211 million and Ps.1,040 million, respectively, totaling Ps.1,279 million. For the year ended December 31, 2003, these revenues were Ps.27 million (US$2.4 million), Ps.98 million (US$8.7 million) and Ps.1,399 million (US$124.6 million), respectively totaling Ps.1,524 million (US$135.7 million). Total advertising arrangements of the above mentioned categories accounted for 17%, 18% and 21% of TV Azteca’s net revenue in the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Seasonality Of Sales

TV Azteca’s television broadcasting business is seasonal. Advertising revenue, which is recognized when the advertising is aired, is generally highest in the fourth quarter due to the high level of advertising aired primarily resulting from the holiday season.

Cyclicality Due To Major Broadcast Events

TV Azteca’s net revenue fluctuates as a result of the frequency with which TV Azteca broadcasts major events. During 2000, TV Azteca recorded increased advertising revenues due in part to the advertising by political parties in connection with the Mexican presidential campaign and election, which accounted for Ps.209 million. Also, during 2000, TV Azteca broadcast the 2000 Summer Olympics, which accounted for Ps.189 million, and the Gold Cup Soccer Championship, which accounted for Ps.19 million. These events collectively accounted for approximately 6.7% of TV Azteca’s net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2000. During the year ended December 31, 2002, TV Azteca broadcast the 2002 World Cup, which accounted for approximately Ps.281 million (US$25.0 million) (nominal) in net revenue. TV Azteca did not broadcast any major events in 1999 and 2001. During 2003, there were mid-term elections and related campaigns and TV Azteca recorded sales of Ps.108 million (US$10 million) in connection with this electoral activity. In addition, TV Azteca has acquired the Mexican broadcast rights to the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Historically, the broadcast of major events by TV Azteca increased advertising sales during the periods in which they were shown, reflecting both the larger audiences drawn to these events relative to TV Azteca’s average audience during the hours that these major events were broadcast, and the fact that advertisers pay a premium to be associated with such major broadcast events compared to TV Azteca’s regularly scheduled broadcast programs.

Selected Results Of Operation Components As A Percentage Of Net Revenue

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, results of operations data for the Company as a percentage of the Company’s net revenue.

	YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
	2001		2002		2003
Net Revenue	100	%	100	%	100	%
Programming, production and transmission costs	(40	%)	(37	%)	(39	%)
Sales and administrative expenses	(16	%)	(15	%)	(14	%)
Total costs and expenses	(56	%)	(52	%)	(53	%)
Depreciation and amortization	(11	%)	(7	%)	(6	%)
Operating profit margin	33	%	41	%	41	%

Operating Results

Year Ended December 31, 2003 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2002

Net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2003 increased by 4% or Ps.312 million (US$27.8 million) to Ps.7,323 million (US$652.0 million) from Ps.7,011 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. The increase in net revenue was due in part to an increase of Ps.59 million (US$5.3 million) in domestic national advertising sales,

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an increase of Ps.149 million (US$13.3 million) in barter sales, an increase of Ps.244 million (US$21.7 million) in local advertising sales and an increase of Ps.105 million (US$9.3 million) Azteca America’s net revenue. Such increases were partially offset by a Ps.245 million (US$21.8 million) decrease from the recognition of inflation on advertising advance sales, other revenue and an increase in sales commissions.

Programming, production, exhibition and transmission costs for the year ended December 31, 2003 increased by 9% or Ps.243 million (US$21.6 million) to Ps.2,854 million (US$254.1 million) from Ps.2,611 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. This increase is mainly due to Ps.104 million (US$9.3 million), which reflects the cost of the expansion of the TV Azteca network in the United States, an increase of Ps.61 million (US$5.4 million) due to the increase in production costs, particularly telenovelas, and another increase of Ps.78 million (US$6.9 million) from entertainment shows.

Sales and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2003 increased by 2% or Ps.22 million (US$2.0 million) to Ps.1,052 million (US$93.7 million) from Ps.1,030 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. This difference reflects higher personnel and operating expenses, primarily related to TV Azteca’s increased local operations and growing operations in the United States.

Depreciation and amortization for the year ended December 31, 2003 decreased by 7% or Ps.33 million (US$2.9 million) to Ps.432 million (US$38.5 million) from Ps.465 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. This decrease primarily reflects the decline in depreciation expense as a result of the full depreciation of some assets, principally machinery and operation equipment.

As a result of these factors, operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2003 increased by 3% or Ps.79 million (US$7.0 million) to Ps.2,984 million (US$265.7 million) from Ps.2,905 million for the year ended December 31, 2002.

For the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca received 96% of its revenues from the Mexican market and 2% from the U.S. market. The remaining 2% is generated by programming sales in other countries around the world and by revenues from TV Azteca’s former station in El Salvador, which has been sold.

Revenue generated in Mexico comes from clients that advertise their products throughout the country on TV Azteca’s national broadcast networks, as well as from local clients that advertise regionally through TV Azteca’s 107 local transmission sites, where local advertising can be inserted into the broadcast schedule. National advertising represented approximately 71% of TV Azteca’s total sales before commissions in 2003 and 72% in 2002. TV Azteca believes that the performance of national advertising sales is, to a certain extent, a function of Mexican national economic activity, particularly consumer demand.

Local sales represented approximately 19% of TV Azteca’s total sales before commissions in 2003 as compared to 17% in 2002. TV Azteca believes the increase in local sales derives from increased local advertising opportunities and expects to continue with a positive sales trend over the next few years. The compounded annual growth rate of local sales in TV Azteca has been 17% between 1999 and 2003.

Revenue from the United States derives primarily from TV Azteca’s wholly-owned Azteca America Network, as well as from the Los Angeles station KAZA-TV, which TV Azteca began to operate pursuant to a multi-year local marketing agreement that became effective on July 1, 2003. Revenue from the United States represented 2% of total TV Azteca sales before commissions in 2003 and 1% in 2002, and is expected to substantially increase following increased coverage of U.S. Hispanics, growing audiences and increased sales efforts.

TV Azteca has exported its internally generated content to more than 100 countries. In 2003, programming exports, including TV Azteca’s sale of the Azteca 13 channel signal to Echostar for distribution outside the United States, represented 2% of total TV Azteca sales before commission. TV Azteca believes Mexico’s cultural links with other countries and the quality of TV Azteca’s programming content are key factors to further increasing programming exports over the next few years.

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TV Azteca also operated Channel 12 in El Salvador through the end of 2003, when it sold the station. Sales from the station represented 1% of TV Azteca sales before commission in 2002 and 2003.

TV Azteca recorded domestic income (not related to advertising principally as a result of product promotions, the sale of TV Azteca’s signal in pay television systems in Mexico, recognition of inflation on presales) of 5% of sales before commissions in 2003 and 8% in 2002.

Other expenses, net for the year ended December 31, 2003, increased by 153% or Ps.678 million (US$60.4 million) to Ps.1,120 million (US$99.7 million) from Ps.442 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. This increase primarily reflects the recognition of the equity loss of Unefon of Ps.525 million (US$46.7 million) and Cosmofrecuencias of Ps.252 million (US$22.4 million). Also, the Company had an increase of Ps.68 million (US$6.0 million) in legal advisory services. These amounts were offset by a decrease of Ps.68 million (US$6.1 million) in losses experienced by TV Azteca’s subsidiaries under the equity method and a decrease of Ps.100 million from the write-off of certain assets and investments made last year. Additionally, other expenses were affected by changes in the following items: (i) for the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca recorded Ps.78 million (US$6.9 million) for installation expenses and Ps.76.7 million of write-offs of patents and brands, compared with Ps.20 million for the year ended December 31, 2002; (ii) for the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca had Ps.33 million (US$2.9 million) in Unefon guarantee fees compared with Ps.30 million for the year ended December 31, 2002; (iii) for the year ended December 31, 2002, TV Azteca had a write-off provision of the CNI fee in the amount of Ps.19 million, compared with no write-off recorded for the year ended December 31, 2003; (iv) for the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company had a loss on the sale of fixed assets of Ps.2 million (US$178,000), compared with a loss of Ps.83 million for the year ended December 31, 2002; (v) for the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca also recorded an allowance for other non-operating accounts receivable in the amount of Ps.16 million (US$1.4 million), compared with Ps.83 million for the year ended December 31, 2002; (vi) for the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca recorded an allowance for other inventories of Ps.16 million (US$1.4 million), compared with no allowance recorded in the year ended December 31, 2002; (vii) for the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca had a gain on sale of its investment in El Salvador station of Ps.2 million (US$233,000), compared with no gain or loss in the year ended December 31, 2002; (viii) for the year ended December 31, 2002, TV Azteca recorded a provision for equity in Azteca America of Ps.1 million, compared with no provision recorded for the year ended December 31, 2003; (ix) tax surcharges for the year ended December 31, 2003 amounted to Ps.4 million (US$356,000), compared with Ps.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2002; (x) for the year ended December 31, 2003, the company recognized a gain of Ps.62 million (US$5.5 million) from the non-refundable premium from a option to purchase the Company’s rights to acquire the Unefon´s shares; and (xi) for the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca made donations to a related party for Ps.103 million (US$9.2 million), compared with Ps.112 million for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Net comprehensive financing cost for the year ended December 31, 2003 decreased by 23% or Ps.415 million (US$36.9 million) to Ps.1,381 million (US$123.0 million) from Ps.1,796 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. Net comprehensive financing cost includes interest income and expense, net exchange gains or losses, gain on monetary position and other financing expense as described below. As of December 31, 2003, substantially all of the Company’s indebtedness and all of its subsidiaries’ indebtedness was denominated in U.S. dollars. The decrease in net comprehensive financing cost for the year ended December 31, 2003 was primarily due to a foreign exchange loss of Ps.392 million (US$34.9 million), which reflected an 8.1% depreciation of the peso against the U.S. dollar since December 31, 2002, compared with a foreign exchange loss of Ps.724 million for the year ended December 31, 2002, which reflected a 13.5% depreciation of the peso against the U.S. dollar since December 31, 2001. Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2003 increased by 7% or Ps.13 million (US$1.2 million) to Ps.190 million (US$16.9 million) from Ps.177 million for the year ended December 31, 2002, and interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2003 increased by 1% or Ps.8 million (US$1.0 million) to Ps.1,131 million (US$101.0 million) from Ps.1,123 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. Other financing expense for the year ended December 31, 2003 decreased 32% or Ps.62 million (US$5.5 million) to Ps.132 million (US$11.8 million) from Ps.194 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. The decrease was principally due to losses in the market value of TV Azteca’s investments portfolio in 2002, which were not present in 2003. Gain on monetary position increased by 22% or Ps.15 million (US$1.3 million) to Ps.83 million (US$7.4 million) for the year ended December 31, 2003 from Ps.68 million for the year ended December 31, 2002, the difference resulted from the increase in the Company’s net monetary liability position in the year ended December 31, 2003.

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Income before provision for income tax was Ps.483 million (US$43.0 million) for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared with Ps.667 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. Provision for income tax for the year ended December 31, 2003 decreased 83% or Ps.95 million (US$8.5 million) to Ps.20 million (US$1.8 million) from Ps.115 million (US$10.2 million) for the year ended December 31, 2002. For the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2003, TV Azteca cancelled Ps.219 million (US$19.5 million of income tax provision recorder on the previous fiscal year, compared to a write-off of Ps.160 million for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2002. Deferred income tax expense increased by 83% or Ps.108 million (US$9.6 million) for the year ended December 31, 2003, to Ps.238 million (US$21.2 million) from Ps.130 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. The difference reflects the decrease in TV Azteca’s tax loss carryforwards.

Income before special item was Ps.225 million (US$20.0 million) for the year ended December 31, 2003, compared with Ps.421 million for the year ended December 31, 2002.

For the year ended December 31, 2003 the Company recorded a special item of Ps.591 million (US$52.6 million) as a result of the recognition of the equity losses from Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias generated in the years the Company valuated these investments as temporary investments.

As a result of the foregoing, the Company had net loss of Ps.366 million (US$32.6 million) for the year ended December 31, 2003, as compared with a net income of Ps.421 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. Ps.95 million (US$8.5 million) for the year ended December 31, 2003 represented net income of minority stockholders and Ps.461 million (US$41.0 million) represented net loss of majority stockholders, compared with a Ps.450 million (US$40.1 million) net income of minority stockholders and Ps.29 million net loss of majority stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Year Ended December 31, 2002 vs. Year Ended December 31, 2001

Net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2002 increased by 10% or Ps.641 million (US$57.1 million) to Ps.7,011 million (US$624.2 million) from Ps.6,370 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. The increase in net revenue is comprised of Ps.281 million (US$25.0 million) advertising sales related to the transmission of the 2002 World Cup. In addition, 2002 net advertising sales increased Ps.260 million (US$23 million), primarily reflecting an increase in revenue generated from La Academia TV Azteca’s musical reality show. Another Ps.51 million (US$4.5 million) increase corresponds mainly to the revenue from the Company’s advertising agreement. The Company believes that the remaining Ps.49 million (US$4.4 million) revenue increase was driven by an approximately 8% rise in the average advertising rates in real terms during the year.

Changes in advertising prices are mostly a decision of TV Azteca’s main competitor, Televisa, which has a dominant position within the broadcast television advertising market in Mexico. The 8% increase in TV Azteca’s advertising sales during 2002 resulted from TV Azteca’s determination to follow Televisa’s price increases during that year.

Programming, production, exhibition and transmission costs for the year ended December 31, 2002 increased by 2% or Ps.41 million (US$3.6 million) to Ps.2,611 million (US$232.5 million) from Ps.2,570 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. This increase was primarily due to a Ps.191 million (US$17.0 million) costs associated with the broadcast of the 2002 Soccer World Cup, which was offset by the cancellation of Ps.102 million (US$9.0 million) of amortization of exhibition rights. After a thorough revision of its programming inventories, TV Azteca believed, the exhibition rights previously reserved match the interest of many of its target audiences. The remaining Ps.48 million (US$4.3 million) cost reduction resulted mainly from the decreases in the production cost of telenovelas (soap operas) congruent with a 3% reduction in hours of telenovelas produced during 2002, compared with the prior year, as well as some decreases in the cost of purchased programming.

Sales and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2002 increased by 2% or Ps.19 million (US$1.7 million) to Ps.1,030 million (US$91.7 million) from Ps.1,011 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. This difference resulted from the increase in TV Azteca’s personnel administrative expenses due to the operation of new local stations.

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Depreciation and amortization for the year ended December 31, 2002 decreased by 34% or Ps.238 million (US$21.2 million) to Ps.465 million (US$41.4 million) from Ps.703 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. This decrease resulted primarily from the Ps.126 million (US$11.2 million) effects of TV Azteca’s adoption of Statement C-8 “Intangible Assets,” as described in “Critical Accounting Policies—Intangible Assets and Goodwill” and the application of these rules with respect to the amortization schedule of TV Azteca’s television concessions. Also effective January 1, 2002, TV Azteca changed the annual rate of depreciation for its transmission towers from 16% to 5%, based on the remaining useful life of these assets. This resulted in a decrease of Ps.44 million (US$3.9 million) in depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2002. The remaining Ps.68 million (US$6.1 million) reduction in depreciation resulted as a consequence of the full depreciation of some assets, principally machinery and operation equipment in TV Azteca and COTSA.

As a result of these factors, operating profit for the year ended December 31, 2002 increased by 39% or Ps.820 million (US$73.0 million) to Ps.2,905 million (US$258.6 million) from Ps.2.085 million for the year ended December 31, 2001.

In addition to the reductions in amortization, the Company recorded some decreases in the production costs of telenovelas (soap operas), congruent with a 3% reduction in hours of telenovelas produced during 2002 compared with the prior year, as well as some decreases in the costs of purchased programming.

Other expenses, net for the year ended December 31, 2002, increased by 92% or Ps.212 million (US$18.9 million) to Ps.442 million (US$39.4 million) from Ps.230 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. This increase was primarily due to Ps.45 million (US$4.0 million) in higher losses experienced by TV Azteca’s subsidiaries under the equity method and Ps.116 million (US$10.4 million) due to the write-off of certain assets and investments. In addition, TV Azteca had a Ps.50 million (US$4.5 million) decrease in legal advisory services. Likewise, other expenses were affected by changes in the following items: (i) for the year ended December 31, 2002, TV Azteca recorded Ps.20million (US$1.8 million) for installation expenses, compared with Ps.26 million for the year ended December 31, 2001; (ii) for the year ended December 31, 2002, TV Azteca had Ps.30 million (US$2.7 million) in Unefon guarantee fees, compared with Ps.43 million for the year ended December 31, 2001; (iii) for the year ended December 31, 2002, TV Azteca had a write-off a provision of CNI fee of Ps.19 million (US$1.7 million), compared with a provision of Ps.19 million recorded in the year ended December 31 2001; (iv) for the year ended December 31, 2002, TV Azteca and COTSA had a loss on sale of fixed assets of Ps.83 million (US$7.4 million), compared with a loss of Ps.2 million for the year ended December 31 2001; (v) for the year ended December 31, 2002, TV Azteca recorded a provision for equity in Azteca America of Ps.1 million (US$89,000), compared with no provision recorded in the year ended December 31, 2001; (vi) tax surcharge for the year ended December 31, 2002 amounted to Ps.3 million (US$267,000), compared with Ps.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2001; and (vii) for the year ended December 31, 2002, TV Azteca made donations to a related party for Ps.112 million (US$10.0 million), compared with Ps.107 million for the year ended December 31, 2001.

Net comprehensive financing cost for the year ended December 31, 2002 increased by 296% or Ps.1,343 million (US$119.6) to Ps.1,796 million (US$160.0 million) from Ps.453 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. Net comprehensive financing cost includes interest income and expense, net exchange gains or losses, gain on monetary position and other financing expense as described below. As of December 31, 2002, substantially all of the Company’s indebtedness and all of its subsidiaries’ indebtedness was denominated in U.S. dollars. The increase in net comprehensive financing cost for the year ended December 31, 2002 was primarily due to a foreign exchange loss of Ps.724 million (US$64.5 million), which reflected a 13.5% depreciation of the peso against the U.S. dollar since December 31, 2001, compared with a foreign exchange gain of Ps.358 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2002 decreased by 25% or Ps.60 million (US$5.3 million) to Ps.177 million (US$15.8 million) from Ps.237 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 as a result of a reduction of interest rates, and interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2002 increased by 1% or Ps.16 million (US$1.4 million) to Ps.1,123 million (US$100.0 million) from Ps.1,107 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. Other financing expense for the year ended December 31, 2002 increased 190% or Ps.127 million (US$11.3 million) to Ps.194 million (US$17.3 million) from Ps.67 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. This increase was primarily due to a significant decline in the market value of TV Azteca’s investment portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2002 gain in monetary position decreased 46% or Ps.58 million (US$5.2 million) to Ps.68 million (US$6.1 million) from Ps.126 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 as a result of the decrease in Company’s net monetary liability position in the year ended December 31, 2002.

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Income before provision for income tax and deferred income tax benefit (expense) for the year ended December 31, 2002 decreased by 52% or Ps.736 million (US$65.5 million) to Ps.667 million (US$59.4 million) from Ps.1,403 million for the year ended December 31, 2001.

Provision for income tax for the year ended December 31, 2002 decreased by 48% or Ps.105 million (US$9.3 million) to Ps.115 million (US$10.2 million) from Ps.220 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. Provision for income tax for the year ended December 31, 2002 includes a write-off of Ps.160 million (US$14.2 million) of excess in provision recorded in the previous year, compared with no write-off recorded in the year ended December 31, 2001. Deferred income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2002 was Ps.130 million (US$11.6 million) compared with a deferred income tax benefit of Ps.229 million for the year ended December 31, 2001.

As a result of the foregoing, the Company had net income of Ps.421 million (US$37.5 million) for the year ended December 31, 2002, as compared with a net income of Ps.1,412 million for the year ended December 31, 2001. Ps.450 million (US$40.1 million) of the net income for the year ended December 31, 2002 represented net income of minority stockholders and Ps.29 million (US$2.6 million) represented net loss of majority stockholders compared with a Ps.696 million net income of minority stockholders and Ps.716 million net income of majority stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2001.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Factors that may influence TV Azteca’s liquidity and capital resources as discussed below include:

• TV Azteca’s ability to generate sufficient free cash flow and to make distributions in accordance with its recently announced distribution policy;

• Factors that affect the results of operations of TV Azteca, including general economic conditions, demand for commercial advertising, the competitive environment, the relative popularity of TV Azteca’s programs, demographic changes in TV Azteca’s market areas and regulation; and

• Factors that affect TV Azteca’s access to bank financing and the capital markets, including interest rate fluctuations, availability of credit and operational risks of TV Azteca.

Liquidity

TV Azteca’s principal sources of liquidity include cash on hand, advance sales of advertising time and uncommitted sources of short-term financing. TV Azteca’s short term and mid term financing sources include a US$130.0 million Euro-commercial paper program (the “ECP Program”) and a Ps. 20 million Suppliers Credit Line. Under the ECP Program, TV Azteca periodically issues notes with maturities not exceeding 365 days. Under the Suppliers Credit Line, the TV Azteca’s suppliers may discount with a financial institution, in invoices with maturities not exceeding 120 days in advance. TV Azteca’s mid-term financing sources include a US$7.7 million Mid Term Export Credit Facility. Under this facility TV Azteca issues notes with maturities not exceeding 5 years.

Azteca Holdings

The Company has no independent business or significant sources of revenue.

Sources of Payment for the 12 1/2% Notes, the 10 3/4% Notes, and the 12 1/4% Notes

In June 1997, the Company issued US$255.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11% Notes. In May 2001, holders of US$129.0 million in principal amount of the 11% Notes agreed to exchange their 11% Notes for an equivalent principal amount of 12 1/2% Notes.

In June 2001, the Company used US$14.2 million to pay the semi-annual interest payments on the 11% Notes and 12 1/2% Notes. In order to make the interest payments in June 2001, the Company used cash in the amount of approximately US$5.4 million, which the Company received from Mr. Salinas Pliego and Ms. Elisa Salinas Gómez, for the purchase of the Company’s Unefon rights. The Company also received approximately US$5.5 million from

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intercompany loans made to it by certain of its subsidiaries. In addition, the Company used the proceeds from a subordinated loan in the amount of approximately US$3.3 million provided by Alternativas Cotsa.

In December 2001, the Company used US$14.6 million to pay the semi-annual interest payments on the 11% Notes and 12 1/2% Notes. In order to make the interest payments in December 2001, the Company used approximately US$400,000 in cash on hand and sold 14 million TV Azteca CPOs for approximately US$4.6 million. The Company also used the proceeds from a loan in the amount of approximately US$10.0 million provided by Cine Alternativo, S.A. de C.V. (“Cine Alternativo”), the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary. Immediately after making the interest payment, Cine Alternativo was merged into the Company and the loan was cancelled.

In January 2002, the Company issued the 10 1/2% Notes and raised US$150.0 million in proceeds. The Company used US$41.6 million of the proceeds to finance a cash tender offer for the 11% Notes and the Company used US$84.3 million of the proceeds to redeem the remaining principal amount of the 11% Notes then outstanding.

In June and December 2002, the Company used an aggregate of US$16.1 million from cash on hand and receivables and dividends payable to the Company to make the semi-annual interest payments on the 12 1/2% Notes.

In July 2002 and January 2003, the Company used an aggregate of US$15.0 million from the interest reserve account established for the 10 1/2% Notes to make the semi-annual interest payments on the 10 1/2% Notes.

In February 2004, CASA paid to Azteca Holdings Ps.17 million. The purpose of this payment was to achieve a future increase in equity.

In May 2003, holders of US$80.1 million in principal amount of the 10 1/2% Notes agreed to exchange their 10 1/2% Notes for an equivalent principal amount of 10 3/4% Notes.

In June 2003, holders of US$33.7 million in principal amount of the 10 1/2% Notes and holders of US$62.6 million in principal amount of the 10 3/4% Notes agreed to exchange their Notes for an equivalent amount of 12 1/4% Notes.

In June 2003, the Company used the proceeds of loans from its subsidiaries, US$6.0 million from Alternativas Cotsa and Ps.20.0 million from Inmobiliaria Cotsa, S.A. de C.V., to fund the semi-annual interest payment on the 12 1/2% Notes.

In 2003, the Company received in the aggregate approximately US$68.8 million in connection with TV Azteca’s shareholder distribution in the amount of US$125.0 million. However approximately US$22.0 million was required to be pledged as collateral to secure the 12 1/2% Notes. The remaining US$46.8 million in distribution proceeds, together with the cash on hand, was sufficient for the Company to make its principal and interest payments on the 10 1/2% Notes and its initial amortization on the 10 3/4% Notes in each case due on July 15, 2003.

The Company will receive in the aggregate approximately US$30.1 million in connection with TV Azteca’s recently announced shareholder distribution in the amount of US$55.0 million. It is anticipated that the US$30.1 million in distribution proceeds, together with the cash on hand, will be sufficient for the Company to make its amortizations, principal and interest payments on the 12 1/2% Notes, 10 3/4% Notes and 12 1/4% Notes.

The Company is actively pursuing additional sources of funding that will enable the Company to satisfy its payment obligations, including borrowing funds, selling its equity securities or equity securities of TV Azteca or selling the assets of its subsidiaries. However, the Company cannot assure you that that it will be able to obtain a sufficient amount of funding in a timely manner or on financially advantageous terms.

Registration Default.

On August 11, 2003, the Company filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the 12 1/4% Notes and the 10 3/4% Notes, but the Registration Statement was never declared

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effective by the SEC. As a result, pursuant to certain registration rights agreements governing the Indentures, Azteca Holdings has been obligated to pay additional default cash interest on the applicable notes until such time as the Registration Statement is declared effective, which interest equals 0.25% for each of the 1st 180-day period, the 1st subsequent 90-day period, the 2nd subsequent 90-day period and the 3rd subsequent 90-day period that the Company is in registration default. The Company is currently subject to an effective interest rate of 13% on the 12 1/4% Notes, 0.75% of which represents additional default interest, and an 11.75% effective interest rate on the 10 3/4% Notes, 1.00% of which represents additional default interest. As of June 30, 2004, the Company has paid US$145,041.89 in interest on the 12 1/4% Notes and US$27,757.42 in interest on the 10 3/4% Notes. Azteca Holdings cannot predict when the Registration Statement will be declared effective, but management does not believe that the default interest payments will materially impact the Company’s future operations.

Cash and marketable securities were Ps.1,491 million and Ps.2,633 million (US$234.5 million) for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively. The increase in Company’s cash on hand at December 31, 2003, as compared to December 31 2002, was primarily due to TV Azteca’s solid financial results experienced during the year ended December 31, 2003, which allow a strong cash generation for TV Azteca.

Resources generated from operating activities were Ps.407 million and Ps.883 million (US$78.6 million) for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively. The difference in net resources reflected TV Azteca’s solid financial results, experienced in 2003, together with an increase of 3% in operating profit and an increase of 5% in advertising advances for the year ended December 31, 2003. A significant portion of TV Azteca’s cash flows are generated by its television broadcast operations. Because operating results may fluctuate significantly as a result of a decline in the advertising environment or pricing structure, TV Azteca’s ability to generate positive cash flow from its television broadcast operations may be negatively impacted.

Resources used in investing activities were Ps.698 million for the year ended December 31, 2002, compared with resources used of Ps.35 million (US$3.1 million) for the year ended December 31, 2003. The difference was primarily due to Azteca International’s advances of Ps.474 million in certain Pappas affiliates made in the year ended December 31, 2002. Also, for the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca received Ps.34 million (US$3.0 million) in cash for a reimbursement of the premium on the issuance of capital stock of a Todito-associated company.

Resources used in financing activities were Ps.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2002, compared with resources generated of Ps.294 million (US$26.2 million) for the years ended December 31, 2003. Resources provided by (used in) financing activities are affected by various factors including: (i) changes in indebtedness (including bank loans and senior notes) which are originated by debt paid or obtained; (ii) loans granted to Unefon; (iii) the effect from repurchase, valuations and options of shares of TV Azteca; (iv) annual dividends of subsidiaries paid to minority stockholders and (v) capital stock decreases. For the year ended December 31, 2002, there was Ps.415 million of indebtedness, compared to Ps.951 million (US$84.6 million) for the year ended December 31, 2003. For the year ended December 31, 2003, there were no loans granted to Unefon, as compared with resources used in the amount of Ps.207 million related to a loan granted to Unefon for the year ended December 31, 2002. Also, for the year ended December 31, 2002, there were resources used in the amount of Ps.186 million from repurchase, valuations and options of shares of TV Azteca, compared with resources provided of Ps.14 million (US$1.2 million) for the year ended December 31, 2003. For the year ended December 31 2002, resources in the amount of Ps.26 million were used to pay annual dividends to minority shareholders, as compared to payment of Ps.23 million (US$2.0 million) for the year ended December 31, 2003. Also, during the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca reduced its capital stock for Ps.648 million (US$57.7 million), compared with no decrease for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Sources of Payment for the TV Azteca 10 1/8% Notes

At December 31, 2003, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of these notes was US$125.0 million. The 10 1/8% Notes matured and were fully paid on February 15, 2004. The sources of this payment were US$60 million from TV Azteca’s cash position and US$55 million from unsecured financing obtained from Deutsche Bank, on market terms, and US$10 million from TV Azteca’s ECP Program.

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Advertising Advances

Under TV Azteca’s Azteca Plan, advertisers generally are required to pay their advertising commitment in full within four months of the date they sign an advertising contract. TV Azteca’s Mexican Plan, on the other hand, generally allows advertisers to pay for advertising by making a cash deposit ranging from 10% to 20% of their advertising commitment, with the balance payable in installments over the term of the advertising contract, typically one year. Advertising rates are generally lower under the Azteca Plan than under the Mexican Plan.

Since pre-sales of advertising time are generally made in the last quarter of the year, TV Azteca’s cash and marketable securities are normally at their highest level in December, and at their lowest level in the third quarter. Generally, as the proceeds generated from pre-sales of advertising time are depleted (together with other sources of cash flow), TV Azteca relies upon sources of short-term financing, which are subsequently repaid, typically in the fourth quarter of a calendar year with the proceeds from the pre-sales of advertising time for the following year.

At December 31, 2003, TV Azteca had generated Ps.4,903 million (US$436.5 million) in pre-sales of advertising time to be aired in 2004, of which 66% were made under the Azteca Plan, and the remainder under the Mexican Plan. At December 31, 2002, TV Azteca had generated Ps.4,623 million in pre-sales of advertising time to be aired in 2003, of which 64% were made under the Azteca Plan, and the remainder under the Mexican Plan.

Indebtedness

The following chart sets forth the Company’s consolidated outstanding principal amount of indebtedness:

	AT JUNE 30, 2004 (in millions of Mexican pesos and U.S. dollars)
AGREEMENT
Standard Chartered Bank Long-Term Import Credit Facility	Ps.	76	US $    6.7
Scotia Bank Mortgage Loan		210	18.4
American Express Bank		194	17.0
First National Bank of SD Mid-Term Export Credit Facility		15	1.3
Euro-Commercial Paper Program		107	9.4
ATC Long-Term Credit Facility		1,367	119.8
Inbursa Intrafin Suppliers Loan		1	0.1
Deutsche Bank		628	55.0
TV Azteca 10 1/2% Guaranteed Senior Notes due 2007		3,423	300.0
Azteca Holdings 12 1/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2005		1,472	129.0
Azteca Holdings 10 3/4% Senior Secured Amortizing Notes due 2008		134	11.7
Azteca Holdings 12 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2008		1,098	96.2
Banco Azteca Short Term Loan		170	14.9
Total(1)	Ps.	8,895	US $779.5
(1)    The Company’s total consolidated outstanding principal amount of indebtedness as of June 30, 2004 does not reflect the line of credit facility with Banco Inbursa described below.

In February 1997, TV Azteca issued US$125.0 million aggregate principal amount of TV Azteca 10 1/8% Notes, and US$300.0 million aggregate principal amount of TV Azteca 10 1/2% Notes. The TV Azteca 10 1/8% Notes matured and were paid on February 15, 2004, while the TV Azteca 10 1/2% Notes mature on February 15, 2007. Interest on the TV Azteca Notes is paid semi-annually on February 15 and August 15. The TV Azteca Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by each of TV Azteca’s material subsidiaries. TV Azteca has the option to redeem the TV Azteca 10 1/2% Notes at 101.75% of the principal amount if redeemed since February 15, 2004 and 100% of the principal amount if redeemed after February 15, 2005. In each case, interest that is accrued but unpaid will be paid on the date TV Azteca redeems the TV Azteca 10 1/2% Notes.

On September 18, 1997, TV Azteca obtained a US$25.9 million mortgage loan from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentinaria, S.A. (“BBV”) for the acquisition of an office building located adjacent to its principal offices. The

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mortgage loan matured and was refinanced in part on December 18, 2003. TV Azteca obtained an equivalent in pesos to US$20 million mortgage loan from Scotiabank Inverlat to do the refinancing. The mortgage loan accrues interest at an annual interest rate of 28-day Interbank Interest Equilibrium Rate (Tasa de Interes Interbancaria de Equilibrio) (“TIIE”), a rate established by the Mexican Central Bank, plus 2% per year, payable monthly beginning January 8, 2004 and amortizing quarterly beginning June 18, 2004 for a lapse of 15 quarters.

In March 1999, TV Azteca entered into a US$30.2 million long-term import credit facility with Standard Chartered Bank, as lender, and the Export-Import Bank of the United States, as guarantor. Under this credit facility, TV Azteca was permitted until May 2002 to borrow all or a portion of the US$30.2 million by delivering promissory notes. The import credit facility was established to finance TV Azteca’s purchase of equipment manufactured in the United States. In October 1999, March 2000 and November 2003, TV Azteca issued promissory notes, one in the amount of US$12.2 million due in October 2004, which accrues interest at a rate of 7.6% per year, one in the amount of US$10.5 million due in March 2005, which accrues interest at a rate of 8.45% per year, and one in the amount of US$3.8 million due in November 2008, which accrues interest at a rate of 3.95% per year.

In May 1999, TV Azteca entered into the US$75.0 million ECP Program, with ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V., as the principal arranger and dealer. The size of the ECP Program was increased to US$130.0 million in July 1999 and Geronimo Capital Markets was established as dealer. Notes issued under the ECP Program are issued at a discount, and do not bear interest. There is no commitment to purchase notes to be issued under the ECP Program, and notes issued thereunder may not have a maturity exceeding 365 days. The ECP Program permits TV Azteca to issue and have outstanding up to US$130.0 million in notes at any time.

In February 2000, TV Azteca entered into a long-term credit facility for up to US$119.8 million with a Mexican subsidiary of ATC (the “ATC Long-Term Credit Facility”). The ATC Long-Term Credit Facility is comprised of a US$91.8 million unsecured term loan and a US$28.0 million term loan secured by certain of TV Azteca’s real estate properties. The interest rate on each of the loans is 13.109% per year. The initial term of the US$91.8 million unsecured term loan is 20 years, which may be extended up to an additional 50 years, so long as the Tower Agreement remains in effect. The US$28.0 million secured term loan matured in February 2004, but was renewed annually for successive one-year periods so long as the Tower Agreement remains in effect.

In May 2001, holders of US$129.0 million in principal amount of the 11% Notes agreed to exchange their 11% Notes for an equivalent principal amount of 12 1/2% Notes. The 12 1/2% Notes mature on June 15, 2005 and have a fixed annual interest rate of 12 1/2%, to be paid every six months on June 15 and December 15. The 12 1/2% Notes are secured by 536,687,783 TV Azteca CPOs and, under certain circumstances, will be secured by up to 448,514,700 Unefon Series A shares. The 12 1/2% Notes will also be secured by any net cash proceeds or securities received upon a sale of Unefon Series A shares that are part of the collateral and any securities acquired with the cash proceeds of such a sale. In addition, any dividends paid by TV Azteca in respect of the 536,687,783 CPOs will become part of the collateral securing the 12 1/2% Notes. The Company has the option to redeem the 12 1/2% Notes at any time prior to the maturity date at 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest on the date the Company redeems the 12 1/2% Notes through the date of redemption and additional amounts, if any.

In January 2002, the Company issued US$150.0 million in principal amount of the 10 1/2% Notes. The 10 1/2% Notes matured and were paid on July 15, 2003.

In 2003, TV Azteca obtained three unsecured loans from Deutsche Bank: one in the amount of US$20.0 million due in July 2004, which accrues interest at a rate of 9% per year and was prepaid on June 21, 2004, one in the amount of US$20.0 million due in November 2004, which accrues interest at a rate of 5.71% per year, and one in the amount of US$35.0 million due in November 2005, which accrues interest at a rate of LIBOR (6m) plus 5.5% per year. The 9% credit was used for working capital purposes and the other two were used for refinancing the TV Azteca 10 1/8% Notes.

In February 2003, TV Azteca obtained a US$10.0 million unsecured credit line from Banco Inbursa, S.A., for working capital purposes. The credit line accrued interest at a rate of 8.87% per year and matured on November 28, 2003. This line of credit was fully prepaid in October 2003.

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In May 2003, holders of US$80.1 million in principal amount of the 10 1/2% Notes agreed to exchange their 10 1/2% Notes for an equivalent principal amount of 10 3/4% Notes. The 10 3/4% Notes mature on June 15, 2008 and have a fixed annual interest rate of 10 3/4%, which have been paid commencing on July 15, 2003, and on each December 15 and June 15 thereafter. The 10 3/4% Notes are secured by 42,370,449 TV Azteca CPOs and, under certain circumstances, will be secured by up to 112,905,614 Unefon Series A shares. Following the payment of the principal and interest on the 10 1/2% Notes at maturity, the remaining collateral securing the 10 1/2% Notes will be pledged as additional collateral to secure the 10 3/4% Notes. Each US$1,000 in principal amount of the 10 3/4% Notes will be amortized on the following schedule:

July 15, 2003	US$	333.00
June 15, 2004	US$	133.40
June 15, 2005	US$	133.40
June 15, 2006	US$	133.40
June 15, 2007	US$	133.40
June 15, 2008 (maturity date)	US$	133.40

The Company has the option to redeem the 10 3/4% Notes, in whole or in part, at 110.75% of the principal amount if redeemed on or during the twelve months since June 15, 2004, at 108.06% of the principal amount if redeemed on or during the twelve months following June 15, 2005, and at 105.38% of the principal amount if redeemed on or during the twelve months following June 15, 2006 and 102.69% of the principal amount if redeemed on or during the twelve months following June 15, 2007, plus, in each case, the accrued but unpaid interest on the date the Company redeems the 10 3/4% Notes and additional amounts, if any.

In December 2003, TV Azteca entered into a US$7.7 million mid-term export credit facility with First National Bank of San Diego, as lender, and the Export-Import Bank of the United States, as guarantor. Under the credit facility, TV Azteca is permitted until December 2004 to borrow all or a portion of the US$7.7 million by delivery of promissory notes. The export facility was established to finance TV Azteca’s purchase of equipment manufactured in the U.S. In March 2004, TV Azteca issued two promissory notes in an aggregate amount of US$1 million due December 2008, which accrues interest at a rate of LIBOR 180 days plus 0.75% per year.

On May 25, 2004, TV Azteca obtained a Ps.170 million unsecured line of credit from Banco Azteca, S.A., an affiliate (for short term debt amortization purposes). The credit line accrues interest at a rate of TIIE plus 2% per year, payable monthly beginning June 23, 2004. This line is renewable every three months for a total period of one year and could be prepaid on any of the interest payment dates without a penalty. See “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions” on page 83.

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The Company’s total debt at June 30, 2004 matures or is amortized as follows:

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,	(in millions of U.S. dollars)
2004	US$	69.1
2005		197.8
2006		32.7
2007		332.7
2008		27.4
2009 and thereafter		119.8
Total	US$	779.5

On September 7, 2004, TV Azteca obtained a peso-denominated secured line of credit from Banco Inbursa, S.A. for the equivalent of U.S.$300 million. Under the credit line, TV Azteca is permitted, until February 2005, to borrow all or a portion of the U.S.$300 million by delivery of promissory notes. The credit line was established to make payments on the 10 1/2% Notes. The credit line will have amortization payments in 2006, 2007 and 2008, with the outstanding balances accruing interest as shown below:

			Interest
Disposition of capital		Maturity of Capital	Rate	Due Date
(in millions of dollars)
US$	80	February 28, 2006	TIIE plus 4.9%	September 7, 2005
	100	February 28, 2007	TIIE plus 7.55%	September 7, 2006
	120	February 29, 2008	TIIE plus 10.20%	February 29, 2008
Total US$	300

The credit line is secured by rights to receivables arising from service contracts and commercial revenues of Local Channel 2 (in the State of Chihuahua), Channel 7 (Red Nacional) and Channel 13 (Red Nacional), entered into by TV Azteca, Television Azteca, Red Azteca, TV Azteca Comercializadora and Grupo TV Azteca.

Recent Developments

10 3/4% Notes Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation

On May 13, 2003, the Company completed an exchange offer in which the holders of US$80.1 million in principal amount of the 10 1/2% Notes agreed to exchange their 10 1/2% Notes for an equivalent principal amount of 10 3/4% Notes. In connection with the exchange offer the Company also received consents from approximately 53% of the holders of the 10 1/2% Notes authorizing the execution of a supplemental indenture that removed substantially all of the restrictive covenants from the 10 1/2% Notes Indenture. The supplemental indenture became effective on May 12, 2003. In addition, effective May 13, 2003, the Company reduced the collateral securing the 10 1/2% Notes from 55,246,106 TV Azteca CPOs to 44,830,578 TV Azteca CPOs. Following the payment of the principal and interest on the 12 1/4% Notes at maturity, the remaining collateral securing the 12 1/4% Notes will be pledged as additional collateral to secure the 10 3/4% Notes.

12 1/4% Notes Exchange Offer

On July 11, 2003, the Company completed an offer to exchange its new senior amortizing 12 1/4% notes for any and all outstanding 10 1/2% Notes for US$33.7 million and 10 3/4% Notes for US$62.5 million. Originally, the new senior amortizing notes offered an interest rate of 11 1/2% and matured on June 15, 2009. On June 26, 2003, the Company amended the proposed terms of its new senior amortizing notes. As amended these notes bear interest at an annual rate of 12 1/4% and mature on June 15, 2008. Initially, interest on the 12 1/4% Notes was scheduled to be paid commencing on June 15, 2004, and on each December 15 and June 15 thereafter. In addition, the Company amended the amortization schedule of its new senior amortizing notes. As amended, US$250 of each US$1,000 in principal amount of the 12 1/4% Notes will be amortized on June 15, 2005 and each June 15 thereafter, until maturity. Other than for certain tax reasons, the Company will not have the right to redeem the 12 1/4% Notes prior to June 15, 2006. On and after June 15, 2006, the Company will have the option to redeem the 12 1/4% Notes, in whole or in part, at 100% of the outstanding principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption and additional amounts, if any. The 12 1/4% Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company.

Capital Expenditures

For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, capital expenditures were Ps.134 million and Ps.158 million (US$14.1 million), respectively. These capital expenditures were primarily related to the expansion of, and improvements to, TV Azteca’s broadcasting and television production facilities. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca paid approximately Ps.24 million and Ps.51 million (US$4.5 million), respectively, to acquire transmitters that it used to expand the national coverage of its networks and to improve the quality and operation of its transmission signal. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca made purchases of production equipment and expenditures related to the refurbishment of its production facilities amounting to Ps.102 million and Ps.87 million (US$7.7 million), respectively. TV Azteca’s capital expenditures are primarily made in U.S. dollars. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca made purchases of computer equipment and vehicles amounting to approximately Ps.115 million and Ps.81 million (US$7.2 million), respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca paid approximately Ps.9 million and Ps.16 million (US$1.4 million), respectively, for the maintenance, remodeling and refurbishment of its buildings and office facilities. For the year ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, Grupo Costa had no capital expenditures.

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Unefon

In December 2000, Unefon’s principal shareholders, TV Azteca and Mr. Saba, agreed in a shareholders’ undertaking to provide Unefon up to US$35.0 million in the aggregate by way of either equity or subordinated debt in the event Unefon had liquidity shortfalls in 2001 or 2002. In such event, TV Azteca and Mr. Saba would be jointly and severally obligated to make additional funds available to Unefon. On December 20, 2002, Nortel notified TV Azteca and Mr. Saba of its view that Unefon’s non-payment of the August 2002 interest payment under the Nortel finance agreement triggered their joint and several obligation to make additional funds available to Unefon up to an aggregate amount of US$35.0 million as provided in the shareholders’ undertaking. TV Azteca and Mr. Saba disputed this assertion. In connection with the settlement with Nortel, Nortel has released TV Azteca and Mr. Saba from any obligation or liability in connection with this undertaking. See “Item 10. Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—Unefon” on page 98. However, as of May 31, 2003, TV Azteca and Mr. Saba had made loans to or on behalf of Unefon with an outstanding aggregate principal amount of US$35.8 million, US$19.1 million of which was paid by TV Azteca to Unefon and certain of its creditors.

In 2001, TV Azteca’s Board of Directors approved a credit guarantee for up to US$80 million to Unefon, to allow Unefon to meet its capital requirements. At that time, Unefon anticipated capital requirements of US$160 million to increase its network capacity; TV Azteca, which owned 46.5% of Unefon, granted the US$80 million credit support. Mr. Moisés Saba Masri’s family, which owns an equivalent share, provided an equal amount of credit support.

At May 31, 2003, TV Azteca had issued outstanding loans to Unefon for an aggregate principal amount of US$19.1 million. These loans carried an annual interest rate at of 20% payable on an annual basis. At April 30, 2004, the outstanding amount of those loans was an aggregate amount of US$9.6 million.

At May 31, 2003, TV Azteca had outstanding credit support obligations to Unefon in the amount of US$12.1 million, for which TV Azteca received a fee in the amount of 20% of the total amount of support less the bank annual interest rate charged to Unefon. On March 9, 2004, Unefon paid in full the credit obligation supported by TV Azteca and TV Azteca was released from the credit support obligation.

TV Azteca’s 2004 Budgeted Capital Expenditures

TV Azteca has an aggregate of approximately US$25 million budgeted for capital expenditures in 2004, of which US$5.7 million has been expended through June 30, 2004, primarily for the maintenance and expansion of, and improvements to, TV Azteca’s television production and broadcasting facilities and the acquisition of equipment. TV Azteca expects to use cash from its operations to fund these capital expenditures. As a result of TV Azteca’s operating strategy, TV Azteca will not, for the foreseeable future, make major capital expenditures outside the scope of its core television broadcasting business, which would include loans, credit support and capital investments in Unefon and affiliates in the Azteca America Network.

TV Azteca’s Distribution Policy/Debt Reduction Strategy

On February 7, 2003, TV Azteca announced that its Board of Directors had approved a six-year debt reduction plan pursuant to which TV Azteca intends to use the free cash generated from its operations to reduce its outstanding indebtedness, which was US$669.2 million as of December 31, 2003. TV Azteca also announced the Board of Directors’ intention to make scheduled distributions of approximately US$500 million to its shareholders over the next six years. On April 30, 2003, TV Azteca’s shareholders approved distributions to shareholders for an aggregate of US$140 million (of which approximately US$3 million were for preferred dividends for D-A Shares and D-L Shares and approximately US$137 million went towards a distribution to shareholders). A distribution of US$125.0 million was paid on June 30, 2003 and another distribution of US$15 million was paid on December 5, 2003. On April 15, 2004, TV Azteca received the approval of its shareholders for the payment of shareholder distributions in 2004 in an aggregate amount of approximately US$55 million (of which approximately US$3 million will be for preferred dividends for D-A Shares and D-L Shares and US$52 million will go towards capital reduction), of which US$33 million was paid on May 13, 2004 and approximately US$22 million will be paid on November 11, 2004.

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On February 7, 2003, TV Azteca announced that its Board of Directors had approved a six-year span for use of cash, whereby a substantial portion of its free cash generation would be allocated to reduce debt and make distributions to shareholders by 2008. TV Azteca expects to use approximately US$250 million of its free cash flow within the six-year span to gradually reduce its outstanding debt, following a payment schedule according to the respective maturity dates. The board also authorized an aggregate amount above US$500 million to make distributions to shareholders within the six-year period.

Within the plan, TV Azteca distributed a cash distribution to shareholders of US$125 million on June 30, 2003, and an additional US$15 million distribution on December 5, 2003. On February 9, 2004, TV Azteca fully amortized its US$125 million TV Azteca 10 1/8% Notes due February 15, 2004. The payment was composed of US$60 million from TV Azteca’s cash position and US$65 million of unsecured financing obtained from two unsecured loans from Deutsche Bank for US$20 million at an interest rate of 5.71375% and US$35 million at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 5.5%, in addition to the placement of US$9.4 million through TV Azteca’s Euro Commercial Paper program at a discounted rate of 6%.

On April 15, 2004, TV Azteca’s shareholders approved approximately US$55 million in cash distributions to be paid to shareholders during 2004. A distribution of US$33 million was paid on May 13, 2004, and another distribution of approximately US$22 million is scheduled for November 11, 2004.

TV Azteca expects to reduce a portion of its debt and to continue to make cash distributions within the next five years. These uses of TV Azteca’s cash generation may reduce TV Azteca’s cash in hand, which could limit TV Azteca’s ability to make other investments for growth or for the improvement of its current production and transmission facilities.

Contractual And Other Obligations

The following summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations at December 31, 2003, and the effect such obligations are expected to have on its liquidity and cash flows in future periods (dollars in millions):

		PAYMENTS DUE BY YEAR
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS	TOTAL	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 AND THEREAFTER
Long-term debt	709.5		197.6	32.5	332.6	146.9
Short-term debt	213.6	213.6
Satellite transponders	8.8	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
LMA Lease Agreement (1)	45.0	15.0	15.0	15.0
Exhibition Rights	53.0	42.4	5.2	4.6	0.8
Total contractual cash obligations	1,029.9	273.2	220.0	54.3	335.6	146.9

⁽¹⁾ LMA Lease Agreement contractual obligation is offset dollar for dollar against the Notes Receivable from Pappas.

Section 4.06(a)(iv) of the TV Azteca Indenture prohibits TV Azteca from making “any Investment in any Person (other than Permitted Investments).” Investments are defined to be any direct or indirect loan, advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution to any other Person. Permitted Investments are defined to include any Investments in cash equivalents, investments in restricted subsidiaries by TV Azteca, and loans or advances made by TV Azteca in the ordinary course of business to the employees of non-affiliates of TV Azteca.

Additionally, Section 4.06(a)(i) of the TV Azteca Indenture prohibits TV Azteca from declaring or paying any dividend or making any distribution on or in respect of capital stock of TV Azteca or any restricted subsidiary except for (i) dividends or distributions of TV Azteca payable solely in capital stock of TV Azteca or (ii) dividends of a restricted subsidiary payable to TV Azteca or a wholly-owned restricted subsidiary. Notwithstanding these restrictions, TV Azteca or a restricted subsidiary would be permitted to pay such a dividend or make such a distribution only under certain exceptions, including a lack of an event of a default, a determination of the pro forma effect of such a “Restricted Payment” to the Indebtedness to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio of TV Azteca, and a

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determination of the effect of such a Restricted Payment on the calculation of the permissible TV Azteca Restricted Payments basket. While TV Azteca is not prohibited from paying dividends or making distributions other than in capital stock, Section 4.13 of the TV Azteca Indenture prevents TV Azteca, or any restricted subsidiary, from entering into transactions with affiliates not on market terms comparable to those that could have been obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with an entity that is not an Affiliate except for Permitted Investments or Restricted Payments permissible under Section 4.06.

Share Repurchase

On an annual basis, TV Azteca’s shareholders approve the amount to be allocated from the reserve in its stockholders’ equity account for the repurchase of its stock, in accordance with rules established by the CNBV, the Mexican banking and securities commission. In April 2003, the shareholders approved to increase the reserve for the repurchase of TV Azteca’s shares by Ps.239 million, which reserve is limited to a maximum amount of Ps.1,100 million (nominal). TV Azteca may purchase its CPOs on the Mexican Stock Exchange and its ADSs on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. at prevailing prices up to the amount in this reserve account. At December 31, 2003, the Company had no CPOs in its treasury, acquired through its repurchase fund and Ps.1,379 million (US$122.8 million) in its reserve. On April 15, 2004, the shareholders approved to continue with a maximum amount of Ps.1,100 million for the reserve for the repurchase of TV Azteca’s shares, in virtue that TV Azteca did not need to increase such reserve. At September 8, 2004, TV Azteca has acquired 104,106,237 CPOs through its repurchase stock fund.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Mexican GAAP

In May 2004, MIPA issued Bulletin B-7, “Business Acquisitions,” (“Bulletin B-7”) which provides guidance for accounting of business acquisitions and investments in associated entities. Bulletin B-7 requires that all business acquisitions and investments in associates be accounted for by a single method, the purchase method, and supplements the accounting for the recognition of intangible assets as a part of a business acquisition. Upon adoption of Bulletin B-7, goodwill should not be amortized, but rather tested for impairment at least on an annual basis. Bulletin B-7 also provides guidelines for the acquisition of a minority interest, and for asset transfers and business acquisitions among entities under common control. Adoption of Bulletin B-7 is effective for periods beginning on January 1, 2005 with early adoption encouraged. We are currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of Bulletin B-7 will have on our financial statements.

In April 2004, MIPA issued Bulletin C-10, “Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedge Operations” (“Bulletin C-10”). Bulletin C-10 establishes accounting and reporting standards requiring that all derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or a liability measured at its fair value. Bulletin C-10 also requires that changes in the derivative’s fair value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria is met. Special accounting for qualifying hedges allows a derivative’s gain or loss to offset related results on the hedged item in the income statement and requires that a company formally document, designate and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting. Bulletin C-10 is effective for periods beginning on January 1, 2005, with early adoption recommended. We are currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of Bulletin C-10 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

U.S. GAAP

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB 51.” The primary objectives of FIN 46 are to provide guidance on the identification of entities for which control is achieved through means other than through voting rights (“variable interest entities” or “VIEs”) and how to determine when and which business enterprise should consolidate the VIE (the “primary beneficiary”). This new model for consolidation applies to an entity which either (1) the equity investors (if any) do not have a controlling financial interest or (2) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity’s activities without receiving additional subordinated financial support from other parties. In addition, FIN 46 requires that both the primary beneficiary and all other enterprises with a significant variable

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interest in a VIE make additional disclosures. FIN 46 applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. FIN 46 applies to public enterprises as of the beginning of the applicable interim or annual period, and it applies to nonpublic enterprises as of the end of the applicable annual period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of FIN 46 will have on the consolidated financial statements. In December 2003, the FASB redeliberated certain proposed modifications and revised FIN 46 (“FIN 46-R”). The revised provisions are applicable no later than the first reporting period ending after March 15, 2004.

In February 2003, the FASB issued Emerging Issues Task Force 00 21 (“EITF 00 21”), “Revenue Arrangement with Multiple Deliverables.” EITF 00 21 requires revenue arrangement with multiple deliverable to be divided into separate unite of accounting. If the deliverable in the arrangement meet certain criteria, arrangement consideration should be allocated among the separate unite based on their relative fair value. Applicable revenue recognition criteria should be considered separately for each unit. The guidance in EITF 00 21 is effective for revenue arrangement entered into in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003. TV Azteca does not expect that the adoption of EITF 00 21 will have a material impact on its financial statement. In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149 (“SFAS 149”), “Amendment of SFAS No. 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” SFAS 149 amends and clarifies the accounting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivatives Instruments and Hedging Activities.” SFAS 149 is generally effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationship designed after June 30, 2003. TV Azteca is in the process of analyzing the effect of the adoption of FIN 46 and FIN 46-R. TV Azteca believes that the Los Angeles station mentioned in Note 7 to TV Azteca’s financial statements is a VIE under the standard; however, TV Azteca has not determined if it is the primary beneficiary.

In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150 (“SFAS 150”), “Accounting For Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity”. SFAS 150 improves the accounting for certain financial instruments that, under previous guidance, issuers could account for as equity, and requires that these instruments be classified as liabilities in statements of financial position. SFAS 150 is effective prospectively for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003 and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. SFAS 150 shall be implemented by reporting the cumulative effect of a change in an accounting principle for financial instruments created before the issuance date of SFAS 150 and still existing at the beginning of the interim period of adoption. The adoption of this statement did not have effect on the Company’s financial statements.

U.S. GAAP Reconciliation

Pursuant to Mexican GAAP, the Company’s financial statements recognize certain effects of inflation in accordance with Statement B-10 and Statement B-12; these effects have not been reversed in the reconciliation to U.S. GAAP.

The following chart illustrates how the difference between Mexican GAAP and U.S. GAAP affects the calculation of financial data for the majority stockholders.

	YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
	2001			2002			2003			2003(1)
MEXICAN GAAP (2)
Net income (loss) of majority stockholders	Ps.	716		Ps.	(29	)	Ps.	(461	)	US$	(41	)
Majority stockholders’ equity	Ps.	1,601		Ps.	1,537		Ps.	847		US$	75
U.S. GAAP (3)
Net loss of majority stockholders	Ps.	(137	)	Ps.	(161	)	Ps.	(141	)	US$	(13	)
Majority stockholders’ equity	Ps.	1,807		Ps.	1,728		Ps.	1,620		US$	144

⁽¹⁾ The U.S. dollar amounts represent the peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed as of December 31, 2003 purchasing power, translated at an exchange rate of Ps. 11.232 per U.S. dollar, the interbank free market exchange rate on December 31, 2003, as reported by the Mexican Central Bank.

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⁽²⁾ As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, Azteca Holdings has restated prior years’ financial statements for the reasons stated.

⁽³⁾ Amounts for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 have been restated for U.S. GAAP. Refer to Note 16A to the audited financial statements.

The principal differences between Mexican GAAP and U.S. GAAP that affect the Company’s net income (loss) and stockholders’ equity relate to the treatment of the following items:

• accounting for deferred income taxes;

• goodwill related to the television concessions in 2001 and 2000;

• stock-based compensation;

• the settlement with Pappas;

• TV Azteca’s investment in Unefon;

• TV Azteca’ investment in Cosmofrecuencias;

• Unefon’s advertising agreement;

• Carrying amount of CNI receivable;

• TV Azteca’s investment in Todito;

• Financial instrument indexed to TV Azteca’s own stock;

• the effect of the fifth amendment to Statement B-10;

• Todito’s advertising, programming and services agreement;

• payment of fees and expenses in connection with the consent solicitation to obtain the consent of outstanding noteholders to the Unefon rights transaction;

• reversal of capitalized production costs of internally produced programming; and

• reversal of income from non-refundable premium of stockholder, net of income tax.

ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

Directors And Executive Officers

The following table lists the directors and executive officers of the Company, their ages at July 31, 2004, positions and year of appointment. The selection of the executive officers was made in accordance with the Company’s Directors meeting held on April 14, 2004.

NAME	AGE	POSITION	DIRECTOR SINCE
Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego	47	Chairman of the Board and President	1997
Pedro Padilla Longoria	37	Director	2003
Francisco X. Borrego	38	Director	1999
Diego Foyo Mejía	53	Chief Executive Officer	2004
Héctor Romero Tovar	33	Chief Financial Officer	2004

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Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego has served as the Company’s Chairman of the Board and President since 1997, and he had served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from 1997 until the Directors meeting in April 2004. Mr. Salinas Pliego has been Chairman of the Board of TV Azteca since 1993, Chairman of the Board of Grupo Elektra since 1993, director of Unefon since 1999 and President of Unefon since 1998. Mr. Salinas Pliego also serves on the Board of Directors of numerous other Mexican companies including Azteca Holdings, Dataflux, Biper, Cosmofrecuencias, Todito and Salinas y Rocha. Mr. Salinas Pliego received a degree in accounting from the Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and received an MBA from the Freeman School of Business at Tulane University.

Pedro Padilla Longoria has served as a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Padilla served as Chief Executive Officer of TV Azteca since October 2001 to July 2004, and, as of July 14, 2004, will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Salinas. Mr. Padilla also serves on the board of directors of TV Azteca, Grupo Elektra, Biper, Unefon, Cosmofrecuencias and Azteca International Corporation. Mr. Padilla received a degree in law from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.

Francisco X. Borrego has served as a director of the Company since 1999. Mr. Borrego also serves as the General Counsel and Legal Director of TV Azteca, a position that he has held since August 1993. Mr. Borrego received a bachelor’s degree in law from Escuela Libre de Derecho.

Diego Foyo Mejía has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April 2004. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Foyo served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since 2003. He has 29 years’ experience in senior management and finance in major Mexican corporations such as FEMSA, where he acted as Vice-President of Planning and Vice-President of Human Resources; and in the Grupo Financiero Banorte, where he acted as General Controller. Mr. Foyo is a graduate of the Technological Institute of Advanced Studies in Monterrey (ITESM), a Mexican university with an international reputation where he received a degree in public accounting.

Héctor Romero Tovar has served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since April 2004. Mr. Romero was a market analyst for ten years in two well-known Mexican brokerage companies, before joining the Grupo Salinas three years ago as Director of Investor Relations. He has also worked as Director of Finance for Azteca America, TV Azteca’s subsidiary for the Hispanic market in the United States. Héctor Romero is an independent member of the Board of Directors of Operadora Valmex, a fund manager in Mexico. He is Vice-President of AMERI, Mexico’s Investor Relations Association; Mr. Romero received a degree in Economics from the Autonomous Institute of Technology of Mexico (“ITAM”), and received a master’s degree in Finance also from ITAM. He also has a diploma in telecommunications and another in dynamic econometric models also from ITAM. He also received a diploma in American corporate law from the Iberoamerican University in conjunction with Georgetown University. He is currently studying for a master’s degree in financial risk management at ITAM.

Employment Agreements

None of the directors or officers are party to any agreements with the Company or any of its subsidiaries providing for benefits upon termination of employment.

Board Practices

The Company’s by-laws provide that the members of the Board of Directors are appointed for unlimited term. Pursuant to Mexican law, members of the Board continue in their positions after the expiration of their terms if new members are not appointed. There is no fixed term for the directors of the Company, but their designations as directors are renewed on a yearly basis. The Board of Directors has no committees.

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Statutory Auditor

In addition to the Board of Directors, the Company’s by-laws provide for an independent statutory auditor elected at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders and, if determined at such meeting, an alternate statutory auditor. Under Mexican law, the duties of statutory auditors include, among other things, the examination of the operations, books, records and any other documents of a company and the presentation of a report of such examination at the annual ordinary general meeting of shareholders. The statutory auditor is required to attend all Board of Directors and shareholder meetings of the Company. The Company currently has one statutory auditor, Luis Moiron Llosa, a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Director And Executive Officer Compensation

For the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company paid no compensation to its directors while its subsidiaries paid an aggregate of US$2.01 million to such persons in their capacities as officers of such subsidiaries. No director of the Company has a service contract with the Company or any of its subsidiaries that would provide for benefits upon termination of employment.

Employees

Azteca Holdings

At December 31, 2003, the Company did not have any employees.

TV Azteca

At December 31, 2003, TV Azteca employed 4,228 employees. Of TV Azteca’s employees, 2,198 work in production (1,256 of whom were freelance employees), 1,039 perform administrative functions, 240 were managers or executive officers, 457 work in operations and 294 work in sales. Approximately 30% of TV Azteca’s new hires in 2003 were freelance employees.

Approximately 18% of TV Azteca’s permanent employees are represented by the television union, with a smaller number of employees represented by the artists’ union or the musicians’ union. Under Mexican law, the compensation terms of the agreements between TV Azteca and its union employees are subject to renegotiation on an annual basis. All other terms of the agreement are renegotiated every two years.

TV Azteca believes that its relations with its employees are good. TV Azteca has never been subject to a strike by its employees.

Share Ownership

With the exception of Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, there are no directors or officers who beneficially own more than 1% the Company’s shares. For information regarding beneficial ownership of the Company’s shares by Mr. Salinas Pliego, see “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions” on page 83.

Option Plans

TV Azteca has reserved for issuance pursuant to employee stock options approximately 240 million CPOs (after giving effect to the 4-for-1 split of TV Azteca’s stock declared effective on April 22, 1998). In the fourth quarter of 1997, TV Azteca adopted employee stock option plans pursuant to which options were granted to all current permanent employees who were employed by TV Azteca as of December 31, 1996, with a more significant number of options being granted to TV Azteca’s senior management and key actors, presenters and creative personnel. The options, which relate to an aggregate of approximately 76 million CPOs, generally were granted in equal portions in respect of each employee’s first five years of employment with TV Azteca (whether prior to or after adoption of the plans). These options generally may be cancelled in the case of employment years after 1996 if TV Azteca’s operating profit before deducting depreciation and amortization in that year has not increased by at least 15%

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(excluding the effect of inflation) as compared to the previous fiscal year. An employee’s options in respect of any employment year generally become exercisable five years later, unless the employee is no longer employed by TV Azteca, in which case the options will be reassigned. The options expire on the fifth anniversary of the date on which they become exercisable.

Set forth below are the number of CPOs, the exercise prices and the expiration dates of all options outstanding (whether or not vested) as of June 30, 2004:

NUMBER OF CPOS	EXERCISE PRICES		EXPIRATION DATES
3,368,821	US$	0.2925	2003-2007
7,075,600	US$	0.3225	2004-2008
5,202,400	US$	0.3550	2005-2009
13,079,200	US$	0.3900	2006-2010
9,819,230	US$	0.2900	2003-2004
2,000,000	US$	0.5000	2003-2009
5,579,999	US$	0.1300	2003-2009
46,125,250

Included in these outstanding options, options relating to an aggregate of approximately 17,399,229 CPOs were held by TV Azteca’s directors and executive officers as a group.

Under Mexican GAAP, the granting of these options had no effect on TV Azteca’s results of operations, cash flow or financial condition. Under U.S. GAAP, the granting of these options gave rise to non-cash compensation expenses in 2001, 2002 and 2003 of approximately Ps.56 million, Ps.58 million and Ps.13 million (US$1.2 million million), respectively. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. TV Azteca expects that the amount of non-cash compensation expense arising in future periods under U.S. GAAP from the granting of these options (or options that TV Azteca may grant in the future with exercise prices below the then fair market value of the CPOs, a possibility TV Azteca is actively considering) also will be relatively large.

Certain Changes in the Management of TV Azteca

TV Azteca has implemented certain changes in management, and the Board of Directors is modifying in certain important respects existing powers of attorney that have been granted to Ricardo B. Salinas.

• Mario San Román has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of TV Azteca and will assume all related responsibilities in replacement of Pedro Padilla Longoria.

• Francisco X. Borrego Hinojosa Linage will, within three months, no longer serve as Secretary of the Board of Directors of TV Azteca.

• Powers of attorney that have been granted to Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego are going to be modified so that he cannot act on behalf of TV Azteca in any material transaction or related party transaction without the prior authorization of the Board of Directors.

At the same time as the above-described changes in management are being implemented, TV Azteca is adopting certain new governance measures, which are described below in “—Legal Proceedings—Unefon on page 98.

ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Major Shareholders

The Company is a holding company with one class of capital stock with full voting rights, 90% of which is owned by Comunicaciones Avanzadas, S.A. de C.V. (“CASA”), and the balance of which is owned by Servicios Patrimoniales Integrados, S.A. de C.V., a company controlled by Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego. CASA is a holding company of which members of the Salinas family, directly or indirectly through Grupo Elektra, own approximately

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90%, with the remainder held by the public through Grupo Elektra. Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego controls CASA through a voting trust established by the Salinas family. Grupo Elektra is controlled by the heirs of Hugo Salinas Rocha, including Ricardo B. Salinas, Hugo Salinas Price and Esther Pliego de Salinas. With the exception of Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, there are no directors or officers who beneficially own more than 1% of the Company’s shares.

Related Party Transactions

The Company engages in transactions with its affiliates, including entities owned or controlled by certain of its principal shareholders. The Company has agreed in the Azteca Holdings Indentures to certain restrictions on transactions with its affiliates. In addition, the TV Azteca Indenture restricts TV Azteca’s ability to engage in transactions with affiliates. Moreover, the new Sarbanes-Oxley Act rules and regulations, together with certain existing and proposed listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, place additional restrictions on the Company’s and TV Azteca’s affiliate transactions. See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

TV Azteca Rights Transactions

Unefon

In October 2000, TV Azteca granted rights to acquire all of the shares of Unefon that it owns to the holders, including Azteca Holdings, of all of TV Azteca’s outstanding shares and to certain other securities issuable upon the exercise of options granted by TV Azteca and certain shares that TV Azteca may sell in the future from its repurchase fund. The grant of the rights remains subject to the filing and effectiveness of a registration statement with the SEC that registers the Unefon shares underlying the rights and the receipt of all applicable regulatory and third-party approvals, including approval by Nortel, the lender under one of Unefon’s finance agreements. The rights were granted to:

• TV Azteca’s 8,964,706,897 shares that were outstanding as of October 19, 2000;

• the 51,578,430 TV Azteca’s shares underlying TV Azteca’s employee stock options which were vested and exercisable as of February 1, 2001;

• the 206,953,428 TV Azteca’s shares reserved for issuance as of October 19, 2000 under TV Azteca’s management stock option plan; and

• TV Azteca’s 119,858,484 repurchase fund shares held in treasury as of October 19, 2000.

The aggregate exercise price for all Unefon shares subject to the rights is approximately US$177 million, all of which would be received by TV Azteca. The exercise price to be paid for one share of Series A stock of Unefon is US$0.151280667. Holders of rights attached to TV Azteca’s Series A shares are entitled to acquire 0.125226140 shares of Unefon’s Series A stock for each TV Azteca A Share they own. Holders of rights attached to TV Azteca’s CPOs (which are comprised of one ordinary, no par value, one A Share, one preferred D-A Share and one preferred Series D-L share of TV Azteca) are entitled to acquire 0.37567819 shares of Unefon’s Series A Stock for each CPO they own. Holders of rights attached to TV Azteca’s ADSs (which are comprised of 16 TV Azteca CPOs) are entitled to acquire 6.010854704 shares of Unefon’s Series A Stock for each ADS they own.

The Company directly owns approximately 51.9% of TV Azteca’s outstanding shares and indirectly owns approximately 3.0% of TV Azteca’s outstanding shares through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Alternativas Cotsa. Consequently, upon the grant of the Unefon rights, the Company will directly own approximately 51.9% of the rights, corresponding to 595,730,405 Unefon Series A shares, and indirectly own approximately 3.0% of the rights, corresponding to 34,731,944 Unefon Series A shares, unless the Company has previously sold any of its TV Azteca shares.

Of the 595,730,405 Unefon Series A shares that the Company may acquire pursuant to the Unefon rights, 511,743,120 shares are subject to a right to purchase granted in favor of Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego and Elisa Salinas Gomez, Mr. Salinas Pliego’s aunt.

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The rights to acquire the Unefon shares were originally only exercisable on December 11, 2002, but in December 2002, TV Azteca approved the change of the exercise date to December 12, 2003. The rights to acquire the Unefon shares expired on December 12, 2003. The conditions for public offering had not been complied with and, therefore, they were not exercised.

Cosmofrecuencias

TV Azteca also granted on a pro-rata basis to those TV Azteca shareholders to whom the rights to acquire the Unefon shares were granted, rights to purchase all of TV Azteca’s shares of Cosmofrecuencias, a Mexican corporation owned 50% by TV Azteca and 50% by a Mexican company wholly-owned by Moisés Saba Masri. The aggregate exercise price of all of the Cosmofrecuencias shares subject to the rights is approximately US$32 million. The grant of the rights remains subject to the receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals. In addition, Cosmofrecuencias intends to register the underlying Cosmofrecuencias shares under the U.S. securities laws between October 19, 2004 and October 19, 2006. The rights do not trade separately from the TV Azteca shares and are exercisable only for a period of time to be determined by TV Azteca following the effectiveness of the registration of the underlying Cosmofrecuencias shares. Any rights that are not exercised during the exercise period designated by TV Azteca will expire, and TV Azteca will retain ownership of the Cosmofrecuencias shares underlying such rights. If, prior to the designation of the exercise period, the Board of Directors of TV Azteca approves a merger or consolidation of Cosmofrecuencias, a sale of all or substantially all of Cosmofrecuencias’ assets or a sale (by tender or otherwise) of at least a majority of Cosmofrecuencias’ outstanding shares or otherwise determines to accelerate the exercise of the rights, each a sale event, TV Azteca will notify its shareholders that a sale event is anticipated to occur and the rights will be exercisable in connection therewith for a period of time to be determined by TV Azteca. Any exercise of the rights during the exercise period designated by TV Azteca in connection with a sale event will be conditioned on the consummation of the relevant sale event. If such sale event is consummated, any rights which are not exercised during the exercise period designated by TV Azteca in connection with a sale event will expire, and TV Azteca will retain ownership of the shares underlying the rights.

Moreover, at the Extraordinary Stockholders’ Meeting held on December 19, 2003, the stockholders decided to cancel the call option on the Cosmofrecuencias shares.

Agreement Between Azteca Holdings and Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego and Elisa Salinas Gomez

In connection with the TV Azteca rights transaction, on December 13, 2000, the Company entered into an agreement with Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego and Elisa Salinas Gomez relating to their right to acquire up to 511,743,120 Unefon Series A shares that may be acquired by the Company upon exercise of its Unefon rights. Mr. Salinas Pliego and Mrs. Salinas Gomez paid a US$6.65 million non-refundable premium to the Company for these purchase rights. However, in order to exercise these purchase rights, Mr. Salinas Pliego and/or his affiliates must have directly or indirectly acquired the shares owned by Grupo Elektra of CASA, the direct owner of approximately 90% of the Company’s outstanding shares, or all of the outstanding capital stock of Grupo Elektra, or Grupo Elektra must have exercised its right to exchange all of the shares owned by Grupo Elektra of CASA for 226.5 million TV Azteca CPOs pursuant to the terms of a share exchange agreement dated March 25, 1996 between Grupo Elektra and the Company. If Mr. Salinas Pliego and/or his affiliates have not so acquired the CASA shares or the outstanding capital stock of Grupo Elektra, and Grupo Elektra has not exercised its share exchange right, then Grupo Elektra will have the right, in lieu of Mr. Salinas Pliego and Mrs. Salinas Gomez, to exercise up to 34% of the Company’s rights to acquire Unefon Series A shares. Mr. Salinas and Mrs. Salinas Gomez also paid a US$350,000 non-refundable premium to Alternativas Cotsa for the right to purchase the Unefon Series A shares underlying Alternativas Cotsa’s Unefon rights. The total premium received by the Company was recognized as income in December 2003, once the Rights to acquire the Unefon shares expired in that month.

Agreement Between Azteca Holdings and Grupo Elektra

Grupo Elektra has the right to exchange the CASA Series N shares that it owns, in whole or in part, at any time until March 26, 2006 for 226.5 million TV Azteca CPOs owned by the Company. CASA is the direct owner of approximately 90% of the Company’s capital stock. This exchange right allows Grupo Elektra to acquire up to approximately 7.6% of the capital stock of TV Azteca from the Company, which would reduce the Company’s

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direct and indirect ownership of the capital stock of TV Azteca to approximately 45%, although the Company would continue to own 62% of the voting power of TV Azteca.

Loans Between Azteca Holdings and TV Azteca

From time to time the Company receives advances from TV Azteca. In 2002 and 2003, the aggregate amount of these advances equaled Ps.138 million and Ps.186 million (US$16.6 million), respectively. At June 30, 2004, the aggregate amount of these advances equaled Ps.146 million (US$12.7 million). These advances are repaid annually, with a nominal amount of interest, from dividends that the Company receives from TV Azteca. Advances denominated in U.S. dollars accrue interest at a rate of 12% per annum. Advances denominated in pesos accrue interest at 1.5% per month plus the daily or monthly interest rates determined by the Mexican Central Bank and published in the Official Gazette of the Federation of Mexico.

Loans By Azteca Holdings, Alternativas Cotsa and TV Azteca to Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego and His Affiliates

In December 2000, TV Azteca made three unsecured loans to Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego for an aggregate amount of US$2.7 million, each with a term of one year and an annual interest rate of 12%. In December 2000, the Company purchased two of these loans in the aggregate amount of US$1.37 million. In December 2001, the Company sold these two loans back to TV Azteca. The maturity date of all three loans was extended to December 23, 2002. The full amounts outstanding under these three loans were repaid on December 23, 2002.

In December 1999, TV Azteca made two one-year unsecured loans in the aggregate amount of US$286,000 to Corporación RBS, a Mexican company wholly-owned by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, with an annual interest rate of 12%. TV Azteca extended the repayment of the principal and accrued interest amounts of these loans until December 2002. At the time of the extension, the aggregate amount of the interest and principal owing under the loan was US$326,125. The full amounts outstanding under these two loans were repaid on December 27, 2002.

In September 2003, Alternativas Cotsa, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, made a loan to Corporación RBS for an amount of Ps.70.7 million with a term of one year. This loan bears interest at the rate of 28-day TIIE plus 2.50% per year.

In December 2002, Corporación RBS made a loan to Alternativas Cotsa for an amount of Ps.42.1 million, with a term of one year. This loan bore interest at the rate of 8.55% per year. The loan was repaid in advance in its entirety in August 2003.

In September and November 1998, CASA made loans to RTC-Cines and Alternativas Cotsa for an amount of Ps.2 million (US$0.2 million) and Ps.10 million (US$1 million). These loans do not have a specific maturity date and do not bear interest.

Loans Between Azteca Holdings and Alternativas Cotsa

In June 2001, Alternativas Cotsa made a subordinated loan to the Company in the amount of US$3.3 million, at an annual interest rate of 12%. Payment on this loan is subordinated to the Company’s 12 1/2% Notes and consequently does not mature until December 2005. The Company used this loan to fund a portion of the semi-annual interest payments on the 11% Notes and 12 1/2% Notes in June 2001.

In June 2003, Alternativas Cotsa made a loan to the Company in the amount of US$6.0 million, at an annual interest rate of three month LIBOR plus 2.25%. This loan matured on December 26, 2003. The Company used this loan to fund the semi-annual interest payment on the 12 1/2% Notes in June 2003.

Loan Between Azteca Holdings and Inmobiliaria Cotsa

In June 2003, Inmobiliaria Cotsa, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, made a loan to the Company in the amount of Ps.20.0 million, TIIE, plus 2.25%. This loan matured on December 26, 2003. The Company used this loan to fund the semi-annual interest payment on the 12 1/2% Notes in June 2003.

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Loan Between Azteca Holdings and Cine Alternativo

In December 2001, Cine Alternativo made a loan to the Company in the amount of US$10.0 million. The Company used this loan to fund a portion of its semi-annual interest payments on the 11% Notes and 12 1/2% notes in December 2001. Immediately after making the semi-annual interest payment, Cine Alternativo was merged into the Company and the loan was cancelled.

Agreements Between TV Azteca and Unefon

In May 1998, TV Azteca signed a building rental agreement with Operadora Unefon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Unefon for a ten-year term, commencing June 1998, with a one-time right to renew for an additional ten years upon notice of at least 180 days prior to expiration. The rent under the lease is Ps.2 million a month, payable in advance each month. During the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, the aggregate rental income received by TV Azteca amounted to Ps.27 million and Ps.27 million (US$2.4 million), respectively.

In June 1998, TV Azteca and Unefon entered into an advertising agreement (“Unefon Advertising Agreement”), which was modified. Under this agreement, Unefon is entitled to the broadcast of commercial spots in Channels 7 and 13 and their national networks as well as any other over-the-air channels directly or indirectly operated or commercialized by TV Azteca, through its affiliates or subsidiaries, for a total amount of 120,000 GRPs during a 10-year mandatory term for both parties.

Unefon may utilize during each year up to 35,000 GRPs in accordance with a request of use of time (insertion order) with dates and schedules for airing, submitted in advance to TV Azteca.

Unefon agreed to use 100% of the GRPs during such 10-year term. Otherwise, the balance in its favor shall be automatically cancelled without liability for TV Azteca. Unefon shall pay to TV Azteca the amount of US$200 million for the above mentioned advertising services as consumed. Unefon shall pay quarterly 3% on the total annual sales of Unefon up to the total amount of the consideration. Until December 31, 2002, TV Azteca recognized the revenues under this Agreement as the GRPs were consumed, based on the rate established in the agreement, which established less expensive GRPs initially and more expensive GRPs towards the end. In January 2003, TV Azteca and Unefon amended the original agreement. Under the terms of the amended agreement, TV Azteca is recording the income for this agreement based on the GRPs used, valued at a price of 3% of the net sales of Unefon, and up to US$200 million, which resulted in an increase of net sales of Ps.21 million (US$1.9 million) for the year ended on December 31, 2003 for the total amount of GRPs used until such date. All other terms of the agreement were not amended. In the original agreement it was established that Unefon would commence payment for the advertising agreement from the third year of its duration and would pay interest on unpaid broadcasted advertising based on the weighing average cost (costo porcentual promedio) plus 3 points. However, during 2001, Unefon and TV Azteca agreed that the payments corresponding to 2000, 2001 and 2002 were to be made in four equal semiannual payments during 2003 and 2004, at an interest rate of 12%. As of 2003, Unefon shall pay to TV Azteca as the advertising services are aired; however, as of December 31, 2002 and 2003, the amount pending payment amounts to US$15.7 million and US$9.1 million (including interests), respectively.

TV Azteca’s right to receive payments from Unefon under such agreement was subject to compliance with Unefon’s payment obligations with Nortel.

In December 2000, TV Azteca and Moisés Saba Masri, as principal shareholders of Unefon, agreed, jointly and severally, to provide Unefon up to US$35 million to pay Nortel in the event Unefon is unable to meet its financial obligation in 2001 or 2002 under Unefon’s finance agreement with Nortel. Between April 30, 2002 and the settlement of the Nortel legal dispute discussed below, there were no events requiring TV Azteca or Moisés Saba Masri to meet such payment obligations.

In July 2001, each of TV Azteca and Moisés Saba Masri committed to provide a one-year credit guarantee to Unefon for up to US$80.0 million in order to support Unefon’s expected US$160.0 million capital requirements to increase the capacity of its network.

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At December 31, 2002, TV Azteca had provided US$48 million of guarantees on behalf of Unefon. At December 31, 2003, the outstanding balance of TV Azteca’s credit support to Unefon was US$39 million. The amount included US$19 million paid by TV Azteca to Unefon creditors in 2003, US$12 million of outstanding credit guarantees in favor of Unefon with a Mexican Bank and US$8 million of interest and guarantee fees. After payment by Unefon on March 10, 2004, the remaining debt from Unefon to TV Azteca under the credit agreement was US$10 million. TV Azteca has been released from any outstanding contingent liability related to the credit support agreement.

At May 31, 2003, TV Azteca had issued outstanding loans to Unefon for an aggregate principal amount of US$19.1 million. These loans carried an annual interest rate of 20% payable on an annual basis. At April 30, 2004, the outstanding amount of those loans was an aggregate amount of US$9.6 million.

On March 10, 2004, Unefon paid to TV Azteca US$17.0 million, after the amount of Unefon’s indebtedness at such time was US$10 million, including US$8 million in interest and guarantee fees.

For a further description of the transactions between Unefon and Nortel, see “Item 10. Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—Unefon” on page 98.

Unefon Cellular Telephone Services

In June and December of 2002, Unefon billed TV Azteca in advance telephone services to Unefon for a total amount of US$13 million (Ps.149 million), to be used at short term by TV Azteca. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, prepaid telephone services used by TV Azteca amounted to Ps.14 million and Ps.28 million (US$2.5 million) respectively.

Agreements Between TV Azteca and Todito

In connection with its acquisition of 50% of the capital stock of Todito, TV Azteca entered into a five-year service agreement with Todito. The service agreement consists of advertising time on TV Azteca’s networks, the use of TV Azteca’s content on Todito’s website and the use of TV Azteca’s sales force to promote Todito. The three components of the service agreement were valued at US$45.0 million, US$50.0 million and US$5.0 million, respectively, at the time of signing. Under the service agreement, TV Azteca agreed to provide Todito with advertising on its Azteca 7 and Azteca 13 networks totaling an aggregate of 78,000 GRPs. Todito has the right to use up to 30% of the advertising granted under the service agreement during the network’s prime-time hours. TV Azteca also granted Todito the exclusive right to distribute over the Internet TV Azteca’s internally produced programming during the term of the service agreement.

For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the income from advertising services amounted to Ps.72 million, Ps.71 million and Ps.75 million (US$6.7 million), respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca recognized Ps.119 million, Ps.120 million and Ps.134 million (US$11.9 million), respectively, relating to programming content of Todito.

For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the income from sales of services amounted to Ps.9 million, Ps.13 million and Ps.16 million (US$1.4 million), respectively. TV Azteca has also signed a five-year hosting agreement with Todito in February 2000. Under this agreement, TV Azteca has agreed to place a Todito navigation bar at the top of all pages of TV Azteca’s website, www.tvazteca.com.mx, which is intended to direct tvazteca.com.mx visitors to Todito’s content and commerce options. TV Azteca has also agreed that tvazteca.com.mx will be subsumed within Todito, such that all visitors to tvazteca.com.mx will actually be navigating within Todito. Todito will also have the right to commercialize advertising space on TV Azteca’s website. In exchange for the placement of its navigation bar on tvazteca.com.mx and the right to sell tvazteca.com.mx advertising space, Todito has agreed to place TV Azteca’s navigation bar on todito.com and to provide technical support to TV Azteca with regard to the hosting of tvazteca.com.mx within Todito.

There are no formal termination provisions under TV Azteca’s agreements with Todito. The parties agreed that the agreements will be effective five years from its execution. Under Mexican law, any party is entitled to terminate

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an agreement by filing a legal claim before courts. If the other party breaches its obligations under such agreement, the non-breaching party is entitled to make a claim for damages and losses, regardless of whether the agreement provided any termination provision.

In 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca’s sales force offered its customers the inventory of banners and other advertising services through the todito.com webpage. TV Azteca charges for the banners and advertising services sold, and in exchange for that service it receives and records a 20% commission on sales. During the years ended December 31. 2002 and 2003, commission income on sales pertaining to these services amounted to Ps.20.0 million and Ps.7.0 million (US$1 million), respectively.

In December 2003, TV Azteca and Todito signed an agreement for these services amounting to Ps.210 million, for a period of 20 months as from the date of signature. The 20% commission will be recorded in income as services are rendered.

Also, TV Azteca and a non-related party signed an agreement in November 2003 for the purchase of “Todito” banners to be subsequently sold to TV Azteca’s customers. The agreement amounts to Ps.140.0 million for a three-year term, effective upon signing the agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca had used Ps.47.0 million (US$4.2 million) of that agreement, which were charged to income of the year.

Todito Reimbursement

In April 2003, Todito’s shareholders resolved in its shareholders meeting to make a premium reimbursement in the issuance of shares of US$68 million (US$66 million face value), of which US$34 million were received by TV Azteca as shareholder of Todito.

Agreements with Atlético Morelia

During the year 2003, TV Azteca broadcasted the soccer matches of the Club Atlético Morelia for the summer 2003 and winter 2003 tournaments. The amount that TV Azteca paid to Club Atlético Morelia for the transmission rights was of US$39 million.

On December 31, 2001 and 2002, TV Azteca billed advertising in advance to Atlético Morelia for a total amount of Ps.19 million and Ps.67 million (US$6.0 million), respectively.

Also during 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca celebrated several broadcasting agreements with Atlético Morelia, which include the commercial exploitation of all the soccer games in which the Atlético Morelia team (“Monarcas Morelia”) plays as local. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, revenues derived from these agreements amounted to Ps.45 million, Ps.52 million and Ps.63 million (US$5.6 million), respectively.

Loans Granted by Alternativas Cotsa to TV Azteca

On March 28, 2003, Alternativas Cotsa loaned the amount of US$317,000.00 to TV Azteca at an annual interest rate of 3.4325%. This loan was partially paid on September 17, 2003 and was renewed on September 18, 2003 for Ps.2.4 million (US$213,000) at a monthly rate of 2.5% plus TIIE with an expiration date of December 29, 2003. Such loan was paid in its entirety on December 30, 2003.

Loans Granted by Inmobiliaria Cotsa to TV Azteca

On August 28, 2003, Inmobiliaria Cotsa made various loans to TV Azteca for the total amount of Ps.14 million (US$1.2 million), at a monthly rate of 2.5% plus TIIE. Such loans were fully paid on December 30, 2003. On January 5, 2004, Inmobiliaria Cotsa made a loan to TV Azteca for Ps.17 million (US$1.5 million), at a monthly rate of 2.5% plus TIIE, with an expiration date of January 4, 2005.

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Agreement Between TV Azteca and Grupo Elektra

On March 25, 1996, TV Azteca entered into a Television Advertising Time Agreement (the “Unsold Airtime Agreement”) with Grupo Elektra. Under the Unsold Airtime Agreement, TV Azteca agreed to air not less than 300 commercial spots per week for a period of 10 years, each spot with an average duration of 20 seconds, totaling 5,200 minutes each year, in otherwise unsold airtime. In exchange for such television advertising time, Grupo Elektra agreed to pay TV Azteca US$1.5 million each year, payable in advance each year. TV Azteca may not terminate the Unsold Airtime Agreement. However, TV Azteca may terminate the Unsold Airtime Agreement at any time upon at least 90 days’ notice. Grupo Elektra’s rights under the Unsold Airtime Agreement may be transferred to third parties. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca recorded advertising receivables of Ps.18 million, Ps.15 million and Ps.17 million (US$1.5 million), respectively, under this agreement.

On December 22, 1998, TV Azteca entered into a one year Television Advertising Time Agreement with Grupo Elektra (the “Prime Airtime Agreement”). Under the Prime Airtime Agreement, TV Azteca agreed to air commercial spots for Grupo Elektra at discounted rates based on the gross rating points assigned to the airtime chosen by TV Azteca for each commercial spot. At least 60% of the commercial spots must be aired on “stellar” airtime, i.e. from 7:00 p.m. to midnight, and half of this 60% (30%) must be aired on “prime” airtime, i.e. from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The remaining 40% may be aired on airtime other than from 7:00 p.m. to midnight. Under the Prime Airtime Agreement, Grupo Elektra determines each year how much airtime to purchase from us for that particular year. In 2002 and 2003, Elektra did not purchase any airtime under this agreement. The Prime Airtime Agreement was renewed for a term of four years. The Prime Airtime Agreement may not be terminated by Grupo Elektra, but may be terminated at any time by us upon at least 15 business days’ notice. Grupo Elektra’s rights under the Prime Airtime Agreement may not be transferred to third parties.

Since 2000, TV Azteca has entered into advertising agreements with Elektra, pursuant to which TV Azteca will air commercial spots for Elektra at rates based on the rating points assigned per program on TV Azteca’s Channel 7 and Channel 13. Elektra has paid TV Azteca under these agreements approximately Ps.58 million for 2001, Ps.65 million for 2002 and Ps.83 million (US$7.4 million) for 2003.

Agreements Between TV Azteca and Alta Empresa

In December 2001, TV Azteca and Alta Empresa entered into an agreement for purposes of marketing and selling TV Azteca’s programming throughout the world, excluding Mexico. Pursuant to this agreement, TV Azteca agreed to contribute its programming and Alta Empresa agreed to manage all of the activities involved in the marketing and selling of TV Azteca’s programming outside of Mexico. Initially, Alta Empresa may only market and sell TV Azteca’s programming in the United States, which it is currently doing through an agreement with Azteca International. The agreement between TV Azteca and Alta Empresa has an initial term of 30 years, which may be terminated at any time by TV Azteca and Alta Empresa. Based upon their relative contributions, TV Azteca is entitled to 99% of the net profits derived from the marketing and sale of its programming outside of Mexico and Alta Empresa is entitled to the remaining one percent.

Agreement Between TV Azteca and Biper

In September 2001, TV Azteca entered into an advertising agreement with Biper, covering the period from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002. Under this agreement, Biper had the right to receive advertising in 2002 on the Azteca 7 or 13 networks. In exchange for the advertising time, Biper paid Ps.20 million (nominal) (US$2.1 million) (nominal) to TV Azteca.

In September 2002, TV Azteca paid in advance paging services to Biper for the use by employees of TV Azteca for an amount of Ps.20 million (US$1.8 million). The prepaid paging services used by TV Azteca amounted to Ps.2 million and Ps.5 million (US$0.5 million) for the two years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

On January 8, 2003, TV Azteca entered into an advertising agreement with Biper for Ps.37.0 million (nominal) (US$3.3 million). Pursuant to the agreement, Biper has the right to air advertising spots on Channel 7 and 13 and

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their national networks from January 8, 2003 to January 7, 2005. Biper’s right under the agreement may be assigned to third parties.

In 2003, telecommunications services rendered by Biper to TV Azteca were for the amount of Ps.2 million (US$178,000).

Loans Granted and Agreements between TV Azteca to Móvil Access

In December 2002, TV Azteca paid in advance paging services to Móvil Access for the use by employees of TV Azteca for an amount of Ps.17 million (US$1.5 million). The prepaid paging services used by TV Azteca amounted to Ps.1 million and Ps.4 million (US$0.4 million) for the two years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

On January 1, 2003, TV Azteca loaned the amount of Ps.1 million (US$89,000) to Móvil Access at an annual rate of 9.09%. The loan was renewed on July 20, 2003 and expires on July 19, 2004.

On March 29, 2003, TV Azteca made two loans to Móvil Access for the total amount of Ps.1.2 million (US$110,074) at an annual rate of 12%. Both loans were renewed on March 30, 2004 and expire on March 29, 2005.

Agreement Between TV Azteca and Dataflux

TV Azteca entered into a television advertising time agreement with Dataflux, effective September 30, 1996. Dataflux is controlled by Guillermo E. Salinas Pliego, the brother of the Chairman of the Board of the Company, Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego. Under the terms of this agreement, Dataflux or any of its subsidiaries has the right to 480 advertising spots per month on the Azteca 7 and 13 networks for a period of 10 years, each spot with 30 seconds average duration, totaling 2,880 minutes each year, but only in otherwise unsold airtime. In exchange for the advertising time, Dataflux has agreed to pay TV Azteca US$830,770 annually, payable in advance each year. The agreement may not be terminated by TV Azteca; however, it may be terminated by Dataflux at any time upon at least 90 days’ notice.

In December 1996, TV Azteca entered into stock option agreements with two of Dataflux’s principal shareholders, Alberto Hinojosa Canales and Guillermo E. Salinas Pliego. Under the terms of the stock option agreements, Mr. Hinojosa Canales and Mr. Guillermo E. Salinas Pliego together had the option to purchase all of TV Azteca’s Dataflux stock, representing a 20% equity interest in Dataflux. These options, which expired on November 30, 1998, had an aggregate exercise price of US$20.0 million if exercised on or before November 30, 1997, with the exercise price increasing until expiration according to interest schedules in the stock option agreements. Effective as of April 1, 1997, Mr. Guillermo E. Salinas Pliego and Mr. Hinojosa Canales, through Datacapital, S.A. de C.V. (“Datacapital”), a holding company, exercised these options with respect to approximately 87.5% of the 20% equity interest in Dataflux that was subject to these options, and agreed to pay to TV Azteca Ps.139.4 million (nominal). Datacapital agreed to pay amounts owed by it by providing TV Azteca with computer equipment by December 31, 2000. At December 31, 2003, Ps.46 million of this amount remained outstanding. The parties are currently in negotiations regarding the remaining amounts owed to TV Azteca.

Agreement between TV Azteca and Publimax, S.A. de C.V.

On July 4, 2002, the subsidiaries of Dataflux, Publimax, S.A. de C.V. (“Publimax”) and Súper Espectáculos, S.A. de C.V. (“Super Espectáculos”), entered into an agreement with Banco Nacional de México, S.A., member of Grupo Financiero Banamex (“Banamex”), and with TV Azteca, through which TV Azteca paid to Banamex US$2 million in advertising in exchange for certain indebtedness of Publimax held by Banamex existing at such date. As consideration for the payment by TV Azteca to Banamex on behalf of Publimax, the Publimax transferred to TV Azteca 20% of the shares of capital stock of Super Espectáculos, which is the owner of, and operates, the property known as “Arena Monterrey” in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

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Agreement Between TV Azteca and Productora de Medios

TV Azteca entered into a television advertising time agreement with Productora de Medios, a former wholly-owned subsidiary of COTSA, under which COTSA or any of COTSA’s subsidiaries has the right to 42 advertising spots per week on the Azteca 7 or 13 networks for a period of 10 years commencing September 30, 1996. Each spot has an average duration of 20 seconds, totaling 728 minutes each year, but only in otherwise unsold airtime. In exchange for the advertising time, Productora de Medios agreed to pay TV Azteca US$210,000 each year. The agreement may not be terminated by either party without the consent of the other party.

On November 15, 2001, Productora de Medios sold the advertising minutes under the television advertising time agreement to four non-related parties in return for US$24.0 million, which is to be paid to Cine Alternativo, an affiliate of Productora de Medios that acts as its depositary for the payments. Of this amount, approximately US$12.1 million was paid in December 2001, US$5.6 million in June 2002 and US$6.3 million in December 2002.

In December 2001, Cine Alternativo and Productora de Medios were merged into the Company.

Agreements Between TV Azteca and Banco Azteca

Banco Azteca entered into four Television Advertising Agreements dated October 8, 2003, December 9, 2003 and March 10 and 11, 2004, respectively, with Red Azteca for the promotion of Banco Azteca products and services on Channel 7 and Channel 13.

On May 25, 2004, TV Azteca obtained a Ps.170 million unsecured line of credit from Banco Azteca, S.A. (for short term debt amortization purposes). The credit line accrues interest at a rate of TIIE plus 2% per year, payable monthly beginning June 23, 2004. This line is renewable every three months for a total period of one year and could be prepaid on any of the interest payment dates without a penalty.

Agreements Between TV Azteca and ATC

John Michael Gearon Jr., a director of TV Azteca since February 2000, serves as President and a director of American Tower International Corporation.

In February 2000, TV Azteca, together with its subsidiary, Television Azteca, entered into the Tower Agreement with a Mexican subsidiary of ATC regarding space not used by TV Azteca in its operations. This agreement, which was approved by the SCT, covers up to 190 of TV Azteca’s broadcast transmission towers. In consideration for the payment of a US$1.5 million annual fee and for a loan of up to US$119.8 million under the ATC Long-Term Credit Facility, TV Azteca granted ATC the right to market and lease TV Azteca’s unused tower space to third parties (including affiliates of TV Azteca) and to collect for ATC’s account all revenue related thereto. TV Azteca retains full title to the towers and remains responsible for the operation and maintenance thereof. After the expiration of the initial 20 year term of the ATC Long-Term Credit Facility, TV Azteca has the right to purchase from ATC at fair market value all or any portion of the revenues and assets related to ATC’s marketing and leasing rights at any time upon the proportional repayment of the outstanding principal amount under the ATC Long-Term Credit Facility.

In February 2000, TV Azteca entered into the ATC Long-Term Credit Facility for up to US$119.8 million. The ATC Long-Term Credit Facility is comprised of a US$91.8 million unsecured term loan and a US$28.0 million term loan secured by certain of TV Azteca’s real estate properties. The interest rate on each of the loans was 12.877% per year and currently is 13.109% per year. The initial term of the US$91.8 million unsecured term loan is 20 years, which may be extended up to an additional 50 years, so long as the Tower Agreement remains in effect. The US$28.0 million secured term loan matured in February 2004, but was renewed for another year, under the same terms, and which can be renewed annually for successive one-year periods so long as the Tower Agreement remains in effect.

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Agreement Between TV Azteca and Teleactivos

On March 1, 2002, TV Azteca and Teleactivos, S.A. de C.V. (Teleactivos), a Biper subsidiary, signed an agreement for an indefinite period under which Teleactivos provides the service of controlling and identifying telephone calls by means of the 01900 service for viewers taking part in the contests arranged by TV Azteca. Of that service income, minus the costs involved in rendering the service (net profit), TV Azteca recognizes 51% and Teleactivos the remaining 49%. On January 1, 2003, the agreement was amended so that as from that date TV Azteca receives 30% of the net profit in that operation, and Teleactivos receives the remaining 70%. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, net income arising from this agreement was Ps.79 million and Ps.60 million (US$5.3 million), respectively.

For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, payments to Teleactivos under this agreement amounted to Ps.42 million and Ps.150 million (US$13.4 million), respectively.

Advertising Agreement (Iusacell)

On July 1, 2003, TV Azteca signed an advertising agreement with an unrelated party, pursuant to which TV Azteca renders advertising services to Iusacell, a related party. The agreement comprises the period from July 1, 2003 to December 31, 2004. For the year ended December 31, 2002, Ps. 20 million (US$1.8 million) in advertising services were rendered under this agreement.

Iusacell Cellular Telephone Services

During 2003, Isuacell provided TV Azteca with cellular telephone services for a total amount of Ps.2 million (US$178,000).

Donations

In the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca made donations to Fundación TV Azteca, A.C., a related party, in the amounts of Ps.107 million, Ps.112.0 million and Ps.103 million (US$9.2 million), respectively. The related party has permission from the tax authorities to collect donations and issue the corresponding tax-deductible receipts.

Additional Related Party Loans

From April to June 2002, TV Azteca made loans to its principal directors and high-level officers, subject to 16% and 13% annual interest, which mature in December 2004. In the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, the balance of those loans was Ps.234.0 million (US$20.8 million) and Ps.244.0 million, respectively, of which, Ps.155.0 million (US$13.8 million) had been collected at March 31, 2004. The balance as of June 30, 2004 amounted to Ps.10 million (US$1 million).

In April 2000, TV Azteca made an unsecured loan in the principal amount of US$1.4 million with an annual interest rate of 10.63% to Adrian Steckel Pflaum, who was one of the Company’s directors at the time and is Unefon’s Chief Executive Officer. The full amount outstanding under this loan was repaid on December 31, 2002.

In June 1998, TV Azteca made an unsecured loan in the principal amount of US$470,000 with an annual interest rate of 12% to Francisco X. Borrego, one of TV Azteca’s executive officers. This loan was repaid in December 2002.

In February 1997, the stockholders of the Company agreed to reduce the capital stock of the Company on a pro rata basis. As of December 31, 2003, the Company has an account payable to Servicios Patrimoniales Integrados, S. A. de C. V., one of the stockholders of the Company, for an amount of Ps.11.2 million related to this concept. This account payable does not bear interest.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

See “Item 18. Financial Statements” on page 113 and the financial statements referred to therein.

ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Memorandum And Articles Of Association

Azteca Holdings was formed on June 23, 1992 and its deed of incorporation was registered in the Public Registry of Commerce in Mexico City on March 9, 1993 under the number 171099. The Company has a term of 99 years commencing from the date of the execution of its deed of incorporation. Article Two of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws (Estatutos Sociales) provides that the Company’s general purpose is to promote, participate as a shareholder or partner, organize, administrate and supervise any kind of company, and to receive as well as to render all such services necessary for the attainment of its purposes. The Company may engage in any activity not reserved to the Mexican government.

The Company’s share capital is divided into an unlimited number of ordinary shares. Each ordinary share entitles the holder thereof to one vote and share in any distributions in proportion to the number of shares that they own. Holders of the ordinary shares have the right to subscribe for the new shares that may be issued by the Company from time to time in proportion to the shares they hold at the time of the increase. The ordinary shares of the Company may not be held, directly or indirectly, by any foreign investors.

The management of the Company is vested in the Board of Directors, except those powers reserved to shareholders by applicable law or the by-laws.

Power of Attorney Provided to Ricardo Salinas Pliego

On July 28, 1993, the shareholders of TV Azteca granted Ricardo Salinas Pliego the following powers of attorney:

• the power for acts of ownership according to the terms of the third paragraph of Article 2554 of the Civil Code for the Federal District and the corresponding articles of the Civil Codes of all the States of the Republic;

• the power for administrative acts, in accordance with paragraph second of Article 2554 of the Civil Code for the Federal District and the corresponding articles in the Civil Codes of all of the States of the Republic;

• the power to exercise the power of the corporation in suits and collections that is granted with all the general and special powers that require a special clause according to Law, which are conferred upon it without limitation, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 2554 of the Civil Code for the Federal District and the corresponding articles of the Civil Codes of all of the States of the Republic;

• the power to issue, subscribe, guarantee, and in any other manner trade all types of credit certificates in the name of the corporation and its subsidiaries, pursuant to article Ninth of the General Law of Certificates and Loan Operations and to appoint the individuals empowered to carry out said acts; to open and cancel bank accounts in the name of the corporation, and to make deposits and draw against them and to authorize and appoint persons to draw against the same; and

• the power to confer general or special powers, and to delegate any of the previously contemplated powers.

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Legal Proceedings

Azteca Holdings

Azteca Holdings is not a party to any legal proceedings.

TV Azteca

Pappas Settlement

In July 2001, Azteca International and Pappas Southern California entered into an equity option agreement pursuant to which Azteca International was granted an option to purchase an equity interest in Pappas Southern California. The equity option was exercised by Azteca International on May 21, 2002. The acquisition by Azteca International of an equity interest in Pappas Southern California was not consummated by the parties on the anticipated closing date.

In July 2002, Azteca International filed a lawsuit against Pappas Southern California in Delaware Chancery Court seeking specific performance of the equity option agreement. Also, in July 2002, Pappas Southern California and its wholly-owned subsidiary that holds the FCC license to operate the Los Angeles station (collectively, the “PSC Entities”) filed a lawsuit in California state court against Azteca International and TV Azteca seeking a declaration that these parties did not have the right to acquire any portion of the equity of Pappas Southern California pursuant to the equity option agreement. The parties later agreed to stay the California action. The trial on the Delaware lawsuit was scheduled for December 2002.

Pappas also claimed that Azteca International had breached its station affiliation agreements with its affiliates in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and Reno television markets. In response, Azteca International filed a separate lawsuit in New York state court against Pappas Southern California and the Pappas affiliates operating the San Francisco, Houston and Reno stations seeking to prevent the termination of the station affiliation agreements. The Pappas-controlled entities filed counterclaims against Azteca International seeking a declaration that they were entitled to terminate the station affiliation agreements.

On November 27, 2002, TV Azteca and Pappas entered into an agreement in principle to settle all of the pending lawsuits and all related disputes and, on February 11, 2003, a definitive settlement agreement was executed. In connection with settling these pending matters, TV Azteca and Pappas also entered into a number of agreements that will govern their future relationship. These agreements include a new promissory note issued by Pappas in favor of TV Azteca, an LMA governing, under certain circumstances, Azteca International’s operation of its Los Angeles affiliate and a purchase option agreement that grants Azteca International the right, subject to receipt of all necessary approvals, to acquire all of the assets of its Los Angeles affiliate. In addition to these agreements, Pappas and TV Azteca have modified their existing station affiliation agreements and entered into new station affiliation agreements. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—Azteca International—Pappas Station Affiliations” on page 38 for a discussion of each of these agreements.

Echostar

On June 25, 2002, Echostar filed a lawsuit against TV Azteca in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. This lawsuit alleges that TV Azteca is in breach of the exclusivity provisions of the Echostar agreement because Azteca America Programming (which contains portions of Azteca 13 Programming) is re-transmitted by certain of Azteca International’s station affiliates on local cable systems and other satellite systems. Echostar sought a preliminary and permanent injunction that, among other things, would enjoin TV Azteca from directly or indirectly distributing any portion of Azteca 13 Programming to cable and satellite operators (other than Echostar) in the U.S. On July 9, 2002, TV Azteca entered into a voluntary undertaking, pursuant to which it represented to the Court that any new U.S. affiliates (signed after July 1, 2002) would not exercise their “must-carry” or “retransmission consent” rights to broadcast Azteca America Programming on cable or DTH satellite. This undertaking ceased to be in effect on April 13, 2003 after the Court denied Echostar’s application for a preliminary injunction on April 3, 2003. On December 20, 2002, TV Azteca filed an answer, denying the allegations of

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Echostar’s complaint. TV Azteca also filed counterclaims, alleging that if the Court were to find that Echostar’s interpretation of the agreement is correct, then the agreement should be rescinded due to a unilateral mistake as to the understanding of the material terms of the agreement, or because there was no meeting of the minds as to the material terms. There can be no assurance as to the outcome of this litigation. However, TV Azteca intends to defend itself vigorously.

If the Echostar lawsuit were to be adversely determined for TV Azteca, this could have an adverse effect on the ability of TV Azteca to provide Azteca International’s station affiliates and cable operators with Azteca America Programming that contains Azteca 13 Programming and, consequently, on its ability to expand the Azteca America Network in the U.S. prior to the expiration of the Echostar agreement on March 17, 2005, as extended by Echostar. In certain circumstances, if Echostar obtains an injunction barring Azteca International from distributing Azteca America Programming that contains portions of Azteca 13 Programming to over-the-air broadcasters that retransmit it to U.S. cable operators, then, subject to certain conditions, certain of Azteca International’s station affiliates would have the right to cancel their affiliation agreements. However, in such event TV Azteca believes that it will be able to provide alternative TV Azteca content and thus continue the broadcast of Azteca America Programming over such affiliate stations. Although Echostar is continuing to seek a permanent injunction against TV Azteca, the Court denied Echostar’s application for a preliminary injunction on April 3, 2003. The parties are currently proceeding with fact discovery, which is scheduled to conclude in September 2004. Expert discovery is scheduled to conclude in February 2005. As of June 30, 2004, no trial date has been set. TV Azteca is awaiting final disposition by the U.S. court. An adverse outcome in this lawsuit could also subject TV Azteca to the payment of damages for lost subscribers incurred by Echostar.

Channel 40

In December 1998, TV Azteca entered into a joint venture with TVM and TVM’s subsidiary, CNI, for the operation of a television channel that broadcasts throughout the Mexico City metropolitan area on UHF Channel 40. For a minimum term of three years and up to 10 years, TV Azteca agreed to pay to CNI, on a quarterly basis, 50% of the EBITDA, as defined in the agreement governing the joint venture, generated by Channel 40. TV Azteca advanced US$15.0 million of this payment to CNI in a series of installments paid in 1998 and 1999. Under the terms of the joint venture, TV Azteca agreed to provide substantially all of Channel 40’s programming and to sell all of Channel 40’s advertising time. TV Azteca also established a 10-year credit facility of US$10.0 million for CNI, secured by stock of TVM, with a three-year grace period for payment of principal and interest. As security for the loan, 51% of the capital stock of TVM owned by Mr. Javier Moreno Valle, a major shareholder and the sole administrator of TVM, was pledged as collateral. TV Azteca was also granted an option to purchase up to 51% of the capital stock of TVM beginning in November 2002, or upon the earlier termination of the joint venture by CNI or TVM. Under the option to purchase, the sale price of TVM’s capital stock will be based on a valuation of 100% of the stock of TVM that is equal to the greater of US$100.0 million (which amount increases gradually over time) or 10 times the EBITDA generated by Channel 40 for the 12 months preceding the exercise of the purchase option, less any indebtedness owed by TVM or CNI to TV Azteca at the time the option is exercised. At December 31, 2002, TVM’s and CNI’s indebtedness to TV Azteca totaled approximately US$34.4 million, comprised of US$10.0 million under the credit facility, a US$15.0 million payment advance and US$9.4 million comprised of interest on the credit facility and additional operating expenses forwarded to CNI.

In July 2000, CNI stopped broadcasting TV Azteca’s signal as required by its contractual obligations under the joint venture agreement. In response to CNI’s actions, TV Azteca filed several lawsuits in Mexico against TVM, CNI and Mr. Moreno Valle, seeking lost profits and the enforcement of its purchase option right under the joint venture to acquire up to 51% of the capital stock of TVM.

In July 2001, the 5th Civil Court in Mexico City ordered CNI to pay TV Azteca US$35.0 million for damages and lost profits. CNI appealed this order and, in October 2001, an appeals court decided TV Azteca did not have the right to receive damages but instructed CNI to return advance payments in the amount of US$15.0 million. TV Azteca filed an action for relief (amparo) before a federal circuit court seeking to reverse the appeals court’s ruling. Accepting TV Azteca’s action for relief, the federal circuit court instructed the appeals court to decide whether TV Azteca is entitled to damages arising from TVM’s actions. Following this decision, the appeals court resolved that CNI committed an illegal act which allows TV Azteca to seek damages, but that such damages should be pursued

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pursuant to a different cause of action. TV Azteca filed an action for relief before the same federal circuit court. This action is pending.

In July 2002, TV Azteca filed a lawsuit against Mr. Moreno Valle seeking the foreclosure of the pledge over 51% of the capital stock of TVM. In March 2004, the 4th Civil Court in Mexico issued a verdict concluding that the corresponding action was right and proper, and gave TV Azteca the authorization to sell the TVM shares. In response, Mr. Moreno Valle filed an action for relief (amparo), which a Mexican federal district court granted, thereby staying the 4th Civil Court’s judgment. In May 2004, TV Azteca filed an appeal before a federal appellate court to reverse the district court’s decision and to lift the stay. This action is still pending.

In November 2002, TV Azteca requested the bankruptcy of CNI before a Mexican court. In January 2003, CNI submitted its response. This action is pending before a bankruptcy court.

In November 2000, TV Azteca filed another action before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. In this action, TV Azteca sought to enforce TV Azteca’s option to purchase up to 51% of the capital stock of TVM. TVM and Mr. Moreno Valle filed legal responses to these claims. In December 2002, an arbitral tribunal issued an award concluding that the joint venture and the option agreement entered into by TV Azteca and CNI are valid, in effect and enforceable. TV Azteca believes this arbitral award confirms TV Azteca’s right to operate Channel 40 as contemplated by the joint venture and to exercise its right to acquire up to 51% of the capital stock of TVM.

In reliance on the arbitral award issued in December 2002 by the arbitral tribunal of the International Court of Arbitration, TV Azteca took possession of certain broadcasting facilities of Channel 40 to restore TV Azteca’s signal on Channel 40. Following this event, the SCT took exclusive control of the Channel 40 transmission site and signal.

In December 2002, CNI filed criminal complaints against individuals who took possession of the broadcasting facilities of Channel 40. These complaints, which resulted in criminal judgments, are currently being appealed before a federal criminal judge. No director or executive officer of TV Azteca or its parent is a part of these proceedings.

In January 2003, CNI filed an action for relief (amparo) before a Mexican federal district court seeking to reverse the SCT’s decision to take exclusive control of the Channel 40 transmission site and signal. The Mexican federal district court suspended the SCT’s decision, but required that TVM place US$5.0 million bail in respect of such suspension, which TVM placed. On January 27, 2003, CNI regained control of the Channel 40 transmission site and signal. As of the date of this Annual Report, no TV Azteca signal is being broadcast on Channel 40.

On February 10, 2003, the SCT imposed a Ps.211 thousand (US$18.7 thousand) fine on TV Azteca for operating the broadcasting facilities of Channel 40 without the corresponding permit required by SCT.

In March 2003, TV Azteca submitted a criminal fraud complaint against Javier Moreno Valle. The complaint is currently being reviewed by the office of the Mexican Federal Attorney General (Procuraduría General de la República) of Mexico and we are providing the authorities with information to substantiate our case against Mr. Moreno.

TV Azteca is actively seeking to enforce its rights to operate Channel 40 and believes that it will be successful in its legal actions against CNI and Mr. Moreno Valle. However, no assurance can be given as to the outcome of these actions. If the Channel 40 litigation were to be adversely determined against TV Azteca, TV Azteca could lose the benefit of all or part of its option to purchase 51% of the capital stock of TVM, the joint venture agreement that allows TV Azteca to operate Channel 40 and revenues received therefrom could be terminated. However, in such event, CNI would continue to be indebted to TV Azteca for approximately US$34.0 million, which indebtedness would continue to be secured by the pledge of 51% of TVM’s capital stock.

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La Academia

On October 16, 2002, Gestmusic Endemol, S.A., or Endemol, filed an administrative claim before the Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (“IMPI”), the Mexican trademark agency. Endemol alleges that TV Azteca violated certain provisions of the Ley de la Propiedad Industrial (“Mexican Industrial Law”) because TV Azteca did not obtain authorization from Endemol to use the trademark La Academia, and that such unauthorized use caused confusion among the general public. Endemol seeks that TV Azteca refrain from conducting unfair practices in the future, which it argues includes the use of La Academia’s name and format, and that IMPI impose a penalty on TV Azteca for its violations. TV Azteca has denied this allegation, asserting that Endemol’s trademark rights do not extend to television programming and that the name is of such general nature that it is not appropriate for trademark protections. This administrative action is still pending final resolution before the IMPI. In addition, TV Azteca has requested that IMPI declare the trademark La Academia null and void alleging that such trademark is descriptive in nature and of common public use for the services it was registered.

TV Azteca believes that if the administrative claim were to be adversely determined to TV Azteca, TV Azteca could be subject to a fine of up to 20,000 working days of Mexico City minimum wage.

Unefon

Unefon and Nortel

Beginning the second half of 2002, Unefon and Nortel had discrepancies as to the interpretation of the finance agreement. Such discrepancies resulted in a dispute between the parties that began when Unefon alleged Nortel’s breach of its obligations under the finance agreement, the letter agreement and the procurement agreement. As a result, in August 2002, Unefon withheld a US$6 million interest payment due to Nortel and claimed to be relieved from its payment obligations under the finance agreement due to Nortel’s breaches.

In August 2002, Nortel sent Unefon a notice alleging that latter was in default under the finance agreement due to its non-payment of the interest payment due that month. Nortel also alleged that TV Azteca’s then proposed split-off of its 46.5% stake in Unefon would be deemed to be a change in control under the terms of the finance agreement, which would also constitute a default thereunder unless Nortel consented to such action. Based on Unefon’s non-payment of the August 2002 interest payment, Nortel notified Unefon in September 2002 that it was exercising its right to terminate in advance the finance agreement and the procurement and, therefore, was accelerating all amounts owed by Unefon under such agreements.

In September 2002, Unefon filed a lawsuit against Nortel in the Supreme Court of the State of New York seeking damages and lost profits in the amount of US$900 million. Nortel filed an answer and counterclaim on September 23, 2002 wherein Nortel asserted, among other things, that it had not breached the finance agreement and related letter agreement and that the remedies sought by Unefon were not available to it under the finance agreement, the procurement agreement or applicable law. Nortel’s counterclaim was based on Unefon’s non-payment of the August 2002 interest payment and Nortel sought acceleration and immediate payment of all amounts allegedly due to Nortel under the finance agreement. The parties filed additional claims and counterclaims before the Supreme Court of the State of New York and the American Arbitration Association in New York City, in addition to, among other actions brought in Mexico, a petition by Nortel to a Mexican court to declare bankruptcy (concurso mercantil) of Unefon.

Due to the litigation between Unefon and Nortel, in September 2002, TV Azteca’s Board of Directors resolved to postpone temporarily the distribution of the Unefon shares to TV Azteca’s shareholders, a distribution previously approved by the Board, until the dispute was resolved. Simultaneously, TV Azteca suspended temporarily the course of its financial support program previously granted to Unefon.

In February 2003, the Board of Directors of TV Azteca approved a six-year plan for cash utilization, consisting of cash distributions to the shareholders in excess of US$500 million and a gradual reduction of approximately US$250 million of TV Azteca’s debt during a six-year period. Among the fundamental guidelines for the implementation of such plan, TV Azteca estimated that Unefon would no longer require additional funding from TV Azteca.

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In February 2003, PricewaterhouseCoopers, auditor of Unefon’s financial statements, indicated in its audit report of the Unefon 2002 financial statements that Unefon’s litigation with Nortel generated substantial doubts as to the possibility of Unefon continuing as a going concern.

On June 16, 2003, Unefon reached a settlement with Nortel pursuant to which Unefon and Nortel released each other from all obligations arising out of these agreements, and terminated all legal actions and proceedings of any kind between the parties or involving the parties and their counsel in the United States and Mexico. Unefon and Nortel also terminated the existing procurement agreement and entered into a new procurement agreement dated June 16, 2003. In connection with the payment made to Nortel, Unefon paid to Nortel a total cash amount of US$43 million, of which US$18.1 million was applied to accounts receivable due and US$24.9 million was applied to reduce the total amount of debt owed by Unefon to Nortel, leaving an outstanding balance of US$325 million as of the settlement date.

Codisco, a company in which Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, a majority shareholder and chairman of the Board of Directors of the TV Azteca, and Moisés Saba Masri, owner of 46.5% of Unefon’s capital stock, each owned a 50% indirect beneficial interest, purchased the debt owed by Unefon to Nortel. As of June 16, 2003, the face value of the debt was $325 million. The acquisition price for such debt was US$107 million. On June 16, 2003, Nortel and Codisco entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, pursuant to which Codisco replaced Nortel as lender under the financing agreement, and the rights arising from the mortgage over all present and future assets of Unefon and the stock pledges on the stock issued by Unefon’s subsidiaries granted in favor of Nortel were assigned to Codisco. The parties also entered into a Restructuring Agreement, also dated June 16, 2003, in which they stipulated that the Unefon debt to Nortel could not be sold by Codisco to a party unrelated to Unefon without Nortel’s express consent.

As a result of the settlement between Unefon and Nortel and the acquisition by Codisco of the debt that Unefon had with Nortel, the following occurred: (a) Unefon eliminated from its financial statements the legal contingencies arising from the litigation for acceleration and termination of the finance agreement and the alleged breach of the procurement agreement, as well as a bankruptcy (concurso mercantil) lawsuit initiated by Nortel against Unefon; (b) as disclosed by Unefon in its public releases, the payment made by Unefon to Nortel to reduce its debt was made in similar conditions to the payment made by Codisco to Nortel for the acquisition of the debt; (c) Unefon and Codisco agreed to restructure the finance agreement over a 10-year term, without amortization of principal during the entire term of the agreement at an annual interest rate of 12.9%; under such new arrangement, Unefon would pay the principal amount of such debt in 2013; (d) Unefon was able to reinitiate its business plan and obtain the financial viability which it did not have prior to such restructuring, thereby allowing Unefon to become financially independent from TV Azteca; and (e) with respect to Unefon’s relationship with Nortel, its principal infrastructure and technology provider, both parties executed a new procurement agreement with favorable terms for Unefon.

Notwithstanding that, US$107 million from third parties other than Unefon and TV Azteca were used to terminate the litigation initiated by Nortel against Unefon, TV Azteca’s 46.5% investment in Unefon’s capital stock, with a book value as of December 31^, 2002 of US$168.9 million, was not diluted.

As a result of such transactions, the termination of the litigation and the elimination of the possibility that Nortel could claim a change of control in Unefon due to TV Azteca’s distribution to its shareholders of the shares owned by TV Azteca in Unefon, in December 2003, TV Azteca was able to continue the distribution process through the split-off of its capital stock ownership in Unefon.

In September 2003, and having the prior approval from its Board of Directors, Unefon executed a long term services agreement to provide spare capacity of 8.4 Mhz., of the 30 Mhz. licensed to Unefon by the SCT to Telcel, an unrelated third party, and received a total consideration of approximately US$268 million in September and October of 2003, which was equivalent to the total present value of any amounts due during the term of such agreement. Unefon used such funds, as well as resources from operations and short term loans, to pay the debt to Codisco in advance and without any penalty, at a face value of US$325 million and, as a result, the assets mortgaged and the Unefon stock pledged to secure the debt were released. Consequently, Unefon substantially reduced its liabilities and released its stock from pledges that had collateralized the debt. As a result of repayment of that debt, Codisco realized a gain of approximately US$218 million.

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The services agreement pursuant to which Unefon received the above mentioned US$268 million and Unefon’s payment to Codisco of US$325 million are transactions independent from the June 16, 2003 Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transaction.

Unefon’s debt was reduced significantly due to the US$325 million payment made by Unefon to Codisco, strengthening Unefon’s operating perspective. Such reduction will permit that, with the prior relevant authorizations, when the shareholders of TV Azteca receive the shares of Unefon Holdings, such shareholders will receive shares of a company which investment in Unefon shares would represent a participation in a corporation with a greater financial strength.

Internal Investigation.

In the second half of 2003, a dispute arose between TV Azteca’s former U.S. legal counsel and its management with regard to TV Azteca’s public disclosures regarding the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions. On December 12, 2003, TV Azteca’s former U.S. legal counsel sent a letter to TV Azteca’s Board of Directors notifying the Board that it was withdrawing from representation of TV Azteca. That letter alleged potential violations by TV Azteca and its management of U.S. securities laws and regulations in connection with the disclosures relating to the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions. In response, a special committee composed of independent directors of TV Azteca was formed to review the issues presented by that letter. At the request of the special committee, in January 2004, TV Azteca engaged Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, independent U.S. legal counsel selected by the special committee, to investigate the facts surrounding the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions and TV Azteca’s related public disclosures. On May 7, 2004, the independent counsel delivered its final report to the Board of Directors.

In summary, the report is highly critical of the actions of the management of TV Azteca and found that Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, Pedro Padilla, Luis Echarte and Francisco X. Borrego Hinojosa made several misstatements and omissions concerning the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions. TV Azteca’s Board of Directors took such report into consideration in formulating an appropriate response to the December 12, 2003 letter of its former U.S. legal counsel, in accordance with the requirements of applicable law.

On July 6, 2004, TV Azteca’s new U.S. legal counsel, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP (“Mayer, Brown”), delivered to the Board of Directors its recommendations for an appropriate response to the withdrawal of TV Azteca’s former U.S. legal counsel and the report of Munger Tolles & Olson LLP. On July 14, 2004, TV Azteca’s Board of Directors resolved to engage independent Mexican counsel to confirm that the implementation by TV Azteca of those recommendations would comply with applicable Mexican law. The Board of Directors adopted a resolution accepting those recommendations and agreeing to their prompt implementation, subject to the confirmation by independent Mexican legal counsel, and the approval of the recommendations by the shareholders of TV Azteca. See “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions” on page 83. TV Azteca anticipates that the recommendations will be presented to its shareholders at an extraordinary meeting to be held not later than December 31, 2004. Those measures include:

• the establishment of a “Blue Ribbon” Committee, consisting of two prominent members of the Mexican business community to nominate at least four candidates in compliance with the independence criteria of the NYSE for election by the shareholders of TV Azteca to the two vacant independent directorships.

• the establishment of a new Audit Committee (the “New Audit Committee”) that will consist of three independent directors in compliance with (a) the independence criteria of the NYSE (well in advance of the NYSE’s July 31, 2005 deadline for compliance by foreign private issuers), and (b) Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. This New Audit Committee would be substantially similar to audit committees required of U.S. issuers and would be charged with (i) the review of all future related party transactions; (ii) the investigation of allegations of misconduct on the part of directors and executive officers regarding alleged misconduct concerning accounting and financial matters; (iii) violations of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and noncompliance with applicable securities laws and regulations and the recommendation to the Board of appropriate remedial measures; and (iv) the preparation of an annual report to the Board and the shareholders of TV Azteca.

• the establishment of a new Ethics Compliance Program, which will include the adoption of a rigorous Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

• the appointment of a Chief Compliance Officer, who should be a respected professional in Mexico that reports to the New Audit Committee and works in conjunction with the New Audit Committee to (i) oversee TV Azteca’s compliance with Mexican and U.S. corporate and disclosure requirements under applicable securities laws and regulations, (ii) monitor compliance of directors and executive officers with the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; (iii) prepare annual and quarterly reports to the New Audit Committee concerning any alleged noncompliance by directors and executive officers with any applicable disclosure obligations to Mexican or U.S. securities regulators and any alleged misconduct concerning accounting and financial matters, violations of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or applicable securities laws and regulations; and (iv) immediately inform the New Audit Committee of any such alleged violations, in order that the New Audit Committee may recommend to the Board appropriate corrective measures in a timely manner.

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• the preparation and publication on the TV Azteca website of its corporate governance guidelines.

• the implementation of rigorous disclosure controls to ensure that TV Azteca’s future public filings comply with applicable law.

• the consideration by the New Audit Committee of the opinion of independent Mexican legal counsel concerning the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transaction and the conduct of directors and officers relating thereto, and the preparation of a report of such evaluation for the Board of Directors’ consideration as part of the remedies to be adopted by TV Azteca.

TV Azteca has engaged independent Mexican legal counsel to confirm the acceptability of the Mayer, Brown recommendations under Mexican law, and expects to receive an opinion of such Mexican counsel during October 2004. TV Azteca plans to implement fully the recommendations of Mayer, Brown as promptly as possible, but in no event later than March 31, 2005. Although TV Azteca has not implemented the Mayer, Brown recommendations to date, it has proceeded with certain changes in management. See “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—Certain Changes in the Management of TV Azteca” on page 83.

TV Azteca is preparing a presentation, which will be given to the CNBV as soon as it is completed, and which will set forth, in detail, the factual information concerning the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions, based upon publicly available sources, and which will set forth TV Azteca’s views regarding the legality of the transactions under Mexican law. The CNBV has not requested this report nor is TV Azteca required to provide this report under Mexican laws and regulations. The presentation will not address the U.S. federal securities law implications of the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions, and TV Azteca’s related public disclosures in the United States. TV Azteca is considering the possibility of posting a copy of that presentation on its investor relations website (www.irtvazteca.com), in which event TV Azteca would also furnish a copy of such presentation to the SEC on Form 6-K.

On September 14 and 28, 2004, Mr. Salinas Pliego, Chairman of TV Azteca, spoke with Mexican and foreign correspondents, including reporters from Reuters, Bloomberg, Hollywood Reporter and Dow Jones, in which he made reference to the presentation and made several statements regarding the SEC investigation relating to the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions and related public disclosures. During the course of that interview, Mr. Salinas Pliego made references to TV Azteca’s former U.S. legal counsel in connection with the nondisclosure of certain information relating to the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions, and he also stated that the presentation to be prepared would clarify his role in connection with the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions. Mr. Salinas Pliego’s statements were summarized in news coverage disseminated in Mexico and the United States. The content of those news reports is not entirely consistent with the description of those matters set forth in this annual report.

SEC Investigation.

In January 2004, the SEC initiated an investigation regarding the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions and issued a formal order of investigation on February 2, 2004. The SEC has issued subpoenas to TV Azteca and certain individuals for the production of documents and rendering of testimony in connection with this investigation. TV Azteca and certain individuals have produced documents to the SEC. In addition, certain individuals have provided testimony to the SEC.

On or around August 27, 2004, the staff of the SEC issued Wells Notices to TV Azteca, Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, Pedro Padilla, Luis Echarte and Francisco X. Borrego Hinojosa. TV Azteca’s Wells Notice states that the staff of the SEC intends to recommend that the Commission bring a civil injunctive action against TV Azteca, alleging violations of Sections 10(b), 13(a) and 13(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rules 10b-5, 12b-20, 13a-1 and 13a-6 promulgated thereunder. It further states that, in connection with the contemplated action, the SEC may seek permanent injunctive relief and civil monetary penalties.

At this time, TV Azteca cannot predict the outcome of the SEC’s investigation; however, the SEC may impose fines or penalties that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and result of operations.

National Banking and Securities Commission Request for Information.

The CNBV has requested that TV Azteca produce information and documentation in connection with the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions and our related public disclosures. TV Azteca considers that is has satisfied such authority’s information requirements.

TV Azteca considers that it has cooperated with the CNBV in this regard, and is currently unable to predict the outcome of the review by the CNBV; however, the CNBV’s review could have a material adverse effect on TV Azteca’s financial position and results of operations.

Securities Class Action Litigation.

TV Azteca has been named as a defendant in three related, putative class actions (the “Shareholder Actions”), filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, entitled Chrein v. TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., et al., 04 Civ. 00627 (S.D.N.Y.); Milch v. TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., et al., 04 Civ. 01271 (S.D.N.Y.); and Richardson v. TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., et al., 04 Civ. 00546 (S.D.N.Y.). The Shareholder Actions were filed between January 23, 2004 and February 17, 2004. The plaintiffs in the Shareholder Actions filed these actions on behalf of all persons who purchased stock of TV Azteca in the U.S. securities market between October 6, 2003 and January 7, 2004 (the “purported Class Period”). Each complaint also names as defendants three of TV Azteca’s executive officers, Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego (Chairman of the Board of Directors), Pedro Padilla Longoria (Chief

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Executive Officer), and Carlos Hesles (Chief Financial Officer), as well as Moisés Saba Masri (46.5% shareholder of Unefon) (collectively, the “Individual Defendants”).

The plaintiffs challenge the accuracy of certain statements by defendants in press releases and documents filed with the SEC during the purported Class Period. Specifically, plaintiffs allege that defendants engaged in a fraudulent scheme in which they issued statements that failed to disclose the following: (a) Codisco was indirectly owned by defendants Salinas and Saba, each of whom owned a 50% indirect beneficial interest in Codisco; (b) that Codisco, on behalf of the defendants Salinas and Saba, purchased Unefon debt from Nortel at a steep discount, paying only US$107 million for debt with a face value of nearly US$325 million; and as a result of which, the defendants Saba and Salinas profited nearly US$218 million and denied participation in these profits to both TV Azteca and its minority shareholders; and (c) based on the foregoing, defendants’ statements and opinions concerning the financial condition of TV Azteca, the value of TV Azteca’s investment in Unefon, and the value which TV Azteca’s minority shareholders would receive as a result of the split-off of TV Azteca’s investment in Unefon were lacking in a reasonable basis at all times.

In the Shareholder Actions, the plaintiffs’ complaints assert claims against TV Azteca and the Individual Defendants for alleged violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. In addition, each complaint asserts claims against the Individual Defendants for the alleged violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The complaints seek to hold TV Azteca and the Individual Defendants jointly and severally liable for class damages and statutory compensation in an amount to be determined at trial, plus interest, costs and attorneys’ fees. To date, no specific amount of monetary damages has been claimed.

The Shareholder Actions have since been consolidated as “In re TV Azteca, S. A. de C.V. Securities Litigation,” and the U.S. District Court has appointed both a lead plaintiff and a lead counsel. There has been no discovery in the consolidation action to date.

The consolidated action is at a preliminary stage, and TV Azteca intends to defend against the plaintiffs’ claims in both the United States and Mexico. Indeed, TV Azteca considers that it has not yet been legally served with the complaint and the U.S. District Court has adjourned the case until October 2004 to afford the plaintiffs time to complete service of process. Moreover, plaintiffs have yet to make a specific monetary claim, the U.S. District Court has only held preliminary, procedural hearings, and there has been no discovery in the consolidated action to date. Accordingly, at this stage of the consolidated action, TV Azteca does not have a reasonable basis for determining the probability of an outcome of the consolidated action, whether favorable or adverse, nor the amount of any settlement or judgment, if any.

Material Contracts

The Company’s agreements with related parties are described in “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions” on page 84.

Unefon has entered into a supply agreement with Nortel and has issued a note to Codisco, to whom Unefon’s indebtedness to Nortel was assigned pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement between Codisco and Nortel, in connection with the equipment and working capital needs of its mobile wireless telecommunications network. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—Pappas Station Affiliations” on page 38 for a description of these and related agreements.

Azteca International has entered into a settlement agreement and related agreements with Pappas affiliates. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—Other Operations” on page 37 for a description of these agreements.

Exchange Controls

Since November 11, 1991, Mexico has had a free market for foreign exchange. Prior to December 21, 1994, the Mexican Central Bank kept the peso U.S. dollar exchange rate within a range prescribed by the Mexican government through intervention in the foreign exchange market. On December 21, 1994, the Mexican government announced its decision to suspend intervention by the Mexican Central Bank and to allow the peso to float freely against the U.S. dollar. Factors contributing to the decision included the growing size of Mexico’s current account

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deficit, the declining level of the Mexican Central Bank’s foreign exchange reserves, rising interest rates for other currencies, especially the U.S. dollar, and reduced confidence in the Mexican economy on the part of international investors due to political uncertainty. The Mexican government’s decision caused a significant devaluation of the peso against the U.S. dollar. The devaluation produced a number of adverse effects on the Mexican economy that, in turn, adversely affected the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Interest rates in Mexico increased substantially, thus increasing the cost of borrowing. In addition, in response to the adverse effects of the devaluation, the Mexican government established an economic recovery program designed to tighten the money supply, increase domestic savings, discourage consumption and reduce public spending generally. Foreign investment in Mexico by private sources declined significantly.

In 2001, the peso weakened to Ps.9.16 per U.S. dollar at December 31, 2001, a 5.1% decrease in value from December 31, 2000. In 2002, the peso weakened to Ps.10.395 per U.S. dollar at December 31, 2002, a 13.5% decrease in value from December 31, 2001. In 2003, the peso weakened to Ps.11.232 per U.S. dollar at December 31, 2003, a decrease of 8.0% in value from December 31, 2002. There can be no assurance that the Mexican government will maintain its current policies with regard to the peso or that the peso will not further depreciate or appreciate significantly in the future.

Taxation

The following summary contains a description of the principal Mexican and U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Azteca Holdings Notes, but it does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all of the tax considerations relating thereto. In particular, this summary deals only with holders that will hold the Azteca Holdings Notes as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to the date hereof (the “Code”), and does not address the tax treatment of a holder that may be subject to special tax rules, such as banks, tax-exempt organizations, insurance companies, dealers in securities or currencies, traders in securities that elect to use the mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings, persons that will hold the Azteca Holdings Notes as part of an integrated investment (including a “straddle”) comprised of the Azteca Holdings Notes and one or more other positions, certain U.S. expatriates or former U.S. residents, persons that have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar, nor does it address the tax treatment of holders of the Azteca Holdings Notes who did not acquire the Azteca Holdings Notes at their issue price as part of the initial distribution.

This summary is based on the tax laws of the United States and Mexico in force on the date of this Annual Report, including the provisions of the income tax treaty between the United States and Mexico (the “Tax Treaty”), which are subject to change (possibly with retroactive effect). Holders of the Azteca Holdings Notes should consult their own tax advisors as to the U.S. federal, Mexican or other tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Azteca Holdings Notes including, in particular, the effect of any foreign, state or local tax laws.

As used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means the beneficial owner of Azteca Holdings Notes, that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes: (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the U.S.; (ii) a corporation or partnership created or organized under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof; (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or (iv) a trust if (a) a court within the U.S. is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and (b) one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, to the extent provided in the Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996, and treated as U.S. persons prior to such date that elect to continue to be treated as U.S. persons and that are beneficial owners of Azteca Holdings Notes will also be U.S. Holders. The term “Non-U.S. Holder” shall mean the beneficial owner of an Azteca Holdings Note other than a U.S. Holder.

As used herein, the term “Non-Mexican Holder” means a holder of the Azteca Holdings Notes that is not a resident of Mexico and that will not hold the Azteca Holdings Notes or a beneficial interest therein in connection with the conduct of a trade or business through a permanent establishment in Mexico.

For purposes of Mexican taxation, an individual is a resident of Mexico for tax purposes if he or she has established his or her domicile in Mexico. If he or she has a permanent home in another country, he or she shall nevertheless be deemed to be a resident of Mexico for tax purposes if the locus of such person’s vital economic

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interests is in Mexico. The locus of vital economic interests shall be deemed to be in Mexico (a) when more than 50% of the gross income of such non-resident individual arises from Mexican sources of income or (b) when the center of such person’s professional activities is in Mexico. A legal entity is a resident of Mexico if it is organized under Mexican law or if it maintains the principal administration of its business or the effective location of its management in Mexico. A Mexican citizen is presumed to be a resident of Mexico unless such person can demonstrate the contrary.

If a non-resident of Mexico is deemed to have a permanent establishment in Mexico, all income attributable to such permanent establishment will be subject to Mexican taxes, in accordance with applicable tax laws.

Mexican Tax Considerations

The following summary of certain Mexican federal income tax considerations is a general summary of the principal consequences under the Mexican Income Tax Law (Ley del Impuesto Sobre la Renta) and rules and regulations thereunder, as currently in effect, of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the notes by a Non-Mexican Holder and does not describe any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, locality or taxing jurisdiction other than Mexico. This summary does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase the notes. The tax treatment described herein may be affected by any new rules and regulations relating to the Mexican Income Tax Law that are issued subsequent to the date of this Annual Report.

Taxation of Interest and Principal

Under the Mexican tax law and the rules promulgated thereunder in effect for 2004, payments of interest made by the Company in respect of the Azteca Holdings Notes (including payments of principal in excess of the issue price of the Azteca Holdings Notes, which, under Mexican law, are deemed to be interest) to a Non-Mexican Holder will generally be subject to a Mexican withholding tax assessed at a rate of 4.9% if (i) the relevant Azteca Holdings Notes are registered with the Special Section of the RNV maintained by the National Banking and Securities Commission, (ii) the Azteca Holdings Notes have been placed by a broker in a country that has entered into a treaty for avoidance of double taxation with Mexico, and (iii) no related party directly or indirectly, individually or jointly with related parties is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of interests paid by the Company. Related parties as defined in the Mexican income tax law are (a) persons owning more than 10% of the voting capital stock of the Company, directly or indirectly, jointly or individually with related parties or (b) entities of which more than 20% of their capital stock is owned directly or indirectly, individually or jointly by related parties of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, under Rule 3.23.8 of the general rules issued by the Mexican Ministry of Finance published in the Official Gazette on April 30, 2004 (the “Rules”), the tax rate will be 4.9% only if (i) the Azteca Holdings Notes continue to be registered in the Special Section of the RNV, (ii) the Company timely files with the Mexican Ministry of Finance within the first 15 business days after the placement, general information regarding such placement, (iii) the Company timely files with the Mexican Ministry of Finance within the first 15 business days of July and October 2004, and January and April 2005, information regarding the amount of interest paid on the Azteca Holdings Notes and the date of such payment, and a statement representing that no party related to the Company (as such terms are defined in the Rules), jointly or individually, directly or indirectly, is the effective beneficiary of 5.0% or more of the aggregate amount of each such interest payment, and (iv) the Company maintains records which evidence compliance with items (i) and (ii) above. The Company expects that such requirements will be met during the effectiveness of Rule 3.23.8. If the requirements under Rule 3.23.8 are not complied with, the withholding tax on payment of interest on the Azteca Holdings Notes will be assessed at a rate of 10% for holders other than parties related to the Company as described in item (ii) above. However, a 33% withholding tax rate shall apply to payments of interest to a party related to Azteca Holdings (as determined pursuant to the Rules) if such party is jointly or individually, directly or indirectly, the effective beneficiary of 5% or more of the aggregate amount of such interest payment. The Rules, together with other tax regulations, are promulgated on an annual basis. Therefore, no assurances can be given that the Rules will be extended or that equivalent rules will be enacted.

Under the Mexican tax law, payments of interest made by the Company with respect to the Azteca Holdings Notes to non-Mexican pension or retirement funds are exempt from Mexican withholding taxes, provided that the

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fund (i) is the effective beneficiary of the interest, (ii) is duly organized pursuant to the laws of its country of origin (regardless of the type of organization), (iii) is exempt from income tax in such country and (iv) is duly registered with the Mexican Ministry of Finance for such purposes.

The Company has agreed, subject to certain exceptions and limitations, to pay additional amounts in respect of the above-mentioned Mexican withholding taxes to holders of the Azteca Holdings Notes. If the Company pays additional amounts in respect of such Mexican withholding taxes, any refunds received with respect to such additional amounts will be for the Company’s account.

Holders or beneficial owners of Azteca Holdings Notes may be requested, subject to specified exceptions and limitations, to provide certain information or documentation necessary to enable the Company to establish the appropriate Mexican withholding tax rate applicable to such holders or beneficial owners in respect of interest payments under the Azteca Holdings Notes. In the event that the specified information or documentation concerning the holder or beneficial owner, if requested, is not provided prior to the payment of any interest to such holder or beneficial owner, the Company may withhold Mexican tax from such interest payment to such holder or beneficial owner at the maximum applicable rate (currently 33%), but its obligation to pay additional amounts under the Azteca Holdings Indenture in respect of such withholding taxes will be limited.

Under the Mexican tax law and its regulations thereunder, a Non-Mexican Holder is not to be subject to any Mexican withholding or similar taxes in connection with payments of principal made by the Company in connection with the Azteca Holdings Notes.

Taxation of Dispositions of Notes

Capital gains resulting from the sale or other taxable disposition of the Azteca Holdings Notes by a Non-Mexican Holder will not be subject to Mexican income or other taxes.

Other Taxes

There are no inheritance, gift, succession or value added taxes applicable to the ownership, transfer, exchange or disposition of Azteca Holdings Notes by Non-Mexican Holders. Commissions paid to Mexican resident brokers in brokerage transactions for the sale of CPOs on the Mexican Stock Exchange are subject to a value added tax of 15%.

Unefon Rights Transaction

On October 19, 2000, TV Azteca granted, on a pro rata basis to certain of its shareholders, including the Company, rights to acquire all of the shares of Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias owned by TV Azteca (as described above, the Rights). The exercise price of the Rights was determined by TV Azteca based on its valuation of the shares underlying the Rights as of the date the Rights were granted. There is the possibility, as there is in any transaction involving valuation, that the Mexican tax authorities may challenge TV Azteca’s determination (although management of TV Azteca believes this possibility is remote). If TV Azteca’s valuation of the Rights is successfully challenged by the Mexican tax authorities, TV Azteca could be liable for the payment of corporate and withholding taxes, including penalties and interest. The amount of any tax liability would likely depend on, among other things, the valuation of the shares underlying the Rights. If the amount of any tax liability were substantial, it could harm TV Azteca’s business and results of operations.

In connection with the grant of Rights, the Company granted Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego and Elisa Salinas Gomez, his aunt, the right to purchase a specified number of the Unefon shares acquired by the Company upon exercise of the Unefon Rights for a non-refundable premium of $6.65 million. The premium paid for this purchase right was determined by the Company. There is the possibility, as there is in any transaction involving valuation, that the Mexican tax authorities may challenge the Company’s determination, although the Company believes this possibility is remote. If the Company’s valuation of the purchase right is successfully challenged by the Mexican tax authorities, the Company could be liable for the payment of additional income tax, including penalties and interest. The amount of any tax liability would likely depend on, among other things, the valuation of the Unefon shares

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underlying the purchase right. If the amount of any tax liability were substantial, it could harm the Company’s business and results of operations.

Tax Considerations Relating to the Unefon Holdings Split-Off

TV Azteca’s split-off of Unefon Holdings as described under the caption “Unefon—Split-Off” on page 42 (the “Split-Off”) is not a taxable event for Mexican income tax purposes.

Subject to the applicable trading restrictions required by Mexican law with respect to the Split-Off, TV Azteca will not be subject to Mexican income tax for the transfer of resources in favor of Unefon Holdings. TV Azteca expects that the applicable Mexican tax law requirements relating to the tax-free treatment of the Split-Off will be satisfied.

If, as a consequence of the Split-Off, greater than 51% of the assets of either TV Azteca or Unefon Holdings is comprised of monetary assets, the Split-Off will be deemed for Mexican tax purposes to be a taxable capital redemption by TV Azteca. TV Azteca does not consider such an event to have occurred.

The Company does not expect that its receipt of Unefon Holdings shares, pursuant to the Split-Off, will be subject to Mexican income taxation or value added tax. Further, no fiscal, stamp, issuance or registry tax or similar tariffs are expected to be payable by the Company as a result of its receipt of Unefon Holdings shares pursuant to the Split-Off.

U.S. Tax Considerations

The following summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations is a general summary of the principal consequences under the Code, as well as U.S. Treasury regulations, published rulings, and court decisions thereunder, as currently in effect, of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Azteca Holdings Notes by a U.S. Holder and does not describe any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, locality or taxing jurisdiction other than the U.S. This summary does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all tax considerations that may be relevant to a U.S. Holder of the Azteca Holdings Notes.

Deemed Reissuance of the Exchange Offer Notes

Under the Registration Rights Agreements governing the Exchange Offer Notes, the Company is obligated to make payments of additional interest if certain registration defaults occur. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Liquidity—Azteca Holdings—Registration Default.” The Company has defaulted on its registration obligations, and the Company has made payments of such additional interest on the Exchange Offer Notes. As a result, under U.S. Treasury regulations, the Exchange Offer Notes upon such default were deemed to be retired and then reissued for purposes of determining the original issue discount (“OID”) on such notes, but this deemed exchange is not a taxable event. As a result, (1) a U.S. Holder will not recognize a taxable gain or loss as a result of the retirement and reissuance; (2) the holding period of the reissued Exchange Offer Notes received will include the holding period of the retired Exchange Offer Notes exchanged therefor; and (3) the adjusted tax basis and adjusted issue price of the reissued Exchange Offer Notes received will be the same as the adjusted tax basis and adjusted issue price, respectively, of the retired Exchange Offer Notes exchanged therefor immediately before such retirement.

However, the Company intends to take the position, under the U.S. Treasury regulations, (i) that the reissued Exchange Offer Notes are “contingent payment debt instruments,” (ii) that such notes were not publicly traded prior to or at the time of the retirement and reissuance for purposes of the OID provisions of the Code, and (iii) that the reissued Exchange Offer Notes are thus subject to a special set of rules (the “Contingent Debt Regulations”). The contingent interest payable on the Exchange Offer Notes (i.e., the additional interest that is paid due to the registration default) is referred to herein as “Contingent Interest.” U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the Contingent Debt Regulations to their particular circumstances.

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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) may, however, take the position that the reissued Exchange Offer Notes are not subject to the Contingent Debt Regulations, but instead are subject to the rules under U.S. Treasury regulations section 1.1272-1(c), which apply to debt instruments with alternative payment schedules. Such rules would apply, however, only if the IRS could determine that, as of the date of the retirement and reissuance, a single payment schedule was significantly more likely to occur. Due to the degree of uncertainty concerning when Contingent Interest may cease to accrue, the Company does not believe that the rules under U.S. Treasury regulations section 1.1272-1(c) apply to the Exchange Offer Notes.

The IRS may also take the position that the Exchange Offer Notes are instead subject to the rules under U.S. Treasury regulations section 1.1275-4(b), which apply to contingent payment debt instruments issued for money or publicly traded property. Such rules would apply, however, only if the Exchange Offer Notes were considered to be publicly traded for purposes of the OID provisions of the Code either before or immediately after the deemed retirement and reissuance. As stated above, the Company intends to take the position such was not the case. Thus, the Company believes that the rules under Treasury Regulations section 1.1275-4(b) do not apply to the Exchange Offer Notes.

If either such set of alternative rules applied, the tax treatment of the Exchange Offer Notes could differ materially and adversely from that described below. U.S. Holders should consult with their own tax advisors as to the applicability and consequences of these alternative rules.

Taxation of Payments of Principal, Interest and OID

The 12 1/2% Notes

A U.S. Holder will treat the gross amount of interest and additional amounts (i.e., without reduction for Mexican withholding taxes) received in respect of the 12 1/2% Notes as ordinary income at the time the interest and additional amounts are received or accrued, in accordance with the U.S. Holder’s method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The Exchange Offer Notes

Under the terms of the Exchange Offer Notes, fixed noncontingent interest on the Exchange Offer Notes will be paid on June 15th and December 15th of each year during the term of such notes and at maturity. Contingent Interest will be paid on those dates of each year during the term of such notes and at maturity, unless and until the registration default is cured. The Contingent Debt Regulations provide that a holder of an Exchange Offer Note, for purposes of recognizing interest and OID income, is to bifurcate the note into two instruments, one consisting of the noncontingent payments (i.e., the stated principal and the fixed interest payments (the “Noncontingent Portion”)) and the other consisting of the contingent payments (the “Contingent Portion”). The issue price of the Exchange Offer Note is allocated entirely to the Noncontingent Portion, and the tax basis of the note is first allocated to the Noncontingent Portion up to such issue price, with the remainder allocated to the Contingent Portion.

The Contingent Debt Regulations provide that no stated interest on the Noncontingent Portion (including additional amounts on the Exchange Offer Notes paid as a “gross-up” for Mexican withholding tax) is treated as qualified stated interest for purposes of determining OID on the Noncontingent Portion. Therefore, for OID purposes, the stated redemption price at maturity on the Noncontingent Portion includes the gross amount of stated interest (including such gross-up amounts, without reduction for Mexican withholding tax) payable on and the stated principal amount of the Exchange Offer Notes. The difference between the issue price of the Noncontingent Portion and its stated redemption price at maturity constitutes OID. In effect, all of the fixed stated interest on the Exchange Offer Notes will constitute OID.

In general terms, such OID will be accrued into income during the period the Exchange Offer Notes are outstanding by both cash method and accrual method U.S. Holders on a constant yield to maturity basis before receipt of the cash or other payment attributable to such income, though the amount of OID accrued each year should not be significantly in excess of the fixed interest paid in such year. More specifically, under the OID accrual rules, a U.S. Holder generally must include in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes the sum of

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the daily portions of OID with respect to the notes for each day during the taxable year or portion of a taxable year on which such holder holds the note (“Accrued OID”). The daily portion is determined by allocating to each day of any accrual period within a taxable year a pro rata portion of an amount equal to the adjusted issue price of the Noncontingent Portion at the beginning of the accrual period multiplied by the yield to maturity of the Noncontingent Portion. The adjusted issue price of the Noncontingent Portion at the beginning of any accrual period is the issue price of the Noncontingent Portion increased by the Accrued OID for all prior accrual periods (less any cash payments on the Noncontingent Portion). Each payment made under the Noncontingent Portion will be treated first as a payment of OID to the extent of OID that has accrued as of the date of payment and has not been allocated to prior payments and second as a payment of principal.

The Contingent Debt Regulations further provide that, with respect to the Contingent Portion of an Exchange Offer Note, on the date when Contingent Interest becomes payable (e.g., on any payment date until the registration default is cured), this payment is treated in part as a payment of principal and in part as a payment of interest. The portion treated as a payment of interest is includible as interest income at that time by both cash method and accrual method U.S. Holders. The portion treated as a payment of principal will equal the present value of the amount paid discounted to the date the Exchange Offer Notes were deemed reissued, using a discount rate equal to the applicable federal rate (“AFR”) on the date of reissuance of the Exchange Offer Notes applicable to obligations with a maturity equal to the period from the date of reissuance to the date of payment of such Contingent Interest. The Contingent Debt Regulations further indicate that Contingent Interest received by the holder that is treated as principal reduces the holder’s basis in the Contingent Portion of an Exchange Offer Note. If the holder’s basis in the Contingent Portion is reduced to zero, any additional amounts treated as principal payments on the Contingent Portion generally will be treated as short-term or long-term capital gain (see “—Taxation of Dispositions of the Azteca Holdings Notes—U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment of Gain or Loss” below). Any basis remaining on the Contingent Portion of an Exchange Offer Note on the date the final payment of Contingent Interest is made increases the holder’s adjusted basis in the Noncontingent Portion of the note.

U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors as to the application of the Contingent Debt Regulations to their own particular circumstances.

U.S. Foreign Tax Credits

Mexican withholding taxes paid at the appropriate rate applicable to a U.S. Holder on the Azteca Holdings Notes will be treated as foreign income taxes eligible for credit against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, subject to generally applicable limitations and conditions, or, at the election of such U.S. Holder, for deduction in computing the U.S. Holder’s taxable income. Income from OID, as applicable, interest and additional amounts on the Azteca Holdings Notes will constitute foreign source income and generally will be treated as “passive income” or, in the case of certain holders, “financial services income” for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Any such income subject to Mexican withholding tax at a rate of 5% or more, however, will generally be treated as “high withholding tax interest” for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. U.S. Holders that elect to credit foreign taxes are urged to consider carefully the limitations and conditions that may affect their ability to credit Mexican withholding taxes against their U.S. income tax liability. In this regard, for example, U.S. Holders of notes issued with OID will be required to include in income amounts treated as OID as it accrues as described above, whereas the related Mexican withholding tax will be assessed only when such amounts are actually paid. U.S. Holders should consult their own advisors regarding the availability of foreign tax credits and the implications of these rules in light of their particular circumstances. Additionally, U.S. Holders that use an accrual method of accounting for tax purposes should consult their tax advisors with regard to the proper accrual of additional amounts.

Non-U.S. Holders

Subject to the discussion below concerning backup withholding and information reporting, a beneficial owner of the Azteca Holdings Notes that is a Non-U.S. Holder, generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on OID, as applicable, interest income or additional amounts earned in respect of the Azteca Holdings Notes, unless such income is effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business in the United States.

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Taxation of Dispositions of the Azteca Holdings Notes

The 12 1/2% Notes

Upon the sale, exchange, retirement (including a redemption by the Company) or other taxable disposition of a 12 1/2% Note, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on disposition (except to the extent such amount is attributable to accrued but unpaid interest, which will be taxable as interest income) and such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the 12 1/2% Note. A U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in a 12 1/2% Note generally will equal cost of such note to such holder. Such gain or loss will be long-term if, at the time of the disposition, the U.S. Holder’s holding period in the 12 1/2% Note is more than one year.

The Exchange Offer Notes

The Contingent Debt Regulations provide special rules that apply to the sale or other taxable disposition of contingent payment debt instruments such as the reissued Exchange Offer Notes. These rules generally provide that the amount of cash or other property received on the sale or other taxable disposition of a reissued Exchange Offer Note must be allocated first to the Noncontingent Portion of the note in an amount up to the adjusted issue price of the Noncontingent Portion and second to the Contingent Portion of the note.

The amount allocated to the Contingent Portion will be treated as a contingent payment that is made on the date of the sale or other taxable disposition of the Exchange Offer Note and will be characterized as interest and principal pursuant to the rules described above concerning payments of Contingent Interest under “—Taxation of Payments of Principal, Interest and OID— Exchange Offer Notes.”

The amount allocated to the Noncontingent Portion will be treated as an amount realized from the sale or other taxable disposition of the Noncontingent Portion. Therefore, a U.S. Holder will realize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount received allocated to the Noncontingent Portion and the holder’s adjusted basis in the Noncontingent Portion. As described above under “—Taxation of Payments of Principal, Interest and OID— Exchange Offer Notes,” a holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Noncontingent Portion will initially equal the stated principal amount of the Noncontingent Portion and will be increased by any Accrued OID with respect to the Noncontingent Portion includible in such holder’s gross income and decreased by the amount of any cash payments received by such holder on the Noncontingent Portion. Any gain or loss upon a sale or other taxable disposition of an Exchange Offer Note by an original holder allocable to the Noncontingent Portion generally will be long-term capital gain or loss; provided, the note had been held for more than one year after the deemed reissuance.

U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors as to the application of the Contingent Debt Regulations to dispositions of their Exchange Offer Notes.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment of Gain or Loss

Long-term capital gain realized on the taxable disposition of an Azteca Holdings Note by a U.S. Holder that is an individual generally is subject to a maximum federal income tax rate of 15%. Any gain a U.S. Holder realizes on the taxable disposition of an Azteca Holdings Note generally will be treated as U.S. source for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Any loss a U.S. Holder realizes upon a taxable disposition of an Azteca Holdings Note generally will be allocated against U.S. source income for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the foreign tax credit rules to their investment in and disposition of Azteca Holding Notes.

Non-U.S. Holders

Subject to the discussion below concerning backup withholding and information reporting, a Non-U.S. Holder of the Azteca Holdings Notes will not be generally subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on gain realized on the sale or other taxable disposition of the Azteca Holdings Note unless (i) such gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business in the United States or (ii) in the case of gain

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realized by an individual Non-U.S. Holder, the Non-U.S. Holder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other conditions are met.

U.S. Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

A U.S. Holder of Azteca Holdings Notes may, under certain circumstances, be subject to “backup withholding” with respect to certain payments to such U.S. Holder, such as interest paid by us or the proceeds of a sale or other disposition of Azteca Holdings Notes, unless such holder (i) is a corporation or falls within certain other exempt categories, and demonstrates this fact when so required, or (ii) provides a correct U.S. taxpayer identification number, certifies that it is not subject to backup withholding and otherwise complies with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. Any amount withheld under these rules will be allowed as a refund or credit against the holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is furnished to the IRS. While Non-U.S. Holders generally are exempt from backup withholding, a Non-U.S. Holder may, in certain circumstances, be required to comply with certain information and identification procedures in order to prove this exemption.

Documents On Display

The Company files reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any documents that the Company files at the SEC’s public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Most recent reports are also available on the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov).

ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. From time to time, TV Azteca assesses its exposure and monitors opportunities to manage these risks. In the past, TV Azteca has held risk-sensitive instruments for investment purposes, although there were no such instruments as of December 31, 2003. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company had no material derivative or hedging transactions during 2003.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk exists principally with respect to the Company’s consolidated indebtedness that bears interest at floating rates. At December 31, 2003, the Company had approximately US$923.1million aggregate principal amount of outstanding consolidated indebtedness, of which approximately 92.2% bore interest at fixed interest rates and approximately 7.8% bore interest at variable rates of interest. The interest rate on the Company’s variable rate debt is determined by reference to London inter-bank offer rate (“LIBOR”) and to TIIE monthly interest rate which is determined by the Mexican Central Bank and published in the Official Gazette of the Federation of Mexico.

An unfavorable change of 100 basis points in the average interest rate applicable to floating-rate liabilities held at December 31, 2003 would have increased the Company’s interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2003 by approximately Ps.8 million (US$720,000), or 0.7%.

The Company generally does not hedge or enter into derivative transactions with respect to its interest rate-sensitive financial instruments.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

The Company’s principal foreign currency exchange risk involves changes in the value of the peso relative to the U.S. dollar. Provided below is a summary of the Company’s net foreign currency exposure. U.S. dollar-denominated assets represent principally accounts receivable and cash investments, and the U.S. dollar-denominated liabilities represent primarily the 10 1/2% Notes, the 12 1/2% Notes, the TV Azteca Notes, the ATC Long-Term Credit Facility, bank debt and accounts payable.

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	AT DECEMBER 31, 2003
	(in millions)
U.S. dollar-denominated assets	US$	514
U.S. dollar-denominated liabilities		(US$986	)
Net liability position		(US$472	)

An unfavorable 10% devaluation in the value of the peso relative to the dollar would have resulted in an increase in the Company’s comprehensive financing cost of approximately Ps.25 million, reflecting higher interest expense on U.S. dollar-denominated indebtedness and exchange losses based on the Company’s net U.S. dollar liability position at December 31, 2003. A 10% devaluation during the year ended December 31, 2003 would have resulted in an approximately Ps.41 million (US$3.7 million) decline in operating profit, as approximately 4.5% of the Company’s net revenue and approximately 19% of its costs and expenses were denominated in U.S. dollars.

The Company generally does not hedge or enter into derivative transactions with respect to its foreign currency exchange-sensitive instruments. However, in 2004, with respect to foreign exchange rate exposure, TV Azteca has adopted the policy of using derivative instruments to hedge a portion of interest and principal cash outflows within the subsequent 12 months. This hedging is effected through the purchase of foreign exchange collars and futures. The collars require the payment of a premium and are designed to limit the foreign exchange effect of a Peso devaluation. Futures are purchased on the Mexder (Mercado Mexicano de Derivados, the Mexican Derivatives Market) and require a margin deposit. At June 30, 2004, US$36.6 million of U.S. dollar payment obligations has been hedged of a total anticipated amount of US$42.9 million projected to be hedged for the period July to December 2004.

See Note 16d to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments.

Put Option

In October 2002, TV Azteca purchased a put option from an unrelated Mexican banking institution pursuant to which such banking institution agreed to purchase up to 6,500,000 shares of Grupo Elektra (ticker: Elektra* on the Mexican Stock Exchange) from TV Azteca at a strike price of Ps.36.82 per share, subject to certain adjustments. TV Azteca paid a premium of Ps.25.1 million (US$2.2 million) on February 26, 2003. The put option expired on the close of trading on October 25, 2003.

Call Option

In October 2003, TV Azteca sold a call option to an unrelated banking institution pursuant to which TV Azteca agreed to sell up to 6,473,359 shares of Grupo Elektra (ticker: Elektra* on the Mexican Stock Exchange). TV Azteca received a premium of US$1million for this transaction. On December 29, 2003, the option was exercised and paid in full.

ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

Not required.

ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

None.

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ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of December 31, 2003, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of Azteca Holdings’ management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of Azteca Holdings’ disclosure controls and procedures. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in assessing the costs and benefits of such controls and procedures. Management notes that questions arose with respect to TV Azteca’s handling of disclosures regarding the Unefon -Nortel- Codisco transaction, and the Board of Directors took certain actions in response thereto, as discussed in further detail in “Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—Unefon” on page 98.

A “reportable condition” (as defined under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) existed with respect to (i) the preparation of our Mexican GAAP financial statements relating to the restatement discussed in Note 1B, and (ii) to the procedures for preparation of the U.S. GAAP reconciliation relating to the restatement for items identified in Note 16A.

Azteca Holdings’ management is currently addressing these specific matters regarding Mexican GAAP and is evaluating how the Company will improve its ability to prepare U.S. GAAP information.

Based upon and as of the date of the evaluation, other than as described above, Azteca Holdings’ Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer have concluded that Azteca Holdings’ disclosure controls and procedures were effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in Azteca Holdings’ reports under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable legislation, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to Azteca Holdings’ management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management notes that the Board of Directors of TV Azteca instituted certain measures that affect corporate governance, which are discussed in further detail in “Additional Information—Legal Proceedings—Unefon” on page 98.

Subject to the foregoing, there were no significant changes in Azteca Holdings’ internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date Azteca Holdings’ Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer completed their evaluation.

ITEM 16A.  AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Azteca Holdings’ securities are not listed on any U.S. national securities exchange, and the Company is therefore not subject to rules that require listed companies to have an independent audit committee or a financial expert on such committee. Azteca Holdings’ Board of Directors acts as the audit committee of the Company and it has determined that none of its members has all of the attributes of an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 16A.

ITEM 16B.  CODE OF ETHICS

As mentioned in Item 16A, Azteca Holdings’ securities are not listed on any U.S. national securities exchange, and the Company is therefore not subject to rules that require listed companies to adopt a code of ethics as defined in Item 16B. Although Azteca Holdings does not currently have a code of ethics, it is considering the adoption of a code of ethics in the future.

ITEM 16C.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

For the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2003, the aggregate fees bills for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of TV Azteca’s and Azteca Holdings’ annual financial

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statements amounted to Ps.4.3 million (nominal) and Ps.9.4 million (US$837,000), respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2003, the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than audit fees, audit-related fees or tax fees, amounted to Ps.5.9 million (nominal) and Ps.1.8 million (US$160,000), respectively.

ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company has responded to Item 18 in lieu of this Item.

ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

List of Financial Statements

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Consolidated Financial Statements for Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V. and Subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2002 and 2003	F-3
Consolidated Statements of Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003	F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003	F-5
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Financial Position for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003	F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-7
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Consolidated Financial Statements for TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. and Subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-81
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2002 and 2003	F-82
Consolidated Statements of Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003	F-83
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003	F-84
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Financial Position for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003	F-85
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-86
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Consolidated Financial Statements for Unefon, S.A. de C.V. and Subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-143
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2002 and 2003	F-145
Consolidated Statements of Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003	F-146
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003	F-147
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Financial Position for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003	F-148
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-149

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Consolidated Financial Statements for Cosmofrecuencias, S.A. de C.V. and Subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-202
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2002 and 2003	F-204
Consolidated Statements of Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003	F-205
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003	F-206
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Financial Position for the Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003	F-207
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-208

ITEM 19. EXHIBITS

List Of Exhibits

1.1 Amended and Restated By-laws of Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V., together with an English translation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

2.1 Indenture dated as of May 13, 2003 by and between Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V. and The Bank of New York as Trustee.

2.2 Caucion Bursatil for TVA CPOs, dated May 12, 2003, among Invex Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V. and Grupo Financiero Invex as escrow agent and executor and Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V., together with an English translation.

2.3 Indenture dated January 31, 2002 by and between Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V. and The Bank of New York as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

2.4 Caucion Bursatil for TVA CPOs, dated January 31, 2002, among Invex Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V. and Grupo Financiero Invex as escrow agent and executor and Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V., together with an English translation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

2.5 Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2003, among Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V. and the Bank of New York as Trustee.

2.6 Indenture, dated May 18, 2001, by and between Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V. and The Bank of New York as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

2.7 Caucion Bursatil for TVA CPOs, dated May 18, 2001, among Banco Invex, S.A., Institucion De Banca Multiple, Invex Grupo Financiero, Division Fiduciara, as trustee for Trust No. 195, Invex Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V., as executor and Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V., together with an English translation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

2.8 Indenture, dated as of June 18, 1997, among Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V. and The Bank of New York as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

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2.9 Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 27, 2001, among Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V. and the Bank of New York as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

2.10  Second Supplemental Indenture dated May 18, 2001 by and between Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V. and The Bank of New York as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

2.11  Irrevocable Payment and Administration Trust Agreement, dated June 18, 1997, between Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V. and Citibank Mexico, S.A., Grupo Financiero Citibank, Division Fiduciaria (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

2.12  Indenture, dated as of February 5, 1997, among TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., the Guarantors named therein, and the Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to TV Azteca’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (Registration No. 333-6988)).

2.13  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 30, 1997, among TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., the Guarantors named therein, and the Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to TV Azteca’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (Registration No. 333-6988)).

2.14  Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of May 17, 1999 to the Indenture dated as of February 5, 1997 among TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., the Guarantors named therein, and the Bank of New York, as Trustee. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-4464)).

2.15  Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of May 22, 2000 to the Indenture dated as of February 5, 1997 among TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., the Guarantors named therein, and the Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-4464)).

2.16  Supplemental Indenture No. 4, dated as of March 27, 2001 to the Indenture dated as of February 5, 1997 among TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., the Guarantors named therein, and the Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.9 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.1 Share Exchange Agreement, dated March 25, 1996, between Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V. and Elektra, S.A. de C.V., together with an English translation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

4.2 Unefon Agreement, dated March 27, 2001, among Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V., Mr. Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego and Mrs. Elisa Salinas Gomez (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

4.3 Amendment No. 1 to Unefon Agreement, dated May 18, 2001 among Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V., Mr. Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego and Mrs. Elisa Salinas Gomez and acknowledged by The Bank of New York, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

4.4 Irrevocable Administration Trust Agreement, dated December 13, 2000, among Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V., Alternativas Cotsa, S.A. de C.V., Mr. Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego, Mrs. Elisa Salinas Gomez and Banco Invex, S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple, Invex Grupo Financiero, together with an English translation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

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4.5 Letter, dated February 8, 2001, from Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V. and TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., to Mr. Moisés Saba Masri, acknowledged and agreed upon by Mr. Moisés Saba Masri, together with an English summary (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000 (Registration No. 333-7776)).

4.6 Shareholders Agreement, dated May 14, 1999, among TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, Corporación RBS, S.A. de C.V. and Moisés Saba Masri, together with an English translation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.7 Agreement, dated February 8, 2001 by and between Azteca Holdings, S.A. de C.V., Mr. Moisés Saba Masri, Mr. Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, Mrs. Elisa Salinas Gomez, Grupo Elektra, S.A. de C.V. and T.V. Azteca, S.A. de C.V., which amends the Shareholders Agreement, dated May 14, 1999, among TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, Corporación RBS, S.A. de C.V. and Moisés Saba Masri, together with an English translation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.8 Equipment Procurement and Services Agreement, dated as of September 7, 1999, among Sistemas Profesionales de Comunicacion, S.A. de C.V., Nortel Networks Corporation and Nortel Networks de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.9 Finance Agreement, dated as of September 7, 1999, by and among Sistemas Profesionales de Comunicacion, S.A. de C.V., Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc. and Nortel Networks Corporation. Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.10  First Amendment to Finance Agreement dated as of November 15, 1999 by and among Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V. (formerly known as Sistemas Profesionales de Comunicacion, S.A. de C.V.), Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc. and Nortel Networks Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.11  Second Amendment to Finance Agreement dated as of March 1, 2000 by and among Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc. and Nortel Networks Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.12  Third Amendment to Finance Agreement dated as of April 14, 2000 by and among Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc. and Nortel Networks Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.13  Fourth Amendment and Waiver to Finance Agreement dated as of September 18, 2000 by and among Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc. and Nortel Networks Limited (formerly known as Nortel Networks Corporation) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.14  Fifth Amendment, Consent and Waiver to Finance Agreement dated as of December 13, 2000 by and among Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc. and Nortel Networks Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

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4.15  Sixth Amendment to Finance Agreement dated as of September 20, 2001 by and among Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc. and Nortel Networks Limited. Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.16  Seventh Amendment to Finance Agreement dated as of January 16, 2002 by and among Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc. and Nortel Networks Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.17  Conditional Waiver and Consent to Finance Agreement dated as of August 16, 2001 by and among Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc. and Nortel Networks Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.18  Shareholders’ Undertaking dated as of December 13, 2000 among Moisés Saba Masri, TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., Unefon, S.A. de C.V. and Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.19  Supply Agreement, dated June 16, 2003, between Nortel Networks Limited, Nortel Networks de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.20  Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated June 16, 2003, between Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., Nortel Networks Limited and Codisco Investment LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2002 (File No.1-4464)).

4.21  Promissory Note, dated June 16, 2003, between Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., Nortel Networks Limited, Nortel Networks de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and Codisco Investments LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.22*  Restructuring Agreement, dated June 16, 2003, between Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., Nortel Networks Limited, Codisco Investments LLC and Nortel Networks de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

4.23  Services Agreement, dated October 15, 1999, between Television Azteca, S.A. de C.V., TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. and Operadora Unefon S.A. de C.V., together with English translation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.24  Amendment to Services Agreement, dated December 27, 2000, between TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. and Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., together with English translation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.25  Services Agreement, dated February 14, 2000, between TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. and Todito.com, S.A. de C.V., together with English translation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.26  Station Affiliation Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2001, between Azteca International Corporation and Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

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4.27    Rider A to Station Affiliation Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2001, between Azteca International Corporation and Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.28    Equity Option Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2001, between Azteca International Corporation and Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.29    Agreement Not to Compete, dated as of July 21, 2001, among TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., Harry J. Pappas and Pappas Telecasting Companies (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.30    Guarantee Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2001, between TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. and Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.31    Guarantee Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2001, between TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. and Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)). Credit Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2001, between TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. and Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.32*  Line of Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2004, between TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. and Banco Inbursa, S.A.

4.33    Guarantee Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2001, between TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. and Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)). First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, amended and restated as of July 30, 2001, among Pappas Telecasting of Arizona LLC, Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC, TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., the lenders named therein, UBS Warburg LLC and UBS AG, Stamford Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.34    Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2001, among UBS, AG, Stamford Branch, as lender and as collateral agent, TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., Azteca International Corporation, Pappas Telecasting of Arizona LLC, Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC, Pappas Southern California License LLC, Pappas Telecasting Companies, Harry J. Pappas, Dennis J. Davis and Lebon G. Abercrombie (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.35    First Amended and Restated Security Agreement, amended and restated as of July 30, 2001, among Pappas Telecasting of Arizona LLC and Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC, the Guarantors Party thereto and UBS AG, Stamford Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.36    First Amended and Restated Securities Pledge Agreement, amended and restated as of July 30, 2001, among Pappas Telecasting Companies, Harry J. Pappas, Dennis J. Davis, Lebon G. Abercrombie and Azteca International Corporation, and UBS AG, Stamford Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.37    Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement, amended and restated as of July 30, 2001, among UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative and collateral agent, and Pappas Telecasting of Sioux City, Pappas Telecasting Inc., Pappas Telecasting of Concord, Hispanic America Network, LLC and Harry J. Pappas as subordinated lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.38    First Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, amended and restated as of July 30, 2001, among Pappas Telecasting of Arizona LLC, Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC, TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., each of the subsidiaries of the above companies listed in Schedule 1 and 2 and UBS AG, Stamford Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to TV Azteca’s report on Form 6-K filed November 16, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.39    Amended and Restated Station Affiliation Agreement amended and restated as of December 31, 2001 between Azteca International Corporation and Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC

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(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.28 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.40    Amended and Restated Equity Option Agreement amended as of December 31, 2001, between Azteca International Corporation and Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.29 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.41    Station Affiliation Agreement dated October 31, 2001, between Azteca International Corporation and Pappas Telecasting of Nevada LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.30 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.42    Station Affiliation Agreement dated December 31, 2001 between Azteca International Corporation and Hispanic America of San Francisco, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.31 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.43    Guaranty Agreement dated December 31, 2001 between TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. and Hispanic America of San Francisco, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.32 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464))

4.44    Agreement Not to Compete dated December 31, 2001 among Hispanic America of San Francisco, LLC, Pappas Telecasting of Concord, Pappas Telecasting Companies, Harry J. Pappas and TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.33 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.45    Station Affiliation Agreement dated December 31, 2001 between Azteca International Corporation and Hispanic America of Houston, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.34 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.46    Guaranty Agreement dated December 31, 2001 between TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. and Hispanic America of Houston, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.35 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.47    Agreement Not to Compete dated December 31, 2001 among Hispanic America of Houston, LLC, Pappas Telecasting of Houston, Pappas Telecasting Companies, Harry J. Pappas and TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.36 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.48    Subscription Agreement dated December 31, 2001 among Hispanic America of San Francisco, LLC, Hispanic America of Houston, LLC, Pappas Telecasting of Concord, Pappas Telecasting of Houston, Azteca International Corporation and TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.37 to TV Azteca’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.49    Settlement Agreement among TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., Azteca International Corporation, Pappas Telecasting Companies, Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC, Pappas Southern California License, LLC, Pappas Telecasting of Houston, Hispanic America of Houston, LLC, Pappas Telecasting of Concord, Hispanic America of San Francisco, LLC Pappas Telecasting of Nevada, Pappas Telecasting of Arizona, LLC, and Pappas Arizona License, LLC, dated as of February 11, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s report on Form 6-K filed March 5, 2003 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.50    Purchase and Sale Agreement among Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC, Pappas Telecasting of Houston, Pappas Telecasting of Concord, Hispanic America of Houston, LLC, Hispanic America of San Francisco, LLC and Azteca International Corporation, dated as of February 11, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s report on Form 6-K filed March 5, 2003 (File No. 1-4464)).

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4.51    Option Agreement by and between Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC, and Azteca International Corporation, dated as of February 11, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s report on Form 6-K filed March 5, 2003 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.52    Local Marketing Agreement among Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC, and Pappas Southern California License LLC, and Azteca International Corporation and TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. as guarantor, dated as of February 11, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s report on Form 6-K filed March 5, 2003 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.53    Guarantee Agreement by TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. in favor of Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC, dated as of February 11, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s report on Form 6-K filed March 5, 2003 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.54    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC as debtor and Azteca International Corporation, dated as of February 11, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s report on Form 6-K filed March 5, 2003 (File No. 1-4464)).

4.55    Amended and Restated Note by Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC to Azteca International Corporation for US$128 million, dated as of February 11, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Company’s report on Form 6-K filed March 5, 2003 (File No. 1-4464)).

8.1*    Significant Subsidiaries.

12.1*  Chief Executive Officer Certification required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This document was furnished in accordance with SEC Release Nos. 33-8212 and 33-8328.

12.2*  Chief Financial Officer Certification required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This document was furnished in accordance with SEC Release Nos. 33-8212 and 33-8328.

13.1*  Chief Executive Officer Certification required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This document was furnished in accordance with SEC Release Nos. 33-8212 and 33-8328.

13.2*  Chief Financial Officer Certification required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This document was furnished in accordance with SEC Release Nos. 33-8212 and 33-8328.

* Filed herewith.

Agreement Regarding Certain Debt Instruments

The Company agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, copies of any instruments that define the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company that are not filed as exhibits to this annual report.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Mexico City, March 31, 2004, except for Note 15A., which is as of May 25, 2004, the Notes 1B. and 16A., which are as of August 20, 2004, and the Notes 15B. and 15C., which are as of September 30, 2004.

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

of Azteca Holdings, S. A. de C. V. and subsidiaries

1. We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Azteca Holdings, S. A. de C. V. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2002 and 2003, and the related statements of results of operations, of changes in stockholders’ equity and of changes in financial position for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America) and auditing standards generally accepted in Mexico. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

2. As discussed in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, Unefon Holdings, S. A. de C. V., a subsidiary company, recognized the cumulative effect of applying the equity method in Unefon, S. A. de C. V. and Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V., associated companies, at December 31, 2003, once the option to buy of these investments was not exercised.

3. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, as restated, of Azteca Holdings, S. A. de C. V. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2002 and 2003, and the results of their operations, as restated, the changes in their stockholders’ equity and in their financial position, as restated, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in Mexico.

4. As discussed in Note 1B, the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been restated.

5. Accounting principles generally accepted in Mexico vary in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Information relating to the nature and effect of such differences is presented in Note 16, as restated, to the consolidated financial statements.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

/s/    Manuel Leyva Vega

Manuel Leyva Vega

Audit Partner

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AZTECA HOLDINGS, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Note 1)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003,

purchasing power

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
	(As restated)						Thousands of U.S. dollars (*)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and marketable securities (Note 4)	Ps	1,491,449		Ps	2,633,499		US$	234,464
Pledged securities (Note 9)		89,377
Accounts receivable (Note 5)		5,108,449			5,756,869			512,542
Due from related parties (Note 8)		398,539			500,387			44,550
Exhibition rights		321,888			439,819			39,158
Inventories		139,599			67,234			5,986
Total current assets		7,549,301			9,397,808			836,700
Accounts receivable from Unefon, S. A. de C. V. (“Unefon”), associated company (Note 8)		2,088,827			1,798,437			160,117
Advance payments to Pappas Telecasting Companies, through Azteca America (Note 7)		1,200,312			1,451,105			129,194
Exhibition rights		1,434,353			1,192,340			106,156
Property, machinery and equipment - Net (Note 6)		2,348,320			2,196,834			195,587
Television concessions - Net (Note 2k.)		3,890,248			3,851,552			342,909
Other assets (Note 7)		989,465			758,512			67,531
Investment in Todito.com, S. A. de C. V. (“Todito”) (Note 7)		332,689			214,716			19,116
Investment in Unefon (Note 7)		1,825,653			666,568			59,345
Investment in Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. (Nota 7)		368,829			89,010			7,925
Goodwill - Net (Notes 2m. and 7)		1,550,981			1,412,856			125,788
Deferred income tax asset (Note 11)		80,567
Total assets	Ps	23,659,545		Ps	23,029,738		US$	2,050,368
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term bank loans (Note 9)	Ps	49,052		Ps	77,133		US$	6,867
Current portion of senior secured notes (Note 9)		1,621,152			1,430,283			127,340
Short-term debt (Note 9)		405,480			892,582			79,468
Interest payable		300,093			235,771			20,991
Exhibition rights payable		622,654			475,956			42,375
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		751,101			874,692			77,875
Due to related parties (Note 8)		204,332			102,312			9,109
Total current liabilities		3,953,864			4,088,729			364,025
Long-term financial liabilities:
Bank loans (Note 9)		60,401			619,107			55,120
Guaranteed senior notes (Note 9)		5,987,131			6,004,249			534,566
Total long-term financial liabilities		6,047,532			6,623,356			589,686
Other long-term liabilities:
Loans from American Tower Corporation due in 2019 (Note 9)		1,294,240			1,345,053			119,752
Advertising advances (Notes 2s. and 8)		4,791,685			5,030,356			447,859
Unefon advertising advance (Note 8)		2,253,383			2,075,438			184,779
Todito advertising, programming and services advance (Note 8)		524,443			319,749			28,468
Exhibition rights payable		255,867			119,625			10,650
Deferred income tax payable (Note 11)					160,729			14,310
Total other long-term liabilities		9,119,618			9,050,950			805,818
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Subsequent events (Note 15)
Stockholders’ equity (Note 10):
Capital stock		3,018,593			3,018,593			268,749
Premium on the issuance of capital stock		176,356			176,356			15,701
Accumulated deficit		(562,404	)		(1,023,023	)		(91,081	)
Deficit in the restatement of capital, as restated		(1,095,815	)		(1,325,108	)		(117,976	)
Majority stockholders’ equity, as restated		1,536,730			846,818			75,393
Minority stockholders’ equity, as restated		3,001,801			2,419,885			215,446
Total stockholders’ equity		4,538,531			3,266,703			290,839
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	Ps	23,659,545		Ps	23,029,738		US$	2,050,368

(*) The U.S. dollar figures represent the Mexican peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed as of December 31, 2003 purchasing power translated at the exchange rate of Ps11.232 per U.S. dollar and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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AZTECA HOLDINGS, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Note 1)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003,

purchasing power (except share and per share data)

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
				(As restated)						Thousands of U.S. dollars (*)
Net revenue	Ps	6,370,292		Ps	7,010,747		Ps	7,322,768		US$	651,956
Programming, production, exhibition and transmission costs		2,570,319			2,610,581			2,854,287			254,121
Selling and administrative expenses		1,011,454			1,030,040			1,052,259			93,684
Total costs and expenses		3,581,773			3,640,621			3,906,546			347,805
Depreciation and amortization (Notes 2h. and 2m.)		703,112			465,231			432,094			38,470
Operating income		2,085,407			2,904,895			2,984,128			265,681
Other expenses - Net (Note 13)		(230,210	)		(441,738	)		(1,119,847	)		(99,701	)
Comprehensive financing cost:
Interest expenses		(1,107,492	)		(1,122,992	)		(1,130,783	)		(100,675	)
Other financing expense (Note 4)		(66,577	)		(194,375	)		(132,034	)		(11,756	)
Interest income		236,984			177,336			190,411			16,953
Exchange income (loss) - Net (Note 3)		358,462			(724,379	)		(391,744	)		(34,878	)
Gain on monetary position		126,027			68,164			82,932			7,384
Net comprehensive financing cost		(452,596	)		(1,796,246	)		(1,381,218	)		(122,972	)
Income before provision for income tax and special item		1,402,601			666,911			483,063			43,008
Benefit (provision) for income tax (Note 11)		8,973			(245,472	)		(257,983	)		(22,969	)
Income before special item		1,411,574			421,439			225,080			20,039
Special item - Effect of prior years’ accumulated losses of Unefon, S. A. de C. V. and Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V., associated companies (Note 7)								(591,163	)		(52,632	)
Net income (loss)	Ps	1,411,574		Ps	421,439		Ps	(366,083	)	US$	(32,593	)
Net income of minority stockholders	Ps	695,866		Ps	450,387		Ps	94,536		US$	8,417
Net income (loss) of majority stockholders	Ps	715,708		Ps	(28,948	)	Ps	(460,619	)	US$	(41,010	)
Net earnings (loss) per share applicable to majority stockholders (Note 2t.)	Ps	0.89		Ps	(0.04	)	Ps	(0.58	)	US$	(0.05	)

(*) The U.S. dollar figures represent the Mexican peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed as of December 31, 2003 purchasing power translated at the exchange rate of Ps11.232 per U.S. dollar and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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AZTECA HOLDINGS, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Notes 1, 4 and 10)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001, 2002 AND 2003

Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003

purchasing power (except share and per share data)

	Number of common shares outstanding (thousands)	Capital stock		Premium on the issuance of capital stock		Accumulated deficit			Deficit in the restatement of capital			Majority stockholders			Minority stockholders			Total stockholders’ equity
Balances at January 1, 2001, as restated	800,817	Ps	3,018,593	Ps	176,356	Ps	(1,249,164	)	Ps	(961,472	)	Ps	984,313		Ps	1,980,997		Ps	2,965,310
Changes in 2001:
Net income							715,708						715,708			695,866			1,411,574
Loss from holding non-monetary assets										(160,265	)		(160,265	)		(127,929	)		(288,194	)
Adjustment from repurchase valuation and options shares of TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V. (TVA), subsidiary										61,539			61,539			152,621			214,160
Comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—		715,708			(98,726	)		616,982			720,558			1,337,540
Dividends paid to minority stockholders																(27,991	)		(27,991	)
Balances at December 31, 2001, as restated	800,817		3,018,593		176,356		(533,456	)		(1,060,198	)		1,601,295			2,673,564			4,274,859
Changes in 2002:
Net (loss) income							(28,948	)					(28,948	)		450,387			421,439
Gain from holding non-monetary assets										30,895			30,895			23,925			54,820
Adjustments from repurchase, valuation and options shares of TVA										(66,512	)		(66,512	)		(119,782	)		(186,294	)
Comprehensive income (loss) as restated	—		—		—		(28,948	)		(35,617	)		(64,565	)		354,530			289,965
Dividends paid to minority stockholders																(26,293	)		(26,293	)
Balances at December 31, 2002, as restated	800,817		3,018,593		176,356		(562,404	)		(1,095,815	)		1,536,730			3,001,801			4,538,531
Changes in 2003:
Net (loss) income							(460,619	)					(460,619	)		94,536			(366,083	)
Loss from holding non-monetary assets										(136,525	)		(136,525	)		(112,244	)		(248,769	)
Adjustment from repurchase, valuation and options shares of TVA										(92,768	)		(92,768	)		106,700			13,932
Comprehensive (loss) income	—		—		—		(460,619	)		(229,293	)		(689,912	)		88,992			(600,920	)
Dividends paid to minority stockholders																(22,513	)		(22,513	)
Return of capital paid to minority stockholders																(648,395	)		(648,395	)
Balances at December 31, 2003	800,817	Ps	3,018,593	Ps	176,356	Ps	(1,023,023	)	Ps	(1,325,108	)	Ps	846,818		Ps	2,419,885		Ps	3,266,703

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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AZTECA HOLDINGS, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Note 1)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION

Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003

purchasing power

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
				(As restated)						Thousands of U.S. dollars(*)
Operations:
Net income (loss) before special item	Ps	1,411,574		Ps	421,439		Ps	(366,083	)	US$	(32,593	)
Charges (credits) to results of operations not affecting resources:
Amortization of concessions and goodwill		230,645			105,901			101,633			9,049
Depreciation		472,467			359,329			330,461			29,421
Equity in loss of affiliates and associated companies		70,589			115,573			824,315			73,390
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense		(228,782	)		130,382			238,220			21,209
Gain on sale of subsidiary								(2,389	)		(213	)
Net change in accounts receivable, inventories, exhibition rights, related parties, accounts payable and accrued expenses		(188,987	)		(159,975	)		(690,408	)		(61,468	)
Advertising advances		408,380			(251,161	)		238,671			21,249
Unefon advertising advance		(56,706	)		(94,655	)		(177,945	)		(15,842	)
Todito advertising, programming and services advance		(203,998	)		(219,406	)		(204,694	)		(18,224	)
Resources provided by operating activities before special item		1,915,182			407,427			291,781			25,978
Special item - Effect of prior years’ accumulated losses of Unefon, S. A. de C. V. and Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V., associated companies								591,163			52,632
Resources provided by operating activities		1,915,182			407,427			882,944			78,610
Investment:
Pledged securities					(89,377	)		89,377			7,957
Acquisition of property, machinery and equipment - Net		(192,509	)		(134,232	)		(158,030	)		(14,070	)
Advance payments to Pappas Telecasting Companies, through Azteca America		(686,234	)		(473,965	)
Account receivable from Pappas Telecasting of Southern California, LLC		(198,712	)
Reimbursement of premium on issuance of capital stock of Todito								33,784			3,008
Resources used in investing activities		(1,077,455	)		(697,574	)		(34,869	)		(3,105	)
Financing:
Promissory notes - Net		(12,789	)
Senior secured notes		(683,476	)		763,063			(173,751	)		(15,469	)
Bank loans and American Tower Corporation loans - Net		38,433			(347,891	)		1,124,702			100,133
Loan granted to related party					(206,946	)
Adjustment from repurchase, valuation and options of shares of TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V.		214,160			(186,294	)		13,932			1,240
Dividends of subsidiaries paid to minority stockholders		(27,991	)		(26,293	)		(22,513	)		(2,004	)
Return of capital paid to minority stockholders								(648,395	)		(57,727	)
Resources (used in) provided by financing activities		(471,663	)		(4,361	)		293,975			26,173
Net increase (decrease) in cash and marketable securities		366,064			(294,508	)		1,142,050			101,678
Cash and marketable securities at beginning of year		1,419,893			1,785,957			1,491,449			132,786
Cash and marketable securities at end of year	Ps	1,785,957		Ps	1,491,449		Ps	2,633,499		US$	234,464

(*) The U.S. dollar figures represent the Mexican peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed as of December 31, 2003 purchasing power translated at the exchange rate of Ps11.232 per U.S. dollar and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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AZTECA HOLDINGS, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2001, 2002 AND 2003

(monetary amounts expressed in thousands of Mexican pesos (Ps) of

December 31, 2003 purchasing power and thousands of U.S. dollars (US$),

except exchange rates and per share amounts)

NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

A. General information

During 1993, Azteca Holdings, S. A. de C. V. (the “Company”), a subsidiary of Comunicaciones Avanzadas, S. A. de C. V. (“CASA”), acquired interests in various subsidiaries in connection with the Mexican government’s privatization of certain television stations, movie theaters and related assets. The subsidiaries which comprised the consolidated group as of December 31, 2003 included RTC-Cines, S. A. de C. V. (“RTC-Cines”), TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V. (“TV Azteca”), Grupo Cotsa, S. A. de C. V. (“COTSA”) and Unefon Holdings, S. A. de C. V. (“Unefon Holdings”). The Company now owns, directly and indirectly, 54.9% of the outstanding capital stock of TV Azteca and Unefon Holdings and, directly or indirectly through RTC-Cines, 99% of the capital stock of COTSA.

The consolidated subsidiaries of the Company as of December 31, 2003 were:

TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V.

Televisión Azteca, S. A. de C. V.

Grupo TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V.

Azteca Records, S. A. de C. V.

Alta Empresa, S. A. de C. V.

Servicios Especializados TAZ, S. A. de C. V.

Producciones Especializadas, S. A. de C. V.

Producciones Exclusivas, S. A. de C. V.

Grupo Promotora Empresarial, S. A. de C. V.

Producciones Azteca Digital, S. A. de C. V.

Azteca Digital, S. A. de C. V.

Corporación de Asesoría Técnica y de Producción, S. A. de C. V.

Operadora Mexicana de Televisión, S. A. de C. V.

Multimedia, Espectáculos y Atracciones, S. A. de C. V. (formerly Azteca

Publishing, S. A. de C. V.)

Inversora Mexicana de Producción, S. A. de C. V.

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Servicios Aéreos Noticiosos, S. A. de C. V.

SCI de México, S. A. de C. V.

Grupo TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V. (El Salvador)

Servicios Locales de Producción, S. A. de C. V.

Servicios Foráneos de Administración, S. A. de C. V.

Azteca Telecasting, L. P.

Alta Empresa Holdings, B. V.

Alta Empresa International, B. V.

Red Azteca Internacional, S. A. de C. V.

Azteca International Corporation

TV Azteca Comercializadora, S. A. de C. V.

Valores Sabego, S. A. de C. V.

Unefon Holdings, S. A. de C. V.

RTC-Cines, S. A. de C. V.

Grupo Cotsa, S. A. de C. V.

Servicios Corporativos Cinematográficos, S. A. de C. V.

Remodelación y Construcción, S. A. de C. V.

Alternativas Cotsa, S. A. de C. V.

Inmobiliaria Cotsa, S. A. de C. V.

The Company and its subsidiaries are engaged principally in the broadcasting and production of television programs, the sale of advertising time and the operation of production studios. COTSA operated a chain of motion picture theaters in Mexico and has shifted its business to the leasing of commercial properties.

On December 5, 2003, TV Azteca sold its interest in Canal 12 de Televisión, S. A. de C. V. (acquired in 1997) for US$6,000 and recognized a gain of US$233 (Ps2,389).

As a result of the spin-off of certain investments made by TV Azteca (see note 7), starting December 2003, the Company has 54.9% investment in Unefon Holdings, S.A. de C.V.

B. Azteca Holdings has restated its Mexican GAAP financial statements related to certain inadvertent errors consisting of the following:

a) Azteca Holdings cancelled Ps71,702 related to the effect of the cumulative restatement for inflation from the sale of fixed assets, which resulted in a decrease in basis of fixed assets, and an increase in the loss of sale of fixed assets recorded in other expense for the year ended December 31, 2002.

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b) At December 31, 2002 Azteca Holdings recorded a deferred tax that should have been eliminated in the consolidation process. Such deferred tax asset in the amount of Ps84,974 has been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements, with an offset against deferred income tax expense.

c) Azteca Holdings recorded a reclassification by increasing minority shareholders’ equity and decreasing majority shareholders’ equity by Ps343,133, related to a transaction in 2000, in which a wholly owned subsidiary of Azteca Holdings bought at fair value 3.1% interest in TV Azteca from Corporación RBS, S. A. de C. V. (a company owned by Mr. Ricardo Salinas) in exchange for a receivable in the amount of Ps343,133 due from Corporación RBS.

d) Azteca Holdings recorded a reclassification decreasing minority shareholders’ equity and increasing majority shareholders’ equity by Ps13,361 related to the amortization of goodwill from the Azteca Digital acquisition. This amount affects the year 2000 by Ps10,658 and the year 2002 by Ps2,703.

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The effects of the adjustments on previously reported consolidated financial statements are analyzed as follows:

	As of December 31, 2002
	As previously reported			As restated
Balance sheet data:
Property, machinery and equipment	Ps	2,420,022		Ps	2,348,320
Deferred income tax asset		165,541			80,567
Total long-term assets	Ps	2,585,563		Ps	2,428,887
Majority stockholders’ equity	Ps	2,023,182		Ps	1,536,730
Minority stockholders’ equity		2,672,025			3,001,801
Total stockholders equity	Ps	4,695,207		Ps	4,538,531
Income statement:
Other expenses	Ps	(370,036	)	Ps	(441,738	)
Deferred income tax expense		(45,408	)		(130,382	)
Net income		578,115			421,439
Net income applicable to minority stockholders		453,090			450,387
Net income (loss) applicable to majority stockholders		125,025			(28,948	)
Net earnings (loss) per share applicable to majority stockholders		0.16			(0.04	)

The financial statements of the subsidiaries incorporated abroad included in the consolidation are translated in conformity with the requirements of Statement B-15 issued by the Accounting Principles Commission of the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (“MIPA”). The translation effect was not significant.

The Company consolidates all of its majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in these notes to the Company are to Azteca Holdings, S. A. de C. V. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.

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NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements, including the concepts, methods and criteria related to the recognition of the effects of inflation on the financial statements, are summarized below:

a. Accounting for effects of inflation

The consolidated financial statements and notes are expressed in thousands of Mexican pesos. They have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as promulgated by the MIPA. The recognition of the effects of inflation on the financial information was carried out in accordance with the following rules, which are in conformity with Statement B-10:

- Inventories, property, machinery and equipment of Mexican origin, television concessions, exhibition rights of Mexican origin, deferred charges and other non-monetary assets and liabilities are restated by applying factors derived from the National Consumer Price Index (“NCPI”), issued by the Banco de México.

- Exhibition rights and machinery and equipment of foreign origin (mainly from the United States of America and Japan) are restated by applying inflation factors of the countries of origin to the historical foreign currency costs and then converting to Mexican pesos at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date.

- The components of stockholders’ equity are restated using factors derived from the NCPI.

- The cumulative differential gain or loss from holding non-monetary assets which are not restated using factors derived from the NCPI is included in stockholders’ equity under the caption “Deficit in the restatement of capital”.

- The purchasing power gain or loss from holding monetary liabilities and assets is included in net comprehensive financing cost.

All consolidated financial statements presented are expressed in constant pesos of purchasing power of December 31, 2003. The NCPI used to recognize the effects of inflation in the financial statements was 97.354, 102.904 and 106.996 as of December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

b. Foreign currency transactions

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates they are entered into and/or settled. Assets and liabilities denominated in these currencies are stated at the Mexican peso equivalents resulting from applying exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. Exchange differences arising from fluctuations in the exchange rates between the dates on which transactions are entered into and those on which they are settled, or the balance sheet dates, are charged or credited to income.

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c. Cash and marketable securities

The Company considers all highly liquid investments to be marketable securities.

d. Financial instruments

Investments in derivative financial instruments are shown in the balance sheet as assets and liabilities stated at market value. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on those instruments are recorded based on the market value on the date of sale or at the close of the period. See Note 4.

e. Barter transactions

Barter transactions represent non-cash transactions in which TV Azteca sells advertising time to a third party in return for assets or services. These transactions are accounted for on the basis of the fair market value of the assets or services covered by the barter contracts. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, net revenue derived from barter transactions amounted to Ps87,823, Ps152,049 and Ps300,529, respectively.

f. Exhibition rights

Exhibition rights represent primarily the acquired rights to the transmission of programming and events under license agreements and the cost of internally produced programming. The rights acquired and the obligations incurred are recorded as an asset and liability, respectively, when the license agreements are signed. The cost of exhibition rights acquired is amortized as the programming and events are broadcast.

At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the allowance for unused exhibition rights amounted to Ps238,576 and Ps223,687, respectively, which represents TV Azteca’s management’s best estimate of exhibition rights which are not expected to be used prior to their expiration.

Exhibition rights at December 31, 2002 and 2003 also include Ps342,326 and Ps356,419, respectively, associated with internally produced programming. Costs of internally produced programming are expensed when the programs are initially aired, except in the case of telenovelas. Until December 31, 2002, costs of telenovelas were amortized over a four-year period.

Effective January 1, 2003, TV Azteca changed the amortization period for the 20% of the costs of telenovelas destined to the United States market to a six-year period. The new amortization period reflects the experience and future plans of TV Azteca in the U.S. markets. The effect of this change resulted in a reduction of Ps36,675 in the amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2003.

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g. Inventories and costs

Inventories of merchandise, materials and spare parts, and their related costs, are stated at average cost and are restated by using factors derived from the NCPI. Amounts so determined do not exceed market.

h. Property, machinery and equipment

Property, machinery and equipment acquired through December 31, 1996, and the related depreciation, were stated at net replacement cost determined at that date on the basis of appraisals performed by independent appraisers registered with the National Banking and Securities Commission. Property, machinery and equipment acquired on or after January 1, 1997 are initially stated at cost. Both the replacement costs of assets of Mexican origin acquired through December 31, 1996 and the costs of assets of Mexican origin acquired on or after January 1, 1997 are restated by applying inflation factors derived from the NCPI. Assets of non-Mexican origin acquired through December 31, 1996 and thereafter are restated by applying inflation factors of the countries of origin to the historical foreign currency costs and then converting to Mexican pesos at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date.

Depreciation is calculated by the straight-line method, based on the estimated useful lives of the fixed assets as estimated by the Company.

The annual depreciation rates are the following:

Buildings	5	%
Machinery and operating equipment	5	%
Furniture and office equipment	10	%
Transportation equipment	20	%
Other fixed assets	25	%

Effective January 1, 2002, TV Azteca changed the annual depreciation rate of the transmission towers, from 16% to 5%, based on the remaining useful life of these assets.

i. Investment in affiliates

Investment in affiliates is recorded by the equity method and is included in the balance sheet under other assets.

In the case of the investment in Unefon, S. A. de C. V. (“Unefon”), until December 31, 2002, this investment reflected the net book value of Unefon. See Note 7a for a discussion of the TV Azteca’s spin-off of this investment.

The investments in Unefon and Todito are presented in the balance sheet as “Investment in Unefon” and “Investment in Todito.com, S. A. de C. V.”, respectively. See Note 7.

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j. Intangible assets

Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement C-8 “Intangible assets” issued by the Accounting Principles Board of the MIPA. This Statement requires intangible assets to be recognized on the balance sheet as long as they are identifiable, provide expected future economic benefits and the company has control over such benefits. It also provides that intangible assets with an indefinite useful life should not be amortized and intangible assets with a definite life should be amortized systematically, based on the best estimate of their useful life determined in accordance with the expected future economic benefits. These assets are subject to an annual evaluation of their recoverable value, to identify any impairment losses.

k. Television concessions

The aggregate value of the television concessions was determined based on the excess of the purchase price paid for the assets of TV Azteca over their book value at the time of privatization.

As a result of the adoption of Statement C-8, on January 1, 2002, TV Azteca determined that its television concessions qualified as intangible assets of indefinite useful life. Therefore, TV Azteca no longer amortizes its concessions.

Prior to January 1, 2002, TV Azteca’s television concessions were amortized by the straight-line method over the relevant concession periods then in existence. Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2001 amounted to Ps125,930.

l. Impairment of the value of long-lived assets

In 2003 the management of the Company, of its subsidiaries companies and of its associated companies, adopted Statement C-15 “Impairment of the Value of Long-Lived Assets and their Disposal” issued by the Accounting Principles Board of the MIPA. This Statement establishes, among other things, the general criteria for the identification and, when applicable, the recording of impairment losses or a decrease in the value of long-lived assets, tangible and intangible, including goodwill.

In accordance with the provisions of Statement C-15, in 2003, Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. (“Cosmofrecuencias”) recorded impairments of their long lived assets. The Company included the related effects (Ps579,706 for Unefon, and Ps222,351 for Cosmofrecuencias) in equity in income of associated companies, included in the other expenses caption during 2003, of which, Ps440,329 and Ps361,728 were recorded within the results of the Company and the minority interest, respectively.

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m. Goodwill

The excess of cost over the book value of subsidiaries acquired is amortized using the straight-line method over 20 years and restated by applying factors derived from the NCPI to its historical cost. Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 amounted to Ps104,715, Ps105,901 and Ps101,633, respectively.

n. Deferred costs

Deferred costs relate primarily to the debt issuance costs of TV Azteca Notes (as defined in Note 9) and Senior Secured Notes 2005 and 2008 (as defined in Note 9) and are amortized over the life of the notes. See Notes 7 and 9.

o. Labor benefits

Seniority premiums to which employees are entitled upon termination of employment after seven years of service are expensed in the years in which the services are rendered. The related obligation is determined in accordance with Statement D-3, “Labor Obligations”, issued by the MIPA, based on actuarial studies.

Other compensation based on length of service, to which employees may be entitled in the event of dismissal or death, in accordance with the Mexican Federal Labor Law, is charged to income in the year in which it becomes payable.

p. Deferred income tax

Deferred income tax is recorded by the comprehensive asset-and-liability method, which consists of calculating deferred income tax by applying the respective income tax rate to the temporary differences between the accounting and tax values of all assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. See Note 11.

q. Comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is represented by the net income (loss) plus the gain or loss from holding non-monetary assets, and items required by specific accounting standards to be reflected in stockholders’ equity but which do not constitute capital contributions, reductions or distributions.

r. Revenue recognition

Revenues from advertising contracts are recognized as the contracted advertising is aired. Net revenue includes revenue from advertisers less sales commissions paid and lease revenue generated by COTSA. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, sales commissions paid amounted to Ps370,818, Ps379,359 and Ps462,189, respectively.

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s. Advertising advances

TV Azteca enters into two principal types of advance advertising agreements with customers. The Azteca plan generally requires advertisers to pay in full within four months of the date in which they sign the advertising agreement. The Mexican plan allows customers to pay for advertising by making cash deposits from 10% to 20% of the advertising commitment, with the balance payable in installments, which are generally supported by promissory notes, over the period during which the advertising is aired. TV Azteca records cash or other assets received and the amounts due and its obligation to deliver advertising under both types of advance advertising agreements when the contracts are signed. The amounts represented by such advertising advances are credited to net revenue as the contracted advertising is aired. Such obligations with respect to advertising advances are considered non-monetary liabilities and are restated by applying factors derived from the NCPI.

t. Stock option plans for employees

Stock options granted to TV Azteca employees are recorded when the options are exercised by crediting paid-in capital stock for the amount of cash received.

u. Liabilities, provisions, contingent assets and liabilities and commitments

On January 1, 2003, Statement C-9 “Liabilities, provisions, contingent assets and liabilities and commitments” issued by the Accounting Principles Board of the MIPA, went into effect. This Statement establishes general rules for the valuation, presentation and disclosure of liabilities, provisions and contingent assets and liabilities, as well as for the disclosure of commitments entered into by a company as part of its normal operations.

As a consequence of the adoption of this Statement, the Company’s liabilities represent present obligations and the liability provisions recognized in the balance sheet represent present obligations whose settlement will probably require the use of economic resources. These provisions have been recorded, based on management’s best estimate of the amount needed to cover the existing liability; however, actual results could differ from the provisions recognized. At December 31, 2003, the provisions were not significant.

The adoption of this Statement did not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

v. Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to conform 2002 amounts to the current year’s presentation.

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w. New accounting pronouncements

In May 2004, the MIPA, issued Bulletin B-7, “Business Acquisitions”, which provides guidance for accounting of business acquisitions and investments in associated entities. Bulletin B-7 requires that all business acquisitions and investments in associates be accounted for by a single method, the purchase method, and supplements the accounting for the recognition of intangible assets as a part of a business acquisition. Upon adoption of Bulletin B-7, goodwill should not be amortized, but rather tested for impairment at least on an annual basis. Bulletin B-7 also provides guidelines for the acquisition of a minority interest, and for asset transfers and business acquisitions among entities under common control. Adoption of Bulletin B-7 is effective for periods beginning on January 1, 2005, with early adoption encouraged. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of Bulletin B-7 will have on the financial statements.

In April 2004, the MIPA issued Bulletin C-10, “Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedge Operations.” Bulletin C-10 establishes accounting and reporting standards requiring that all derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or a liability measured at its fair value. Bulletin C-10 also requires that changes in the derivative’s fair value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria is met. Special accounting for qualifying hedges allows a derivative’s gain or loss to offset related results on the hedged item in the income statement and requires that a company formally document, designate and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting. Bulletin C-10 is effective for periods beginning on January 1, 2005, with early adoption recommended. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of Bulletin C-10 will have on the consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3 - FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITION:

Monetary amounts in this note are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars (US$) except exchange rates, since this is the currency in which most of the Company’s foreign currency transactions are carried out.

Since December 1994 the Mexican government has allowed the peso to float freely in the foreign exchange market. At December 31, 2003, the exchange rate used by the Company for financial reporting purposes was Ps11.232 to the dollar (Ps9.16 and Ps10.395 at December 31, 2001 and 2002, respectively). As a result, the Company had net exchange income (losses) of Ps358,462, (Ps724,379) and (Ps391,744) during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively, which are shown in the statement of results of operations as a component of comprehensive financing cost.

At March 31, 2004, the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements, the exchange rate was Ps11.21 per dollar.

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At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the Company had monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies as shown below:

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
Assets	US$	502,012		US$	513,626
Liabilities		(952,736	)		(985,610	)
Net short position	US$	(450,724	)	US$	(471,984	)

At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the Company had no hedge contracts for protection against foreign exchange risks.

NOTE 4 - OPERATIONS WITH FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

a. Marketable securities

During 2002, TV Azteca purchased Ps295,988 (nominal) of Ordinary Participation Certificate (“CPOs”) of Grupo Elektra, S. A. de C. V. (“Grupo Elektra”), a related party. In October 2002, TV Azteca entered into a put option agreement with an unrelated third party for its CPOs in Grupo Elektra, which expired in October 2003 without being exercised. Pursuant to the option agreement, TV Azteca was required to pay a premium of 10.5% of the total option valued at the strike price. Also, in October 2003, TV Azteca entered into a call option agreement with an unrelated third party for these CPOs, receiving a premium of 4.75% of the total option valued at strike price, which was exercised in December 2003, and not renewed thereafter. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca recorded a (loss) and gain in comprehensive financing cost of (Ps58,907) and Ps19,949, respectively, to reflect the fluctuation in the market value of the investment. As of December 31, 2003, TV Azteca divested itself totally of this instrument.

b. Financial instruments

In January 2002 and in April and May 2003, TV Azteca contracted monthly certificates of deposit with a rate of return based on the market value of TV Azteca’s CPOs, which were recorded in TV Azteca’s stockholders’ equity. TV Azteca has periodically renewed the certificates of deposit upon expiration. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, as a result of the change in market value of the CPOs, TV Azteca recognized a (loss) gain of (Ps35,451) and Ps217,201, respectively, in TV Azteca’s stockholders’ equity. At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the outstanding balance of this investment was Ps144,805 and Ps461,781, respectively.

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NOTE 5 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
Amounts due from advertisers	Ps	4,598,271		Ps	4,837,398
Accounts receivable from Unefon advertising agreement (see Note 8)		83,851			259,199
Taxes recoverable		144,586			208,398
Prepaid expenses		69,380			68,434
Other accounts receivable (including notes from officers and directors - see Note 8q.)		305,782			454,494
		5,201,870			5,827,923
Allowance for bad debts		(93,421	)		(71,054	)
	Ps	5,108,449		Ps	5,756,869

Amounts due from barter transactions included in amounts due from advertisers amounted to Ps366,655 and Ps514,072 as of December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

The Company evaluates periodically the recoverability of amounts due from advertisers and other accounts receivable. When it is determined that such accounts are not recoverable, the amounts due from advertisers are charged to net revenue and other accounts receivable are charged to other expenses.

NOTE 6 - PROPERTY, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT:

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
	(As restated)
Buildings	Ps	1,190,121		Ps	1,187,914
Machinery and operating equipment		2,404,150			2,707,566
Furniture and office equipment		232,013			232,783
Transportation equipment		360,588			364,573
Other fixed assets		551,383			561,242
		4,738,255			5,054,078
Accumulated depreciation		(2,995,812	)		(3,437,374	)
		1,742,443			1,616,704
Land		602,175			576,002
Construction in progress		3,702			4,128
	Ps	2,348,320		Ps	2,196,834

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At December 31, 2002 and 2003, property, machinery and equipment amounting to Ps1,016,022 and Ps793,447, respectively, have been pledged to guarantee bank loans taken by TV Azteca. See Note 9.

NOTE 7 - OTHER ASSETS:

	At December 31,
	2002		2003
Investment in affiliates	Ps	142,251	Ps	205,252
Advances to Corporación de Noticias e Información, S. A. de C. V.		309,831		285,355
Deferred costs related to the issuance of the TV Azteca
Notes and Senior Secured Notes 2003 and 2005 - Net		136,308		83,792
Account receivable from Pappas Telecasting of Southern
California, LLC (see Azteca America below)		244,917
Other assets		156,158		184,113
	Ps	989,465	Ps	758,512
Advance payments to Pappas Telecasting Companies, through Azteca America (see Azteca America below)	Ps	1,200,312	Ps	1,451,105
Investment in Todito.com, S. A. de C. V. (“Todito”)	Ps	332,689	Ps	214,716
Investment in Unefon	Ps	1,825,653	Ps	666,568
Investment in 50% equity interest in Cosmofrecuencias	Ps	368,829	Ps	89,010

Corporación de Noticias e Información, S. A. de C. V. (“CNI”)

On December 10, 1998, TV Azteca entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Televisora del Valle de México, S. A. de C. V. (“TVM”), the owner of the concession for UHF Channel 40 in Mexico City, and its subsidiary CNI.

The original contract was established with the following terms:

1. TV Azteca agreed to provide advisory services to TVM and CNI regarding the television operations of Channel 40 for a period of 10 years or until the expiration of TVM’s television concession, whichever is shorter.

2. Under a Programming, Promotion and Commercialization Agreement with TVM, CNI agreed to cede to TV Azteca the rights and obligations, originally established in favor of CNI, to program and operate Channel 40. TV Azteca agreed to pay to CNI 50% of the joint venture’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) on a quarterly

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basis, with an advance payment of US$15,000 to be applied against future EBITDA generated from the operation of Channel 40, over a maximum period of ten years. At December 31, 1999, TV Azteca had made advances of US$15,000.

3. TV Azteca has provided a US$10,000 credit facility in favor of CNI for a period of ten years with a grace period for the payment of principal and interest of three years. The interest accrues at an annual interest rate based on the maximum interest rate paid by TV Azteca plus 25 basis points. As security for the loan, 51% of the capital stock of TVM owned by Mr. Javier Moreno Valle was pledged as collateral. At December 31, 2002 and 2003, CNI had drawn down US$10,000 under this credit facility.

4. Under a purchase option contract, TV Azteca has the right to acquire up to 51% of the capital stock of TVM beginning in November 2002. The sale price of the capital stock would be the greater of US$100,000 (which increases gradually over time) and ten times the EBITDA generated by Channel 40 for the 12 months preceding the exercise of the purchase option, adjusted for the number of shares being purchased. This contract also gives Mr. Javier Moreno Valle and Mr. Hernán Cabalceta Vara the right to put their entire CNI capital stock to TV Azteca for the same purchase price per share under certain circumstances. TV Azteca has the right to transfer the shares acquired to any of its subsidiaries.

5. Under the terms of this agreement, TV Azteca has the right to determine all Channel 40 programming except for 16 and one-half hours per week that is to be made up of CNI-determined programming. In return for the transmission rights of this CNI-determined programming through Channel 40, TV Azteca agreed to pay CNI, during the first year, US$5.0 for each 60 minute program or its equivalent broadcast and, after the second year, US$1.65 for each rating point generated by the broadcast of CNI-determined programming on Channel 40.

6. To improve the efficiency of Channel 40’s operations, TV Azteca agreed to provide accounting, administrative, computer, technical or any other advice that will improve the operations and administration of Channel 40.

In July 2000, CNI stopped broadcasting TV Azteca’s signal, in violation of its contractual obligation under the joint venture agreement, and TV Azteca’s signal has not been broadcast on Channel 40 since this date. In response to CNI’s actions, TV Azteca filed several lawsuits against CNI. At March 31, 2004, date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements, this matter is in litigation. TV Azteca is seeking lost profits and the enforcement of its purchase option right under the joint venture agreement to acquire up to 51% of the capital stock of TVM. As of December 31, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca has claimed an aggregate amount of US$34,000 to CNI, which includes US$9,000 representing interest on the credit facility and additional operating expenses for account of CNI in connection with the joint venture, which may be recovered from future earnings of the joint venture.

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In December 2002, an Arbitration Tribunal of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce issued an award concluding that the joint venture and the purchase option agreement entered into by TV Azteca and CNI are valid, in effect and enforceable. As a consequence of this conclusion, TV Azteca believes that the terms of the arbitration award confirms TV Azteca’s right to operate Channel 40 as stipulated by the joint venture and to exercise its right to acquired up to 51% of the capital stock of TVM. In December 2002, the signal of TV Azteca was reestablished at Channel 40. Following this event, the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, or SCT) took exclusive control of the Channel 40 transmission site and signal. In January 2003, CNI filed an action for relief (amparo) before a federal court seeking to reverse SCT’s decision to take exclusive control of the Channel 40 transmission site and signal. On January 27, 2003, CNI regained control of the Channel 40 transmission site and signal. On that same day, TV Azteca appealed the decision, however, as of the date of these financial statements, no TV Azteca signal is being broadcasting on Channel 40. Although no assurance can be given, management of TV Azteca believes that even if the litigation were to be adversely determined against TV Azteca, CNI would be indebted to TV Azteca for approximately US$34,000 which indebtedness would continue to be secured by the pledge of 51% of TVM’S capital stock, accordingly, no reserve has been established in connection with this matter.

Azteca America

In September 2000, TV Azteca and Pappas Telecasting Companies (“Pappas Group”), a broadcasting company based in the United States, entered into a joint venture (“Azteca America JV”), with the purpose of creating a new television broadcast network.

Prior to the launch date, Pappas Group agreed to pay TV Azteca a monthly fee of approximately US$1,500. During the year ended December 31, 2001, TV Azteca received US$6,731 under the terms of this agreement, which was recorded as net revenue in TV Azteca’s results of operations.

In June 2001, TV Azteca and Pappas Group agreed to change their strategy, and as a result of this, the Azteca America JV was terminated.

In July 2001, TV Azteca, through Azteca International Corporation (“Azteca America”), a company incorporated in the U.S., launched the Azteca America Network, a new Spanish-language television broadcast network in the U.S. Through Azteca America, its wholly-owned subsidiary, TV Azteca establishes affiliate relationships with television broadcast stations in U.S. markets that have a significant Hispanic population. In addition, Azteca America’s affiliates may enter into distribution agreements with cable operators. Through the Azteca America Network, TV Azteca distributes in the U.S. certain of its programming including telenovelas, reality programming, sports, news and other general entertainment programming in the Spanish language, which TV Azteca refers to as the Azteca America Programming.

In 2001, Azteca America entered into station affiliation agreements with affiliates of Pappas Group in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and Reno television markets. When Azteca America entered into station affiliation agreements with Pappas Telecasting of Southern

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California LLC (“Pappas California”), operator of its Los Angeles affiliate, TV Azteca became a party to credit agreements and Azteca America entered into an equity option agreement that gave it the right to acquire an equity interest in Pappas California. Additionally, in connection with entering into the station affiliation agreements with affiliates of Pappas Group in the San Francisco and Houston television markets, Azteca America acquired a 25% equity interest in each of the television stations for an aggregate purchase price of US$70,654.

In 2002, TV Azteca and Pappas Group were involved in a number of lawsuits regarding certain agreements between the parties. However, on February 13, 2003, TV Azteca announced that a definitive settlement agreement that resolved all of the outstanding litigation and disputes between TV Azteca and Pappas Group had been executed. As part of this settlement, Pappas Group re-acquired the 25% equity interests held by Azteca America in the Pappas Group-controlled San Francisco and Houston station affiliates. In addition, the outstanding indebtedness of Pappas California, the operator of its Los Angeles affiliate, in the amount of US$56,200 was cancelled as well as Azteca America’s option to purchase an equity interest in its Los Angeles affiliate. In return, Pappas Group issued Azteca America a promissory note (“the New Pappas Promissory Note”), in the initial principal amount of US$128,000 that is secured by the assets of its Los Angeles station. The initial maturity date of the New Pappas Promissory Note was April 30, 2003 and extended to June 30, 2003. However, since Pappas Group did not repay the New Pappas Promissory Note prior to its initial maturity date, the principal amount was increased to US$129,000. The New Pappas Promissory Note bears interest at an annual rate of 11.6279% from the initial maturity date.

Under the terms of the settlement, the parties agreed that if the New Pappas Promissory Note was not paid prior to the initial maturity date, the three-year Local Marketing Agreement (“LMA”) between Azteca America and Pappas California would become effective with respect to the Los Angeles station and, in addition, Azteca America would have, as from January 1, 2006, the option to purchase all of the assets of the Los Angeles station for a purchase price of US$250,000, subject to applicable statutory limitations and receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. Since the New Pappas Promissory Note was not repaid on or before June 30, 2003, the LMA and the purchase option have become effective.

Under the LMA, Azteca America is entitled to retain all advertising revenue generated from the programming it supplies to the station. Azteca America pays an annual LMA fee of US$15,000 to Pappas Group, which is offset dollar-for-dollar by the interest payable on the Note.

Azteca America and Pappas Group also agreed to certain modifications of the existing station affiliation agreements governing the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and Reno stations.

In addition to Azteca America’s arrangements with Pappas Group affiliates, at December 31, 2002 and 2003, Azteca America had also entered into station affiliation agreements with television broadcast companies covering approximately 53% and 73%, respectively, of the U.S. Hispanic population.

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Pursuant to these station affiliation agreements, the stations have been granted exclusive licenses for over-the-air broadcasting of Azteca America programming in their respective markets. These agreements have terms ranging from two to seven years which may be automatically renewed for a specified duration, also ranging from two to seven years. Azteca America has the right to receive all of the net advertising revenue that it generates on each of the broadcast stations other than in the Las Vegas and Orlando markets, where it is only entitled to 50% of the net advertising revenue.

In the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, net advertising revenues generated through Azteca America amounted to Ps73,846, Ps39,486 and Ps118,319, respectively.

Todito

In its meeting held on February 9, 2000, TV Azteca’s Board of Directors approved a US$100,000 investment in Todito. The investment was made on February 14, 2000 through an advertising, programming and services agreement (see Note 8), in exchange for 50% of the capital stock of Todito. TV Azteca has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the operations of Todito. This investment is accounted for by the equity method and is presented on the balance sheet as “Investment in Todito”. This acquisition resulted in goodwill of Ps564,942. The amortization of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 was Ps28,342, Ps28,342 and Ps28,342, respectively.

In May 2003, Todito made a pro rata reimbursement of the premium on issuance of its capital stock in an amount of Ps67,568, of which Ps33,784 was received by TV Azteca and was credited to the investment in Todito.

Todito operates a Spanish-language Internet portal and internet connection service located at “www.todito.com” that was launched in August 1999 by Dataflux, S. A. de C. V. (“Dataflux”), a company controlled by the brother of Mr. Salinas Pliego. Todito’s website provides e-commerce and other services to Mexico and the Hispanic population in the United States.

Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias

a. Spin-off of the investment

On October 16, 2003, TV Azteca’s Board of Directors approved a spin-off of the investment in shares of Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias and part of TV Azteca’s stockholders’ equity to create a spun-off company by the name of Unefon Holdings, S. A. de C. V. (“Unefon Holdings”), a subsidiary company, with balances at December 31, 2003. This decision was ratified at TV Azteca’s extraordinary stockholders’ meeting held on December 19, 2003.

The advertising agreements between Unefon and TV Azteca, as well as the accounts receivable that Unefon is required to pay to TV Azteca, will remain unchanged.

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As a result of the spin-off TV Azteca no longer has any investment in the telecommunications industry and the Company has 54.9% share in the capital stock of Unefon Holdings.

b. Background on the investment

On May 14, 1999, TV Azteca signed an agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”), with Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego and Moisés Saba Masri, to invest in Unefon and its subsidiaries. Unefon is a personal telecommunications fixed digital wireless network that is a provider of wireless mobile telephone services in Mexico. The Stockholders’ Agreement establishes that Unefon must be operated and managed as a joint venture, initially between Ricardo Salinas and Moisés Saba. The Stockholders’ Agreement required each of Ricardo Salinas and Moisés Saba Masri to contribute US$186,500 to Unefon’s capital, for a total of US$373,000 in capital stock. These capital contributions to Unefon were completed on June 15, 1999.

Before signing the Stockholders’ Agreement, Ricardo Salinas made a contribution to Unefon’s capital of approximately US$88,600, through Corporación RBS, S. A. de C. V. (“CRBS”), a company belonging to him, which was used to make an advance payment to the Mexican government for the acquisition of wireless concessions and for pre-operating expenses. Mr. Salinas made the balance of the contribution required by the Stockholders’ Agreement with funds borrowed from the Company. The Company obtained part of the funds for this loan from the sale of 218 million of the CPOs of TV Azteca owned by the Company to a group of private Mexican investors. The Company obtained the remaining funds for the loan from the sale by the Company of 44 million TV Azteca CPOs to the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Compañía Operadora de Teatros, S. A. de C. V.

TV Azteca acquired the interest in Unefon held by Ricardo Salinas at cost (including financial costs) for US$189,793, which was funded through: (i) proceeds from the issuance of shares; (ii) the payment of US$35,108 in cash and (iii) the cancellation of debts of US$43,067 owed to TV Azteca by CRBS.

In February 2000, Unefon commenced operations.

At the extraordinary stockholders’ meeting held on October 2, 2000, the Unefon stockholders agreed to reduce Unefon’s capital stock by Ps611 million (nominal). At December 31, 2001, this reduction had not yet been made, and is shown in Unefon’s financial statements as an account payable to the stockholders, bearing interest at an annual rate of 8%. The stockholders used the proceeds of this capital reduction to capitalize a newly formed company owned 50% by TV Azteca and 50% by Moisés Saba Masri, Cosmofrecuencias, for which purpose, TV Azteca contributed Ps368,829 at December 31, 2001. In June 2002, TV Azteca contributed to Cosmofrecuencias as a capital contribution its receivable from Unefon, including the accrued interest, for 50% of Cosmofrecuencias’ capital stock.

On October 19, 2000, the Board of Directors of TV Azteca approved the grant to its stockholders of the rights to acquire TV Azteca’s investment in Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias shares, a decision which was ratified at TV Azteca’s ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on December 4, 2000. As determined by TV Azteca’s Board of Directors, TV Azteca’s existing stockholders would have the right to purchase the shares in Cosmofrecuencias from October 19, 2001 to October 19, 2006. The total exercise price for this option would be approximately US$32,000.

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The grant of the rights (“Rights”) to acquire the Unefon shares was subject to receiving the requisite consent of the holders of TV Azteca’s and the Company’s Senior Notes. On March 27, 2001, TV Azteca obtained the consents and paid a fee totaling Ps119,797 to the holders of the TV Azteca Notes (as defined in Note 9), which was recorded as part of its total investment in Unefon. The grant of the Rights was also subject to receiving certain third party approvals, including the approval of Nortel Networks Corporation (“Nortel”), Unefon’s major creditor, and to filing and effectiveness of a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that registers the Unefon shares underlying the Rights.

The Rights were exercisable until December 11, 2002, unless the period was extended by TV Azteca or an acceleration event occurred. In December 2002, TV Azteca’s Board of Directors approved an extension exercise period through December 11, 2003. Any Rights not exercised by the exercise date would expire and TV Azteca would retain ownership of the shares together with Rights. The Rights would become exercisable prior to December 11, 2003 if the Board of Directors of TV Azteca approved a merger of Unefon, a sale of all or substantially all of Unefon’s assets or a sale (by tender or otherwise) of a majority of Unefon’s shares or otherwise determined to accelerate the exercisability of the Rights.

At December 31, 2002, the Company owned, directly and indirectly, 55.5%, of TV Azteca’s outstanding capital stock. The Unefon Rights granted to the Company, through TV Azteca, represented approximately 26% of the outstanding shares of Unefon on a fully diluted basis.

In connection with the TV Azteca rights transaction, on December 13, 2000, the Company entered into an agreement with Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego and Elisa Salinas Gómez relating to their right to acquire up to 511,743,120 Unefon shares that may be acquired by the Company upon exercise of the Company’s Unefon rights. Mr. Salinas Pliego and Mrs. Salinas Gómez paid a US$7,000 (Ps62,205) non-refundable premium to the Company for these purchase rights. However, in order to exercise these purchase rights, Mr. Salinas Pliego and/or his affiliates must have directly or indirectly acquired the shares owned by Grupo Elektra of CASA, the direct owner of approximately 90% of the Company’s outstanding shares, or all of the outstanding capital stock of Grupo Elektra, or Grupo Elektra must have exercised its right to exchange all of the shares owned by Grupo Elektra of CASA for 226.5 million CPOs of TV Azteca pursuant to the terms of a share exchange agreement dated March 25, 1996 between Grupo Elektra and the Company. If Mr. Salinas Pliego and/or his affiliates have not so acquired the CASA shares or the outstanding capital stock of Grupo Elektra, and Grupo Elektra has not exercised its share exchange right, then Grupo Elektra will have the right, in lieu of Mr. Salinas Pliego and Mrs. Salinas Gómez, to exercise up to 34% of the Company’s rights to acquire Unefon shares.

Grupo Elektra also has the right to exchange the CASA Series N shares that it owns, in whole or in part, at any time until March 26, 2006 for 226.5 million TV Azteca CPOs owned by the Company. This exchange right allows Grupo Elektra to acquire up to approximately 7.6% of the

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capital stock of TV Azteca from the Company, which would reduce the Company’s direct and indirect ownership of the capital stock of TV Azteca to approximately 49%, although the Company would continue to own 65% of the voting power of TV Azteca.

With respect to TV Azteca’s investment in Unefon (46.5% at December 31, 2002), TV Azteca’s stockholders had the right to acquire those shares subject to the occurrence of certain conditions, at a price of US$0.15128 per Unefon share owned by TV Azteca, for a total amount of US$176,998. At December 31, 2002, TV Azteca’s investment in Unefon reflects the net book value of the investment at the date of the decision to sell Unefon. TV Azteca would record any differences between the book value of the investment and the ultimate sales price once the stockholders exercised the purchase option and all the legal requirements of the transaction had been complied with.

In July 2002, TV Azteca announced that its Board of Directors had approved seeking the approval of TV Azteca’s shareholders to spin off of its investment in Unefon in the form of a distribution of all of the shares of Unefon that TV Azteca owns to TV Azteca’s shareholders at no cost before the end of 2002. However, as a consequence of the dispute between Unefon and Nortel, TV Azteca’s Board of Directors postponed submitting the proposal to TV Azteca’s shareholders. Finally, the spin-off was carried out in December 2003, once the disputes between Unefon and Nortel had been resolved.

The Rights to acquire the Unefon shares expired on December 12, 2003. The conditions for public offering had not been complied with and, therefore, they were not exercised. Moreover, at TV Azteca’s Extraordinary Stockholders’ Meeting held on December 19, 2003, TV Azteca’s stockholders decided to cancel the call option on the Cosmofrecuencias shares.

Unefon Holdings, a subsidiary company, recognized the equity method in Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias, associated companies, at December 31, 2003, once the rights to acquire these investments expired. The effect of recognition of the equity method amounted to Ps1,367,937, of which Ps776,774 (corresponding to the equity in loss of the year) was recorded in the other expenses caption in the equity in income of associated companies, and Ps591,163 (corresponding to the accumulated losses at the beginning of the year) is shown separately as a special item in the statement of results of operations.

c. Unefon financing and operating agreements

In September 1999, Unefon entered into a financing agreement and a procurement agreement with Nortel pursuant to which Nortel agreed to assist Unefon in the design and construction of its telecommunications network.

In December 2000, in connection with certain modifications of Unefon’s financing agreement with Nortel, TV Azteca and Mr. Saba agreed, jointly and severally, in a shareholder’s agreement to provide Unefon with up to US$35,000 by way of either equity or subordinated debt in the event Unefon had liquidity problems in 2001 or 2002.

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In July 2001, TV Azteca and Moisés Saba Masri announced their intention to make loans to Unefon of up to US$80,000 each. TV Azteca has suspended any further financial support to Unefon in light of Unefon’s dispute with Nortel. At December 31, 2003 and 2002, TV Azteca had provided US$30,000 and US$48,000, respectively, of loan guarantees on behalf of Unefon, of which US$19,100 had become due and been paid by TV Azteca. See Note 8.

On March 10, 2004, Unefon paid TV Azteca US$17,000, after which Unefon’s debt under the loan guarantee was US$10,000 at that date, which includes US$8,000 of interest and guarantee fees.

Unefon and Nortel, Unefon’s major equipment supplier and former lender, became engaged in a dispute over each party’s compliance with the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, the procurement agreement and other related agreements entered into by the parties, which resulted in the filing of various legal actions by both parties. On June 16, 2003, Unefon reached a settlement with Nortel pursuant to which Unefon and Nortel released each other from all obligations arising out of the procurement agreement, financing agreement and any related agreements, and terminated all actions and proceedings of any kind between the parties or involving the parties and their counsel in the United States and Mexico. Unefon and Nortel also terminated the existing procurement agreement and entered into a new procurement agreement. In connection with the settlement, Unefon paid an aggregate of US$43 million to Nortel, of which US$18 million was applied to accounts receivable and US$25 million was applied to reduce the total amount of debt owed by Unefon to Nortel, leaving an outstanding balance of US$325 million as of the settlement date. Concurrently with the settlement, Codisco Investments LLC (“Codisco”), a company formed in the U.S., State of Delaware of which Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, principal stockholder and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and of TV Azteca, indirectly owned 50%, purchased for US$107 million the US$325 million debt owed by Unefon to Nortel. The amount of US$150 million was paid as follows: US$43 million was paid by Unefon at the date of the agreement, and US$107 million was paid by Codisco. Nortel and Codisco entered into an assignment and assumption agreement pursuant to which Codisco replaced Nortel as lender under the financing agreement, and Unefon’s stock pledges in favor of Nortel were assigned to Codisco. In the agreement which formalized the purchase of the debt, Nortel stipulated that the debt could not be sold to a party unrelated to Unefon without Nortel’s express consent.

In September 2003, Unefon signed a service agreement to provide capacity to an unaffiliated third party and received US$268 million as an advance payment under such agreement. Unefon used these funds, in addition to funds from operations and short-term loans, to pay off the debt owed to Codisco. With this payment, all of Unefon’s assets, that had been collateralizing the loan were released.

Unefon is required to pay Nortel US$25 million, via electronic transfer in immediately available fund in the event of a change in management control on or prior to December 15, 2005.

In December 2003, TV Azteca was informed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States (“SEC”) that it would conduct an investigation which respect to potential violations of the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and certain rules promulgated thereunder, in connection with the disclosure of these operations in various reports issued by TV Azteca and Unefon during 2003. (See Note 15).

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NOTE 8 - BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES:

The Company had the following amounts due from and payable to related parties:

		At December 31,
	Reference	2002					2003
Accounts receivable:
Operadora Unefon, S. A. de C. V.
(“Ounefon”)					Ps	269,196				Ps	332,070
- Building rental income	o	Ps	4,955				Ps	7,285
- Loans granted	p		207,648					216,425
- Interest receivable related to loans	k		7,577					53,662
- Prepaid telephone services	c		125,803					93,929
- Account payable for telephone services	c		(88,935	)				(92,703	)
- Guarantee fees (see Note 7)								37,791
- Other			12,148					15,681
Biper, S. A. de C. V.						53,515					13,155
- Paging services	d		16,856					13,155
- Interest receivable related to loans	k		3,174
- Loans granted	p		33,218
- Other			267
Teleactivos, S. A. de C. V.						17,040					46,455
- 01900 Services income	j		18,146					51,132
- Other			(1,106	)				(4,677	)
Club Atlético de Morelia, S. A. de C. V.						30,665					5,560
- Exhibition rights payable	f		(14,040	)				(20,569	)
- Advertising	b		37,289					15,179
- Other			7,416					10,950
Movilaccess, S. A. de C. V.						16,979					27,948
- Loans granted	p							13,589
- Interest receivable related to loans	k							2,395
- Paging services	d		16,979					11,964
Corporación RBS, S. A. de C. V.											72,709
- Loans granted	p							70,738
- Interest receivable related to loans	k							1,971
Other related parties						11,144					2,490
					Ps	398,539				Ps	500,387
Accounts payable:
Todito					Ps	58,592				Ps	27,254
- Banners	i	Ps	60,022				Ps	27,928
- Other			(1,430	)				(674	)
Grupo Elektra						71,260					51,195
- Accounts payable	s		39,677					38,162
- Various services	h		18,169
- Loans received	p		5,202					5,003
- Interest receivable related to loans								(1,127	)
- Other			8,212					9,157
Corporación RBS, S. A. de C. V.						42,190
- Loans received	p		42,096
- Interest payable related to loans	l		94
Servicios Patrimoniales Integrados, S. A. de C. V.						11,626					11,182
- Capital reduction payable	r		11,626					11,182
Comunicaciones Avanzadas						12,901					12,408
- Loans received	p		12,901					12,408
Other related parties						7,763					273
					Ps	204,332					Ps102,312

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There are other related party transactions described in Note 7, as follows:

i) At December 31, 2002, TV Azteca had an account receivable from Pappas Telecasting Southern California, LLC, a related party at that date.

ii) In December 2000, the Company received a US$7,000 (Ps62,205) non-refundable premium from Ricardo Salinas Pliego and Elisa Salinas Gómez to purchase the Company’s rights to acquire the Unefon’s shares. This premium was recorded through the income statement, once the Rights to acquire the Unefon shares expired in December 2003.

iii) There is a share exchange agreement between the Company and Elektra which allows Elektra to acquire up to approximately 7.6% of the capital stock of TV Azteca owned by the company.

In connection with the advertising agreement described in (b), TV Azteca has recognized a long-term receivable of Ps2,088,827 and Ps1,798,437 at December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively and a short-term receivable of Ps.83,851 and Ps259,199, at December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively. These receivables will be offset by advertising advances of Ps2,253,383 and Ps2,075,438 in each of the mentioned years.

The following effects were included in the income statements with respect to related party transactions:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
Advertising revenue	Ps	284,631		Ps	277,754		Ps	329,481
Programming content	Ps	119,335		Ps	119,815		Ps	133,681
Sales services	Ps	8,569		Ps	12,531		Ps	16,454
Telephone services				Ps	(14,294	)	Ps	(27,642	)
Paging services				Ps	(2,672	)	Ps	(9,444	)
Exhibition rights	Ps	(45,298	)	Ps	(52,450	)	Ps	(62,554	)
Various services income	Ps	25,212		Ps	40,285		Ps	62,101
Various expenses services	Ps	(18,603	)	Ps	(4,470	)	Ps	(29,911	)
Write-off of investments				Ps	(33,428	)
Interest income	Ps	97,050		Ps	99,488		Ps	69,700
Interest expense				Ps	(2,128	)
Donations	Ps	(106,964	)	Ps	(112,410	)	Ps	(102,757	)
Building rental income	Ps	26,408		Ps	26,550		Ps	26,841

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	Year ended December 31,
	2001		2002		2003
01900 Service income			Ps	79,373	Ps	59,660
Commission income on sales	Ps	8,791	Ps	19,740	Ps	7,000
Income from non-refundable premium of stockholders (see Note 7 – Unefon background of the investment)					Ps	62,205

The principal transactions with related parties during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, were as follows:

a. Advertising revenue

Revenue from broadcasting advertising for related parties amounted to Ps284,631, Ps277,754 and Ps329,481 during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

b. Advertising contracts

In March 1996, TV Azteca entered into a Television Advertising Time Agreement with Grupo Elektra (a company controlled by Mr. Ricardo Salinas) under which Grupo Elektra (or any company in which Grupo Elektra has an equity interest) has the right to receive at least 300 advertising spots per week for a period of 10 years.

Each spot has a duration of 20 seconds, and the aggregate amount of airtime is not to exceed 5,200 minutes annually. The spots are to run only in otherwise unsold airtime. In exchange for the television advertising airtime, TV Azteca will receive US$1,500 per year. The agreement may not be terminated by TV Azteca but may be terminated by Grupo Elektra, which may also transfer its rights under this agreement to third parties.

Effective September 30, 1996, TV Azteca entered into a Television Advertising Time Agreement with Productora de Medios, S. A. de C. V. (“Productora”) a former wholly-owned subsidiary of COTSA (the “COTSA Advertising Agreement”), under which COTSA or any of COTSA’s subsidiaries had the right to 42 advertising spots per week on Channel 7 or 13 for a period of 10 years. Each spot for an average duration of 20 seconds, totaling 728 minutes annually, but only

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in otherwise unsold airtime. In exchange for the advertising time, COTSA has agreed to pay TV Azteca US$210 each year. The agreement may not be terminated by either party without the consent of the other party.

On November 15, 2001, Productora signed a number of agreements with third parties, by which Productora ceded its right to use the 7,280 airtime minutes pertaining to the COTSA Advertising Agreement for airing commercials spots on Channel 7 or 13 from the date on which these agreements were entered into to September 29, 2006. In return, COTSA is to receive US$24,000, which is to be paid to Cine Alternativo, S. A. de C. V. (“Cine”), an affiliate of Productora that acts as its depositary for the payments. Of this amount, US$12,174 was paid in December 2001 as an advance payment, US$5,565 in June 2002 and US$6,261 in December 2002. On December 12, 2001, Productora and Cine were merged into the Company, and the Company acquired the rights and obligations of Productora from the advertising agreement signed with TV Azteca, as well as the rights and obligations arising from the agreements entered into by Productora with third parties. These agreements cannot be terminated early by either of the parties.

Effective September 30, 1996, TV Azteca entered into a Television Advertising Time Agreement with Dataflux (the “Dataflux Advertising Agreement”) under which Dataflux (company controlled by Mr. Ricardo Salina’s brother) or any of its subsidiaries has the right to 480 advertising spots per month on Channel 7 or 13 for a period of 10 years. Each spot is to have a duration of 30 seconds. The aggregate amount of airtime provided by TV Azteca under this agreement is not to exceed 2,880 minutes annually, and the advertising spots shall run only in otherwise unsold airtime. In exchange for the advertising time, Dataflux has agreed to pay TV Azteca US$831 annually, payable in advance each year. The Dataflux Advertising Agreement may not be terminated by TV Azteca; however, it may be terminated by Dataflux at any time upon at least 90 days’ notice.

In June 1998, TV Azteca signed a ten-year advertising agreement with Unefon (“Unefon Advertising Agreement”), which has been subsequently amended. Under the terms of the Unefon Advertising Agreement, Unefon (equity investee of the Company) has the right to advertising spots on Channels 13 and 7 and their national networks, as well as any other open television channel operated or commercialized by TV Azteca, either directly or indirectly through its affiliates or subsidiaries. The advertising spots that are the subject of the Unefon Advertising Agreement will total 120,000 GRPs (a GRP is a Gross Rating Point, which is the number of rating points for the broadcast of a 60-second commercial or proportional fraction thereof) over a ten-year period. The agreement may not be cancelled by either party.

Each year during the term of the agreement, Unefon will be able to make use of up to 35,000 GRPs. Unefon must submit a request for air time, specifying dates and hours of show-time, to TV Azteca in advance.

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Unefon is obligated to make use of 100% of the GRPs over a period of ten years. Any balance remaining after ten years will be automatically cancelled and TV Azteca will have no further obligations to Unefon. Unefon will pay TV Azteca 3% of its gross revenues up to a maximum of US$200,000 for the advertising services in installments as advertising is aired. Until December 31, 2002, TV Azteca recorded revenue under the terms of this agreement as the GRPs were consumed based on a rate schedule established in the agreement, which provided for less expensive GRPs initially and more expensive GRPs toward the end of the agreement. In January 2003, TV Azteca and Unefon amended the original agreement. Under the terms of the amended agreement, TV Azteca is recording revenues based on the GRPs used, valued at a price equivalent to 3% of Unefon’s gross revenues up to a maximum of US$200,000. This change increased net revenues in the amount of Ps20,648 for the year ended December 31, 2003, for the total GRPs used at that date. All the other terms of the agreement remain the same. The original agreement provided that Unefon might defer making payments until the third year of the agreement, and Unefon must pay interest on any unpaid advertising aired, at the average annual Costo Porcentual Promedio de Captación, plus three percentage points. However, during 2001 Unefon and TV Azteca agreed to defer payments due in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and to make these payments in four equal semi-annual installments during 2003 and 2004, with the first payment due in June 2003. The deferred payments bear interest at an annual rate of 12%. Beginning in 2003, Unefon’s payments to TV Azteca are due on a current basis. At December 31, 2003 and 2002, the aggregate deferred payments equaled US$9,111 and US$15,679 (including interest), respectively.

TV Azteca’s right to payment under the agreement was subject to compliance by Unefon with its payment obligations under the finance agreement with Nortel.

On February 14, 2000, TV Azteca, together with its subsidiary Grupo TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V., signed an advertising, programming and services agreement with Todito. The total amount of the five-year agreement was US$100,000 and consisted of US$45,000 for advertising services, US$50,000 for programming content and US$5,000 corresponding to sales services. Under the terms of this agreement, the Todito web site has the right to transmit announcements and advertising messages relating to the Todito Internet web page on the Azteca 13 and 7 networks, as well as on the satellite signal sent to other countries by TV Azteca, during advertising spots that do not exceed an aggregate of 78,000 GRPs.

Todito is required to use the GRPs over a five-year period and TV Azteca must provide a minimum of 14,000 GRPs per year. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the income from advertising services provided under this agreement amounted to Ps72,419, Ps71,125 and Ps74,974, respectively.

Todito also has the right to display on its web site news programs, telenovelas, sporting events, and other programming material displayed by TV Azteca on its web sites (“tvazteca.com.mx” and “tvazteca.com”).

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TV Azteca currently records the value of the content provided to Todito on a straight line basis over the life of the agreement. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca recognized income of Ps119,335, Ps119,815 and Ps133,681, respectively, relating to programming content provided to Todito. Under the terms of the agreement, TV Azteca cannot assign to third parties the right to use and exploit the content obtained from TV Azteca through other web pages on the internet.

TV Azteca has also agreed to lend assistance, through its sales department, in promoting to its customers and to advertising agencies the advertising services that Todito provides through its web site. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the income from sales services provided under this agreement amounted to Ps8,569, Ps12,531 and Ps16,454, respectively.

On January 8, 2003, TV Azteca entered into an advertising agreement with Biper, S. A. de C. V. (“Biper” a company controlled by Mr. Ricardo Salinas) for Ps36,500 (nominal). Pursuant to the agreement, Biper has the right to air advertising spots on Channels 13 and 7 and their national networks from January 8, 2003 to January 7, 2005. Biper’s right under the agreement may be assigned to third parties.

On July 1, 2003, TV Azteca signed an advertising agreement with an advertising agency under which the Company renders advertising services to Grupo Iusacell, S. A. de C. V., a related party (company controlled by Mr. Ricardo Salinas). The agreement comprises the period from July 1, 2003 to December 31, 2004. For the year ended December 31, 2003, advertising services rendered to that company amounted to Ps20,231.

Banco Azteca, S. A. (“Banco Azteca”), a related party (subsidiary of Elektra), entered into four Television Advertising Agreements dated October 8, 2003, December 9, 2003 and March 10 and 11, 2004, respectively, with Red Azteca Internacional, S. A. de C. V., a subsidiary of TV Azteca, for the promotion of Banco Azteca products and services on Channel 7 and Channel 13.

c. Unefon Telephone Services

In June and December of 2002, Unefon billed TV Azteca in advance for telephone services for a total amount of US$13,250 (Ps139,724). TV Azteca accounted for this billing as a prepaid service and as advances for telephone services for the same amount at inception. The account payable is US dollar denominated and exposes TV Azteca to exchange losses as well as monetary gains. The prepaid services are only restated for the effects of the inflation. Cash payments for Ps67,431 (US$6,500) were made as of December 31, 2002; no payments were made during 2003. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, prepaid telephone services used by TV Azteca amounted to Ps14,294 and Ps27,642, respectively.

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d. Paging services

In December 2001 and September 2002, TV Azteca paid in advance paging services to Movilaccess, S. A. de C. V. and Biper S. A. de C. V. (both companies controlled by Mr. Ricardo Salinas), for the use by the employees of TV Azteca, for an amount of Ps16,804 (nominal) and Ps20,000 (nominal), respectively. The prepaid paging services used by TV Azteca amounted to Ps2,672 and Ps9,444 for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

e. Advertising

On December 31, 2001 and 2002 TV Azteca billed advertising in advance to Atlético Morelia, S. A. de C. V. (Atlético Morelia), a subsidiary of TV Azteca, for a total amount of Ps19,387 and Ps67,000 (nominal), respectively.

f. Exhibition rights payable

During 2001, 2002 and 2003 TV Azteca entered into several broadcasting agreements with Atlético Morelia, which include the commercial exploitation of all the soccer games in which Atletico’s Morelia team (“Monarcas Morelia”) plays as local. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 costs of exhibition rights payable derived from these agreements amounted to Ps45,298 Ps52,450 and Ps62,554, respectively.

g. Various services income

During 2001, 2002 and 2003 TV Azteca gave several services to related parties. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 income related to these services amounted to Ps25,212, Ps40,285 and Ps62,101 respectively.

h. Various expenses services

During 2001, 2002 and 2003 TV Azteca has received various services by related parties. For the years ended December 2001, 2002 and 2003, the expenses related to this given services amounted to Ps18,603, Ps4,470 and Ps29,911, respectively.

i. Commission income on banner sales and other services with related parties

In 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca’s sales force offered its customers the inventory of banners and other advertising services through the todito.com webpage. TV Azteca charges for the banners and advertising services sold, and in exchange for that service it receives and records a 20% commission on sales. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, commission income on sales pertaining to these services amounted to Ps8,791, Ps19,740 and Ps7,000, respectively.

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In December 2003, TV Azteca and Todito signed an agreement for these services amounting to Ps210,000, for a period of 20 months as from the date of signature. The 20% commission will be recorded in income as services are rendered.

Also, TV Azteca and a non-related party signed an agreement in November 2003 for the purchase of “Todito” banners to be subsequently sold to TV Azteca’s customers. The agreement amounts to Ps140,000 for a three-year term, effective upon signing the agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca had used Ps47,000 of that agreement, which were charged to income of the year.

j. 01900 service income

On March 1, 2002, TV Azteca and Teleactivos, S. A. de C. V. (Teleactivos), a related party, signed an agreement for an indefinite period under which Teleactivos provides the service of controlling and identifying telephone calls by means of the 01900 service for viewers taking part in the contests arranged by TV Azteca. Of that service income, minus the costs involved in rendering the service (net profit), TV Azteca recognizes 51% and Teleactivos the remaining 49%. On January 1, 2003, the agreement was amended so that as from that date TV Azteca receives 30% of the net profit in that operation, and Teleactivos receives the remaining 70%. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, net income arising from this agreement was Ps79,373 and Ps59,660, respectively.

k. Interest income

During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company extended short-term loans to certain related parties. Interest income under these arrangements amounted to Ps97,050, Ps99,488 and Ps69,700, respectively.

l. Interest expense

During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company received short-term loans from certain related parties. Interest expense under these arrangements amounted to Ps2,128. No loans were received in the years 2001 or 2003.

m. Donations

In the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca made donations to Fundación TV Azteca, A. C., a related party, in the amounts of Ps106,964, Ps112,410 and Ps102,757, respectively. The related party has permission from tax authorities to collect donations and issue the corresponding tax-deductible receipts.

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n. Loans to stockholder

On December 21, 2001, TV Azteca made three loans to Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego for an aggregate amount of US$3,067 with terms of one year. The loans bore interest at the rate of 12% per year. These loans were repaid during 2002.

o. Building rental income

In May 1998, TV Azteca signed a building rental agreement with Unefon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Unefon. The lease has a term of ten years, starting June 1998, with a one-time right to renew for an additional ten years upon notice of at least 180 days prior to expiration. The rent under the lease is Ps2,190 a month, payable in advance each month. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the aggregate rental income received by TV Azteca amounted to Ps26,408, Ps26,550 and Ps26,841, respectively.

p. Loans

Loans to Unefon - Loans to Unefon by TV Azteca are mainly denominated in US dollars (US$19,100), bear interest at a fixed rate of 20% and matures in March 2004 (see Note 7 - “Unefon financing and operating agreements”). At the date of issuance of these financial statements, loans for an amount of US$17,734 were paid.

Loans to Movilaccess, S. A. de C. V. (“Movilaccess”) - On January 1, 2003, TV Azteca made a loan for an amount of Ps0.8 million to Movilaccess (company controlled by Mr. Ricardo Salinas), at an annual rate of 9.09%. The loan was renewed on July 20, 2003 and expires on July 19, 2004.

On March 29, 2003, TV Azteca made two loans to Movilaccess for the total amount of US$111 (Ps1.2 million) at an annual rate of 12%. Both loans were renewed on March 30, 2004 and expire on March 29, 2005.

Loan to CRBS (company controlled by Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego) - In September 2003 Alternativas Cotsa, S. A. de C. V. (“Alternativas”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, made a loan to CRBS for an amount of Ps70,738, with a term of one year. This loan bores interest at the rate of 28-day Interbank Interest Equilibrium Rate (Tasa de Interés Interbancaria de Equilibrio) (“TIIE”) plus 2.50% per year.

Loan from CRBS - In December 2002, CRBS made a loan to Alternativas for an amount of Ps42,096, with a term of one year. This loan bored interest at the rate of 8.55% per year. The loan was repaid in advance in its entirety in August 2003.

Loans from subsidiaries of Grupo Elektra - In August, November and December 2001, some subsidiaries of Grupo Elektra, made loans to subsidiaries of COTSA for an amount of Ps5,003. The loans do not have specific maturity date and do not bear interest.

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Loans from CASA – In September and November 1998, CASA made loans to RTC-Cines and Alternativas for an amount of Ps2,408 and Ps10,000; the loans do not have a specific maturity date and do not bear interest.

q. Loans to officers and employees

From April to June 2002, TV Azteca made loans to its principal directors and high-level officers, subject to 16% and 13% annual interest, which mature in December 2004. In the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, the balance of those loans was Ps243,888 and Ps233,744, respectively, of which, Ps155,398 had been collected at March 31, 2004. The balance at that date amounts to Ps78,346.

r. Reduction of capital payable

In February 1997, the stockholders of the Company agreed to reduce the capital stock of the Company on a pro rata basis As of December 31, 2003, the Company has an account payable to Servicios Patrimoniales Integrados, S. A. de C. V., one of the stockholders of the Company, for an amount of Ps11,182, related to this concept. This account payable does not bear interest.

s. Accounts payable to subsidiaries of Grupo Elektra

From December 1999 to December 2001, subsidiaries of Grupo Elektra paid certain liabilities related to the acquisition of some buildings in 1987, on behalf of subsidiaries of COTSA, for an amount of Ps38,162 at December 31, 2002 and 2003. These accounts payable do not have specific maturity date and do not bear interest.

t. Transactions between shareholders

In 2000, there were transactions between shareholders that are being reclassified from minority equity to majority equity. See Note 1c.

u. Recoverability of other accounts receivable from related parties

The Company evaluates periodically the recoverability of other accounts receivable from related parties. When it is determined that such accounts, which are non-operating accounts, are not recoverable, they are charged to other expenses.

NOTE 9 - SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM BANK LOANS:

At December 31, 2002 and 2003, short-term loans amounted to Ps405,480 and Ps892,582, respectively, representing unsecured loans in U.S. dollars with Mexican and foreign banks, with an average annual interest rate of 7.41% and 7.81% at December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

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Long-term loans and senior notes at December 31, 2002 and 2003, are summarized as follows:

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
Bank loans				Ps	435,459
Building and equipment financing	Ps	109,453			260,781
Less-current portion		(49,052	)		(77,133	)
Long-term portion of bank loans	Ps	60,401		Ps	619,107
Total of TV Azteca Notes	Ps	4,593,265		Ps	4,773,600
Total of Senior Secured Notes		3,015,018			2,660,932
Less - current portion		(1,621,152	)		(1,430,283	)
Long-term portion of senior notes	Ps	5,987,131		Ps	6,004,249
Loans from American Tower Corporation (“ATC”) due in 2019	Ps	1,294,240		Ps	1,345,053
Total long-term bank loans and senior notes	Ps	7,341,772		Ps	7,968,409

Bank loans

Euro-Commercial Paper Program

On May 14, 1999, TV Azteca entered into a US$75,000 Euro-Commercial Paper Program (the “ECP Program”) with ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V., as the principal arranger and dealer. The size of the ECP Program was increased to US$130,000 in July 1999. Notes issued under the ECP Program are issued at a discount. TV Azteca’s payment obligations under the ECP Program are guaranteed by the principal subsidiaries of TV Azteca that also guarantee TV Azteca’s payment obligations under the TV Azteca Notes. The maturity of the notes issued under the ECP Program may not be more than 365 days. At December 31, 2002, the aggregate principal amount of the notes outstanding under the ECP Program was US$5,094, which was paid in a series of installments ending in June 2003. At December 31, 2003, the amount of the notes outstanding under the ECP Program was US$19,644, which is payable in a series of installments ending in November 2004.

Other bank loans

In July 2003, TV Azteca obtained a US$20,000 loan from Deutsche Bank AG London (Deutsche Bank), which bears interest at a rate of 9% per year and matures on July 2, 2004.

In June and July 2003, Alternativas Cotsa, S. A. de C. V., a subsidiary of the Company, obtained bank loans, payable on demand, for an amount of US$6,000 and US$11,000, respectively, from the American Express Bank International. These loans generate interest at the LIBOR at three months, plus 2.25% and the LIBOR at three months, plus 2.2%, respectively.

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The first loan was used to pay a portion of the semiannual interest on the Company’s Senior Secured Notes 2005 (described below) in June 2003, and the second was used to pay the balance of the loan due to Corporación RBS and to make a loan to this company.

On November 19, 2003, TV Azteca entered into two unsecured loan agreements with Deutsche Bank for a total amount of US$55,000. The first agreement provides for a single advance to TV Azteca on November 19, 2003 in an aggregate principal amount of US$35,000. The advance bears interest on the unpaid principal amount at a rate of LIBOR plus 5.50% and matures on November 21, 2005. The second agreement provides for a single advance to TV Azteca on November 19, 2003 in an aggregate principal amount of US$20,000. The advance under the second agreement bears interest on the unpaid principal amount at a rate of 5.71% and matures on November 21, 2004.

Building and equipment financing

On September 18, 1997, TV Azteca obtained a mortgage loan for the acquisition of an office building amounting to US$25,854 from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, S. A. (“BBV”). TV Azteca is required to pay BBV annual interest of 8.5%, payable on December 31 of each year beginning on December 31, 1997. The principal was paid in December 2003 with the proceeds of the loan from Scotiabank Inverlat, S. A. de C. V. (“Inverlat”) described below.

In March 1999, TV Azteca entered into a US$30,200 long-term import credit facility with Standard Chartered Bank, as lender, and the Exim Bank, as guarantor. Under this credit facility, TV Azteca was permitted to borrow through May 2002 all or a portion of the US$30,200 by delivering promissory notes. The import credit facility was established to finance TV Azteca’s purchase of equipment manufactured in the U.S. In October 1999 and March 2000, TV Azteca issued two promissory notes, one in the amount of US$12,200 due in October 2004, which bears interest at a rate of 7.6% per year, and one in the amount of US$10,500 due in March 2005, which bears interest at a rate of 8.45% per year. At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the aggregate outstanding amounts due under the promissory notes were US$10,128 and US$5,589, respectively.

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On December 18, 2003, TV Azteca contracted a Ps225,500 four-year loan from Inverlat, payable in 15 quarterly payments; the first 14 payments are for Ps15,026 and the last payment is for Ps15,036, and the first payment is due in June 2004. Interest is payable on the unpaid balance of the loan at the interbank compensation rate plus two percentage points, payable monthly. The loan imposes certain financial conditions to be complied with during the lifetime of the loan. The proceeds of the loan were used to pay off the mortgage loan from BBV mentioned above, which means that BBV released the respective mortgages, which were transferred to Inverlat as a result of the loan.

TV Azteca Notes

On February 5, 1997, TV Azteca issued unsecured Series A and Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes (collectively, the “TV Azteca Notes”) in the international markets in an amount of US$125,000, payable in the year 2004, at an interest rate of 10.125% per year and of US$300,000, payable in the year 2007, bearing an interest rate of 10.50% per year, respectively. Interest on the TV Azteca Notes is payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 each year, commencing on August 15, 1997.

Substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries have fully and unconditionally guaranteed the Notes on a joint and several basis. The guarantor subsidiaries are all wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. The direct and indirect non-guarantor subsidiaries of the Company are individually and in the aggregate inconsequential.

On February 15, 2004, TV Azteca fully repaid the US$125,000 Note. The payment was made using US$60,000 from TV Azteca’s cash position and US$65,000 of unsecured financing obtained from financial institutions.

Senior Secured Notes 2005

During April 2001, the Company offered to holders of its Senior Secured Notes 2002 the right to exchange their notes for the Company’s 12.50% Senior Secured Notes due in 2005 (“Senior Secured Notes 2005”). As a result of this offer, on May 18, 2001, the Company exchanged US$128,970 of the Senior Secured Notes 2002 for an equal principal amount of Senior Secured Notes 2005. The Senior Secured Notes 2005 are payable in the year 2005, at an interest rate of 12.50% payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 each year, commencing on June 15, 2001. The Senior Secured Notes 2005 are secured initially by: (i) 591,933,887 CPOs of TV Azteca owned by the Company and (ii) upon the occurrence of certain events, 301,299,413 Series A Unefon shares or any cash proceeds received upon the sales of Series A shares of Unefon that are part of the collateral and any securities acquired with the cash proceeds of such a sale.

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The Senior Secured Notes 2005 are redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the maturity date at 106.25% of the principal amount if redeemed prior to June 15, 2002 and 100% of the principal amount if redeemed after June 15, 2002, plus, in either case, interest that is accrued and unpaid on the redemption date. Upon the occurrence of certain changes in or amendments to Mexican tax law requiring the grossing up of payments in excess of those attributable to a Mexican withholding tax rate of 15%, the Company may redeem the Senior Secured Notes 2005 at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Senior Secured Notes 2003

On January 31, 2002, the Company issued, in the international capital markets, senior secured notes amounting to US$150,000, payable in the year 2003, at an annual interest rate of 10.50% (“Senior Secured Notes 2003”). Interest on the Senior Secured Notes 2003 is payable semi-annually on July 15 and January 15 each year, commencing July 15, 2002. The Senior Secured Notes 2003 are secured initially by: (i) a portfolio of US government obligations purchased with approximately US$16,300 of the net proceeds of the offering (the “restricted cash and pledged securities”), and (ii) 55,246,106 TV Azteca CPOs owned by the Company and, upon the occurrence of certain events, up to 147,215,706 Unefon Series A shares. At December 31, 2002, the outstanding value of the pledged securities was Ps89,377, which were used entirely in 2003 to repay the interest on the Senior Secured Notes 2003.

The Senior Secured Notes 2003 cannot be redeemed at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, prior to the date of redemption. Upon the occurrence of changes of control of the Company or of TV Azteca, the Company will be required to make an offer to purchase the Senior Secured Notes 2003 at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest at the date of redemption. Upon the occurrence of certain changes in or amendments to Mexican tax law requiring the grossing up of payments in excess of those attributable to a Mexican withholding tax rate of 10%, the Company may redeem the Senior Secured Notes 2003 at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

During 2003, after the exchange of Senior Secured Notes 2008 and 2008 Bis, described below, the remaining outstanding balance of the Senior Secured Notes 2003 amounted to US$36,220, which was repaid by the Company in 2003.

Senior Secured Notes 2008

In May 2003, the Company completed an exchange offer in which the holders of US$80,082 in principal amount of the Company’s Senior Secured Notes 2003, agreed to exchange their notes for an equivalent principal amount of 10.75% Senior Secured Amortizing Notes due in June 2008 (“Senior Secured Notes 2008”). The Senior Secured Notes 2008, are secured by (i) 42,370,449 CPOs of TV Azteca and (ii) in the event the Company’s right to acquire Series A shares of Unefon becomes exercisable and is exercised, 112,905,614 Unefon Series A shares. The Senior Secured Notes 2008 would be amortized with approximately 33% of the total

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principal amount due on July 15, 2003. The remaining balance is due in five annual installments, commencing on June 15, 2004. In connection with the exchange offer, the Company received consents from holders of the Senior Secured Notes 2003 authorizing the execution of a supplemental indenture that removed substantially all of the restrictive covenants from the indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes 2003. The Company also reduced the collateral, securing the Senior Secured Notes 2003 from 55,246,106 TV Azteca CPOs and, subject to certain conditions, 147,215,706 Unefon Series A shares to 12,875,657 TV Azteca CPOs and, subject to certain conditions, 34,310,092 Unefon Series A shares.

During 2003, US$62,551 of the Senior Secured Notes 2008 was exchanged (see Senior Secured Notes 2008 Bis) and US$5,844 was repaid to the holders of these notes in July 2003. At December 31, 2003, the remaining outstanding balance of the Senior Secured Notes 2008 amounted to US$11,687.

Senior Secured Notes 2008 Bis

In July 2003, the Company completed exchange offers in which the holders of US$33,698 in principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes 2003 and US$62,551 in principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes 2008 agreed to exchange their notes for an equivalent principal amount of 12.25% Senior Secured Amortizing Notes due in 2008 (“Senior Secured Notes 2008 Bis”). The Senior Secured Notes Bis bear interest at an annual rate of 12.25% and mature on June 15, 2008. Payment of interest on the Senior Secured Notes 2008 Bis are payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 each year, commencing on December 15, 2003. The principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes 2008 Bis will be amortized in four annual installments, commencing on June 15, 2005. Other than for certain tax reasons, the Company will not have the right to redeem the existing Senior Secured Notes 2008 Bis prior to June 15, 2006. On and after June 15, 2006, the Company will have the option to redeem the Senior Secured Notes 2008 Bis, in whole or in part, at 100% of the outstanding principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the date of redemption and additional amounts, if any.

In July 2003, the Company received approximately US$68,800 in connection with TV Azteca’s US$125,000 stockholder distribution. The Company used US$42,900 of the distribution proceeds to make (i) our principal and interest payments on the Senior Secured Notes 2003, (ii) payments of amounts owed to holders of the Senior Secured Notes 2003 and 2008 pursuant to the terms of the exchange offer for the existing Senior Secured Notes 2008 Bis and (iii) the initial amortization and interest payments on the existing Senior Secured Notes 2008, in each case due on July 15, 2003.

Loans from ATC

On February 11, 2000, TV Azteca entered into a long-term credit facility for up to US$119,800 with a Mexican subsidiary of ATC (the “ATC Long-Term Facility”). The ATC Long-Term Facility is comprised of a US$91,800 unsecured term loan and a US$28,000 working capital loan secured by certain of TV Azteca’s real estate properties. In June 2003, TV Azteca and the

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Mexican subsidiary of ATC amended the original agreement. Under the terms of the amended agreement, the interest rate on each of the loans is 13.109% per year (12.877% at December 31, 2002). TV Azteca’s payment obligations under the ATC Long-Term Facility are guaranteed by three principal subsidiaries of TV Azteca that also guarantee TV Azteca’s payment obligations under the TV Azteca Notes. The initial term of the unsecured term loan under the ATC Long-Term Facility is 20 years, which term may be extended, so long as the Global Tower Project Agreement remains in effect, for up to an additional 50 years. The term of the working capital loan matures in February 2004, but may be renewed annually for successive one-year periods so long as the Global Tower Project Agreement remains in effect.

On February 11, 2000, TV Azteca drew down US$71,800 of the unsecured term loan and the full US$28,000 under the working capital loan, and in June 2000 it drew down the remainder of the unsecured term loan. A portion of the proceeds under the ATC Long-Term Facility was used to repay the ATC Interim Facility in its entirety. The balance of the proceeds from the ATC Long-Term Facility was used for general corporate purposes of TV Azteca and its subsidiaries. At December 31, 2002 and 2003, US$119,800 was outstanding under the ATC Long-Term Facility.

In February 2000, TV Azteca, together with its subsidiary Televisión Azteca, S. A. de C. V., entered into a 70-year Global Tower Project Agreement with a Mexican subsidiary of ATC covering space not used by TV Azteca in its operations on up to 190 of TV Azteca’s broadcast transmission towers. In consideration for the payment of a US$1,500 annual fee and for a loan of up to US$119,800 provided to TV Azteca under the ATC Long-Term Facility, TV Azteca granted ATC the right to market and lease TV Azteca’s unused tower space to third parties as well as to TV Azteca’s affiliates and to collect for ATC’s account all revenue related thereto. TV Azteca retains full title to the towers and remains responsible for the operation and maintenance thereof. The SCT approved the parties’ agreement on February 10, 2000. After the expiration of the initial 20-year term of the ATC Long-Term Facility, TV Azteca has the right to purchase from ATC at fair market value all or any portion of the revenues and assets related to the commercialization rights at any time upon the proportional repayment of the outstanding principal amount under the ATC Long-Term Facility.

The maturity of the long-term bank loans and senior notes is as follows:

Year ending at December 31,	Amount
2005	Ps	2,218,593
2006		365,086
2007		3,734,696
2008		304,981
2019		1,345,053
Total long-term bank loans and senior notes	Ps	7,968,409

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NOTE 10 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

a. Capital stock

The Company’s capital stock is variable with a minimum capital of Ps50 (nominal) and an unlimited maximum. The stated value per share is Ps1 (nominal).

At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the capital stock of the Company was represented by 800,817 shares, as shown below:

Number of shares	Description	Nominal amount
50	Representing the fixed portion of capital stock	Ps	50
800,767	Representing the variable portion of capital stock		800,767
800,817			800,817
	Restatement of capital		2,217,776
	Capital stock in pesos of purchasing power as of December 31, 2003	Ps	3,018,593

b. Retained earnings

1. Legal reserve - The net income for the year is subject to the legal provision that requires that 5% of the profit of each year be applied to increase the legal reserve, until the legal reserve equals a fifth of paid-in capital stock.

2. Tax regime for dividends - Dividends paid are not subject to income tax if paid from the Net Tax Profit Account and will be taxed at a rate that fluctuates between 4.62% and 7.69% if they are paid from the reinvested Net Tax Profit Account. Any excess over this account is subject to a tax equivalent to 49.25% and 47.06% depending on whether paid in 2004 and 2005, respectively. The tax is payable by the Company and may be credited against its income tax in the same year or the following two years. Dividends paid are not subject to tax withholding.

3. In the event of a capital reduction, any excess of stockholders’ equity over capital contributions restated in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Law, is accorded the same tax treatment as dividends.

At December 31, 2003, the indexed tax basis of capital stock and retained earnings amounts to Ps3,016,378 and Ps95,488, respectively (Ps3,016,378 and Ps82,711 at December 31, 2002, respectively).

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In the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, there were various premiums paid on stock repurchases, repurchases of shares, sale of treasury shares, valuation of shares and stock options exercised amounting to Ps61,539, (Ps66,512) and (Ps92,768), respectively, in TV Azteca, which were reflected by the Company as a credit (charge) in the deficit in the restatement of capital account. The effect on minority interest for 2001, 2002 and 2003 was Ps152,621, (Ps119,782) and Ps106,700, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca made a US$140,000 prorated reduction of its stockholders’ equity (Ps1,441,843), with Ps793,448 corresponding to the majority stockholders and Ps648,395 to the minority stockholders.

c. Employee stock option plan

In the fourth quarter of 1997, TV Azteca adopted an employee stock option plan pursuant to which options were granted to all current permanent employees who were employed by TV Azteca as of December 31, 1996. The exercise prices assigned to these options from 1997 to 2003 range from US$0.29 to US$0.39 per CPO with a more significant number of options being granted to TV Azteca’s senior management and key actors, presenters and creative personnel.

The options, which cover aggregate of 76 million CPOs, were granted in equal portions in respect of each employee’s first five years of employment with TV Azteca (whether prior to or after adoption of the plans), but these options may be cancelled, in the case of employment years after 1996, if TV Azteca’s operating profit before deducting depreciation and amortization expenses in that year has not increased by at least 15% as compared to the previous fiscal year. An employee’s options in respect of any employment year become exercisable five years later, unless the employee is no longer employed by TV Azteca, in which case those options will be reassigned.

The options expire on the fifth anniversary of the date on which they become exercisable.

During 2001, options with respect to 10 million CPOs, during 2002 options with respect to 15 million CPO’s and during 2003 options with respect to 8 million CPOs were exercised, respectively, under the general option plan, at a price of US$0.29 per CPO.

Under the top executive plan, no options were granted or executed during 2001, 2002 and 2003.

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The activity of employee stock option plans was as follows:

	At December 31,
Options	2002		2003
	Millions of CPOs
Granted (cumulative)	116		116
Exercised (cumulative)	(86	)	(94	)
Outstanding	30		22
Available to grant	124		124
Total authorized	240		240

NOTE 11 - TAX MATTERS:

During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company, TV Azteca and various of TV Azteca’s subsidiaries had taxable income, which was partially offset against tax loss carryforwards. The benefit of the utilization of these tax loss carryforwards amounted to Ps489,653, Ps374,064 and Ps487,322 during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

The income tax provision in the statement of results of operations is analyzed as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002		2003
	(As restated)
Current income tax expense	Ps	219,809		Ps	115,090	Ps	19,763
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense for the year		(228,782	)		130,382		238,220
Income tax (benefit) expense - Net	Ps	(8,973	)	Ps	245,472	Ps	257,983

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An analysis of the principal differences between the income tax computed at the statutory rate and the Company’s income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 is shown as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
	(As restated)
Income before provision for income tax and special item	Ps	1,402,601		Ps	666,911		Ps	483,063
Income tax expense at statutory rate	Ps	490,910		Ps	233,419		Ps	164,241
Effects of B-10 and inflationary components		46,483			102,006			100,452
Benefit of tax losses of subsidiaries		(673,707	)					(610,045	)
Miscellaneous expenses non-deductible for tax purposes		20,932			71,729			88,005
Reversal of valuation allowance					(564,352	)
Equity results of associated and affiliated companies		24,706			40,451			280,267
Effect of income being taxed at rates different from the statutory rates		(103,265	)		69,624			(17,207	)
Valuation reserve for tax loss carryforwards					207,044			213,328
Amortization of goodwill		24,559			24,559			23,857
Other		160,409			60,992			15,085
Income tax (benefit) expense for the year - Net	Ps	(8,973	)	Ps	245,472		Ps	257,983

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In 2001 and 2003, TV Azteca acquired some non-operating companies with Ps4,839,911 tax loss carry forwards. TV Azteca determined the available tax net operating loss carry forwards and established a valuation allowance for the amount that was not expected to be realized. This amount, after deducting the purchase price, is recognized in the year the non-operating company is acquired as a reduction to income tax expense. The valuation allowance is reversed and a tax benefit recognized when it is determined that the realization of the deferred tax asset is more like than not. The substantial majority of the reversal of the valuation allowance relates to the acquisition of non-operating companies. The Company established a valuation allowance for the amounts that were not expected to be realized. As a result of the amendments to the Income Tax Law approved on January 1, 2002, the income tax rate (35%, 35% and 34% in 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively) will be reduced by 1% annually beginning in 2003 until it reaches a nominal rate of 32% in 2005. The effect of this gradual reduction in the tax rate is considered in the valuation of the deferred income tax of each year. The principal temporary items that gave rise to the recording of deferred tax liabilities (assets) are summarized as follows:

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
	(As restated)
Allowance for bad debts	Ps	(93,421	)	Ps	(71,054	)
Exhibition rights and other inventories		1,318,031			1,288,658
Property, machinery and equipment - Net		389,034			318,159
Cost related to the issuance of TV Azteca Notes and Senior Secured Notes		82,027			23,639
Payment to Corporación de Noticias e Información, S. A. de C. V.		208,744			166,231
Television concessions		1,549,490			2,073,906
Advertising advances		(1,302,262	)		(1,334,271	)
Tax loss carryforwards		(2,920,612	)		(3,685,789	)
Various services billed in advance from related parties		125,804			303,925
Various services billed in advance from non-related parties					165,544
Tax value of Unefon’s investment		(169,233	)
Other		(33,518	)		(35,746	)
Tax base before valuation reserve		(845,916	)		(786,798	)
Applicable income tax rate		34	%		33	%
		(287,611	)		(259,643	)
Valuation reserve for tax loss carryforwards		207,044			420,372
Deferred income tax (asset) liability	Ps	(80,567	)	Ps	160,729
Deferred income tax (asset) liability applicable to majority stockholders	Ps	(135,672	)	Ps	34,591
Deferred income tax liability applicable to minority stockholders	Ps	55,105		Ps	126,138

At December 31, 2002 and 2003, deferred income tax (asset) liability was analyzed as follows:

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
	(As restated)
Deferred income tax asset at beginning of year	Ps	(222,973	)	Ps	(80,567	)
Less:
Deferred income tax expense for the year		130,382			238,220
Monetary gain related to deferred income tax liabilities for the year		12,024			3,076
Deferred income tax (asset) liability at end of year	Ps	(80,567	)	Ps	160,729

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At December 31, 2003, TV Azteca acquired two new wholly-owned subsidiaries with tax loss carryforwards in the amount of Ps2,193,368, of which Ps610,714 was utilized in 2003, leaving a balance of Ps1,582,654. The cumulative tax losses at December 31, 2003, including those mentioned above, and their expiration dates are as follows:

The Company		TV Azteca		COTSA		Total		Year of expiration
		Ps	225,027			Ps	225,027	2004
			173,783				173,783	2005
			109,204				109,204	2006
			111,652				111,652	2007
Ps	29,192		660,793				689,985	2008
	364,050		321,612				685,662	2009
			249,411				249,411	2010
			244,761				244,761	2011
	608,952		16,533	Ps	21,191		646,676	2012
	512,045		37,583				549,628	2013
Ps	1,514,239	Ps	2,150,359	Ps	21,191	Ps	3,685,789

Tax loss carryforwards can be restated by applying factors derived from the NCPI from the year in which they arise to the first-half of the year in which they are utilized.

These tax loss carryforwards may only be utilized by the company that generates them.

NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

Leases

TV Azteca rents the use of satellite transponders. Total rent expense under such leases included in operating costs and expenses was Ps27,332, Ps42,873 and Ps46,111 during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively. Combined rental obligations under these agreements are US$200 per month. Each lease agreement expires in May 2005 but can be terminated by the supplier any time for justified cause upon 30 days’ notice.

Contingencies

a. In addition to the SEC investigation discussed in Note 7, TV Azteca has been named as a defendant in three related, putative class actions (the “Shareholder Actions”), filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, entitled Chrein v. TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V., et al., 04 Civ. 00627 (S.D.N.Y.); Milch v. TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V., et al., 04 Civ. 01271 (S.D.N.Y.); and Richardson v. TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V., et al., 04 Civ. 00546 (S.D.N.Y.). The Shareholder Actions were filed between January 23, 2004 and February 17, 2004. The plaintiffs in

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the Shareholder Actions filed these actions on behalf of all persons who purchased stock of TV Azrteca in the U.S. securities market between October 6, 2003 and January 7, 2004 (the “purported Class Period”). Each complaint also names as defendants three of the TV Azteca’s executive officers during the purported class period, Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego (Chairman of the Board of Directors), Pedro Padilla Longoria (Chief Executive Officer), and Carlos Hesles (Chief Financial Officer), as well as Moisés Saba Masri (46.5% shareholder of Unefon) (collectively, the “Individual Defendants”).

The plaintiffs challenge the accuracy of certain statements by defendants in press releases and documents filed with the SEC during the purported Class Period. Specifically, plaintiffs allege that defendants engaged in a fraudulent scheme in which they issued statements that failed to disclose the following: (a) Codisco was indirectly owned by defendants Salinas and Saba, each of whom owned a 50% indirect beneficial interest in Codisco; (b) that Codisco, on behalf of the defendants Salinas and Saba, purchased Unefon debt from Nortel at a steep discount, paying only US$107 million for debt with a face value of nearly US$325 million; and as a result of which, the defendants Saba and Salinas profited nearly US$218 million and denied participation in these profits to both TV Azteca and its minority shareholders; and (c) based on the foregoing, defendants’ statements and opinions concerning the financial condition of TV Azteca, the value of TV Azteca’s investment in Unefon, and the value which TV Azteca’s minority shareholders would receive as a result of the split-off of TV Azteca’s investment in Unefon were lacking in a reasonable basis at all times.

In the Shareholder Actions, the plaintiffs’ complaints assert claims against TV Azteca and the Individual Defendants for alleged violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. In addition, each complaint assets claims against the Individual Defendants for the alleged violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The complaints seek to hold TV Azteca and the Individual Defendants jointly and severally liable for class damages and statutory compensation in an amount to be determined at trial, plus interest, costs and attorneys’ fees. To date, no specific amount of monetary damages has been claimed. The Shareholder Actions have since been consolidated as “In re TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V. Securities Litigation”, and the U.S. District Court has appointed both a lead plaintiff and a lead counsel.

The consolidated action is at a preliminary stage. Indeed, TV Azteca considers that it has not yet been legally served with the complaint and the U.S. District Court has adjourned the case until October 2004 to afford the plaintiffs time to complete service of process. Moreover, plaintiffs have yet to make a specific monetary claim, the U.S. District Court has only held preliminary, procedural hearings, and there has been no discovery in the consolidated action to date. Accordingly, at this stage of the consolidated action, TV Azteca does not have a reasonable basis for determining the probability of an outcome of the consolidated action nor the amount of any settlement or judgment, if any.

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b. Echostar

On June 25, 2002, Echostar filed a lawsuit against TV Azteca in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. This lawsuit alleges that TV Azteca is in breach of the exclusivity provisions of the Echostar agreement because Azteca America Programming (which contains portions of Azteca 13 Programming) is re-transmitted by certain of Azteca International’s station affiliates on local cable systems and other satellite systems. If the Echostar lawsuit were to be adversely determined for TV Azteca, this could have an adverse effect on the ability of TV Azteca to provide Azteca International’s station affiliates and cable operators with Azteca America Programming that contains Azteca 13 Programming and, consequently, on its ability to expand the Azteca America Network in the U.S. prior to the expiration of the Echostar agreement on March 17, 2005. In certain circumstances, if Echostar obtains an injunction barring Azteca International from distributing Azteca America Programming that contains portions of Azteca 13 Programming to over-the-air broadcasters that retransmit it to U.S. cable operators, then, subject to certain conditions, certain of Azteca International’s station affiliates would have the right to cancel their affiliation agreements. However, in such event TV Azteca believes that it will be able to provide alternative TV Azteca’s content and thus continue the broadcast of Azteca America Programming over such affiliate stations. Although Echostar is continuing to seek a permanent injunction against TV Azteca, the Court denied Echostar’s application for a preliminary injunction on April 3, 2003. Expert discovery is scheduled to conclude in February 2005. An adverse outcome in this lawsuit could also subject TV Azteca to the payment of damages.

c. TV Azteca and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal actions and other claims in the ordinary course of their business. Management does not believe that any of these actions or claims against TV Azteca will, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its results of operations or financial condition.

d. Unefon, an associated company, has the following contingencies:

i. As stated in Official Letter DGSM 040/04 folio 1140 issued by the National Banking and Securities Commission (NBSC), the commission is currently conducting an investigation involving alleged violations of the Stock Market Law, in connection with a statement published by Unefon on January 9, 2004 in reports submitted to the Mexican Stock Market, which was in the following terms:

“Unefon (BMV:UNEFON) reports that on June 16, 2003, its principal subsidiary, Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V., and Codisco Investments LLC (“Codisco”), an entity incorporated in the U.S., reached an agreement with Nortel Networks Limited (“Nortel”) for the acquisition, for 150 million dollars, of Unefon’s debt owed to Nortel.

Since Unefon did not have sufficient funds to acquire the total debt on its own, Unefon and Codisco provided funds in the amount of 43 million dollars and 107 million dollars, respectively, sharing similar conditions. In the agreement whereby the purchase of the debt was formalized, Nortel stipulated that the debt in question could not be sold to a party not related to Unefon, without its express permission.

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Codisco was a company indirectly owned by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: TZA, BMV: TV AZTCA), and Moisés Saba Masri, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Unefon, with a 50% interest each.

Subsequently, in September 2003, Unefon entered into a capacity service agreement with a non-related party under which Unefon received 268 million dollars. As required by its contractual obligations, Unefon used those funds, together with other funds provided by operations and by short-term loans, to repay the debt acquired by Codisco, which amounted to 325 million dollars. With this payment, all Unefon assets pledged to secure the loan were released”.

Unefon and its legal advisors indicate that the NBSC has not clarified the nature or purpose of the investigation.

ii. Midicel, a Mexican wireless telecommunications company, has commenced legal proceedings (“amparo”) in the Mexican Federal Ninth District Court for Administrative Matters, in order to nullify the granting (in general) of concessions for the use and exploitation of the bandwidths of frequencies of the radio-electric spectrum to seven telecommunication companies, including Unefon. Although Unefon has been successful in defending itself in similar disputes and litigation, Unefon cannot assure that it will be successful in defending claims of this nature in the future. Unefon’s Management believes that Midicel’s claims lack a legal basis for seeking the annulment of Unefon’s concessions.

iii. Servicios SPC, S. A. de C. V. (Servicios), a subsidiary of Unefon, is defendant in a number of lawsuits arising from normal business operations, related to labor obligations. The claims at December 31, 2003 amounted to Ps8,746. Servicios’ attorneys consider that there is no significant contingency for Servicios, and therefore no provision has been recorded.

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NOTE 13 - OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME:

Below is a summary of the main items of other (expense) income:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
				(As restated)
Equity in loss in Unefon (see Note 7)							Ps	(524,584	)
Equity in loss in Cosmofrecuencias (see Note 7)								(252,190	)
Equity in loss of affiliates and associated companies	Ps	(70,588	)	Ps	(115,573	)		(47,541	)
Donations (see Note 8)		(106,964	)		(112,410	)		(102,757	)
Miscellaneous expenses non-deductible for tax purposes		(6,786	)		(18,459	)		(20,962	)
Legal advisory services (litigation expenses)		(82,913	)		(33,268	)		(101,521	)
Gain (loss) on sale of shares of a subsidiary		23,068			(452	)
Installation expenses		(25,799	)		(20,288	)		(78,400	)
Write-off of other accounts receivable					(82,992	)		(16,106	)
Write-off of investments (1)					(33,428	)
Loss on sale of fixed assets		(2,453	)		(82,819	)		(1,663	)
Income from Unefon guarantee fee		42,640			29,628			33,108
Write-off of liability provisions		(18,808	)		18,808			15,080
Write-off patents and brands								(76,700	)
Income from non-refundable premium of stockholder (2)								62,205
Other		18,393			9,515			(7,816	)
	Ps	(230,210	)	Ps	(441,738	)	Ps	(1,119,847	)

(1) Composed of write-offs in investments in Corporación Puntos Net, S. A. de C. V., Telecasa, S. A. de C. V. and Promokioskos, S. A. de C. V. The write-off of these investments resulted from the decline in the business activities of these related party companies.

(2) See Note 7 - Unefon - background of the investment.

NOTE 14 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS:

The Company classifies its business in two principal business segments, television and movie theatres. Substantially all of the Company’s activities are in Mexico.

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Relevant information on these business segments are as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
	(As restated)
Net revenue:
Television	Ps	6,365,880		Ps	7,007,448		Ps	7,322,768
Movie theaters		4,411			3,299			—
	Ps	6,370,291		Ps	7,010,747		Ps	7,322,768
Operating income:
Television	Ps	2,183,153		Ps	2,939,602		Ps	3,006,633
Less elimination entries and other		(74,204	)		(25,494	)		(20,390	)
		2,108,949			2,914,108			2,986,243
Movie theaters		(23,542	)		(9,213	)		(2,115	)
	Ps	2,085,407		Ps	2,904,895		Ps	2,984,128
Capital expenditures:
Television	Ps	183,991		Ps	250,319		Ps	171,847
Movie theaters		8,518			(116,087	)		(13,817	)
	Ps	192,509		Ps	134,232		Ps	158,030
	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
	(As restated)
Total assets (at year end):
Television	Ps	22,348,644		Ps	22,519,720		Ps	21,298,785
Less elimination entries and other		576,899			463,067			1,070,373
		22,925,543			22,982,787			22,369,158
Movie theaters		734,974			676,758			660,580
	Ps	23,660,517		Ps	23,659,545		Ps	23,029,738

NOTE 15 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

a. New credit agreement

On May 25, 2004, TV Azteca obtained cash from a Ps170,000 unsecured line of credit from Banco Azteca, a related party, for short-term amortization purposes. The credit line accrues interest at a rate of TIIE plus 2% per year, payable monthly beginning June 23, 2004. This line is renewable every three months for a total period of one year and can be prepaid on any of the interest payment dates without a penalty.

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b. Recent development of SEC investigation

1. Internal Investigation

In the second half of 2003, a dispute arose between TV Azteca’s former U.S. legal counsel and its management with regard to TV Azteca’s public disclosures regarding the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions. On December 12, 2003, TV Azteca’s former U.S. legal counsel sent a letter to TV Azteca’s Board of Directors notifying the Board that it was withdrawing from representation of TV Azteca. That letter alleged potential violations by the TV Azteca and its management of U.S. securities laws and regulations in connection with the disclosures relating to the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions. In response, a special committee composed of independent directors of TV Azteca was formed to review the issues presented by that letter. At the request of the special committee, in January 2004, TV Azteca engaged Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, independent U.S. legal counsel selected by the special committee, to investigate the facts surrounding the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions and TV Azteca’s related public disclosures. On May 7, 2004, the independent counsel delivered its final report to the Board of Directors.

In summary, the report is highly critical of the actions of the management of TV Azteca and found that Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, Pedro Padilla, Luis Echarte and Francisco X. Borrego Hinojosa made several misstatements and omissions concerning the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions. TV Azteca’s Board of Directors took such report into consideration in formulating an appropriate response to the December 12, 2003 letter of its former U.S. legal counsel, in accordance with the requirements of applicable law.

On July 6, 2004, TV Azteca’s new U.S. legal counsel, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, delivered to the Board of Directors its recommendations for an appropriate response to the withdrawal of TV Azteca’s former U.S. legal counsel and the report of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. On July 14, 2004, TV Azteca’s Board of Directors resolved to engage independent Mexican counsel to confirm that the implementation by TV Azteca of those recommendations would comply with applicable Mexican law. The Board of Directors adopted a resolution accepting those recommendations and agreeing to their prompt implementation, subject to the confirmation by independent Mexican legal counsel. Those measures include:

• The establishment of a “Blue Ribbon” Committee, consisting of two prominent members of the Mexican business community to nominate at least four candidates in compliance with the independence criteria of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) for election by the shareholders of TV Azteca to the two vacant independent directorships.

• The establishment of a new Audit Committee (the “New Audit Committee”) that will consist of three independent directors in compliance with (a) the independence criteria of the NYSE

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(well in advance of the NYSE’s July 31, 2005 deadline for compliance by foreign private issuers), and (b) Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. This New Audit Committee would be substantially similar to audit committees required of U.S. issuers and would be charged with (i) the review of all future related party transactions, (ii) the investigation of allegations of misconduct on the part of directors and executive officers regarding alleged misconduct concerning accounting and financial matters, (iii) violations of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and noncompliance with applicable securities laws and regulations and the recommendation to the Board of appropriate remedial measures, and (iv) the preparation of an annual report to the Board and the shareholders of the TV Azteca.

• The establishment of a new Ethics Compliance Program, which will include the adoption of a rigorous Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

• The appointment of a Chief Compliance Officer, who should be a respected professional in Mexico that reports to the New Audit Committee and works in conjunction with the New Audit Committee to (i) oversee TV Azteca’s compliance with Mexican and U.S. corporate and disclosure requirements under applicable securities laws and regulations, (ii) monitor compliance of directors and executive officers with the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; (iii) prepare annual and quarterly reports to the New Audit Committee concerning any alleged noncompliance by directors and executive officers with any applicable disclosure obligations to Mexican or U.S. securities regulators and any alleged misconduct concerning accounting and financial matters, violations of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or applicable securities laws and regulations; and (iv) immediately inform the New Audit Committee of any such alleged violations, in order that the New Audit Committee may recommend to the Board appropriate corrective measures in a timely manner.

• The preparation and publication on TV Azteca website of its corporate governance guidelines.

• The implementation of rigorous disclosure controls to ensure that TV Azteca’s future public filings comply with applicable law.

• The consideration by the New Audit Committee of the opinion of independent Mexican legal counsel concerning the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transaction and the conduct of directors and officers relating thereto, and the preparation of a report of such evaluation for the Board of Directors’ consideration as part of the remedies to be adopted by TV Azteca.

2. SEC investigation and review of Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission (“CNBV”)

In January 2004, the SEC initiated an investigation into the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions and the related public disclosures. The SEC has issued subpoenas to TV Azteca and certain individuals to submit documentation and testify in connection with this investigation. TV Azteca and certain individuals have submitted documentation to the SEC and four of TV Azteca’s advisors have testified. On or around August 27, 2004, the staff of the SEC issued Wells Notices to TV Azteca, Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, Pedro Padilla, Luis Echarte and Francisco X. Borrego Hinojosa. TV Azteca’s Wells Notice states that the staff of the SEC intends to recommend that the Commission bring a civil injunctive action against TV Azteca, alleging violations of Sections 10(b), 13(a) and 13(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rules 10b-5, 12b-20, 13a-1 and 13a-6 promulgated thereunder. It further states that, in connection with the contemplated action, the SEC may seek permanent injunctive relief and civil monetary penalties.

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TV Azteca is currently unable to predict the outcome of the SEC’s review; however, the SEC may impose fines or financial penalties that could have a material adverse effect on TV Azteca’s financial position and results of operations.

See discussion in Note 12a. related to certain minority stockholders class actions against TV Azteca.

The CNBV has requested that TV Azteca produce information and documentation in connection with the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions and its related public disclosures. TV Azteca considers that it has satisfied such authority’s information requirements.

TV Azteca considers it has cooperated with the CNBV in this regard, and is currently unable to predict the outcome of the review by the CNBV; however, the CNBV’s review could have a material adverse effect on TV Azteca’s financial position and results of operations.

3. Certain changes in Management

TV Azteca has implemented certain changes in management, and the Board of Directors is modifying in certain important aspects existing powers of attorney that have been granted to Ricardo B. Salinas. The changes are summarized bellow:

• Mario San Román has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of TV Azteca in replacement of Pedro Padilla Longoria. Mario San Roman will assume all the responsibilities previously belonging to Pedro Padilla Longoria.

• Francisco X. Borrego Hinojosa Linage will within three months, no longer serve as Secretary of the Board of Directors of TV Azteca.

• Powers of attorney that have been granted to Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego are going to be modified so that he cannot act on behalf of TV Azteca in any material transaction or related party transaction without the prior authorization of the Board of Directors.

c. New secured line of credit.

On September 7, 2004, TV Azteca obtained a peso-denominated secured line of credit from Banco Inbursa, S.A. for the equivalent of U.S.$300 million. Under the credit line, TV Azteca is permitted, until February 2005, to borrow all or a portion of the U.S.$300 million by delivery of promissory notes. The credit line was established to make payments on the 10 ¹/2% Notes. The credit line will have amortization payments in 2006, 2007 and 2008, with the outstanding balances accruing interest as shown below:

			Interest
Disposition of capital		Maturity of Capital	Rate	Due Date
(in millions of dollars)
US$	80	February 28, 2006	TIIE plus 4.9%	September 7, 2005
	100	February 28, 2007	TIIE plus 7.55%	September 7, 2006
	120	February 29, 2008	TIIE plus 10.20%	February 29, 2008
Total US$	300

The credit line is secured by rights to receivables arising from service contracts and commercial revenues of Local Channel 2 (in the State of Chihuahua), Channel 7 (Red Nacional) and Channel 13 (Red Nacional), entered into by TV Azteca, Television Azteca, Red Azteca Internacional, TV Azteca Comercializadora and Grupo TV Azteca.

NOTE 16 - RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN MEXICO (MEXICAN GAAP) AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US GAAP), AS RESTATED:

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Mexican GAAP, which differ in certain significant respects from US GAAP. The Mexican GAAP consolidated financial statements include the effects of inflation as provided for under Statement B-10, “Recognition of the Effects of Inflation on Financial Information”, issued by the MIPA.

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The application of this statement represents a comprehensive measure of the effects of price level changes in the Mexican economy, and is considered to result in a more meaningful presentation for both Mexican and U.S. accounting purposes. Therefore, the following reconciliation to US GAAP does not include the reversal of such inflationary effects.

The principal differences between Mexican GAAP and US GAAP are summarized in the following pages with an explanation, where appropriate, of the effects on consolidated results of operations and stockholders’ equity. The various reconciling items are presented net of any price level gain (loss).

A. Restatement

During 2003, Azteca Holdings changed the amounts previously reported in the US GAAP reconciliation for:

1) Revenue recognized on the Unefon advertising agreement with TV Azteca: the change was made to reflect the revenues at the lower of billable advertising revenue under the agreement or at the revised estimated revenue per GRP consumed over the life of the agreement. In previous periods, that revenue was recognized on the basis of the maximum revenue to be earned per GRP consumed. The Company determined that it was not probable that in the current or prior periods, the maximum revenue under the agreement would be earned.

2) Equity in earnings on Unefon investment: the advertising expense for Unefon was adjusted to reflect the estimated cost per GRP over the life of the advertising contract with TV Azteca. Historically, the amount of the expense recognized was based on the maximum amount that could be owed under the agreement. Consistent with item 1) above, management determined that it was not probable that in the current or prior periods, the maximum expense under the agreement would be incurred. The adjustment reflects TV Azteca’s equity pick up.

3) CNI Receivable: the adjustment was made to properly reflect certain US dollar denominated receivables recorded by TV Azteca at their peso equivalent at each balance date as opposed to treating those receivables as non-monetary assets.

4) Stock compensation: the adjustment was made to properly eliminate the inclusion of the monetary effect of the accumulated stock compensation expense recorded by TV Azteca.

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5) Deferred income tax: an adjustment was made to properly reflect TV Azteca’s income tax expense, the must significant of which related to the accounting for acquired tax net operating losses, as explained in paragraph xi (a).

6) Property, machinery and equipment: the adjustment was made under Mexican GAAP to cancel Ps71,702 related to the effect of the cumulative restatement for inflation from the sale of fixed assets, which resulted in a decrease in basis of fixed assets, and an increase in the loss of sale of fixed assets recorded in other expense for the year ended December 31, 2002.

7) Under Mexican GAAP, a reclassification was made increasing minority shareholders’ equity and decreasing majority shareholders’ equity in an amount of Ps343,133, related to a transaction in 2000 between companies under common control. See Note 1B(c).

8) Also, under Mexican GAAP, a reclassification was made between minority and majority net income in 2002 to reduce income allocated to the minority and to increase income allocated to majority net income in the amount of Ps2,703. See Note 1B(d).

9) Under US GAAP, a reclassification between minority and majority net income for 2002 to increase income allocated to the minority and reduce income allocated to the majority in the amount of Ps37,083.

10) Under US GAAP, in 2001, shareholders’ equity was decreased and minority interest increased by Ps188,861 and in 2002, shareholders’ equity was increased and minority interest decreased by Ps7,510, related to properly recording the cumulative effect of errors in the calculation of the minority interest effect of US GAAP adjustments.

11) Under US GAAP, a reduction of Ps69,030 and Ps64,458 (including the effect under Mexican GAAP for Ps10,658—See Note 1B(d)) to minority interest was made to the years 2001 and 2002, respectively, to correct for the erroneous credit to minority shareholders’ equity made for an allocation to minority of TV Azteca’s Mexican GAAP goodwill related to Azteca Digital. The effect of the amortization of goodwill on minority net income for 2001 and 2002 was reflected as a credit in an amount of Ps3,648 and Ps3,586, respectively.

12) Under US GAAP, minority interest was reflected for the U.S. GAAP adjustments described in (1) through (5) above.

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The effects of the adjustments on previously reported US GAAP consolidated net income (loss) and stockholders’ equity are analyzed as follows:

	As of and for the year ended December 31,
	2001			2002
US GAAP net income (loss) applicable to majority stockholders as previously reported	Ps	80,360		Ps	(117,890	)
Adjustment to property, machinery and equipment under Mexican GAAP (refer to 6 above)					(71,702	)
Adjustment to minority interest under Mexican GAAP (refer to 8 above)					2,703
Reclassification between majority and minority net income (refer to 9 above)					(37,083	)
Adjustment to advertising revenue with Unefon (refer to 1 above)		(191,638	)		(87,674	)
Adjustment to equity in earnings of Unefon (refer to 2 above)		76,107			26,155
Adjustment to CNI receivables (refer to 3 above)		(21,213	)		30,098
Adjustment to stock option compensation (refer to 4 above)		(18,920	)		5,970
Deferred tax effect for US GAAP adjustments (refer to 5 above)		74,498			19,576
Tax adjustments including application of EITF 98-11 (refer to 5 above)		(302,389	)		124,639
Effect of minority interest in US GAAP adjustments (refer to 12 above)		170,260			(52,117	)
Minority interest effect for amortization of TV Azteca’s goodwill related to Azteca Digital (refer to 11 above)		(3,648	)		(3,586	)
Net loss applicable to majority stockholders as restated	Ps	(136,583	)	Ps	(160,911	)
US GAAP majority stockholders’ equity as previously reported	Ps	2,532,182		Ps	2,307,194
Reclassification between majority and minority stockholders’ equity (refer to 7, 8, 9 and 10 above)		(531,994	)		(370,003	)
Adjustment to property, machinery and equipment under Mexican GAAP (refer to 6 above)					(71,702	)
Adjustment to advertising revenue with Unefon (refer to 1 above)		(408,217	)		(495,891	)
Adjustment to equity in earnings of Unefon (refer to 2 above)		138,709			164,864
Adjustment to CNI receivables (refer to 3 above)		(65,008	)		(34,910	)
Deferred tax effect for US GAAP adjustments (refer to 5 above)		165,630			185,205
Tax adjustments including application of EITF 98-11 (refer to 5 above)		(302,389	)		(177,750	)
Effect of minority interest in US GAAP adjustments (refer to 12 above)		209,200			156,442
Reverse minority interest allocation for TV Azteca’s goodwill related to Azteca Digital (refer to 11 above)		69,030			64,458
Majority stockholders’ equity as restated	Ps	1,807,143		Ps	1,727,907

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a. Reconciliation of consolidated results of operations:

		Year ended December 31,
	Sub note reference	2001			2002			2003
		(As restated)
Net income (loss) applicable to majority stockholders under Mexican GAAP		Ps	715,708		Ps	(28,948	)	Ps	(460,619	)
Amortization of goodwill	i		(205,232	)		72,768			73,315
Unefon advertising	ii		209,330			(191,215	)		(94,556	)
Equity in loss of Unefon	iii		(492,137	)		(346,492	)		814,418
Reversal of capitalized consent fee for Unefon rights and other expenses	iv		(119,797	)		(6,277	)
Equity in loss of Cosmofrecuencias	v								27,100
Todito advertising, programming and services agreement	vi		(200,323	)		(205,333	)		(225,109	)
Equity in earnings of Todito	vi		95,230			95,499			103,750
Amortization of Todito goodwill	vi		28,342			28,342			28,342
Effect of fifth amendment to B-10	vii		(200,024	)		(69,806	)		(128,901	)
Compensation expense from stock options	viii		(55,617	)		(58,214	)		(13,224	)
Compensation expense for Unefon stock option plan	ix		(56,573	)		(3,485	)		(62,416	)
Deferred income taxes	x		(206,684	)		414,519			(115,634	)
Reversal of capitalized internally produced programming	xii		(235,362	)		(27,241	)		(812	)
Exchange offer debt issuance cost	xiii		(38,579	)		11,269			11,279
Financial instrument indexed to TV Azteca’s own stock	xxi					(35,451	)		217,201
Charge from exchange of non-monetary assets, net	xxii								(71,815	)
Advances to CNI	xxv		(21,213	)		30,098			37,233
Reversal of income from non-refundable premium of stockholder, net of income tax	xxvi								(41,055	)
Effect of minority interest in US GAAP adjustments			646,348			159,056			(239,385	)
Net loss under US GAAP		Ps	(136,583	)	Ps	(160,911	)	Ps	(140,888	)

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b. Reconciliation of stockholders’ equity:

	Sub note reference	Year ended December 31,
		2001		2002		2003
		(As restated)
Majority stockholders’ under Mexican GAAP		Ps 1,601,295		Ps 1,536,730		Ps 846,818
Goodwill	i	718,310		791,078		864,393
Unefon advertising	ii	425,362		234,147		139,591
Unefon investment	iii	(228,584	)	(457,571	)	427,814
Cosmofrecuencias investment	v					3,946
Todito advertising, programming and services agreement	vi	(382,422	)	(587,755	)	(812,864	)
Amortization of Todito goodwill	vi	51,884		80,226		108,568
Equity in earnings of Todito	vi	161,716		257,215		360,965
Effect of fifth amendment to B-10	vii	329,390		100,995		149,896
Deferred income taxes	x	(39,023	)	124,199		286,678
Deferred credit related to tax net operating losses	x	(421,702	)	(170,436	)	(448,527	)
Reversal of capitalized internally produced programming	xii	(235,362	)	(262,603	)	(263,415	)
Exchange offer debt issuance cost	xiii	(38,579	)	(27,310	)	(16,031	)
Financial instrument indexed to TV Azteca’s own stock	xxi			144,805		461,781
Charge from exchange of non-monetary assets, net	xxii					(71,815	)
Advances to CNI	xxv	(65,008	)	(34,910	)	2,323
Effect of minority interest in US GAAP adjustments		(70,134	)	(903	)	(420,407	)
Balance under US GAAP		Ps 1,807,143		Ps 1,727,907		Ps1,619,714

c. An analysis of the changes in stockholders’ equity under US GAAP is as follows:

	Sub note reference	Year ended December 31,
		2001		2002		2003
		(As restated)
Balance at beginning of year		Ps 1,807,238		Ps 1,807,143		Ps 1,727,907
Net income (loss)		(136,583	)	(160,911	)	(140,888	)
Compensation expense from stock options		30,929		32,809		7,257
Paid-in capital for Unefon stock option plan		23,233		11,277
Compensation expense for Unefon stock option plan	ix	31,681		1,951		34,266
Cosmofrecuencias acquisition-deficit basis						(12,711	)
Non-refundable premium from stockholder, net of income tax	xxvi					41,055
Effects of share transactions of TV Azteca, including repurchase of shares, sale of treasury shares and exercise of stock options		116,003		(5,552	)	70,577
Effect of changes in equity interest in TV Azteca		(67,711	)	46,172		(108,588	)
Other		2,353		(4,982	)	839
Balance at end of year		Ps 1,807,143		Ps 1,727,907		Ps 1,619,714

d. Significant differences between US GAAP and Mexican GAAP:

i. Goodwill

At the effective date of the privatization in 1993 in connection with which TV Azteca was formed, additional goodwill of Ps2,462,776 was recorded due to the deferred net income tax liability, relating primarily to the non-deductibility of the television concessions, required under US GAAP. Until December 31, 2001, the additional goodwill was being amortized over 12 years.

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For Mexican GAAP purposes, goodwill is being amortized under the straight-line method over a period of 20 years. For US GAAP purposes, until December 31, 2001, goodwill was being amortized over its estimated useful life, not to exceed twenty years.

For US GAAP purposes, the Company used the residual method in determining the fair value of the concession acquired. The use of the residual method precludes the recognition of two residual intangible assets, such as the concession and the goodwill described above. Consequently, effective January 1, 2002 the Company has reflected a reclassification of the goodwill into the concession of intangible asset.

SFAS 142 requires the Company to test for indefinite live intangibles annually, or more frequently if circumstances indicate a possible impairment exists.

The following table adjusts previously reported net income for the year ended December 31, 2001 to exclude amortization expense recognized from goodwill and television concessions as if SFAS 142 had taken effect in 2001:

Reported net (loss) income applicable to majority stockholders, as restated	Ps	(136,583	)
Goodwill amortization		281,603
Television concessions		125,931
Effect of minority interest in US GAAP adjustments		(149,884	)
Adjusted net income applicable to majority stockholders	Ps	121,067

Under US GAAP, the Company reversed Ps72,768 and Ps73,315 of goodwill amortization recognized under Mexican GAAP for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

ii. Unefon advertising advance

TV Azteca recorded the advertising contract signed with Unefon (see Note 8) in a manner similar to other advertising contracts that TV Azteca has entered into with related and third parties. See Note 2s.

Under Mexican GAAP the Unefon advertising contract is a long-term contract which originated a long-term account receivable and an advertising advance for the same amount at inception. At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the long-term advertising advances to Unefon was Ps2,253,383 and Ps2,075,438, respectively. For US GAAP purposes, this long-term contract represents an obligation to provide services in the future that would not be recorded on the balance sheet, and consequently, both the receivable (except for amounts relating to services provided) and the advertising advance would not be recorded under US GAAP.

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Under Mexican inflation accounting rules, the accounts receivable are a US dollar denominated items that expose TV Azteca to exchange gains and losses as well as to monetary losses. The advertising advances related to the Unefon advertising contract are considered non-monetary items under Mexican GAAP and are restated for the effects of inflation. Consequently, both the foreign currency effect and the monetary loss associated with the receivable in excess of amounts due have been eliminated for US GAAP purposes.

Revenues recognized under Mexican GAAP are based on the indexed value of the advances recorded as the GRPs are consumed based on a rate schedule established in the contract. In January 2003, TV Azteca and Unefon amended the agreement. Under the terms of the amended agreement, TV Azteca is recording revenues based on the GRPs used, valuated at a price equivalent to 3% of Unefon’s gross revenues up to a maximum of US$200,000. For US GAAP purposes, revenues are recognized as the lower of the estimated average revenue per GRP multiplied by GRPs used, or amounts payable under the contract. Total average revenue per GRP represents the lower of (1) total of 3% of estimated revenues of Unefon during the contract period and (2) U$200 million, divided by 120,000 GRPs.

iii. Unefon investment

TV Azteca acquired a 50% interest in Unefon on October 28, 1999. Unefon commenced operations in February 2000. TV Azteca’s share of the stockholders’ equity of Unefon at the date of acquisition under US GAAP was Ps110,199 greater than the amount recorded under Mexican GAAP due to the capitalized monetary gain net of the pre-operating expenses. This excess would result in an increase in TV Azteca’s stockholders’ equity under US GAAP since this was an acquisition of an entity under common control and the difference between the book value acquired and the amount paid would be considered as an additional contribution from the stockholder.

As a result of the Rights granted to TV Azteca’s stockholders in October 2000, TV Azteca stopped recognizing its participation in the losses of Unefon. Under US GAAP, TV Azteca would continue to recognize its participation in the losses of Unefon until such Rights are exercised. The rights expired on December 12, 2003; the conditions for public offering had not been complied with, and, therefore, they were not exercised.

The Company’s indirect or direct share of Unefon’s net earnings loss, including impairment, for years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 under US GAAP were Ps492,137, Ps346,492 and Ps273,700 compared to zero, zero and a net loss of Ps1,088,118 under Mexican GAAP, respectively.

As mentioned in Note 7, TV Azteca completed the split-off of its investment in Unefon, which became effective upon the shareholder vote at the extraordinary meeting held on December 19, 2003. The split-off divided TV Azteca into (a) TV Azteca, which continues to hold shares in TV Azteca’s television and media subsidiaries, and (b) Unefon Holdings,

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S. A. de C. V., a new company already incorporated and existing, duly independent from TV Azteca, holds rights to the shares (previously held by TV Azteca) of Unefon, S. A. de C. V. and Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. In connection with the split-off, each holder of TV Azteca shares has received the right to receive an equal number of Unefon Holdings shares of a corresponding class.

In accordance with corporate and tax laws in México, the spin-off of TV Azteca and the incorporation of Unefon Holdings have been fully consummated (see Note 7.) and consequently the future risk and rewards of Unefon will be held by Unefon Holdings.

Under Mexican GAAP, the transfer of Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias to Unefon Holdings, in conjunction with shareholder approval to distribute Unefon Holdings shares pro rata to shareholders, qualified as a spin-off as of December 31, 2003, and such equity investee carrying value amounts were reduced with a corresponding debit to shareholders’ equity. However, under US GAAP, such spin-off has not occurred for accounting purposes, due to Unefon Holdings shares not being distributed pro rata to the TV Azteca shareholders as of December 31, 2003. The TV Azteca’s shareholders have the right to receive Unefon Holdings shares in an amount equal to their pro rata holdings in the TV Azteca. However, until such Unefon Holdings shares are distributed, the right to receive the Unefon Holdings shares may only be held or traded together with the TV Azteca shares. The Unefon Holdings shares will be distributed and issued to the holders only after the Unefon Holdings shares have been listed on the BMV and on the securities or quotation system in the U.S.

The following table illustrates the differences between Mexican and US GAAP in the method of accounting for TV Azteca’s investment in Unefon for the years ended December 2002 and 2003:

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
	As restated
Investment in Unefon under Mexican GAAP	Ps	1,825,653		Ps	666,568
Equity in loss		(1,028,568	)		(214,150	)
Acquisition - excess basis		110,199			110,199
Reversal of capitalized consent fee for Unefon rights and other expenses		(126,074	)		(126,074	)
Paid-in capital for Unefon stock option plan		59,517			59,517
Effect relating to capital stock increase in Unefon, net of the loss from the dilution		364,623			364,623
Reversal of loss from holding non-monetary assets for Unefon investment		162,732			233,699
		(457,571	)		427,814
Investment in Unefon under US GAAP	Ps	1,368,082		Ps	1,094,382

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During the year ended December 31, 2003, for Mexican GAAP purposes, Unefon recognized an impairment loss for an amount of Ps1,246,680, compared with a loss of Ps908,541 for US GAAP purposes; the difference existing between the amounts recorded is (1) because Mexican GAAP uses future cash flows discounted to present value while US GAAP first compares undiscounted cash flows with the carrying value of the assets and (2) due to the difference in the book value of fixed assets under Mexican and US GAAP recorded by Unefon. The equity corresponding to TV Azteca is included in the equity in loss for the year.

iv. Reversal of capitalized consent fee for Unefon rights and other expenses

As discussed in Note 7, TV Azteca’s Board of Directors granted rights to certain stockholders of TV Azteca to acquire a pro-rata share of the Unefon shares currently owned by TV Azteca. The Rights to acquire the Unefon shares were subject to the receipt of consents from the Holders of the TV Azteca Notes and Azteca Holdings Senior Secured Notes 2002, which were obtained on March 27, 2001, the receipt of regulatory approvals and third parties approvals, including the approval of Nortel. In addition, the Rights are subject to the filing and effectiveness of a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that registers the Unefon shares underlying the Rights.

On March 27, 2001, TV Azteca paid a fee totaling Ps119,797 to certain holders of the TV Azteca Notes to obtain the required consent for the grant of the rights to acquire a pro-rata share of the Unefon shares owned by TV Azteca. Under Mexican GAAP, TV Azteca capitalized the consent fee as a part of its total investment in Unefon. Under US GAAP, this consent fee would be recognized in earnings during the year.

During 2002, for Mexican GAAP purposes, the TV Azteca capitalized expenses for an amount of Ps6,277 related to a proposed spin-off of its investment in Unefon mentioned in Note 7. For US GAAP purposes, this amount was recognized in earnings during the year.

As a result of the spin-off discussed above, TV Azteca spun-off its investment in Unefon, including the capitalized consent fee amounting to Ps126,074. Also, as mentioned in paragraph iii above, Unefon Holdings, a subsidiary owned by the Company at 54.9% equity interest, recognized the accumulated losses of Unefon, including the capitalized consent fee and recorded both of them as equity in loss of Unefon. For US GAAP purposes, these capitalized expenses were recognized in earnings in prior years.

v. Cosmofrecuencias investment

As discussed in Note 7, TV Azteca acquired a 50% interest in Cosmofrecuencias in June of 2002 and then terminated the investment on December 19, 2003 as part of the split-off of Unefon Holdings. Therefore, at December 31, 2003 TV Azteca no longer holds an equity interest in Unefon or Cosmofrecuencias.

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TV Azteca’s share of the stockholders’ equity of Cosmofrecuencias at the date of acquisition under US GAAP was Ps23,154 greater than the amount recorded under Mexican GAAP due to the capitalized monetary gain of the concessions net of pre-operating expenses. Such difference was recorded in capital as this is a transaction of companies under common control.

TV Azteca’s equity interest of Cosmofrecuencias’ net loss was insignificant for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2002. For the year ended December 31, 2003 under US GAAP the equity interest of Cosmofrecuencias’ net loss was Ps252,719 compared to Ps279,819 under Mexican GAAP.

The following table illustrates the differences between Mexican and US GAAP in the method of accounting for the Company’s investment in Cosmofrecuencias for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003:

	At December 31,
	2002	2003
Investment in Cosmofrecuencias under Mexican GAAP	Ps368,829	Ps89,010
Equity in loss	—	27,100
Acquisition - deficit basis	—	(23,154	)
	—	3,946
Investment in Cosmofrecuencias under US GAAP	Ps368,829	Ps92,956

vi. Todito investment

For Mexican GAAP purposes, TV Azteca’s investment in Todito (see Note 7) was accounted for as a purchase. Goodwill and an advertising, programming and services agreement were recognized. Goodwill amortization recorded under Mexican GAAP during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 amounted to Ps28,342 per year. Prior to TV Azteca’s investment, Todito was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dataflux, S. A. de C. V., a company controlled by the brother of Mr. Salinas Pliego. Under US GAAP, TV Azteca’s investment in Todito would be accounted for as a transaction between companies under common control.

Revenues related to the advertising provided to Todito under the terms of the advertising, programming and services agreement are recognized under Mexican GAAP when the advertising is utilized based on the peso equivalent amount of the advertising at the date of the agreement, indexed for the effects of inflation. Revenues related to the content and sales services provided to Todito under the terms of the agreement are recognized under Mexican GAAP on a straight line basis over the life of the agreement based on the peso equivalent amount of the programming and services at the date of the agreement indexed for the effects of inflation.

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Under US GAAP TV Azteca’s share of Todito’s net earnings for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 were Ps6,291, Ps14,559 and Ps19,561, respectively, compared to a net loss of Ps88,939, Ps80,940 and Ps84,189, respectively, under Mexican GAAP. The difference is due to the pre-operating expenses and the cost of advertising and programming services provided by TV Azteca that have been capitalized and expensed for Mexican GAAP purposes, respectively.

vii. Effects of fifth amendment to Statement B-10

As mentioned in Note 2a., the Company restates its exhibition rights and equipment of foreign origin based on the devaluation of the Mexican peso against the foreign currencies of, and by applying inflation factors of the countries in which they originate. This methodology does not comply with Rule 3-20 of the SEC’s Regulation S-X for presenting price level financial statements, and consequently the Company has determined the effects on exhibition rights and equipment of foreign origin and current year depreciation and amortization and reflected them in its results of operations and financial position under US GAAP.

viii. Employee stock option plans

The granting of stock options in the fourth quarter of 1997 by TV Azteca at exercise prices below the then current market prices of CPOs would result in non-cash compensation cost under US GAAP of approximately Ps55,617, Ps58,214 and Ps13,224 for 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively, as determined under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”.

Had compensation cost for TV Azteca’s employees stock option plans been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates for awards under those plans consistent with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 123 “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation”, TV Azteca’s compensation expense would have been Ps18,578, Ps7,850 and Ps2,405 for 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively, and the net loss and net loss per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated below:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
	As restated
Net loss as reported	Ps	(136,583	)	Ps	(160,911	)	Ps	(140,888	)
Net loss pro forma	Ps	(115,986	)	Ps	(132,526	)	Ps	(134,948	)
Net loss per share as reported	Ps	( 0.16	)	Ps	( 0.20	)	Ps	( 0.18	)
Net loss per share pro forma	Ps	( 0.14	)	Ps	( 0.17	)	Ps	( 0.17	)

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The effect on net loss and net loss per share is not expected to be indicative of the effects in future years. The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the weighted average of the Black-Scholes option pricing model and simple binomial model with the following assumptions:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001		2002		2003
Expected volatility	0.391		0.423		0.448
Risk-free interest rate	10	%	8	%	5.85% to 7.96	%
Expected life of options (in years)	5		5		5
Expected dividend yield	10	%	10	%	10	%

The Black-Scholes option valuation model and simple binomial model were developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. The following table summarizes activity under TV Azteca’s stock option plans during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003:

	Number of options (thousands of CPOs)		Weighted-average exercise price
Outstanding at January 1, 2001	54,946
Granted	—		0.29
Exercised	(10,405	)	0.29
Outstanding at December 31, 2001	44,541
Granted	—		0.29
Exercised	(15,340	)	0.29
Outstanding at December 31, 2002	29,201
Granted	—		0.29
Exercised	(7,713	)	0.29
Outstanding at December 31, 2003	21,488

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	Number of options (thousands of CPOs)	Weighted-average exercise price
Outstanding options exercisable at December 31,
2001	18,651	0.32
2002	18,297	0.32
2003	19,641	0.32

In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 148 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure” (“SFAS 148”). SFAS 148 amends SFAS 123 to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. SFAS 148 is effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002.

TV Azteca has elected to continue to account for its stock based compensation in accordance with the provision of APB 25 as interpreted by FIN 44 and present the pro forma disclosures required by SFAS 123 as amended by SFAS 148.

ix. Compensation expense for Unefon stock plan

On November 15, 2000, the Board of Directors of Unefon initiated a stock option plan (the “Unefon Stock Option Plan”) for its employees and stockholders. Pursuant to the Unefon Stock Option Plan, TV Azteca has the right to receive or designate the beneficiaries of the option to purchase 120,152,229 shares at US$0.1507 per share. The Unefon Stock Option Plan has a vesting period of five years as follows: 10% during 2001, 10% during 2002, 20% during 2003, 30% during 2004, and 30% during 2005. TV Azteca designated certain employees as the sole beneficiaries of the Unefon Stock Option Plan.

Under US GAAP, TV Azteca would recognize as compensation expense the vested options since TV Azteca is designating certain employees as the sole beneficiaries of the Unefon Stock Option Plan. At December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca recognized Ps56,573, Ps3,485 and Ps62,416, respectively, as compensation expense related to the Unefon Stock Option Plan.

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x. Deferred income tax

Effective January 1, 2000, the Company adopted the provisions of the revised Statement D-4 “Accounting Treatment of Income Tax, Asset Tax and Employee Profit Sharing”, for Mexican GAAP purposes. Accounting for income taxes in accordance with this statement is similar to accounting for income taxes in accordance with US GAAP SFAS 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes”.

(a) Tax operating losses

During 2001 and 2003, the Company acquired non-operating companies with tax net operating loss carryforwards. For Mexican GAAP purposes, the difference between the cash paid and the estimated tax benefit of the purchased tax net operating losses is recognized in income in the year of purchase. For US GAAP purposes, under EITF 98-11 “Accounting for Acquired Temporary Differences in Certain Purchase Transactions that are not Accounted for as Business Combinations”, the difference between the cash paid and the estimated tax benefit of the purchased tax net operating losses is deferred and amortized as the tax benefits are realized.

(b) Tax expense for US GAAP adjustments

Gains and losses from holding non-monetary assets are recorded in stockholders’ equity. It is the Company’s policy to reflect in results of operations the deferred income taxes that arise as a result of such gains (losses) from holding non-monetary assets

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The following items represent the principal differences between income tax computed under US GAAP at the statutory rate and the Company’s provision for income tax in each period:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
	As restated
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	Ps	110,626		Ps	(38,486	)	Ps	548,527
Income tax expense (benefit) at statutory rate	Ps	38,719		Ps	(13,470	)	Ps	186,499
Effects of B-10 and inflationary components		46,483			102,006			100,452
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes		20,932			71,729			88,005
Benefit for utilization of tax loss carryforwards from non-operating companies		(252,005	)		(251,266	)		(331,954	)
Reversal of valuation allowance					(564,352	)
Equity in affiliated and associated companies included in pre-tax income net of tax		163,623			128,299			159,871
Effect of income being taxed at rates different from the statutory rates		(103,265	)		69,624			(17,207	)
Valuation reserve for tax loss carryforwards					207,044			213,328
Amortization of goodwill		83,594			10,861			10,354
Stock option expense not deductible for tax purposes		39,267			21,595			25,718
Other		160,363			48,883			(79,315	)
Net income tax expense (benefit)	Ps	197,711		Ps	(169,047	)	Ps	355,751

xi. Exhibition rights

Under US GAAP, a license agreement for program material is reported as an asset and a liability, when the license period begins and all of the following conditions are met: the cost of each program is known or reasonably determinable, the program material has been accepted by the license and the program is available for its first showing or telecast. Under Mexican GAAP, the rights acquired and obligations incurred are recorded when the license agreements are signed. At December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, Ps397,511, Ps377,766 and Ps207,710, respectively, of deferred exhibition rights would not be recorded under US GAAP, since the related program material was not yet available to the Company. Since the Company’s obligations under the license agreements and the deferred exhibition rights are considered monetary and non-monetary items, respectively, under the Mexican inflation accounting rules, the early recognition of the Company’s obligations, prior to the period in which the program material is available for its first showing, overstates the monetary gain and exchange losses related to these obligations under US GAAP. However, since the obligations are US dollar denominated, the net effect of the related exchange losses and monetary gains, under US GAAP, are immaterial during the periods presented.

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xii. Production costs of internally produced programming

Under Mexican GAAP, TV Azteca expenses production costs of internally produced programming when the programs are initially aired, except in the case of telenovelas, where some of the production costs are amortized over a period of four-years based on estimates of secondary market revenue.

Under Mexican GAAP, TV Azteca has Ps342,326 and Ps356,419 of capitalized internally produced programming at December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively, of which Ps3,268 and Ps28,363, respectively, relates to regular already produced programming that would be broadcast during the operations of its networks during the normal course of business. In addition, at December 31, 2002 and 2003 TV Azteca has capitalized Ps76,455 and Ps64,641, net of amortization, respectively, of internally produced telenovelas that have been or will be sold to proven international secondary markets based on our experiences. Finally, at December 31, 2002 and 2003 TV Azteca has capitalized Ps262,603 and Ps263,415, respectively, of internally produced telenovelas to be sold to the Azteca Americas affiliates in several cities in the United States.

Under US GAAP, on January 1, 2001, TV Azteca adopted the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position No. 00-2, “Accounting by Producers and Distributors of Films” (“SOP 00-2”), which replaced SFAS No. 53 “Financial Reporting by Producers and Distributors of Motion Picture Films”. SOP 00-2, provides that film costs should be accounted for under an inventory model and discusses various topics such as revenue recognition and accounting for exploitation costs and impairment assessment. In addition, SOP 00-2 establishes criteria for which revenues should be included in TV Azteca’s ultimate revenue projections. Under US GAAP, pursuant to paragraph .33 of SOP 00-2, TV Azteca has capitalized internally produced programming that would be broadcasted during the operations of their networks during the normal course of business taking into consideration revenue estimates from the primary Mexican market. TV Azteca has capitalized applicable costs associated with internally produced telenovelas that based on their experiences will be sold to proven international secondary markets. Given the limited experience with Azteca America, for US GAAP purposes the costs of internally produced telenovelas that are programmed to be shown on the Azteca America Network.

As discussed in Note 7, during 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca renegotiated its contract with Azteca America. Pursuant to SOP 00-2, given its limited experience with Azteca America, at December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca reversed capitalized production costs of internally produced programming totaling Ps235,362, Ps262,603 and Ps263,415, respectively.

Under US GAAP telenovelas are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value less estimated future exploitation cost. TV Azteca evaluates the carrying amount of telenovelas for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that their fair value may be less than their carrying value.

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xiii. Exchange offer debt issuance cost

As discussed in Note 9, the Company exchanged US$128,970 of its Senior Secured Notes 2002 for Senior Secured Notes 2005. Under Mexican GAAP, the Company capitalized Ps50,133 of debt issuance cost incurred in the exchange offer. In addition, the Company wrote-off Ps11,554, representing the unamortized debt issuance cost of the original debt. Under US GAAP, the debt issuance cost relating to the exchange offer would be expensed in accordance with EITF 96-19, “Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments” since the terms of the Senior Secured Notes 2005 are not considered to be substantially different. Furthermore, the unamortized portion of the Senior Secured Notes 2002 would be amortized over the new term of the Senior Secured Notes 2005.

xiv. Cash and marketable securities

Under Mexican GAAP, the Company classifies short-term investments and marketable securities, expected to be held less than one year, as cash equivalents. These investments are carried at their fair value with realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized in the income statement. Under US GAAP, short-term investments with original maturities greater than 90 days and marketable securities are classified as trading securities and accordingly, realized and unrealized gains and losses are recognized in the income statement. Under US GAAP, these investments are classifies as short-term investment and are shown separately from cash in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. As of December 31, 2002 and 2003, TV Azteca reclassified Ps320,034 and Ps769,598, respectively, as short-term investments.

xv. Revenue recognition

Under Mexican GAAP revenues from advertisers are presented net of sales commissions paid. Under US GAAP, revenues are presented based on the gross amount billed to the customers and sales commission paid are presented as cost of sales.

xvi. Comprehensive income

Effective January 1, 1998, the Company adopted SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income” (“SFAS 130”). During the periods presented, the Company had no change in equity from transactions or other events and circumstances from non-owner sources under US GAAP. Accordingly, a statement of comprehensive income (loss) has not been provided as comprehensive income (loss) equals net income (loss) for all periods presented.

xvii. Fair value information

The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is made in accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”. The estimated fair value amounts have been determined by the Company, using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value.

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Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. The carrying value of these items is a reasonable estimate of their fair value.

The Company’s bank loans and documents payable bear interest at variable rates and their terms are generally representative of those which are currently available to the Company at December 31, 2002 and 2003 for the issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities, and therefore the carrying values of these loans are a reasonable estimate of their fair value.

TV Azteca Notes, Senior Secures Notes 2005 and Senior Secured Notes 2008. The carrying value of TV Azteca Notes, Senior Secured Notes 2005 and Senior Secured Notes 2008 and the related fair value based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues at December 31, 2003 were Ps4,773,600, Ps1,448,591 and Ps1,212,371, respectively, and Ps4,843,092, Ps1,566,864 and Ps1,255,683, respectively. At December 31, 2002, the carrying value of the TV Azteca Notes, Senior Secured Notes 2003 and 2005 and the related fair value based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues were Ps4,593,265, Ps1,621,152 and Ps1,393,867, respectively, and Ps4,231,208, Ps1,507,672 and Ps1,268,422, respectively.

xviii. Property, machinery and equipment

Under US GAAP, advances for the acquisition of machinery and equipment would be classified as prepayments. As of December 31, 2002 and 2003, the Company had advances of Ps130,707 and Ps106,949, respectively.

xix. Return of capital

As discussed in Note 10, at the ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on April 30, 2003, TV Azteca’s stockholders approved the return of capital by approximately Ps1,441,843 through a pro rata distribution of stockholders’ equity. Of this amount, Ps1,287,350 was paid on June 30, 2003 and the balance was paid on December 5, 2003.

xx. Effect of recently issued accounting standards

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB 51.” The primary objectives of FIN 46 are to provide guidance on the identification of entities for which control is achieved through means other than through voting rights (“variable interest entities” or “VIEs”) and how to determine when and which business enterprise should consolidate the VIE (the “primary beneficiary”). This new model for consolidation applies to an entity which either (1) the equity investors (if any) do not have a controlling financial interest or (2) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity’s activities without receiving

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additional subordinated financial support from other parties. In addition, FIN 46 requires that both the primary beneficiary and all other enterprises with a significant variable interest in a VIE make additional disclosures. FIN 46 applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. FIN 46 applies to public enterprises as of the beginning of the applicable interim or annual period, and it applies to nonpublic enterprises as of the end of the applicable annual period. In December 2003 the FASB redeliberated certain proposed modifications and revised FIN 46 (“FIN 46-R”). The revised provisions are applicable no later than the first reporting period ending after March 15, 2004. The Company is in the process of analyzing the effect of the adoption of FIN 46 and FIN 46-R. It believes that the Los Angeles station mentioned in Note 7 is a VIE under the standard; however, it has not determined if it is the primary beneficiary.

In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, “Amendment of SFAS No. 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 149”). This statement amends and clarifies the accounting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities under SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. SFAS 149 is generally effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designed after June 30, 2003. The adoption of SFAS 149 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting For Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity. The Statement improves the accounting for certain financial instruments that, under previous guidance, issuers could account for as equity, and requires that these instruments be classified as liabilities in statements of financial position. This Statement is effective prospectively for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003 and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. This statement shall be implemented by reporting the cumulative effect of a change in an accounting principle for financial instruments created before the issuance date of the Statement and still existing at the beginning of the interim period of adoption. The adoption of SFAS 150 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

xxi. Financial instrument indexed to the Company’s own stock

As stated in Note 4b., TV Azteca entered into a monthly certificate of deposit with a rate of return based on the market value of TV Azteca’s CPOs. For Mexican GAAP purposes, the principal amount of the certificate of deposit and the loss derived of the decline in market value of TV Azteca’s CPOs were recorded against stockholders’ equity. For US GAAP purposes, the certificate of deposit would be accounted as a short-term investment and a bifurcated embedded derivative and its return based on TV Azteca’s CPO would be recorded against earnings for the year.

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xxii. Pappas settlement agreement

As discussed in Note 7, in 2003, TV Azteca reached a definitive settlement agreement that resolved all of the outstanding litigations and disputes between TV Azteca and the Pappas Group. Under Mexican GAAP, TV Azteca recognized the New Promissory Note at its face value. At December 31, 2003 the carrying amount is Ps1,451,105. Under US GAAP, the note and option were recorded at fair value, using a discount rate of 5.59% for purpose of the note. The carrying value of the note and the option at December 31, 2003 is Ps1,379,290. The difference between the carrying values under Mexican GAAP and US GAAP of Ps71,815 would be recognized as a charge in the income statements under US GAAP. The stated rate on the note of 11.6279%, equal to US$15 million annual interest, is offset by an equivalent payment under LMA agreement from TV Azteca to Pappas Group of US$15 million. Accordingly, the fair value of such cash flows streams is zero.

Under US GAAP, this settlement has been recorded at estimated fair value, which includes the fair value of the note of Ps1,209,428 and the fair value of the option to purchase the Los Angeles station of Ps145,131. The New Promissory Note’s discount of Ps175,917, is being amortized on the effective interest method through the maturity date of July 1, 2008. The effective interest rate recognized under the New Promissory Note is 5.59%.

The fair value of the option was recorded as an asset, which is being amortized on a straight-line basis from the settlement date of February 11, 2003 through June 1, 2006, the date in which the option becomes exercisable. During the year ended December 31, 2003, TV Azteca recognized amortization for Ps39,000.

xxiii. Barter transactions

Barter transactions represent non-cash transactions in which TV Azteca sells advertising time to a third party or related party in return for assets or services. Under Mexican GAAP, TV Azteca records the barter receivable and deferred advertising when the barter arrangements are entered into. Under US GAAP, barter receivables are recorded at the time revenue is recognized. Similarly, under US GAAP a liability is only recorded when TV Azteca receives an asset in advance of its recognition of revenue. Accordingly, under US GAAP, receivables and advertising advances would be reduced by Ps251,083 and Ps295,023 at December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

xxiv. Impairment of long-lived assets

The Company evaluates potential impairment loss relating to long-lived assets by comparing their unamortized carrying amounts with the undiscounted future expected cash flows (without interest charges) generated by the assets over the remaining life of the assets. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the assets. Testing whether an asset is impaired and for measuring the impairment loss is performed for asset groupings at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows generated by other asset groups.

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Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

xxv. CNI Receivable

In connection with receivables from CNI, (see Note 7), the settlement of which is expected to be completed through an offset to the exercise price of a stock purchase option, such amounts have been treated under Mexican GAAP as a non-monetary assets. For US GAAP purposes, in connection with Financial Accounting Standards No. 89, “Financial Reporting and Changing Prices” such receivables would be treated as monetary items and restated and therefore, carried at their peso equivalent amounts at each balance sheet date.

xxvi. Non-refundable premium of stockholder

As mentioned in Note 7, “Unefon-background of the investment”, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, principal stockholder of the Company, and Elisa Salinas Gómez paid the Company US$7,000 (Ps62,205) as non-refundable premium to purchase the Company’s rights to acquire the Unefon’s shares. For Mexican GAAP purposes, this premium was recorded through the income statement, once the Rights to acquire the Unefon shares expired in December 2003.

Under US GAAP, this related party transaction is considered to be a capital transaction. Accordingly, the Company reversed the income for an amount of Ps41,055, net of income tax, and recorded it as an increase in stockholders’ equity.

xxvii. Cash flow information

Under US GAAP, a statement of cash flows is prepared based on provisions of SFAS 95, “Statement of Cash Flows”. This statement does not provide specific guidance for the preparation of cash flow statements for price level adjusted financial statements. Cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities have been adjusted for the effects of inflation on monetary items.

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The Company has further segregated the effects of exchange rate changes and inflationary effect on cash from other cash flow activities as provided in the following condensed cash flow statement.

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
	(As restated)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	Ps	(136,583	)	Ps	(160,911	)	Ps	(140,888	)
Adjustments:
Minority interest		49,518			291,331			333,664
Compensation expense from stock options		55,617			58,214			13,224
Amortization and depreciation		980,741			446,917			386,825
Charge in exchange of non-monetary assets								71,815
Deferred income tax		(22,090	)		(272,120	)		356,928
Equity in loss of affiliates		467,496			366,566			470,210
Unefon stock option plan		56,573			3,485			62,416
Unrealized foreign exchange loss, net of monetary gain relating to financing activities		(442,783	)		984,027			551,892
Monetary gain on financing activities		(216,151	)		(190,163	)		(163,098	)
Advances to CNI		21,213			(30,098	)		(37,233	)
Net changes in working capital		838,999			289,200			(107,347	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		1,652,550			1,786,448			1,798,408
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of machinery and equipment		(185,559	)		(81,666	)		(110,682	)
Exhibition rights purchased		(674,343	)		(919,860	)		(456,787	)
Short-term investments					(320,034	)		(474,343	)
Investment in affiliates of Pappas Telecasting Companies, through Azteca America		(686,234	)		(473,965	)
Account receivable from Pappas Southern California, LLC		(198,712	)
Reimbursement of premium on issuance of capital stock of Todito								33,784
Pledged securities					(89,377	)		89,377
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,744,848	)		(1,884,902	)		(918,651	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Guaranteed senior notes					228,282			(437,255	)
Debt received		350,818			339,062			1,422,583
Debt paid		(132,911	)		(791,845	)		(375,793	)
Effects from repurchase, and valuation of capital of subsidiary		208,603			(9,851	)		128,602
Loan granted to a related party					(206,946	)
Dividends paid to minority interest		(27,991	)		(26,293	)		(22,513	)
Return of capital paid to minority stockholders								(648,395	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		398,519			(467,591	)		67,229
Effect of inflation and exchange rate changes on cash		59,843			96,309			62,479
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		366,064			(469,736	)		1,009,465
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		1,419,892			1,785,956			1,316,220
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	Ps	1,785,956		Ps	1,316,220		Ps	2,325,685
Supplemental disclosure:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	Ps	995,214		Ps	937,785		Ps	784,018
Income tax	Ps	84,363		Ps	151,273		Ps	167,264
Charges in investing activities not requiring the use of cash:
Advance payments to Pappas Telecasting Company exchanged for note receivable and option							Ps	1,232,762

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Mexico City, March 31, 2004, except for the Note 14a., which is as of April 15, 2004, for the Note 14b., which is as of May 25, 2004, for the Note 14c., which is as of July 14, 2004, and for Note iSA, which is as of July 25, 2004.

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

of TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V. and subsidiaries:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2002 and 2003, and the related statements of results of operations, of changes in stockholders’ equity and of changes in financial position for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America) and auditing standards generally accepted in Mexico. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As mentioned in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, at the extraordinary stockholders’ meeting held on December 19, 2003, the stockholders agreed to spin off the investment in shares of Unefon, S. A. de C. V. and Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V., associated companies and part of the stockholders’ equity, to create a spun-off company by the name of Unefon Holdings, S. A. de C. V., a related party.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2002 and 2003, and the results of their operations, and the changes in their stockholders’ equity and in their financial position for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in Mexico.

Accounting principles generally accepted in Mexico vary in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Information relating to the nature and effect of such differences is presented in Note 15, as restated, to the consolidated financial statements.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

/s/ Manuel Levya Vega

Manuel Leyva Vega

Audit Partner

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(Note 1)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(thousands of Mexican pesos of

December 31, 2003 purchasing power)

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
							Thousands of US dollars (*)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and marketable securities (Note 4)	Ps	1,448,586		Ps	2,481,283		US$	220,912
Accounts receivable (Note 5)		5,116,572			5,721,829			509,422
Due from related parties (Note 8)		503,924			625,054			55,649
Exhibition rights		321,888			439,819			39,158
Inventories		139,599			67,234			5,986
Total current assets		7,530,569			9,335,219			831,127
Accounts receivable from Unefon, S. A. de C. V. (“Unefon”), related party (Note 8)		2,088,827			1,798,437			160,117
Advance payments to Pappas Telecasting Companies, through Azteca America (Note 7)		1,200,312			1,451,105			129,194
Exhibition rights		1,434,352			1,192,340			106,156
Property, machinery and equipment - Net (Note 6)		2,320,031			2,184,659			194,503
Television concessions - Net (Note 2k.)		3,890,248			3,851,552			342,909
Other assets (Note 7)		861,135			679,397			60,487
Investment in Todito.com, S. A. de C. V. (“Todito”) (Note 7)		332,689			214,716			19,116
Investment in Unefon (Note 7)		1,825,653
Investment in Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. (Note 7)		368,829
Goodwill - Net (Notes 1m. and 7)		667,075			591,360			52,650
Total assets	Ps	22,519,720		Ps	21,298,785		US$	1,896,259
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term bank loans (Note 9)	Ps	49,052		Ps	77,133		US$	6,867
Current portion of guaranteed senior notes (Note 9)					1,404,000			125,000
Short-term debt (Note 9)		405,480			701,570			62,462
Interest payable		214,816			219,965			19,584
Exhibition rights payable		622,653			475,956			42,376
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		658,162			857,960			76,385
Due to related parties (Note 8)		84,508			27,512			2,449
Total current liabilities		2,034,671			3,764,096			335,123
Long-term financial liabilities:
Bank loans (Note 9)		60,401			619,107			55,120
Guaranteed senior notes (Note 9)		4,593,265			3,369,600			300,000
Total long-term financial liabilities		4,653,666			3,988,707			355,120
Other long-term liabilities:
Loans from American Tower Corporation (ATC) due in 2019 (Note 9)		1,294,240			1,345,053			119,752
Advertising advances (Note 2s.)		4,622,781			4,903,235			436,541
Unefon advertising advance (Note 8)		2,253,383			2,075,438			184,779
Todito advertising, programming and services advance (Note 8)		524,443			319,749			28,468
Exhibition rights payable		255,865			119,625			10,650
Deferred income tax payable (Note 11)		26,548			184,046			16,386
Total other long-term liabilities		8,977,260			8,947,146			796,576
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Subsequent events (Note 14)
Stockholders’ equity (Note 10):
Capital stock		2,848,913			1,355,910			120,718
Premium on the issuance of capital stock		1,832,763			167,960			14,954
Legal reserve		179,831			229,140			20,401
Reserve for the repurchase of shares		1,053,344			1,378,876			122,763
Retained earnings		2,282,008			3,067,518			273,105
Deficit in the restatement of capital		(1,351,799	)		(1,600,568	)		(142,501	)
Majority stockholders’ equity		6,845,060			4,598,836			409,440
Minority stockholders’ equity (Note 1)		9,063
Total stockholders’ equity		6,854,123			4,598,836			409,440
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	Ps	22,519,720		Ps	21,298,785		US$	1,896,259

(*) The US dollar figures represent the Mexican peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed as of December 31, 2003 purchasing power translated at the exchange rate of Ps11.232 per US dollar and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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(Note 1)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31,

2003 purchasing power, except share and per share data)

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
										Thousands of US dollars (*)
Net revenue	Ps	6,365,880		Ps	6,955,548		Ps	7,281,130		US$	648,249
Programming, production and transmission costs		2,568,080			2,610,581			2,854,286			254,121
Selling and administrative expenses		994,636			1,012,961			1,050,772			93,552
Total costs and expenses		3,562,716			3,623,542			3,905,058			347,673
Income before depreciation and amortization		2,803,164			3,332,006			3,376,072			300,576
Depreciation and amortization (Notes 2h., 2k. and 2m.)		628,227			400,622			369,439			32,891
Operating income		2,174,937			2,931,384			3,006,633			267,685
Other expenses - Net (Note 13)		(253,532	)		(619,035	)		(416,715	)		(37,101	)
Comprehensive financing cost:
Interest expense		(773,001	)		(754,063	)		(766,994	)		(68,287	)
Other financing expense (Note 4)		(28,488	)		(141,095	)		(52,109	)		(4,639	)
Interest income		249,452			199,570			204,797			18,233
Exchange income (loss) - Net (Note 3)		205,524			(367,158	)		(191,263	)		(17,028	)
Gain (loss) on monetary position		2,481			(84,974	)		(31,323	)		(2,789	)
Net comprehensive financing cost		(344,032	)		(1,147,720	)		(836,892	)		(74,510	)
Income before the following provision		1,577,373			1,164,629			1,753,026			156,074
Provision for income tax (Note 11)		(11,466	)		(141,277	)		(175,631	)		(15,636	)
Net income	Ps	1,565,907		Ps	1,023,352		Ps	1,577,395		US$	140,438
Net (loss) income of minority stockholders	Ps	(1,967	)	Ps	(244	)	Ps	1,417		US$	126
Net income of majority stockholders	Ps	1,567,874		Ps	1,023,596		Ps	1,575,978		US$	140,312
Net earnings per share of majority stockholders (Note 2t.)	Ps	0.174		Ps	0.113		Ps	0.173		US$	0.015

(*) The US dollar figures represent the Mexican peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed as of December 31, 2003 purchasing power translated at the exchange rate of Ps11.232 per US dollar and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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(Notes 1, 4 and 10)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001, 2002 AND 2003

(thousands of Mexican pesos of

December 31, 2003 purchasing power, except share and per share data)

	Number of common shares outstanding (thousands)	Capital stock		Premium on the issuance of capital stock		Legal reserve		Reserve for the repurchase of shares		Retained earnings (deficit)			Deficit in the restatement of capital			Majority stockholders		Minority stockholders		Total stockholders’ equity
Balances at January 1, 2001	8,949,700	Ps	2,827,253	Ps	1,917,418	Ps	101,438	Ps	971,853	Ps	(145,713	)	Ps	(1,118,422	)	Ps	4,553,827	Ps	13,729	Ps	4,567,556
Changes in 2001:
Net income (loss)											1,567,874						1,567,874		(1,967)		1,565,907
Loss from holding non-monetary assets														(288,194)			(288,194)				(288,194)
Minority interest																			(3,059)		(3,059)
Comprehensive income (loss)											1,567,874			(288,194)			1,279,680		(5,026)		1,274,654
Preferred dividend											(43,803)						(43,803)				(43,803)
Repurchase of shares	(38,674)		(6,984)						(37,902)								(44,886)				(44,886)
Exercise of stock options	31,215		5,762		78,839												84,601				84,601
Sale of treasury shares	107,804		19,823						149,065								168,888				168,888
Balances at December 31, 2001	9,050,045		2,845,854		1,996,257		101,438		1,083,016		1,378,358			(1,406,616)			5,998,307		8,703		6,007,010
Changes in 2002:
Net income (loss)											1,023,596						1,023,596		(244)		1,023,352
Increase in legal reserve							78,393				(78,393)
Gain from holding non-monetary assets														54,817			54,817				54,817
Minority interest																			604		604
Comprehensive income							78,393				945,203			54,817			1,078,413		360		1,078,773
Preferred dividend											(41,553)						(41,553)				(41,553)
Repurchase of shares	(111,349)		(19,632)						(156,991)								(176,623)				(176,623)
Exercise of stock options	46,020		8,067		16,762												24,829				24,829
Sale of treasury shares	82,749		14,624						127,319								141,943				141,943
Financial instruments (Note 4)					(180,256)												(180,256)				(180,256)
Balances at December 31, 2002	9,067,465		2,848,913		1,832,763		179,831		1,053,344		2,282,008			(1,351,799)			6,845,060		9,063		6,854,123
Changes in 2003:
Net income											1,575,978						1,575,978		1,417		1,577,395
Increase in legal reserve							49,309				(49,309)
Increase reserve for repurchase of shares									239,131		(239,131)
Loss from holding non-monetary assets														(248,769)			(248,769)				(248,769)
Minority interest																			(10,480)		(10,480)
Comprehensive income (loss)							49,309		239,131		1,287,538			(248,769)			1,327,209		(9,063)		1,318,146
Preferred dividend											(36,902)						(36,902)				(36,902)
Exercise of stock options	23,139		3,466		25,361												28,827				28,827
Sale of treasury shares	79,467		13,374						86,401								99,775				99,775
Return of capital (Note 10)			(1,441,843)														(1,441,843)				(1,441,843)
Financial instruments (Note 4)					(99,775)												(99,775)				(99,775)
Spin-off of investments in associated companies (Note 7)			(68,000)		(1,590,389)						(465,126)						(2,123,515)				(2,123,515)
Balances at December 31, 2003	9,170,071	Ps	1,355,910	Ps	167,960	Ps	229,140	Ps	1,378,876	Ps	3,067,518		Ps	(1,600,568	)	Ps	4,598,836	Ps	—	Ps	4,598,836

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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(Note 1)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION

(thousands of Mexican pesos of

December 31, 2003 purchasing power)

	Year ended December 31,
	2001		2002		2003
							Thousands of US dollars (*)
Operations:
Net income	Ps 1,565,907		Ps 1,023,352		Ps 1,577,395		US$	140,438
Charges (credits) to results of operations not affecting resources:
Amortization of concessions and goodwill	168,903		39,137		39,715			3,536
Depreciation	459,324		361,485		329,724			29,356
Equity in loss of affiliates companies	70,588		115,573		47,541			4,233
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(206,802	)	26,548		158,095			14,075
Gain on sale of subsidiary					(2,389	)		(213	)
Net change in accounts receivable, inventories, exhibition rights, related parties, accounts payable and accrued expenses	(294,260	)	(123,445	)	(530,763	)		(47,255	)
Advertising advances	189,554		(201,239	)	280,454			24,969
Unefon advertising advance	(56,706	)	(94,655	)	(177,945	)		(15,843	)
Todito advertising, programming and services advance	(203,997	)	(219,406	)	(204,694	)		(18,224	)
Resources provided by operating activities	1,692,511		927,350		1,517,133			135,072
Investment:
Acquisition of property, machinery and equipment – Net	(183,990	)	(250,319	)	(171,847	)		(15,300	)
Spin-off of investments in associated companies					2,123,515			189,059
Advance payments to Pappas Telecasting Companies, through Azteca America	(686,234	)	(473,965	)
Account receivable from Pappas Telecasting of Southern California, LLC	(198,712	)
Reimbursement of premium on issuance of capital stock of Todito					33,784			3,008
Minority interest – Net	(3,059	)	604		(10,480	)		(933	)
Resources (used in) provided by investing activities	(1,071,995	)	(723,680	)	1,974,972			175,834
Financing:
Bank loans and ATC loans - Net	38,433		(347,891	)	933,690			83,127
Guaranteed senior notes	(427,172	)	315,002		180,335			16,055
Loan granted to related party			(206,946	)
Preferred dividend paid	(43,803	)	(41,553	)	(36,902	)		(3,285	)
Stock options exercised	84,601		24,829		28,827			2,567
Sale of treasury shares	168,888		141,943		99,775			8,883
Repurchase of shares	(44,886	)	(176,623	)
Financial instruments			(180,256	)	(99,775	)		(8,883	)
Decrease in capital					(1,441,843	)		(128,369	)
Spin-off of investments in associated companies					(2,123,515	)		(189,059	)
Resources used in financing activities	(223,939	)	(471,495	)	(2,459,408	)		(218,964	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and marketable securities	396,577		(267,825	)	1,032,697			91,942
Cash and marketable securities at beginning of year	1,319,834		1,716,411		1,448,586			128,970
Cash and marketable securities at end of year	Ps 1,716,411		Ps 1,448,586		Ps 2,481,283		US$	220,912

(*) The US dollar figures represent the Mexican peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed as of December 31, 2003 purchasing power translated at the exchange rate of Ps11.232 per US dollar and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2001, 2002 AND 2003

(monetary amounts expressed in thousands of Mexican pesos (Ps)

of December 31, 2003 purchasing power and thousands of

U.S. dollars (US$), except exchange rates and per share amounts)

NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

In July 1993, TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V. (the “Company”), was acquired by the stockholders for Ps2,000,050 nominal (equivalent to US$642,700 at the date of acquisition) in connection with the Mexican government’s privatization of certain television stations and related assets. The Company and its subsidiaries are engaged principally in the broadcasting and production of television programs, and the sale of advertising time.

The consolidated subsidiaries of the Company as of December 31, 2003 were:

• Televisión Azteca, S. A. de C. V.

• Grupo TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V.

• Azteca Records, S. A. de C. V.

• Alta Empresa, S. A. de C. V.

• Servicios Especializados TAZ, S. A. de C. V.

• Producciones Especializadas, S. A. de C. V.

• Producciones Exclusivas, S. A. de C. V.

• Grupo Promotora Empresarial, S. A. de C. V.

• Producciones Azteca Digital, S. A. de C. V.

• Azteca Digital, S. A. de C. V.

• Corporación de Asesoría Técnica y de Producción, S. A. de C. V.

• Operadora Mexicana de Televisión, S. A. de C. V.

• Multimedia, Espectáculos y Atracciones, S. A. de C. V. (formerly Azteca Publishing, S. A. de C. V.)

• Inversora Mexicana de Producción, S. A. de C. V.

• Servicios Aéreos Noticiosos, S. A. de C. V.

• SCI de México, S. A. de C. V.

• Grupo TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V. (El Salvador)

• Servicios Locales de Producción, S. A. de C. V.

• Servicios Foráneos de Administración, S. A. de C. V.

• Azteca Telecasting, L. P.

• Alta Empresa Holdings, B. V.

• Alta Empresa International, B. V.

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• Red Azteca Internacional, S. A. de C. V.

• Azteca International Corporation

• TV Azteca Comercializadora, S. A. de C. V.

• Valores Sabego, S. A. de C. V.

The consolidation of the net assets of Canal 12 de Televisión, S. A. de C. V. (acquired in 1997) resulted in a minority interest of Ps9,063 at December 31, 2002. On December 5, 2003, the Company sold its interest in this subsidiary for US$6,000 and recognized a gain of US$233 (Ps2,389).

The financial statements of the subsidiaries incorporated abroad included in the consolidation are translated in conformity with the requirements of Statement B-15 issued by the Accounting Principles Commission of the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (“MIPA”). The translation effect was not significant.

All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company consolidates all of its majority-owned subsidiaries.

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements, including the concepts, methods and criteria related to the recognition of the effects of inflation on the financial statements, are summarized below:

a. Accounting for effects of inflation

The consolidated financial statements and notes are expressed in thousands of Mexican pesos. They have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as promulgated by the MIPA. The recognition of the effects of inflation on the financial information was carried out in accordance with the following rules, which are in conformity with Statement B-10:

• Inventories, property, machinery and equipment of Mexican origin, television concessions, exhibition rights of Mexican origin, deferred charges and other non-monetary assets and liabilities are restated by applying factors derived from the National Consumer Price Index (“NCPI”), issued by the Banco de México.

• Exhibition rights and machinery and equipment of foreign origin (mainly from the United States of America and Japan) are restated by applying inflation factors of the countries of origin to the historical foreign currency costs and then converting to Mexican pesos at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date.

• The components of stockholders’ equity are restated using factors derived from the NCPI.

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• The cumulative differential gain or loss from holding non-monetary assets which are not restated using factors derived from the NCPI is included in stockholders’ equity under the caption “Deficit in the restatement of capital”.

• The purchasing power gain or loss from holding monetary liabilities and assets is included in net comprehensive financing cost.

All consolidated financial statements presented are expressed in constant pesos of purchasing power of December 31, 2003.

The NCPI used to recognize the effects of inflation in the financial statements was 97.354, 102.904 and 106.996 as of December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

b. Foreign currency transactions

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates they are entered into and/or settled. Assets and liabilities denominated in these currencies are stated at the Mexican peso equivalents resulting from applying exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. Exchange differences arising from fluctuations in the exchange rates between the dates on which transactions are entered into and those on which they are settled, or the balance sheet dates, are charged or credited to income.

c. Cash and marketable securities

The Company considers all highly liquid investments to be marketable securities.

d. Financial instruments

Investments in derivative financial instruments are shown in the balance sheet as assets and liabilities stated at market value. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on those instruments are recorded based on the market value on the date of sale or at the close of the period. See Note 4.

e. Barter transactions

Barter transactions represent non-cash transactions in which the Company sells advertising time to a third party in return for assets or services. These transactions are accounted for on the basis of the fair market value of the assets or services covered by the barter contracts. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, net revenue derived from barter transactions amounted to Ps87,823, Ps152,049 and Ps300,529, respectively.

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f. Exhibition rights

Exhibition rights represent primarily the acquired rights to the transmission of programming and events under license agreements and the cost of internally produced programming. The rights acquired and the obligations incurred are recorded as an asset and liability, respectively, when the license agreements are signed. The cost of exhibition rights acquired is amortized as the programming and events are broadcast.

At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the allowance for unused exhibition rights amounted to Ps238,576 and Ps223,687, respectively, which represents management’s best estimate of exhibition rights which are not expected to be used prior to their expiration.

Exhibition rights at December 31, 2002 and 2003, also include Ps342,326 and Ps356,419, respectively, associated with internally produced programming. Costs of internally produced programming are expensed when the programs are initially aired, except in the case of telenovelas. Until December 31, 2002, costs of telenovelas were amortized over a four-year period.

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company changed the amortization period for the 20% of the costs of telenovelas destined to the United States market to a six-year period. The new amortization period reflects the experience and future plans of the Company in the U.S. markets. The effect of this change resulted in a reduction of Ps36,675 in the amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2003.

g. Inventories and costs

Inventories of merchandise, materials and spare parts, and their related costs, are stated at average cost and are restated by using factors derived from the NCPI. Amounts so determined do not exceed market.

h. Property, machinery and equipment

Property, machinery and equipment acquired through December 31, 1996, and the related depreciation, were stated at net replacement cost determined at that date on the basis of appraisals performed by independent appraisers registered with the National Banking and Securities Commission. Property, machinery and equipment acquired on or after January 1, 1997 are initially stated at cost. Both the replacement costs of assets of Mexican origin acquired through December 31, 1996 and the costs of assets of Mexican origin acquired on or after January 1, 1997 are restated by applying inflation factors derived from the NCPI. Assets of non-Mexican origin acquired through December 31, 1996 and thereafter are restated by applying inflation factors of the countries of origin to the historical foreign currency costs and then converting to Mexican pesos at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date.

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Depreciation is calculated by the straight-line method, based on the estimated useful lives of the fixed assets as estimated by the Company.

The annual depreciation rates are the following:

Buildings	5	%
Machinery and operating equipment	5	%
Furniture and office equipment	10	%
Transportation equipment	20	%
Other fixed assets	25	%

Effective January 1, 2002, the Company changed the annual depreciation rate of the transmission towers, from 16% to 5%, based on the remaining useful life of these assets.

i. Investment in affiliates

Investment in affiliates is recorded by the equity method and is included in the balance sheet under other assets.

In the case of the investment in Unefon, S. A. de C. V. (“Unefon”), until December 31, 2002 this investment reflected the net book value of Unefon. See Note 7a. for a discussion of the spin-off of this investment.

The investments in Unefon and Todito are presented in the balance sheet as “Investment in Unefon” and “Investment in Todito.com, S. A. de C. V.”, respectively. See Note 7.

j. Intangible assets

Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement C-8 “Intangible assets” issued by the Accounting Principles Board of the MIPA. This Statement requires intangible assets to be recognized on the balance sheet as long as they are identifiable, provide expected future economic benefits and the company has control over such benefits. It also provides that intangible assets with an indefinite useful life should not be amortized and intangible assets with a definite life should be amortized systematically, based on the best estimate of their useful life determined in accordance with the expected future economic benefits. These assets are subject to an annual evaluation of their recoverable value, to identify any impairment losses.

k. Television concessions

The aggregate value of the television concessions was determined based on the excess of the purchase price paid for the assets of the Company over their book value at the time of privatization.

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As a result of the adoption of Statement C-8, on January 1, 2002, the Company determined that its television concessions qualified as intangible assets of indefinite useful life. Therefore, the Company no longer amortizes its concessions.

Prior to January 1, 2002, the Company’s television concessions were amortized by the straight-line method over the relevant concession periods then in existence. Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2001 amounted to Ps125,930.

l. Impairment of the value of long-lived assets

In 2003 the Company adopted Statement C-15 “Impairment of the Value of Long-Lived Assets and their Disposal” issued by the Accounting Principles Board of the MIPA. This Statement establishes, among other things, the general criteria for the identification and, when applicable, the recording of impairment losses or a decrease in the value of long-lived assets, tangible and intangible, including goodwill. The adoption of this Statement did not have any effect on the Company’s financial position or net income at December 31, 2003.

m. Goodwill

The excess of cost over the book value of subsidiaries acquired is amortized using the straight-line method over 20 years and restated by applying factors derived from the NCPI to its historical cost. Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 amounted to Ps42,974, Ps39,137 and Ps39,715, respectively.

n. Deferred costs

Deferred costs relate primarily to the debt issuance costs of the guaranteed senior notes (as defined in Note 9) and are amortized over the life of the notes. See Notes 7 and 9.

o. Labor benefits

Seniority premiums to which employees are entitled upon termination of employment after seven years of service are expensed in the years in which the services are rendered. The related obligation is determined in accordance with Statement D-3, “Labor Obligations”, issued by the MIPA, based on actuarial studies.

Other compensation based on length of service, to which employees may be entitled in the event of dismissal or death, in accordance with the Mexican Federal Labor Law, is charged to income in the year in which it becomes payable.

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p. Deferred income tax

Deferred income tax is recorded by the comprehensive asset-and-liability method, which consists of calculating deferred income tax by applying the respective income tax rate to the temporary differences between the accounting and tax values of all assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. See Note 11.

q. Comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is represented by the net income (loss) plus the gain or loss from holding non-monetary assets, and items required by specific accounting standards to be reflected in stockholders’ equity but which do not constitute capital contributions, reductions or distributions.

r. Revenue recognition

Revenues from advertising contracts are recognized as the contracted advertising is aired. Net revenue includes revenue from advertisers less sales commissions paid. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 sales commissions paid amounted to Ps370,818, Ps379,359 and Ps462,189, respectively.

s. Advertising advances

The Company enters into two principal types of advance advertising agreements with customers. The Azteca plan generally requires advertisers to pay in full within four months of the date in which they sign the advertising agreement. The Mexican plan allows customers to pay for advertising by making cash deposits from 10% to 20% of the advertising commitment, with the balance payable in installments, which are generally supported by promissory notes, over the period during which the advertising is aired. The Company records cash or other assets received and the amounts due and its obligation to deliver advertising under both types of advance advertising agreements when the contracts are signed. The amounts represented by such advertising advances are credited to net revenue as the contracted advertising is aired. Such obligations with respect to advertising advances are considered non-monetary liabilities and are restated by applying factors derived from the NCPI.

t. Earnings per share applicable to majority stockholders

Earnings per share is calculated based on the net income attributable to the majority stockholders divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each of the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003. See Note 10. The weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each of the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 were 9,025 million, 9,057 million and 9,125 million, respectively.

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As required by Statement B-14, “Earning per share”, issued by the MIPA, earnings per share was as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001	2002	2003
Earnings per preferred and common shares	Ps 0.174	Ps 0.113	Ps 0.173
Additional earnings per preferred shares	Ps 0.044	Ps 0.044	Ps 0.044

u. Stock option plans for employees

Stock options granted to employees are recorded when the options are exercised by crediting paid-in capital stock for the amount of cash received.

v. Liabilities, provisions, contingent assets and liabilities and commitments

On January 1, 2003, Statement C-9 “Liabilities, provisions, contingent assets and liabilities and commitments,” issued by the Accounting Principles Board of the MIPA, went into effect. This Statement establishes general rules for the valuation, presentation and disclosure of liabilities, provisions and contingent assets and liabilities, as well as for the disclosure of commitments entered into by a company as part of its normal operations.

As a consequence of the adoption of this Statement, the Company’s liabilities represent present obligations and the liability provisions recognized in the balance sheet represent present obligations whose settlement will probably require the use of economic resources. These provisions have been recorded, based on management’s best estimate of the amount needed to cover the existing liability; however, actual results could differ from the provisions recognized. At December 31, 2003, the provisions were not significant.

The adoption of this Statement did not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

w. Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to conform 2002 amounts to the current year’s presentation.

x. New accounting pronouncements

In May 2004, the MIPA issued Bulletin B-7, “Business Acquisitions,” which provides guidance for accounting of business acquisitions and investments in associated entities. Bulletin B-7 requires that all business acquisitions and investments in associates be accounted for by a single method, the purchase method, and supplements the accounting for the recognition of intangible assets as a part of a business acquisition. Upon adoption of Bulletin B-7, goodwill should not be amortized, but rather tested for impairment at least on an annual basis. Bulletin B-7 also provides guidelines for the acquisition of a minority interest, and for asset transfers and business acquisitions among entities under common control. Adoption of Bulletin B-7 is effective for periods beginning on January 1, 2005 with early adoption encouraged. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of Bulletin B-7 will have on the financial statements.

In April 2004, the MIPA issued Bulletin C-10, “Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedge Operations.” Bulletin C-10 establishes accounting and reporting standards requiring that all derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or a liability measured at its fair value. Bulletin C-10 also requires that changes in the derivative’s fair value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria is met. Special accounting for qualifying hedges allows a derivative’s gain or loss to offset related results on the hedged item in the income statement and requires that a company formally document, designate and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting. Bulletin C-10 is effective for periods beginning on January 1, 2005, with early adoption recommended. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of Bulletin C-10 will have on the consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3 - FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITION:

Monetary amounts in this note are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars (US$) except exchange rates, since this is the currency in which most of the Company’s foreign currency transactions are carried out.

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Since December 1994 the Mexican government has allowed the peso to float freely in the foreign exchange market. At December 31, 2003, the exchange rate used by the Company for financial reporting purposes was Ps11.232 to the dollar (Ps9.16 and Ps10.395 at December 31, 2001 and 2002, respectively). As a result, the Company had net exchange income (losses) of Ps205,524 (Ps367,158) and (Ps191,263) during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively, which are shown in the statement of results of operations as a component of comprehensive financing cost.

At March 31, 2004, the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements, the exchange rate was Ps11.21 per dollar.

At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the Company had monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies as shown as follows.

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
Assets	US$	491,936		US$	510,347
Liabilities		(674,511	)		(727,161	)
Net short position	US$	(182,575	)	US$	(216,814	)

At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the Company had no hedge contracts for protection against foreign exchange risks.

NOTE 4 - OPERATIONS WITH FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

a. Marketable securities

During 2002, the Company purchased Ps295,988 (nominal) of Ordinary Participation Certificate (“CPOs”) of Grupo Elektra, S. A. de C. V. (“Grupo Elektra”), a related party. In October 2002, the Company entered into a put option agreement with an unrelated third party for its CPOs in Grupo Elektra, which expired in October 2003 without being exercised. Pursuant to the option agreement, the Company was required to pay a premium of 10.5% of the total option valued at the strike price. Also, in October 2003, the Company entered into a call option agreement with an unrelated third party for these CPOs, receiving a premium of 4.75% of the total option valued at strike price, which was exercised in December 2003, and not renewed thereafter. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, the Company recorded a (loss) and gain in comprehensive financing cost of (Ps58,907) and Ps19,949, respectively, to reflect the fluctuation in the market value of the investment. As of December 31, 2003, the Company divested itself totally of this instrument.

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b. Financial instruments

In January 2002 and in April and May 2003, the Company contracted monthly certificates of deposit with a rate of return based on the market value of the Company’s CPOs, which were recorded in stockholders’ equity. The Company has periodically renewed the certificates of deposit upon expiration. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, as a result of the change in market value of the CPOs, the Company recognized a (loss) gain of (Ps35,451) and Ps217,201, respectively, in stockholders’ equity. At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the outstanding balance of this investment was Ps144,805 and Ps461,781, respectively.

NOTE 5 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
Amounts due from advertisers	Ps	4,597,227		Ps	4,837,258
Accounts receivable from Unefon advertising agreement (see Note 8)		83,851			259,199
Taxes recoverable		120,612			178,197
Prepaid expenses		69,380			68,434
Other accounts receivable (see Note 8o)		338,923			449,795
		5,209,993			5,792,883
Allowance for uncollectible accounts		(93,421	)		(71,054	)
	Ps	5,116,572		Ps	5,721,829

Amounts due from barter transactions included in amounts due from advertisers amounted to Ps366,655 and Ps514,072 as of December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

The Company evaluates periodically the recoverability of amounts due from advertisers and other accounts receivable. When it is determined that such accounts are not recoverable, the amounts due from advertisers are charged to net revenue and other accounts receivable are charged to other expenses.

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NOTE 6 - PROPERTY, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT:

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
Buildings	Ps	1,162,653		Ps	1,167,335
Machinery and operating equipment		2,404,150			2,707,566
Furniture and office equipment		232,013			232,783
Transportation equipment		360,588			364,573
Other fixed assets		551,384			561,242
		4,710,788			5,033,499
Accumulated depreciation		(2,971,371	)		(3,419,719	)
		1,739,417			1,613,780
Land		576,912			566,751
Construction in progress		3,702			4,128
	Ps	2,320,031		Ps	2,184,659

At December 31, 2002 and 2003, property, machinery and equipment amounting to Ps1,016,022 and Ps793,447, respectively, have been pledged to guarantee bank loans. See Note 9.

NOTE 7 - OTHER ASSETS:

	At December 31,
	2002		2003
Investment in affiliates	Ps	68,202	Ps	147,917
Advances to Corporación de Noticias e Información, S. A. de C. V.		309,831		285,355
Deferred costs related to the issuance of guaranteed senior notes - Net		82,027		62,012
Account receivable from Pappas Telecasting of Southern California, LLC (see Azteca America below)		244,917
Other assets		156,158		184,113
	Ps	861,135	Ps	679,397
Advance payments to Pappas Telecasting Companies, through Azteca America (see Azteca America below)	Ps	1,200,312	Ps	1,451,105
Investment in Todito.com, S. A. de C. V. (Todito)	Ps	332,689	Ps	214,716
Investment in Unefon	Ps	1,825,653	Ps	—
Investment in 50% equity interest in Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. (Cosmofrecuencias)	Ps	368,829	Ps	—

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Corporación de Noticias e Información, S. A. de C. V. (“CNI”)

On December 10, 1998, the Company entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Televisora del Valle de México, S. A. de C. V. (“TVM”), the owner of the concession for UHF Channel 40 in Mexico City, and its subsidiary CNI.

The original contract was established with the following terms:

1. The Company agreed to provide advisory services to TVM and CNI regarding the television operations of Channel 40 for a period of 10 years or until the expiration of TVM’s television concession, whichever is shorter.

2. Under a Programming, Promotion and Commercialization Agreement with TVM, CNI agreed to cede to the Company the rights and obligations, originally established in favor of CNI, to program and operate Channel 40. The Company agreed to pay to CNI 50% of the joint venture’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) on a quarterly basis, with an advance payment of US$15,000 to be applied against future EBITDA generated from the operation of Channel 40, over a maximum period of ten years. At December 31, 1999, the Company had made advances of US$15,000.

3. The Company has provided a US$10,000 credit facility in favor of CNI for a period of ten years with a grace period for the payment of principal and interest of three years. The interest accrues at an annual interest rate based on the maximum interest rate paid by the Company plus 25 basis points. As security for the loan, 51% of the capital stock of TVM owned by Mr. Javier Moreno Valle was pledged as collateral. At December 31, 2002 and 2003, CNI had drawn down US$10,000 under this credit facility.

4. Under a purchase option contract, the Company has the right to acquire up to 51% of the capital stock of TVM beginning in November 2002. The sale price of the capital stock would be the greater of US$100,000 (which increases gradually over time) and ten times the EBITDA generated by Channel 40 for the 12 months preceding the exercise of the purchase option, adjusted for the number of shares being purchased. This contract also gives Mr. Javier Moreno Valle and Mr. Hernán Cabalceta Vara the right to put their entire CNI capital stock to the Company for the same purchase price per share under certain circumstances. The Company has the right to transfer the shares acquired to any of its subsidiaries.

5. Under the terms of this agreement, the Company has the right to determine all Channel 40 programming except for 16 and one-half hours per week that is to be made up of CNI-determined programming. In return for the transmission rights of this CNI-determined programming through Channel 40, the Company agreed to pay CNI, during the first year, US$5.0 for each 60 minute program or its equivalent broadcast and, after the second year, US$1.65 for each rating point generated by the broadcast of CNI-determined programming on Channel 40.

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6. To improve the efficiency of Channel 40’s operations, the Company agreed to provide accounting, administrative, computer, technical or any other advice that will improve the operations and administration of Channel 40.

In July 2000, CNI stopped broadcasting the Company’s signal, in violation of its contractual obligation under the joint venture agreement, and the Company’s signal has not been broadcast on Channel 40 since this date. In response to CNI’s actions, the Company filed several lawsuits against CNI. At March 31, 2004, date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements, this matter is in litigation. The Company is seeking lost profits and the enforcement of its purchase option right under the joint venture agreement to acquire up to 51% of the capital stock of TVM. As of December 31, 2002 and 2003, the Company has claimed an aggregate amount of US$34,000 from CNI, which includes US$9,000 representing interest on the credit facility and additional operating expenses for account of CNI in connection with the joint venture, which may be recovered from future earnings of the joint venture.

In December 2002, an Arbitration Tribunal of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce issued an award concluding that the joint venture and the purchase option agreement entered into by the Company and CNI are valid, in effect and enforceable. As a consequence of this conclusion, the Company believes that the terms of the arbitration award confirms the Company’s right to operate Channel 40 as stipulated by the joint venture and to exercise its right to acquired up to 51% of the capital stock of TVM. In December 2002, the signal of TV Azteca was reestablished at Channel 40. Following this event, the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, or SCT) took exclusive control of the Channel 40 transmission site and signal. In January 2003, CNI filed an action for relief (amparo) before a federal court seeking to reverse SCT’s decision to take exclusive control of the Channel 40 transmission site and signal. On January 27, 2003, CNI regained control of the Channel 40 transmission site and signal. On that same day, the Company appealed the decision, however, as of the date of these financial statements, no TV Azteca signal is being broadcasting on Channel 40. Although no assurance can be given, management of the Company believes that even if the litigation were to be adversely determined against the Company, CNI would be indebted to the Company for approximately US$34,000, which indebtedness would continue to be secured by the pledge of 51% of TVM’s capital stock, accordingly, no reserve has been established in connection with this matter.

Azteca America

In September 2000, the Company and Pappas Telecasting Companies (“Pappas Group”), a broadcasting company based in the United States, entered into a joint venture (“Azteca America JV”), with the purpose of creating a new television broadcast network.

Prior to the launch date, Pappas Group agreed to pay the Company a monthly fee of approximately US$1,500. During the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company received US$6,731 under the terms of this agreement, which was recorded as net revenue in the Company’s results of operations.

In June 2001, the Company and Pappas Group agreed to change their strategy, and as a result of this, the Azteca America JV was terminated.

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In July 2001, the Company, through Azteca International Corporation (Azteca America), a company incorporated in the U.S., launched the Azteca America Network, a new Spanish-language television broadcast network in the U.S. Through Azteca America, its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Company establishes affiliate relationships with television broadcast stations in U.S. markets that have a significant Hispanic population. In addition, Azteca America’s affiliates may enter into distribution agreements with cable operators. Through the Azteca America Network, the Company distributes in the U.S. certain of its programming including telenovelas, reality programming, sports, news and other general entertainment programming in the Spanish language, which the Company refers to as the Azteca America Programming.

In 2001, Azteca America entered into station affiliation agreements with affiliates of Pappas Group in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and Reno television markets. When Azteca America entered into station affiliation agreements with Pappas Telecasting of Southern California LLC (“Pappas California”), operator of its Los Angeles affiliate, the Company became a party to credit agreements and Azteca America entered into an equity option agreement that gave it the right to acquire an equity interest in Pappas California. Additionally, in connection with entering into the station affiliation agreements with affiliates of Pappas Group in the San Francisco and Houston television markets, Azteca America acquired a 25% equity interest in each of the television stations for an aggregate purchase price of US$70,654.

In 2002, the Company and Pappas Group were involved in a number of lawsuits regarding certain agreements between the parties. However, on February 13, 2003, the Company announced that a definitive settlement agreement that resolved all of the outstanding litigation and disputes between the Company and Pappas Group had been executed. As part of this settlement, Pappas Group re-acquired the 25% equity interests held by Azteca America in the Pappas Group-controlled San Francisco and Houston station affiliates. In addition, the outstanding indebtedness of Pappas California, the operator of its Los Angeles affiliate, in the amount of US$56,200 was cancelled as well as Azteca America’s option to purchase an equity interest in its Los Angeles affiliate. In return, Pappas Group issued Azteca America a promissory note (“the New Pappas Promissory Note”), in the initial principal amount of US$128,000 that is secured by the assets of its Los Angeles station. The initial maturity date of the New Pappas Promissory Note was April 30, 2003, which was extended to June 30, 2003. However, since Pappas Group did not repay the New Pappas Promissory Note prior to its initial maturity date, the principal amount was increased to US$129,000. The New Pappas Promissory Note bears interest at an annual rate of 11.6279% from the initial maturity date.

Under the terms of the settlement, the parties agreed that if the New Pappas Promissory Note was not paid prior to the initial maturity date, the three-year Local Marketing Agreement (“LMA”) between Azteca America and Pappas California would become effective with respect to the Los Angeles station and, in addition, Azteca America would have, as from January 1, 2006, the option to purchase all of the assets of the Los Angeles station for a purchase price of US$250,000, subject to applicable statutory limitations and receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. Since the New Pappas Promissory Note was not repaid on or before June 30, 2003, the LMA and the purchase option have become effective.

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Under the LMA, Azteca America is entitled to retain all advertising revenue generated from the programming it supplies to the station. Azteca America pays an annual LMA fee of US$15,000 to Pappas Group, which is offset dollar-for-dollar by the interest payable on the Note.

Azteca America and Pappas Group also agreed to certain modifications of the existing station affiliation agreements governing the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston and Reno stations.

In addition to Azteca America’s arrangements with Pappas Group affiliates, at December 31, 2002 and 2003, Azteca America had also entered into station affiliation agreements with television broadcast companies covering approximately 53% and 73%, respectively, of the U.S. Hispanic population.

Pursuant to these station affiliation agreements, the stations have been granted exclusive licenses for over-the-air broadcasting of Azteca America programming in their respective markets. These agreements have terms ranging from two to seven years which may be automatically renewed for a specified duration, also ranging from two to seven years. Azteca America has the right to receive all of the net advertising revenue that it generates on each of the broadcast stations other than in the Las Vegas and Orlando markets, where it is only entitled to 50% of the net advertising revenue.

In the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, net advertising revenues generated through Azteca America amounted to Ps73,846, Ps39,486 and Ps118,319, respectively.

Todito

In its meeting held on February 9, 2000, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a US$100,000 investment in Todito. The investment was made on February 14, 2000 through an advertising, programming and services agreement (see Note 8), in exchange for 50% of the capital stock of Todito. The Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the operations of Todito. This investment is accounted for by the equity method and is presented on the balance sheet as “Investment in Todito”. This acquisition resulted in goodwill of Ps564,942. The amortization of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 was Ps28,342, Ps28,342 and Ps28,342, respectively.

In May 2003, Todito made a pro rata reimbursement of the premium on issuance of its capital stock in an amount of Ps67,568, of which Ps33,784 was received by the Company and was credited to the investment in Todito.

Todito operates a Spanish-language Internet portal and internet connection service located at “www.todito.com” that was launched in August 1999 by Dataflux, S. A. de C. V. (“Dataflux”), a company controlled by the brother of Mr. Salinas Pliego. Todito’s website provides e-commerce and other services to Mexico and the Hispanic population in the United States.

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Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias

a. Spin-off of the investment

On October 16, 2003, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a spin-off of the investment in shares of Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias and part of the stockholders’ equity to create a spun-off company by the name of Unefon Holdings, S. A. de C. V. (Unefon Holdings), a related party, with balances at December 31, 2003. This decision was ratified at the extraordinary stockholders’ meeting held on December 19, 2003.

The advertising agreements between Unefon and the Company, as well as the accounts receivable that Unefon is required to pay to the Company, will remain unchanged.

As a result of the spin-off the Company no longer has any investment in the telecommunications industry.

Following is condensed consolidated information at December 31, 2003 concerning the effects of the spin-off on the Company’s financial statements:

	Prior to the spin-off		Effects of the spin-off			Post- spin-off balances
ASSETS
Current assets	Ps	9,335,219				Ps	9,335,219
Investment in Unefon		666,568	Ps	(666,568	)		—
Investment in Cosmofrecuencias		89,010		(89,010	)		—
Accounts receivable from Unefon		1,798,437					1,798,437
Property, machinery and equipment - Net		2,184,659					2,184,659
Television concessions - Net		3,851,552					3,851,552
Investment in Todito		214,716					214,716
Advance payments to Pappas Telecasting
Companies, through Azteca America		1,451,105					1,451,105
Other non-current assets		2,463,097					2,463,097
Total assets	Ps	22,054,363	Ps	(755,578	)	Ps	21,298,785
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities	Ps	3,764,096				Ps	3,764,096
Long-term liabilities		12,935,853					12,935,853
Stockholders’ equity		5,354,414	Ps	(755,578	)		4,598,836
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	Ps	22,054,363	Ps	(755,578	)	Ps	21,298,785

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The spin-off had no effect on the results of operations or financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2003.

The following is an analysis of movements of the investment in shares of Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias for the year ended December 31, 2003:

	Unefon			Cosmofrecuencias			Total
Balances at January 1, 2003	Ps	1,825,653		Ps	368,829		Ps	2,194,482
Loss for the period from holding non monetary assets		(70,967	)					(70,967	)
Balances prior to recognition of accumulated equity in the results of associated companies		1,754,686			368,829			2,123,515
Recognition of accumulated equity in the results of associated companies		(508,412	)		(73,000	)		(581,412	)
Impairment		(579,706	)		(206,819	)		(786,525	)
Balances at December 19, 2003		666,568			89,010			755,578
Spin-off of the investments in Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias on December 19, 2003		(666,568	)		(89,010	)		(755,578	)
Balances at December 31, 2003	Ps	—		Ps	—		Ps	—

b. Background on the investment

On May 14, 1999, the Company signed an agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”) with Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego and Moisés Saba Masri, to invest in Unefon and its subsidiaries. Unefon is a personal telecommunications fixed digital wireless network that is a provider of wireless mobile telephone services in Mexico. The Stockholders’ Agreement establishes that Unefon must be operated and managed as a joint venture, initially between Ricardo Salinas and Moisés Saba. The Stockholders’ Agreement required each of Ricardo Salinas and Moisés Saba Masri to contribute US$186,500 to Unefon’s capital, for a total of US$373,000 in capital stock. These capital contributions to Unefon were completed on June 15, 1999.

Before signing the Stockholders’ Agreement, Ricardo Salinas made a contribution to Unefon’s capital of approximately US$88,600, through Corporación RBS, S. A. de C. V., a company belonging to him, which was used to make an advance payment to the Mexican government for the acquisition of wireless concessions and for pre-operating expenses. Mr. Salinas made the balance of the contribution required by the Stockholders’ Agreement with funds borrowed from Azteca Holdings, S. A. de C. V. (“AH”), the Company’s parent. AH obtained part of the funds for this loan from the sale of 218 million of the CPOs of the Company owned by AH to a group of private Mexican investors. AH obtained the remaining funds for the loan from the sale by AH of 44 million TV Azteca CPOs to AH’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Compañía Operadora de Teatros, S. A. de C. V.

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The Company acquired the interest in Unefon held by Ricardo Salinas at cost (including financial costs) for US$189,793, which was funded through: (i) proceeds from the issuance of shares; (ii) the payment of US$35,108 in cash and (iii) the cancellation of debts of US$43,067 owed to the Company by CRBS.

In February 2000, Unefon commenced operations.

At the extraordinary stockholders’ meeting held on October 2, 2000, the Unefon stockholders agreed to reduce Unefon’s capital stock by Ps611 million (nominal). At December 31, 2001, this reduction had not yet been made, and is shown in Unefon’s financial statements as an account payable to the stockholders, bearing interest at an annual rate of 8%. The stockholders used the proceeds of this capital reduction to capitalize a newly formed company owned 50% by the Company and 50% by Moisés Saba Masri, Cosmofrecuencias, for which purpose, the Company contributed Ps368,829 at December 31, 2001. In June 2002, the Company contributed to Cosmofrecuencias as a capital contribution its receivable from Unefon, including the accrued interest, for 50% of Cosmofrecuencias’ capital stock.

On October 19, 2000, the Board of Directors approved the grant to its stockholders of the rights to acquire the Company’s investment in Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias shares, a decision which was ratified at the ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on December 4, 2000. As determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company’s existing stockholders would have the right to purchase the shares in Cosmofrecuencias from October 19, 2001 to October 19, 2006. The total exercise price for this option would be approximately US$32,000.

The grant of the rights (“Rights”) to acquire the Unefon shares was subject to receiving the requisite consent of the holders of the Company’s and AH’s Senior Notes. On March 27, 2001, the Company obtained the consents and paid a fee totaling Ps119,797 to the holders of the TV Azteca Notes (as defined in Note 9), which was recorded as part of its total investment in Unefon. The grant of the Rights was also subject to receiving certain third party approvals, including the approval of Nortel Networks Corporation (“Nortel”), Unefon’s major creditor, and to filing and effectiveness of a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that registers the Unefon shares underlying the Rights.

The Rights were exercisable until December 11, 2002, unless the period was extended by the Company or an acceleration event occurred. In December 2002, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an extension exercise period through December 11, 2003. Any Rights not exercised by the exercise date would expire and the Company would retain ownership of the shares together with Rights. The Rights would become exercisable prior to December 11, 2003 if the Board of Directors of the Company approved a merger of Unefon, a sale of all or substantially all of Unefon’s assets or a sale (by tender or otherwise) of a majority of Unefon’s shares or otherwise determined to accelerate the exercisability of the Rights.

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With respect to the Company’s investment in Unefon (46.5% at December 31, 2002), the Company’s stockholders had the right to acquire those shares subject to the occurrence of certain conditions, at a price of US$0.15128 per Unefon share owned by the Company, for a total amount of US$176,998. At December 31, 2002, the Company’s investment in Unefon reflects the net book value of the investment at the date of the decision to sell Unefon. The Company would record any differences between the book value of the investment and the ultimate sales price once the stockholders exercised the purchase option and all the legal requirements of the transaction had been complied with.

In July 2002, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved seeking the approval of the Company’s shareholders to spin off of its investment in Unefon in the form of a distribution of all of the shares of Unefon that the Company owns to the Company’s shareholders at no cost before the end of 2002. However, as a consequence of the dispute between Unefon and Nortel, the Company’s Board of Directors postponed submitting the proposal to the Company’s shareholders. Finally, the spin-off was carried out in December 2003, once the disputes between Unefon and Nortel had been resolved.

The Rights to acquire the Unefon shares expired on December 12, 2003. The conditions for public offering had not been complied with and, therefore, they were not exercised. Moreover, at the Extraordinary Stockholders’ Meeting held on December 19, 2003, the stockholders decided to cancel the call option on the Cosmofrecuencias shares.

c. Unefon financing and operating agreements

In September 1999, Unefon entered into a financing agreement and a procurement agreement with Nortel pursuant to which Nortel agreed to assist Unefon in the design and construction of its telecommunications network.

In December 2000, in connection with certain modifications of Unefon’s financing agreement with Nortel, the Company and Mr. Saba agreed, jointly and severally, in a shareholder’s agreement to provide Unefon with up to US$35,000 by way of either equity or subordinated debt in the event Unefon had liquidity problems in 2001 or 2002.

In July 2001, the Company and Moisés Saba Masri announced their intention to make loans to Unefon of up to US$80,000 each. The Company has suspended any further financial support to Unefon in light of Unefon’s dispute with Nortel. At December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company had provided US$30,000 and US$48,000, respectively, of loan guarantees on behalf of Unefon, of which US$19,100 had become due and been paid by the Company. See Note 8.

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On March 10, 2004, Unefon paid the Company US$17,000, after which Unefon’s debt under the loan guarantee was US$10,000 at that date, which includes US$8,000 of interest and guarantee fees.

Unefon and Nortel, Unefon’s major equipment supplier and former lender, became engaged in a dispute over each party’s compliance with the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, the procurement agreement and other related agreements entered into by the parties, which resulted in the filing of various legal actions by both parties. On June 16, 2003, Unefon reached a settlement with Nortel pursuant to which Unefon and Nortel released each other from all obligations arising out of the procurement agreement, financing agreement and any related agreements, and terminated all actions and proceedings of any kind between the parties or involving the parties and their counsel in the United States and Mexico. Unefon and Nortel also terminated the existing procurement agreement and entered into a new procurement agreement. In connection with the settlement, Operadora Unefon S.A. de C.V., principal subsidiary of Unefon, paid an aggregate of US$43 million to Nortel, of which US$18 million was applied to accounts receivable and US$25 million was applied to reduce the total amount of debt owed by Unefon to Nortel, leaving an outstanding balance of US$325 million as of the settlement date. Concurrently with the settlement, Codisco Investments LLC (“Codisco”), a company formed in the U.S., State of Delaware of which Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, principal stockholder and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, indirectly owned 50%, purchased for US$107 million the US$325 million debt owed by Unefon to Nortel. The amount of US$150 million was paid for the settlement to Nortel, as follows: US$43 million was paid by Operadora Unefon at the date of the agreement, and US$107 million was paid by Codisco. Nortel and Codisco entered into an assignment and assumption agreement pursuant to which Codisco replaced Nortel as lender under the financing agreement, and Unefon’s stock pledges in favor of Nortel were assigned to Codisco. In the agreement which formalized the purchase of the debt, Nortel stipulated that the debt could not be sold to a party unrelated to Unefon without Nortel’s express consent.

In September 2003, Unefon signed a service agreement to provide capacity to an unaffiliated third party and received US$268 million as an advance payment under such agreement. Unefon used these funds, in addition to funds from operations and short-term loans, to pay off the debt owed to Codisco. With this payment, all of Unefon’s assets, that had been collateralizing the loan were released.

Unefon is required to pay Nortel US$25 million, via electronic transfer in immediately available fund in the event of a change in management control on or prior to December 15, 2005.

In December 2003, the Company was informed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States (“SEC”) that it would conduct an investigation with respect to potential violations of the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and certain rules promulgated thereunder, in connection with the disclosure of these operations in various reports issued by the Company and Unefon during 2003 (See note 12).

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NOTE 8 - BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES:

The Company had the following amounts due from and payable to related parties:

		At December 31,
	Reference	2002			2003
Accounts receivable:
Operadora Unefon, S. A. de C. V. (“Ounefon”)
- Building rental income	n	Ps	4,955		Ps	7,285
- Loans	o		207,648			216,425
- Interest receivable related to loans	k		7,577			53,662
- Prepaid telephone services	c		125,803			93,929
- Account payable for telephone services	c		(88,935	)		(92,703	)
- Guarantee fees (see Note 7)						37,791
- Other			12,148			15,681
			269,196			332,070
Azteca Holdings, S. A. de C. V.
- Loans	o		124,222			159,347
- Interest receivable related to loans	k		14,171			26,976
			138,393			186,323
Biper, S. A. de C. V.
- Paging services	d		(3,006	)		13,155
- Interest receivable related to loans	k		3,174
- Loans	o		33,218
- Other			267
			33,653			13,155
Teleactivos, S. A. de C. V.
- 01900 service income	j		18,146			51,132
- Other			(1,106	)		(4,677	)
			17,040			46,455
Club Atlético Morelia, S. A. de C. V.
- Exhibition rights payable	f		(14,040	)		(20,569	)
- Advertising	b		37,289			15,179
- Other			7,416			10,950
			30,665			5,560
Movilaccess, S. A. de C. V.
- Loans						13,589
- Interest receivable related to loans	k					2,395
- Paging services	d					11,964
						27,948
Grupo Elektra
- Loans	o					4,177
- Other						5,756
- Interest receivable related to loans						1,127
						11,060
Corporación RBS, S. A. de C. V.
- Loans	o		4,018
- Interest receivable related to loans	k		595
			4,613
Other related parties			10,364			2,483
		Ps	503,924		Ps	625,054
Accounts payable:
Todito
- Banners	i	Ps	60,022		Ps	27,928
- Other			(1,430	)		(674	)
			58,592			27,254
Grupo Elektra
- Various services	h		18,169
			18,169
TV Cuscatleca
- Other			7,450
			7,450
Other related parties			297			258
		Ps	84,508		Ps	27,512

Additionally, as described in Note 7, at December 31, 2002, the Company had an account receivable from Pappas Telecasting of Southern California, LLC, a related party at that date.

In connection with the advertising agreement described in (b), the Company has recognized a long-term receivable of Ps2,088,827 and Ps1,798,437 at December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively and a short-term receivable of Ps83,851 and Ps259,199, at December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively. These receivables will be offset by advertising advances of Ps2,253,383 and Ps2,075,438 in each of the mentioned years.

The following effects were included in the income statements with respect to related party transactions:

	2001			2002			2003
Advertising revenue	Ps	284,631		Ps	277,754		Ps	329,481
Programming content	Ps	119,335		Ps	119,815		Ps	133,681
Sales services	Ps	8,569		Ps	12,531		Ps	16,454
Telephone services				Ps	(14,294	)	Ps	(27,642	)
Paging services				Ps	(2,672	)	Ps	(9,444	)
Exhibition rights	Ps	(45,298	)	Ps	(52,450	)	Ps	(62,554	)
Various services income	Ps	25,212		Ps	40,285		Ps	62,101
Various expenses services	Ps	(18,602	)	Ps	(4,470	)	Ps	(29,911	)
Write-off of other accounts receivable from related parties(1)				Ps	(264,885	)
Write-off investments				Ps	(33,428	)
Interest income	Ps	122,526		Ps	101,648		Ps	26,841
Donations	Ps	(106,964	)	Ps	(112,410	)	Ps	(102,757	)
Building rental income	Ps	26,408		Ps	26,550		Ps	26,841
01900 Service income				Ps	79,373		Ps	59,660
Commission income on sales	Ps	8,791		Ps	19,740		Ps	7,000

(1) During 2002, the Company recorded an allowance for uncollectible accounts against a loan receivable from Grupo Cotsa, S.A. de C.V. (Cotsa), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company’s parent, for an amount of Ps.264,885. The original purpose of this loan was to allow Cotsa to acquire the TV Azteca shares owned by one of the Company’s shareholders before it became public in 1997. The Company expected to receive the payments from Cotsa once it sold certain properties it owned. The sales of such properties have not occurred and no payments have been received.

The principal transactions with related parties were as follows:

a. Advertising revenue

Revenue from broadcasting advertising for related parties amounted to Ps284,631, Ps277,754 and Ps329,481 during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

b. Advertising contracts

In March 1996, the Company entered into a Television Advertising Time Agreement with Grupo Elektra (a group related to Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego) under which Grupo Elektra (or any company in which Grupo Elektra has an equity interest) has the right to receive at least 300 advertising spots per week for a period of 10 years.

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Each spot has a duration of 20 seconds, and the aggregate amount of airtime is not to exceed 5,200 minutes annually. The spots are to run only in otherwise unsold airtime. In exchange for the television advertising airtime, the Company will receive US$1,500 per year. The agreement may not be terminated by the Company but may be terminated by Grupo Elektra, which may also transfer its rights under this agreement to third parties.

Effective September 30, 1996, the Company entered into a Television Advertising Time Agreement with Dataflux (the “Dataflux Advertising Agreement”) under which Dataflux (a company controlled by the brother of Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego) or any of its subsidiaries has the right to 480 advertising spots per month on Channel 7 or 13 for a period of 10 years. Each spot is to have a duration of 30 seconds. The aggregate amount of airtime provided by the Company under this agreement is not to exceed 2,880 minutes annually, and the advertising spots shall run only in otherwise unsold airtime. In exchange for the advertising time, Dataflux has agreed to pay the Company US$831 annually, payable in advance each year. The Dataflux Advertising Agreement may not be terminated by the Company; however, it may be terminated by Dataflux at any time upon at least 90 days’ notice.

In June 1998, the Company signed a ten year advertising agreement with Unefon (“Unefon Advertising Agreement”), which has been subsequently amended. Under the terms of the Unefon Advertising Agreement, Unefon (an equity investee of the Company) has the right to advertising spots on Channels 13 and 7 and their national networks, as well as any other open television channel operated or commercialized by the Company, either directly or indirectly through its affiliates or subsidiaries. The advertising spots that are the subject of the Unefon Advertising Agreement will total 120,000 GRPs (a GRP is a Gross Rating Point, which is the number of rating points for the broadcast of a 60-second commercial or proportional fraction thereof) over a ten-year period. The agreement may not be cancelled by either party.

Each year during the term of the agreement, Unefon will be able to make use of up to 35,000 GRPs. Unefon must submit a request for air time, specifying dates and hours of show-time, to the Company in advance.

Unefon is obligated to make use of 100% of the GRPs over a period of ten years. Any balance remaining after ten years will be automatically cancelled and the Company will have no further obligations to Unefon. Unefon will pay the Company 3% of its gross revenues up to a maximum of US$200,000 for the advertising services in installments as advertising is aired. Until December 31, 2002, the Company recorded revenue under the terms of this agreement as the GRPs were consumed based on a rate schedule established in the agreement, which provided for less expensive GRPs initially and more expensive GRPs toward the end of the agreement. In January 2003, the Company and Unefon amended the original agreement. Under the terms of the amended agreement, the Company is recording revenues based on the GRPs used, valued at a price equivalent to 3% of Unefon’s gross revenues up to a maximum of US$200,000. This change increased net revenues in the amount of Ps20,648 for the year ended December 31, 2003, for the total GRPs used at that date. All the other terms of the agreement remain the same. The original agreement provided that Unefon might defer making payments until the third year of the agreement, and Unefon must pay interest on any unpaid advertising aired, at the rate per

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annum of the average annual Costo Porcentual Promedio de Captación, plus three percentage points. However, during 2001 Unefon and the Company agreed to defer payments due in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and to make these payments in four equal semi-annual installments during 2003 and 2004, with the first payment due in June 2003. The deferred payments bear interest at an annual rate of 12%. Beginning in 2003, Unefon’s payments to the Company are due on a current basis. At December 31, 2003 and 2002, the aggregate deferred payments equaled US$9,111 and US$15,679 (including interest), respectively.

The Company’s right to payment under the agreement was subject to compliance by Unefon with its payment obligations under the finance agreement with Nortel.

On February 14, 2000, the Company, together with its subsidiary Grupo TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V., signed an advertising, programming and services agreement with Todito. The total amount of the five-year agreement was US$100,000 and consisted of US$45,000 for advertising services, US$50,000 for programming content and US$5,000 corresponding to sales services. Under the terms of this agreement, the Todito web site has the right to transmit announcements and advertising messages relating to the Todito Internet web page on the Azteca 13 and 7 networks, as well as on the satellite signal sent to other countries by the Company, during advertising spots that do not exceed an aggregate of 78,000 GRPs.

Todito is required to use the GRPs over a five year period and the Company must provide a minimum of 14,000 GRPs per year. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the income from advertising services provided under this agreement amounted to Ps72,419, Ps71,125 and Ps74,974, respectively.

Todito also has the right to display on its web site news programs, telenovelas, sporting events, and other programming material displayed by the Company on its web sites (“tvazteca.com.mx” and “tvazteca.com”).

The Company currently records the value of the content provided to Todito on a straight line basis over the life of the agreement. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company recognized income of Ps119,335, Ps119,815 and Ps133,681, respectively, relating to programming content provided to Todito. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company cannot assign to third parties the right to use and exploit the content obtained from the Company through other web pages on the internet.

The Company has also agreed to lend assistance, through its sales department, in promoting to its customers and to advertising agencies the advertising services that Todito provides through its web site. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the income from sales services provided under this agreement amounted to Ps8,569, Ps12,531 and Ps16,454, respectively.

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On January 8, 2003, the Company entered into an advertising agreement with Biper, S. A. de C. V. (“Biper”) (a company controlled by Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego) for Ps36,500 (nominal). Pursuant to the agreement, Biper has the right to air advertising spots on Channels 13 and 7 and their national networks from January 8, 2003 to January 7, 2005. Biper’s right under the agreement may be assigned to third parties.

On July 1, 2003, the Company signed an advertising agreement with an advertising agency under which the Company renders advertising services to Grupo Iusacell, S. A. de C. V., a related party (a company controlled by Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego. The agreement comprises the period from July 1, 2003 to December 31, 2004. For the year ended December 31, 2003, advertising services rendered to that company amounted to Ps20,231.

Banco Azteca, S. A. (“Banco Azteca”), a subsidiary of Elektra, entered into four Television Advertising Agreements dated October 8, 2003, December 9, 2003 and March 10 and 11, 2004, respectively, with Red Azteca Internacional, S. A. de C. V., a subsidiary of the Company, for the promotion of Banco Azteca products and services on Channel 7 and Channel 13.

c. Unefon telephone services

In June and December of 2002, Unefon billed the Company in advance telephone services for a total amount of US$13,250 (Ps148,824). The Company accounted for this payment as a prepaid service and as advances for telephone services for the same amount at inception. The account payable is US dollar denominated and exposes the Company to exchange losses as well as monetary gains. The prepaid services are only restated for the effects of inflation. Cash payments for Ps67,431 (US$6,500) were made as of December 31, 2002; no payments were made during 2003. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, prepaid telephone services used by the Company amounted to Ps14,294 and Ps27,642, respectively.

d. Paging services

In December 2001 and September 2002, the Company paid in advance paging services to Movilaccess, S. A. de C. V. and Biper S. A. de C. V., for the use by the employees of the Company, for an amount of Ps16,804 (nominal) and Ps20,000 (nominal), respectively. The prepaid paging services used by the Company amounted to Ps2,672 and Ps9,444 for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

e. Advertising

On December 31, 2001 and 2002 the Company billed advertising in advance to Atlético Morelia, S. A. de C. V. (Atlético Morelia) for a total amount of Ps19,387 and Ps67,000 (nominal).

f. Exhibition rights payable

During 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company entered into several broadcasting agreements with Atlético Morelia, which include the commercial exploitation of all the soccer games in which the Atlético Morelia team (“Monarcas Morelia”) plays as local. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, revenues derived from these agreements amounted to Ps45,298, Ps52,450 and Ps62,554, respectively.

g. Various services income

During 2001, 2002 and 2003 the Company gave several services to related parties. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 income related to these services amounted to Ps25,212, Ps40,285 and Ps62,102, respectively.

h. Various expenses services

During 2001, 2002 and 2003 the Company has received various services by related parties. For the years ended December 2001 and 2003, the expenses related to this given services amounted to Ps18,603 and Ps4,470, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2002 the Company did not receive any services.

i. Commission income on banner sales and other services with related parties

In 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company’s sales force offered its customers the inventory of banners and other advertising services through the todito.com webpage. The Company charges for the banners and advertising services sold, and in exchange for that service the Company receives and records a 20% commission on sales. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, commission income on sales pertaining to these services amounted to Ps8,791, Ps19,740 and Ps7,000, respectively.

In December 2003, the Company and Todito signed an agreement for these services amounting to Ps210,000, for a period of 20 months as from the date of signature. The 20% commission will be recorded in income as services are rendered.

Also, the Company and a non-related party signed an agreement in November 2003 for the purchase of “Todito” banners to be subsequently sold to the Company’s customers. The agreement amounts to Ps140,000 for a three-year term, effective upon signing the agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company had used Ps47,000 of that agreement, which were charged to income of the year.

j. 01900 service income

On March 1, 2002, the Company and Teleactivos, S. A. de C. V. (Teleactivos), a related party, signed an agreement for an indefinite period under which Teleactivos provides the service of controlling and identifying telephone calls by means of the 01900 service for viewers taking part in the contests arranged by the Company. Of that service income, minus the costs involved in

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rendering the service (net profit), the Company recognizes 51% and Teleactivos the remaining 49%. On January 1, 2003, the agreement was amended so that as from that date the Company receives 30% of the net profit in that operation, and Teleactivos receives the remaining 70%. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, net income arising from this agreement was Ps79,373 and Ps59,660, respectively.

k. Interest income

During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company extended short-term loans to certain related parties. Interest income under these arrangements amounted to Ps122,526, Ps101,648 and Ps90,273, respectively.

l. Donations

In the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company made donations to Fundación TV Azteca, A. C., a related party, in the amounts of Ps106,964, Ps112,410 and Ps102,757, respectively. The related party has permission from tax authorities to collect donations and issue the corresponding tax-deductible receipts.

m. Loans to stockholder

On December 21, 2001, three loans were granted to Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego for an aggregate amount of US$3,067 with terms of one year. The loans bore interest at the rate of 12% per year. These loans were repaid during 2002.

n. Building rental income

In May 1998, the Company signed a building rental agreement with Ounefon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Unefon. The lease has a term of ten years, starting June 1998, with a one-time right to renew for an additional ten years upon notice of at least 180 days prior to expiration. The rent under the lease is Ps2,190 a month, payable in advance each month. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the aggregate rental income received by the Company amounted to Ps26,408, Ps26,550 and Ps26,841, respectively.

o. Loans

Azteca Holdings—Loans to Azteca Holdings are mainly denominated in Mexican pesos and bear interest at an annual rate of 12%. They are payable annually through the capital distributions that Azteca Holdings receives from the Company. In February 2004, the Company received two payments for the amount of US$2,828 and Ps17,000.

Unefon—Loans to Unefon are mainly denominated in US dollars (US$19,100), bear interest at a fixed rate of 20% and mature in March 2004 (see note 7—Unefon financing and operating agreements”). At the date of issuance of these financial statements, loans for an amount of US$17,734 were paid.

p. Loans to officers and employees

From April to June 2002, the Company made loans to its principal directors and high-level officers, subject to 16% and 13% annual interest, which mature in December 2004. In the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, the balance of those loans was Ps243,888 and Ps233,744, respectively, of which, Ps155,398 had been collected at March 31, 2004. The balance at that date amounts to Ps78,346.

q. Recoverability of other accounts receivable from related parties

The Company evaluates periodically the recoverability of other accounts receivable from related parties. When it is determined that such accounts, which are non-operating accounts, are not recoverable, they are charged to other expenses.

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NOTE 9 - SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM BANK LOANS:

At December 31, 2002 and 2003, short-term loans amounted to Ps405,480 and Ps701,570, respectively, representing unsecured loans in U.S. dollars with Mexican and foreign banks, with an average annual interest rate of 7.41% and 7.81% at December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Long-term loans and senior notes at December 31, 2002 and 2003 are summarized as follows:

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
Bank loans				Ps	435,459
Building and equipment financing	Ps	109,453			260,781
Less-current portion		(49,052	)		(77,133	)
Long-term portion of bank loans	Ps	60,401		Ps	619,107
Total of guaranteed senior notes	Ps	4,593,265		Ps	4,773,600
Less - current portion					(1,404,000	)
Long-term portion of guaranteed senior notes	Ps	4,593,265		Ps	3,369,600
Loans from American Tower Corporation (“ATC”) due in 2019	Ps	1,294,240		Ps	1,345,053
Total long-term bank loans and guaranteed senior notes	Ps	5,947,906		Ps	5,333,760

Bank loans

Euro-Commercial Paper Program

On May 14, 1999, the Company entered into a US$75,000 Euro-Commercial Paper Program (the “ECP Program”) with ABN-AMRO Bank, N.V., as the principal arranger and dealer. The size of the ECP Program was increased to US$130,000 in July 1999. Notes issued under the ECP Program are issued at a discount. The Company’s payment obligations under the ECP Program are guaranteed by the principal subsidiaries of the Company that also guarantee the Company’s payment obligations under the guaranteed senior notes. The maturity of the notes issued under the ECP Program may not be more than 365 days. At December 31, 2002, the aggregate principal amount of the notes outstanding under the ECP Program was US$5,094, which was paid in a series of installments ending in June 2003. At December 31, 2003, the amount of the notes outstanding under the ECP Program was US$19,644, which is payable in a series of installments ending in November 2004.

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Other bank loans

In July 2003, the Company obtained a US$20,000 loan from Deutsche Bank AG London (Deutsche Bank), which bears interest at a rate of 9% per year and matures on July 2, 2004.

On November 19, 2003, the Company entered into two unsecured loan agreements with Deutsche Bank for a total amount of US$55,000. The first agreement provides for a single advance to the Company on November 19, 2003 in an aggregate principal amount of US$35,000. The advance bears interest on the unpaid principal amount at a rate of LIBOR plus 5.50% and matures on November 21, 2005. The second agreement provides for a single advance to the Company on November 19, 2003 in an aggregate principal amount of US$20,000. The advance under the second agreement bears interest on the unpaid principal amount at a rate of 5.71% and matures on November 21, 2004.

Building and equipment financing

On September 18, 1997, the Company obtained a mortgage loan for the acquisition of an office building amounting to US$25,854 from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, S. A. (“BBV”). The Company is required to pay BBV annual interest of 8.5%, payable on December 31 of each year beginning on December 31, 1997. The principal was paid in December 2003 with the proceeds of the loan from Scotiabank Inverlat, S. A. de C. V. (Inverlat) described below.

In March 1999, the Company entered into a US$30,200 long-term import credit facility with Standard Chartered Bank, as lender, and the Exim Bank, as guarantor. Under this credit facility, TV Azteca was permitted to borrow through May 2002 all or a portion of the US$30,200 by delivering promissory notes. The import credit facility was established to finance the Company’s purchase of equipment manufactured in the U.S. In October 1999 and March 2000, the Company issued two promissory notes, one in the amount of US$12,200 due in October 2004, which bears interest at a rate of 7.6% per year, and one in the amount of US$10,500 due in March 2005, which bears interest at a rate of 8.45% per year. At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the aggregate outstanding amounts due under the promissory notes were US$10,128 and US$5,589, respectively.

On December 18, 2003, the Company contracted a Ps225,500 four-year loan from Inverlat, payable in 15 quarterly payments; the first 14 payments are for Ps15,026 and the last payment is for Ps15,036, and the first payment is due in June 2004. Interest is payable on the unpaid balance of the loan at the interbank compensation rate plus two percentage points, payable monthly. The loan imposes certain financial conditions to be complied with during the lifetime of the loan. The proceeds of the loan were used to pay off the mortgage loan from BBV mentioned above, which means that BBV released the respective mortgages, which were transferred to Inverlat as a result of the loan.

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Guaranteed Senior Notes

On February 5, 1997, the Company issued unsecured Series A and Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes (collectively, the “Notes”) in the international markets in an amount of US$125,000, payable in the year 2004, at an interest rate of 10.125% per year and of US$300,000, payable in the year 2007, bearing an interest rate of 10.50% per year, respectively. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 each year, commencing on August 15, 1997.

Substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries have fully and unconditionally guaranteed the Notes on a joint and several basis. The guarantor subsidiaries are all wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. The direct and indirect non-guarantor subsidiaries of the Company are individually and in the aggregate inconsequential. The parent company is a non-operating holding company with no assets, liabilities or operations other than its investments in its subsidiaries.

On February 15, 2004, the Company fully repaid the US$125,000 Note. The payment was made using US$60,000 from the Company’s cash position and US$65,000 of unsecured financing obtained from financial institutions.

Loans from ATC

On February 11, 2000, the Company entered into a long-term credit facility for up to US$119,800 with a Mexican subsidiary of ATC (the “ATC Long-Term Facility”). The ATC Long-Term Facility is comprised of a US$91,800 unsecured term loan and a US$28,000 working capital loan secured by certain of the Company’s real estate properties. In June 2003, the Company and the Mexican subsidiary of ATC amended the original agreement. Under the terms of the amended agreement, the interest rate on each of the loans is 13.109% per year (12.877% at December 31, 2002). The Company’s payment obligations under the ATC Long-Term Facility are guaranteed by three principal subsidiaries of the Company that also guarantee the Company’s payment obligations under the Guaranteed Senior Notes. The initial term of the unsecured term loan under the ATC Long-Term Facility is 20 years, which term may be extended, so long as the Global Tower Project Agreement remains in effect, for up to an additional 50 years. The term of the working capital loan matures in February 2004, but may be renewed annually for successive one-year periods so long as the Global Tower Project Agreement remains in effect.

On February 11, 2000, the Company drew down US$71,800 of the unsecured term loan and the full US$28,000 under the working capital loan, and in June 2000 it drew down the remainder of the unsecured term loan. A portion of the proceeds under the ATC Long-Term Facility was used to repay the ATC Interim Facility in its entirety. The balance of the proceeds from the ATC Long-Term Facility was used for general corporate purposes of the Company and its subsidiaries. At December 31, 2002 and 2003, US$119,800 was outstanding under the ATC Long-Term Facility.

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In February 2000, the Company, together with its subsidiary Televisión Azteca, S. A. de C. V., entered into a 70-year Global Tower Project Agreement with a Mexican subsidiary of ATC covering space not used by the Company in its operations on up to 190 of the Company’s broadcast transmission towers. In consideration for the payment of a US$1,500 annual fee and for a loan of up to US$119,800 provided to the Company under the ATC Long-Term Facility, the Company granted ATC the right to market and lease the Company’s unused tower space to third parties as well as to the Company’s affiliates and to collect for ATC’s account all revenue related thereto. The Company retains full title to the towers and remains responsible for the operation and maintenance thereof. The SCT approved the parties’ agreement on February 10, 2000. After the expiration of the initial 20-year term of the ATC Long-Term Facility, the Company has the right to purchase from ATC at fair market value all or any portion of the revenues and assets related to the commercialization rights at any time upon the proportional repayment of the outstanding principal amount under the ATC Long-Term Facility.

The maturity of the long-term bank loans and guaranteed senior notes is as follows:

Year ending at December 31,	Amount
2005	Ps	473,486
2006		68,572
2007		3,438,182
2008		8,467
2019		1,345,053
Total long-term bank loans and guaranteed senior notes	Ps	5,333,760

Azteca Holdings Notes

Azteca Holdings will need to obtain sufficient funds to make the interest, amortization and principal payments on its 10 ³/4% Senior Secured Amortizing Notes due 2008; interest and principal payments on its 12 ¹/4% Senior Amortizing Notes due 2008; and interest and principal payments on its 12 ¹/2% Senior Secured Notes due 2005.

If Azteca Holdings is unsuccessful in obtaining the necessary funds and fails to make the required principal and interest payments, it would result in a default under each of the indentures governing its notes, in which case the holders of the Azteca Holdings Notes may pursue an enforcement action against the TV Azteca shares held by Azteca Holdings. This would result in Azteca Holdings beneficially owning less than 51% of the total voting stock of TV Azteca, and a change of control will be deemed to have occurred under the TV Azteca Indenture, which would obligate the Company to make an offer to purchase all of the outstanding TV Azteca notes.

NOTE 10 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

a. Capital stock

The capital stock of the Company comprises Series “A” shares, Series “D-A” shares and Series “D-L” shares. Holders of Series “A” shares are entitled to vote at general meetings of stockholders of the Company. Holders of the Series “D-A” shares and Series “D-L” shares are entitled to vote only in limited circumstances. Holders of Series “D-A” shares and Series “D-L” shares are entitled to a dividend premium and liquidation preference. The rights of holders of all series of capital stock are otherwise identical except for limitations on ownership of Series “A” shares and Series “D-A” shares by persons other than eligible Mexican holders. The Series “A” shares are not exchangeable for shares of any class or equity securities of the Company. The Series “D-A” shares will be converted for Series “A” shares upon the tenth anniversary of the creation of the CPO Trust and will have the same characteristics as the currently outstanding Series “A” shares of the Company. The Series “D-L” shares will be converted into Series “L” shares upon the tenth anniversary of their original issuance. The Series “L” shares that will be exchanged for Series “D-L” shares will entitle its holders to vote only in limited circumstances.

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The issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company as of January 1, 2001 consisted of 10,815,834 thousand shares of which 5,408,078 thousand were Series “A” shares, 2,703,878 thousand were Series “D-A” shares and 2,703,878 thousand were Series “D-L” shares. The number of authorized shares at January 1, 2001 consisted of 8,949,700 thousand shares of which 4,629,794 thousand were Series “A” shares, 2,159,953 thousand were Series “D-A” shares and 2,159,953 thousand were Series “D-L” shares.

As part of the Company’s employee stock option plan, during 2001, 2002 and 2003, the employees exercised their right to buy shares through the plan. As a result, the Company issued 31,215 thousand shares, 46,020 thousand shares and 23,139 thousand shares, respectively, with a nominal value of Ps5,762, Ps8,067 and Ps3,466, respectively, which resulted in a premium on the issuance of shares of Ps78,839, Ps16,762 and Ps25,361, respectively.

During 2001 and 2002, the Company decreased its capital stock by Ps6,984 and Ps19,632, respectively, through the repurchase of 38,674 thousand shares and 111,349 thousand shares for Ps44,886 and Ps176,623, respectively. In these years, the nominal value of the repurchased shares was charged to the capital stock and the difference to the reserve for the repurchase of shares. During 2003 there were no repurchases of shares.

During 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company increased its capital stock by Ps19,823, Ps14,624 and Ps13,374, respectively, through the sale of treasury shares of 107,804 thousand shares, 82,749 thousand shares and 79,467 thousand shares, respectively. During 2001, 2002 and 2003, these shares had a resale value of Ps168,888, Ps141,943 and Ps99,775, respectively, which were credited to the capital stock at nominal value, and the difference was applied to the reserve for the repurchase of shares.

In an ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on April 26, 2001, the stockholders agreed to pay a preferential dividend of Ps43,803 to the Series “D-A” and “D-L” stockholders. The dividend was paid in October 2001.

At the ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on April 25, 2002, the stockholders agreed to apply the Company’s income for 2001 amounting to Ps1,567,874 as follows:

• Set aside Ps78,393 for the legal reserve, in accordance with the Mexican Corporations Law.

• Set aside Ps41,553 for the payment of a preferential dividend to the Series “D-A” and “D-L” stockholders, which was paid in October 2002.

• Transfer the reminder to retained earnings.

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At the ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on April 30, 2003, the Company’s stockholders approved the following:

i. Application of the Company’s income for 2002, which amounted to Ps1,023,596, as follows:

• Set aside Ps49,309 for the legal reserve, in accordance with the Mexican Corporations Law.

• Set aside Ps36,902 for the payment of a preferential dividend to the Series “D-A” and “D-L” stockholders, which was paid in June 2003.

• Transfer the remainder to retained earnings.

ii. Decrease the stockholders’ equity by approximately US$140,000 through a pro rata distribution of stockholders’ equity. This pro rata distribution was paid to all series of shares. Of this amount, US$125,000 was paid on June 30, 2003 and the balance was paid on December 5, 2003.

iii. Increase the reserve for the repurchase of the Company’s shares by Ps239,131, which reserve is limited to a maximum amount of Ps1,100,000 (nominal).

The authorized, issued and paid-in capital stock of the Company at December 31, 2003 was as follows:

Type of shares	Authorized shares	Paid-in shares	Nominal amount		Restatement increase		Total
	(thousands)	(thousands)
Series “A”	5,408,078	4,703,251	Ps	664,380	Ps	31,130	Ps	695,510
Series “D-A”	2,703,878	2,233,410		315,490		14,710		330,200
Series “D-L”	2,703,878	2,233,410		315,490		14,710		330,200
	10,815,834	9,170,071	Ps	1,295,360	Ps	60,550	Ps	1,355,910

b. Retained earnings

1. Legal reserve - The net income for the year is subject to the legal provision that requires that 5% of the profit of each year be applied to increase the legal reserve, until the legal reserve equals a fifth of paid-in capital stock.

2. Tax regime for dividends - Dividends paid are not subject to income tax if paid from the Net Tax Profit Account and will be taxed at a rate that fluctuates between 4.62% and 7.69% if they are paid from the reinvested Net Tax Profit Account. Any excess over this account is subject to a tax equivalent to 49.25% and 47.06% depending on whether paid in 2004 and 2005, respectively. The tax is payable by the Company and may be credited against its income tax in the same year or the following two years. Dividends paid are not subject to tax withholding.

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3. In the event of a capital reduction, any excess of stockholders’ equity over capital contributions restated in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Law, is accorded the same tax treatment as dividends.

At December 31, 2003, the indexed tax basis of capital stock and retained earnings amounts to Ps6,284,326 and Ps174,412, respectively (Ps7,477,450 and Ps49,094 at December 31, 2002, respectively).

c. Employee stock option plan

In the fourth quarter of 1997, the Company adopted an employee stock option plan pursuant to which options were granted to all current permanent employees who were employed by the Company as of December 31, 1996. The exercise prices assigned to these options from 1997 to 2003 range from US$0.29 to US$0.39 per CPO with a more significant number of options being granted to the Company’s senior management and key actors, presenters and creative personnel.

The options, which cover aggregate of 76 million CPOs, were granted in equal portions in respect of each employee’s first five years of employment with the Company (whether prior to or after adoption of the plans), but these options may be cancelled, in the case of employment years after 1996, if the Company’s operating profit before deducting depreciation and amortization expenses in that year has not increased by at least 15% as compared to the previous fiscal year. An employee’s options in respect of any employment year become exercisable five years later, unless the employee is no longer employed by the Company, in which case those options will be reassigned.

The options expire on the fifth anniversary of the date on which they become exercisable.

During 2001 options with respect to 10 million CPOs, during 2002 options with respect to 15 million CPOs and during 2003 options with respect to 8 million CPOs were exercised, respectively, under the general option plan, at a price of US$0.29 per CPO.

The activity of employee stock option plans was as follows:

	At December 31,
Options	2002		2003
	(Millions of CPOs)
Granted (cumulative)	116		116
Exercised (cumulative)	(86	)	(94	)
Outstanding	30		22
Available to grant	124		124
Total authorized	240		240

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NOTE 11 - TAX MATTERS:

During 2000, the Company commenced consolidating for tax purposes.

During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company and various subsidiaries had taxable income, which was partially offset against tax loss carryforwards. The benefit of the utilization of these tax loss carryforwards amounted to Ps430,521, Ps374,064 and Ps487,322 during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

The income tax provision in the statement of results of operations is analyzed as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002		2003
Current income tax expense (benefit)	Ps	218,268		Ps	114,729	Ps	17,536
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense for the year		(206,802	)		26,548		158,095
Income tax expense - Net	Ps	11,466		Ps	141,277	Ps	175,631

An analysis of the principal differences between the income tax computed at the statutory rate and the Company’s income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 is as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
Income before provision for income tax	Ps	1,577,373		Ps	1,164,629		Ps	1,753,026
Income tax expense at statutory rate	Ps	552,081		Ps	407,620		Ps	596,029
Effects of B-10 and inflationary components		41,604			87,981			82,083
Miscellaneous expenses non-deductible for tax purposes		15,399			69,345			88,005
Benefit of tax losses of subsidiaries		(673,707	)		—			(610,045	)
Reversal of valuation allowance					(564,352	)
Equity results of affiliates		24,706			40,451			16,164
Effect of income being taxed at rates different from the statutory rates		(103,265	)		69,624			(17,207	)
Other		154,648			30,608			20,602
Income tax expense for the year	Ps	11,466		Ps	141,277		Ps	175,631

In 2001 and 2003, the Company acquired some non-operating companies with Ps4,839,911 tax loss carry forwards. The Company determined the available tax net operating loss carry forwards and established a valuation allowance for the amount that was not expected to be realized. This amount, after deducting the purchase price, is recognized in the year the non-operating company is acquired as a reduction to income tax expense. The valuation allowance is reversed and a tax benefit recognized when it is determined that the realization of the deferred tax asset is more like than not. The substantial majority of the reversal of the valuation allowance relates to the acquisition of non-operating companies.

As a result of the amendments to the Income Tax Law approved on January 1, 2002, the income tax rate (35%, 35% and 34% in 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively) will be reduced by 1% annually beginning in 2003 until it reaches a nominal rate of 32% in 2005. This gradual decrease in the income tax is considered in the valuation of the deferred income tax of each year. The effect on the income statement of the changes in tax rates has been insignificant.

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The principal temporary differences that gave rise to the recording of deferred tax (assets) liabilities are summarized as follows:

	At December 31,
	2002			2003
Allowance for bad debts	Ps	(93,421	)	Ps	(71,054	)
Exhibition rights and other inventories		1,318,031			1,288,658
Property, machinery and equipment - Net		366,057			305,984
Television concessions		1,549,490			2,073,906
Payment to Corporación de Noticias e Información, S. A. de C. V.		208,744			166,231
Cost related to the issuance of guaranteed senior notes		82,027			62,012
Advertising advances		(1,133,357	)		(1,207,151	)
Tax loss carryforwards		(1,915,823	)		(2,150,359	)
Other		(303,667	)		89,489
Tax base		78,081			557,716
Applicable income tax rate		34	%		33	%
Deferred income tax liability	Ps	26,548		Ps	184,046

At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the deferred income tax liability was analyzed as follows:

	At December 31,
	2002		2003
Deferred income tax liability at beginning of year	Ps	—	Ps	26,548
Add (deduct):
Deferred income tax expense for the year		26,548		158,095
Monetary gain related to deferred income tax liabilities for the year				(597	)
Deferred income tax liability at end of year	Ps	26,548	Ps	184,046

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At December 31, 2003, the Company acquired two new wholly-owned subsidiaries with tax loss carryforwards in the amount of Ps2,193,368, of which Ps610,714 was utilized in 2003, leaving a balance of Ps1,582,654. The cumulative tax losses of the Company at December 31, 2003, including those mentioned above, and their expiration dates are as follows:

Expiration date	Tax losses
2004	Ps	225,027
2005		173,783
2006		109,204
2007		111,652
2008		660,793
2009		321,612
2010		249,411
2011		244,761
2012		16,533
2013		37,583
	Ps	2,150,359

Tax loss carryforwards can be restated by applying factors derived from NCPI from the year in which they arise to the first-half of the year in which they are utilized.

NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

Leases

The Company rents the use of satellite transponders. Total rent expense under such leases included in operating costs and expenses was Ps27,332, Ps42,873 and Ps46,111 during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively. Combined rental obligations under these agreements are US$200 per month. Each lease agreement expires in May 2005 but can be terminated by the supplier any time for justified cause upon 30 days’ notice.

Contingencies

a. In addition to the SEC investigation discussed in Note 7, the Company has been named as a defendant in three related, putative class actions (the “Shareholder Actions”), filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, entitled Chrein v. TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., et al., 04 Civ. 00627 (S.D.N.Y.); Milch v. TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., et al., 04 Civ. 01271 (S.D.N.Y.); and Richardson v. TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V., et al., 04 Civ. 00546 (S.D.N.Y.). The Shareholder Actions were filed between January 23, 2004 and February 17, 2004. The plaintiffs in the Shareholder Actions filed these actions on behalf of all persons who purchased stock of TV Azteca in the U.S. securities market between October 6, 2003 and January 7, 2004 (the “purported Class Period”). Each complaint also names as defendants three of the Company’s executive officers, Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego (Chairman of the Board of Directors), Pedro Padilla Longoria (Chief Executive Officer), and Carlos Hesles (Chief Financial Officer), as well as Moisés Saba Masri (46.5% shareholder of Unefon) (collectively, the “Individual Defendants”).

The plaintiffs challenge the accuracy of certain statements by defendants in press releases and documents filed with the SEC during the purported Class Period. Specifically, plaintiffs allege that defendants engaged in a fraudulent scheme in which they issued statements that failed to disclose the following: (a) Codisco was indirectly owned by defendants Salinas and Saba, each of whom owned a 50% indirect beneficial interest in Codisco; (b) that Codisco, on behalf of the defendants Salinas and Saba, purchased Unefon debt from Nortel at a steep discount, paying only US$107 million for debt with a face value of nearly US$325 million; and as a result of which, the defendants Saba and Salinas profited nearly US$218 million and denied participation in these profits to both TV Azteca and its minority shareholders; and (c) based on the foregoing, defendants’ statements and opinions concerning the financial condition of TV Azteca, the value of TV Azteca’s investment in Unefon, and the value which TV Azteca’s minority shareholders would receive as a result of the split-off of TV Azteca’s investment in Unefon were lacking in a reasonable basis at all times.

In the Shareholder Actions, the plaintiffs’ complaints assert claims against TV Azteca and the Individual Defendants for alleged violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. In addition, each complaint asserts claims against the Individual Defendants for the alleged violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The complaints seek to hold TV Azteca and the Individual Defendants jointly and severally liable for class damages and statutory compensation in an amount to be determined at trial, plus interest, costs and attorneys’ fees. To date, no specific amount of monetary damages has been claimed. The Shareholder Actions have since been consolidated as “In re TV Azteca, S. A. de C.V. Securities Litigation,” and the U.S. District Court has appointed both a lead plaintiff and a lead counsel.

The consolidated action is at a preliminary stage, and TV Azteca intends to defend against the plaintiffs’ claims in both the United States and Mexico. Indeed, the Company considers that it has not yet been legally served with the complaint and the U.S. District Court has adjourned the case until October 2004 to afford the plaintiffs time to complete service of process. Moreover, plaintiffs have yet to make a specific monetary claim, the U.S. District Court has only held preliminary, procedural hearing, and there has been no discovery in the consolidated action to date. Accordingly, at this stage of the consolidated action, the Company does not have a reasonable basis for determining the probability of an outcome of the consolidated action, whether favorable or adverse, nor the amount of any settlement or judgment, if any.

b. Echostar

On June 25, 2002, Echostar filed a lawsuit against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. This lawsuit alleges that the Company is in breach of the exclusivity provisions of the Echostar agreement because Azteca America Programming (which contains portions of Azteca 13 Programming) is re-transmitted by certain of Azteca International’s station affiliates on local cable systems and other satellite systems. If the Echostar lawsuit were to be adversely determined for the Company, this could have an adverse effect on the ability of the Company to provide Azteca International’s station affiliates and cable operators with Azteca America Programming that contains Azteca 13 Programming and, consequently, on its ability to expand the Azteca America Network in the U.S. prior to the expiration of the Echostar agreement on March 17, 2005. In certain circumstances, if Echostar obtains an injunction barring Azteca International from distributing Azteca America Programming that contains portions of Azteca 13 Programming to over-the-air broadcasters that retransmit it to U.S. cable operators, then, subject to certain conditions, certain of Azteca International’s station affiliates would have the right to cancel their affiliation agreements. However, in such event the Company believes that it will be able to provide alternative TV Azteca’s content and thus continue the broadcast of Azteca America Programming over such affiliate stations. Although Echostar is continuing to seek a permanent injunction against the Company, the Court denied Echostar’s application for a preliminary injunction on April 3, 2003. Expert discovery is scheduled to conclude in February 2005. An adverse outcome in this lawsuit could also subject the Company to the payment of damages.

c. The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal actions and other claims in the ordinary course of their business. Management does not believe that any of these actions or claims against the Company will, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its results of operations or financial condition.

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NOTE 13 - OTHER (EXPENSES) INCOME:

Following is a summary of the main items of other (expense) income:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
Write-off of other accounts receivable from related parties (1)				Ps	(264,885	)
Equity in loss of affiliates and associated companies	Ps	(70,588	)		(115,573	)	Ps	(47,541	)
Donations (See Note 8)		(106,964	)		(112,410	)		(102,757	)
Miscellaneous expenses non-deductible for tax purposes		(6,786	)		(18,459	)		(20,962	)
Legal advisory services (litigation expenses)		(82,913	)		(33,268	)		(101,521	)
Installation expenses		(25,799	)		(20,288	)		(78,400	)
Write-off of other accounts receivable					(47,606	)		(16,106	)
Income from Unefon guarantee fee		42,640			29,628			33,108
Write-off of investments (2)					(33,428	)
Write-off of liability provisions		(18,808	)		18,808
Write-off patents and brands								(76,700	)
Other		15,686			(21,554	)		(5,836	)
	Ps	(253,532	)	Ps	(619,035	)	Ps	(416,715	)

(1) See note 8—“Related Party Transactions.”

(2) Composed of write-offs in investments in Corporación Puntos Net, S. A. de C. V., Telecasa, S. A. de C. V. and Promokioskos, S. A. de C. V. The write off of these investments resulted from the decline in the business activities of these related party companies.

NOTE 14 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

a. Stockholders meeting

At the ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on April 15, 2004, the Company’s stockholders approved the following:

i. Application of the Company’s income for 2003, which amounted to Ps1,575,978, as follows:

• Set aside a 5% for the legal reserve, in accordance with the Mexican Corporations Law.

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• Set aside approximately Ps32,000 for the payment of a preferential dividend to the Series “D-A” and “D-L” stockholders, which will be paid as from November 11, 2004.

• Transfer the remainder to retained earnings.

ii. Decrease the stockholders’ equity by approximately US$52,000 through a pro rata distribution of stockholders’ equity. Of this amount, US$33,000 was paid on May 13, 2004 and US$19,000 will be paid on November 11, 2004.

b. New credit agreement

On May 25, 2004, the Company obtained a Ps170,000 unsecured line of credit from Banco Azteca, S. A., a related party, for short-term amortization purposes. The credit line accrues interest at a rate of TIIE plus 2% per year, payable monthly beginning June 23, 2004. This line is renewable every three months for a total period of one year and can be prepaid on any of the interest payment dates without a penalty.

c. Recent development of SEC investigation

1. Internal Investigation

In the second half of 2003, a dispute arose between the Company’s former U.S. legal counsel and its management with regard to the Company’s public disclosures regarding the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions. On December 12, 2003, the Company’s former U.S. legal counsel sent a letter to the Company’s Board of Directors notifying the Board that it was withdrawing from representation of the Company. That letter alleged potential violations by the Company and its management of U.S. securities laws and regulations in connection with the disclosures relating to the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions. In response, a special committee composed of independent directors of the Company was formed to review the issues presented by that letter. At the request of the special committee, in January 2004, the Company engaged Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, independent U.S. legal counsel selected by the special committee, to investigate the facts surrounding the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions and the Company’s related public disclosures. On May 7, 2004, the independent counsel delivered its final report to the Board of Directors.

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In summary, the report is highly critical of the actions of the management of the Company and found that Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, Pedro Padilla, Luis Echarte and Francisco X. Borrego Hinojosa made several misstatements and omissions concerning the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions. The Company’s Board of Directors took such report into consideration in formulating an appropriate response to the December 12, 2003 letter of its former U.S. legal counsel, in accordance with the requirements of applicable law.

On July 6, 2004, the Company’s new U.S. legal counsel, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, delivered to the Board of Directors its recommendations for an appropriate response to the withdrawal of the Company’s former U.S. legal counsel and the report of Munger Tolles & Olson LLP. On July 14, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors resolved to engage independent Mexican counsel to confirm that the implementation by the Company of those recommendations would comply with applicable Mexican law. The Board of Directors adopted a resolution accepting those recommendations and agreeing to their prompt implementation, subject to the confirmation by independent Mexican legal counsel. Those measures include:

• The establishment of a “Blue Ribbon” Committee, consisting of two prominent members of the Mexican business community to nominate at least four candidates in compliance with the independence criteria of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) for election by the shareholders of the Company to the two vacant independent directorships.

• The establishment of a new Audit Committee (the “New Audit Committee”) that will consist of three independent directors in compliance with (a) the independence criteria of the NYSE (well in advance of the NYSE’s July 31, 2005 deadline for compliance by foreign private issuers), and (b) Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. This New Audit Committee would be substantially similar to audit committees required of U.S. issuers and would be charged with (i) the review of all future related party transactions, (ii) the investigation of allegations of misconduct on the part of directors and executive officers regarding alleged misconduct concerning accounting and financial matters, (iii) violations of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and noncompliance with applicable securities laws and regulations and the recommendation to the Board of appropriate remedial measures, and (iv) the preparation of an annual report to the Board and the shareholders of the Company.

• The establishment of a new Ethics Compliance Program, which will include the adoption of a rigorous Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

• The appointment of a Chief Compliance Officer, who should be a respected professional in Mexico that reports to the New Audit Committee and works in conjunction with the New Audit Committee to (i) oversee the Company’s compliance with Mexican and U.S. corporate and disclosure requirements under applicable securities laws and regulations, (ii) monitor compliance of directors and executive officers with the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; (iii) prepare annual and quarterly reports to the New Audit Committee concerning any alleged noncompliance by directors and executive officers with any applicable disclosure obligations to Mexican or U.S. securities regulators and any alleged misconduct concerning accounting and financial matters, violations of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or applicable securities laws and regulations; and (iv) immediately inform the New Audit Committee of any such alleged violations, in order that the New Audit Committee may recommend to the Board appropriate corrective measures in a timely manner.

• The preparation and publication on the Company website of its corporate governance guidelines.

• The implementation of rigorous disclosure controls to ensure that the Company’s future public filings comply with applicable law.

• The consideration by the New Audit Committee of the opinion of independent Mexican legal counsel concerning the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transaction and the conduct of directors and officers relating thereto, and the preparation of a report of such evaluation for the Board of Directors’ consideration as part of the remedies to be adopted by the Company.

2. SEC Investigation and Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission (“CNBV”) Request for Information

In January 2004, the SEC initiated an investigation regarding the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions and issued a formal order of investigation on February 2, 2004. The SEC has issued subpoenas to TV Azteca and certain individuals for the production of documents and rendering of testimony in connection with this investigation. TV Azteca and certain individuals have produced documents to the SEC.

TV Azteca believes that it is cooperating with the SEC in its review of these matters. At this time, we cannot predict the outcome of the SEC’s review; however, the SEC may impose fines or penalties that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

See discussion in Note 12a related to certain minority shareholder class action litigation.

The CNBV has requested that the Company produce information and documentation in connection with the Unefon-Nortel-Codisco transactions and its related public disclosures. The Company considers that it has satisfied such authority’s information requirements.

The Company considers that it has cooperated with the CNBV in this regard, and is currently unable to predict the outcome of the review by the CNBV; however, the CNBV’s review could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

3. Certain Changes in Management

The Company has implemented certain changes in management, and the Board of Directors is modifying in certain important respects existing powers of attorney that have been granted to Ricardo B. Salinas. The changes are summarized below:

• Mario San Román has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of TV Azteca and will assume all related responsibilities in replacement of Pedro Padilla Longoria.

• Francisco X. Borrego Hinojosa Linage will, within three months, no longer serve as Secretary of the Board of Directors of TV Azteca.

• Powers of attorney that have been granted to Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego are going to be modified so that he cannot act on behalf of TV Azteca in any material transaction or related party transaction without the prior authorization of the Board of Directors.

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NOTE 15 - RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN MEXICO (MEXICAN GAAP) AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US GAAP):

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Mexican GAAP, which differ in certain significant respects from US GAAP. The Mexican GAAP consolidated financial statements include the effects of inflation as provided for under Statement B-10, “Recognition of the Effects of Inflation on Financial Information” issued by the MIPA. The application of this statement represents a comprehensive measure of the effects of price level changes in the Mexican economy, and is considered to result in a more meaningful presentation for both Mexican and U.S. accounting purposes. Therefore, the following reconciliation to US GAAP does not include the reversal of such inflationary effects.

The principal differences between Mexican GAAP and US GAAP are summarized in the following pages with an explanation, where appropriate, of the effects on consolidated results of operations and stockholders’ equity. The various reconciling items are presented net of any price level gain (loss).

A. Restatement

During 2003, the Company changed the amounts previously reported in the US GAAP reconciliation for:

1) Revenue recognized on the Unefon advertising agreement: the change was made to reflect the revenues at the lower of billable advertising revenue under the agreement or at the revised estimated revenue per GRP consumed over the life of the agreement. In previous periods, that revenue was recognized on the basis of the maximum revenue to be earned per GRP consumed. The Company determined that it was not probable that in the current or prior periods, the maximum revenue under the agreement would be earned.

2) Equity in earnings on Unefon investment: the advertising expense for Unefon was adjusted to reflect the estimated cost per GRP over the life of the advertising contract with TV Azteca. Historically, the amount of the expense recognized was based on the maximum amount that could be owed under the agreement. Consistent with item 1) above, management determined that it was not probable that in the current or prior periods, the maximum expense under the agreement would be incurred. The adjustment reflects TV Azteca’s equity pick up.

3) CNI Receivable: the adjustment was made to properly reflect certain US dollar denominated receivables at their peso equivalent at each balance date as opposed to treating those receivables as nonmonetary assets.

4) Stock compensation: the adjustment was made to properly eliminate the inclusion of the monetary effect of the accumulated stock compensation expense.

5) Deferred income tax: an adjustment was made to properly reflect income tax expense, the most significant of which related to the accounting for acquired tax net operating losses, as explained in paragraph xi (a).

The effects of the adjustments on previously reported US GAAP consolidated net income and stockholders’ equity are analyzed as follows:

	As of and for the year ended December 31,
	2001			2002
US GAAP net income as previously reported	Ps	483,155		Ps	541,739
Adjustment to advertising revenue with Unefon		(191,638	)		(87,674	)
Adjustment to equity in earnings of Unefon		76,107			26,155
Adjustment to CNI receivables		(21,213	)		30,098
Adjustment to stock option compensation		(18,920	)		5,970
Deferred tax effect for US GAAP adjustments		74,498			19,576
Tax adjustments including application of EITF 98-11		(302,389	)		124,639
Net income as adjusted	Ps	99,600		Ps	660,503
Earnings per share as reported	Ps	0.049		Ps	0.055
Earnings per share as adjusted	Ps	0.006		Ps	0.068
US GAAP stockholders’ equity as previously reported	Ps	6,627,598		Ps	7,205,612
Adjustment to advertising revenue with Unefon		(408,217	)		(495,891	)
Adjustment to equity in earnings of Unefon		138,709			164,864
Adjustment to CNI receivables		(65,008	)		(34,910	)
Adjustment to stock option compensation
Deferred tax effect for US GAAP adjustments		165,630			185,205
Tax adjustments including application of EITF 98-11		(302,389	)		(177,750	)
Stockholders’ equity as adjusted	Ps	6,156,322		Ps	6,847,130

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B. Reconciliation

a. Reconciliation of consolidated results of operations:

		Year ended December 31,
	Sub note reference	2001			2002			2003
		As restated
Majority net income under Mexican GAAP		Ps	1,567,874		Ps	1,023,596		Ps	1,575,978
Amortization of goodwill	i		(205,232	)		2,577			3,155
Unefon advertising	ii		209,330			(191,215	)		(94,556	)
Equity in loss of Unefon	iii		(492,137	)		(346,492	)		(273,700	)
Reversal of capitalized consent fee for Unefon rights and other expenses	iv		(119,797	)		(6,277	)
Equity in loss of Cosmofrecuencias	v								(252,719	)
Todito advertising, programming and services agreement	vi		(200,323	)		(205,333	)		(225,109	)
Equity in earnings of Todito	vi		95,230			95,499			103,750
Amortization of Todito goodwill	vi		28,342			28,342			28,342
Amortization of goodwill from Azteca Digital acquisition	vii		8,218			8,218			8,218
Effect of fifth amendment to B-10	viii		(200,024	)		(69,806	)		(128,901	)
Compensation expense from stock options	ix		(55,617	)		(58,214	)		(13,224	)
Compensation expense for Unefon stock option plan	x		(56,573	)		(3,485	)		(62,416	)
Deferred income tax	xi		(223,115	)		415,687			(113,544	)
Reversal of capitalized internally produced programming	xiii		(235,362	)		(27,241	)		(812	)
Financial instrument indexed to the Company’s own stock	xxii					(35,451	)		217,201
Charge from exchange of non-monetary assets, net	xxiii								(71,815	)
Advances to CNI	xxiv		(21,213	)		30,098			37,233
Net income under US GAAP		Ps	99,601		Ps	660,503		Ps	737,081

b. Reconciliation of stockholders’ equity:

		Year ended December 31,
	Sub note reference	2001		2002		2003
		As restated
Balance under Mexican GAAP		Ps 5,998,307		Ps 6,845,060		Ps 4,598,836
Goodwill	i	718,331		720,908		724,063
Unefon advertising	ii	425,362		234,147		139,591
Unefon investment	iii	(228,584	)	(457,571	)	1,094,382
Cosmofrecuencias investment	v					92,956
Todito advertising, programming and services agreement	vi	(382,422	)	(587,755	)	(812,864	)
Amortization of Todito goodwill	vi	51,884		80,226		108,568
Equity in earnings of Todito	vi	161,716		257,215		360,965
Stockholders’ equity of Azteca Digital reflecting effect of combination of companies under common control	vii	(131,498	)	(123,282	)	(115,064	)
Effect of fifth amendment to B-10	viii	329,389		100,995		149,896
Deferred income taxes	xi	(64,090	)	(100,331	)	(264,878	)
Deferred credit related to tax net operating losses	xi	(421,702	)	(170,436	)	(448,527	)
Reversal of capitalized internally produced programming	xiii	(235,362	)	(262,603	)	(263,415	)
Financial instrument indexed to the Company’s own stock	xxii			144,805		461,781
Charge from exchange of non-monetary assets, net	xxiii					(71,815	)
Advances to CNI	xxiv	(65,008	)	(34,910	)	2,323
Balance under US GAAP		Ps 6,156,323		Ps 6,847,130		Ps 6,286,554

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c. An analysis of the changes in stockholders’ equity under US GAAP is as follows:

		Year ended December 31,
	Sub note reference	2001		2002		2003
		As restated
Balance at beginning of the year		Ps 5,738,246		Ps 6,156,323		Ps 6,847,130
Net income		99,601		660,503		737,081
Preferred dividend		(43,803	)	(41,553	)	(36,902	)
Paid-in capital for Unefon stock option plan	iii	41,486		20,009
Exercise of stock options		84,601		24,829		28,827
Repurchase of shares		(44,886	)	(176,623	)
Sale of treasury shares		168,888		141,943		99,775
Cosmofrecuencias acquisition-deficit basis	v					(23,154	)
Return of capital						(1,441,843	)
Effects of fifth amendment to B-10	viii	288,194		54,817		248,769
Loss from holding non-monetary assets	viii	(288,194	)	(54,817	)	(248,769	)
Compensation expense from stock options	ix	55,617		58,214		13,224
Compensation expense for Unefon stock option plan	x	56,573		3,485		62,416
Balance at end of year		Ps 6,156,323		Ps 6,847,130		Ps 6,286,554

d. Significant differences between US GAAP and Mexican GAAP:

i. Goodwill

At the effective date of the privatization in 1993 in connection with which the Company was formed, additional goodwill of Ps2,462,776 was recorded due to the deferred net income tax liability, relating primarily to the non-deductibility of the television concessions, required under US GAAP. Until December 31, 2001, the additional goodwill was being amortized over 12 years.

For Mexican GAAP purposes, goodwill is being amortized under the straight-line method over a period of 20 years. For US GAAP purposes, until December 31, 2001, goodwill was being amortized over its estimated useful life, not to exceed twenty years.

For US GAAP purposes, the Company used the residual method in determining the fair value of the concession acquired. The use of the residual method precludes the recognition of two residual intangible assets, such as the concession and the goodwill described above. Consequently, effective January 1, 2002 the Company has reflected a reclassification of the goodwill into the concession of intangible asset.

SFAS 142 requires the Company to test for indefinite live intangibles annually, or more frequently if circumstances indicate a possible impairment exists.

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The following table adjusts previously reported net income for the year ended December 31, 2001, to exclude amortization expense recognized from goodwill and television concessions as if SFAS 142 had taken effect in 2001:

Adjusted net income, as restated	Ps	99,601
Goodwill amortization		211,645
Television concessions		125,931
Adjusted net income	Ps	433,177
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
Adjusted net income	Ps	0.006
Goodwill amortization		0.023
Television concessions		0.014
Adjusted net income	Ps	0.043

Under US GAAP, the Company reversed Ps2,577 and Ps3,155 of goodwill amortization recognized under Mexican GAAP for the years ended December, 31 2002 and 2003, respectively.

ii. Unefon advertising advance

The Company recorded the advertising contract signed with Unefon (see Note 8) in a manner similar to other advertising contracts that the Company has entered into with related and third parties. See Note 2s.

Under Mexican GAAP the Unefon advertising contract is a long-term contract which originated a long-term account receivable and an advertising advance for the same amount at inception. At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the long-term advertising advances to Unefon were Ps2,253,383 and Ps2,075,438, respectively. For US GAAP purposes, this long-term contract represents an obligation to provide services in the future that would not be recorded on the balance sheet, and consequently, both the receivable (except for amounts relating to services provided) and the advertising advance would not be recorded under US GAAP. Under Mexican inflation accounting rules, the accounts receivable are US dollar denominated items that expose the Company to exchange gains and losses as well as to monetary losses. The advertising advances related to the Unefon advertising contract are considered non-monetary items under Mexican GAAP and are restated for the effects of inflation. Consequently, both the foreign currency effect and the monetary loss associated with the receivable in excess of amounts reflected under US GAAP have been eliminated.

Revenues recognized under Mexican GAAP are based on the indexed value of the advances recorded as the GRPs are consumed based on a rate schedule established in the contract. In January 2003, the Company and Unefon amended the agreement. Under the terms of the amended agreement, the Company is recording revenues based on 3% of Unefon’s gross revenues earned up to a maximum of US$200,000. For US GAAP purposes, revenues are recognized as the lower of the estimated average revenue per GRP multiplied by GRPs used, or amounts payable under the contract. Total average revenue per GRP represents the lower of (1) total of 3% of estimated revenues of Unefon during the contract period and (2) $200 million, divided by 120,000 GRPs.

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iii. Unefon investment

The Company acquired a 50% interest in Unefon on October 28, 1999. Unefon commenced operations in February 2000. The Company’s share of the stockholders’ equity of Unefon at the date of acquisition under US GAAP was Ps110,199 greater than the amount recorded under Mexican GAAP due to the capitalized monetary gain net of the pre-operating expenses. This excess would result in an increase in the Company’s stockholders’ equity under US GAAP since this was an acquisition of an entity under common control and the difference between the book value acquired and the amount paid would be considered as an additional contribution from the stockholder.

As a result of the Rights granted to the Company’s stockholders in October 2000, the Company stopped recognizing its participation in the losses of Unefon. Under US GAAP, the Company would continue to recognize its participation in the losses of Unefon until such Rights are exercised. The rights expired on December 12, 2003; the conditions for public offering had not been complied with, and, therefore, they were not exercised.

The Company’s share of Unefon’s net loss for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 under US GAAP were Ps492,137, Ps346,492 and Ps273,700 compared to no income statement recognition under Mexican GAAP for any of the years presented.

As mentioned in Note 7, TV Azteca completed the split-off of its investment in Unefon, which became effective upon the shareholder vote at the extraordinary meeting held on December 19, 2003. The split-off divided TV Azteca into (a) TV Azteca, which continues to hold shares in TV Azteca’s television and media subsidiaries, and (b) Unefon Holdings, S. A. de C. V., a new company already incorporated and existing, duly independent from TV Azteca, holds rights to the shares (previously held by TV Azteca) of Unefon, S. A. de C. V. and Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. In connection with the split-off, each holder of TV Azteca shares has received the right to receive an equal number of Unefon Holdings shares of a corresponding class.

In accordance with corporate and tax laws in Mexico, the spin-off of TV Azteca and the incorporation of Unefon Holdings have been fully consummated (see Note 7.) and consequently the future risk and rewards of Unefon will be held by Unefon Holdings. Under Mexican GAAP, the transfer of Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias to Unefon Holdings, in conjunction with shareholder approval to distribute Unefon Holdings shares pro rata to shareholders, qualified as a spin-off as of December 31, 2003, and such equity investee carrying value amounts were reduced with a corresponding debit to shareholders’ equity. However, under US GAAP, such spin-off has not occurred for accounting purposes, due to Unefon Holdings shares not being distributed pro rata to the Company shareholders as of December 31, 2003. The Company’s shareholders have the right to receive Unefon Holdings shares may only be held or traded together with the Company shares. The Holdings shares in an amount equal to their pro rata holdings in the Company. However, until such Unefon Holdings shares are distributed, the right to receive the Unefon Holdings shares may only be held or traded together with the Company shares. The Unefon Holdings shares will be distributed and issued to the holders only after the Unefon Holdings shares have been listed on Mexican Stock Exchange (“Bolsa Mexicana de Valores or BMV”) and on securities or quotation system in the U.S.

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The following table illustrates the differences between Mexican and US GAAP in the method of accounting for the Company’s investment in Unefon for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003.

Investment in Unefon under Mexican GAAP at December 31, 2002	Ps	1,825,653
Cumulative equity in loss		(1,028,568	)
Acquisition - excess basis		110,199
Reversal of capitalized consent fee for Unefon rights and other expenses		(126,074	)
Paid-in capital for Unefon stock option plan		59,517
Effect relating to capital stock increase of Unefon, net of the loss from the dilution		364,623
Reversal of loss from holding non-monetary assets for Unefon investment		162,732
		(457,571	)
Investment in Unefon under US GAAP at December 31, 2002	Ps	1,368,082
Equity in loss		(273,700	)
Investment in Unefon under US GAAP at December 31, 2003	Ps	1,094,382

During the year ended December 31, 2003, Unefon recognized an impairment loss, for US GAAP purposes, for an amount of Ps908,541; the equity corresponding to the Company is included in the equity in loss for the year.

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iv. Reversal of capitalized consent fee for Unefon rights and other expenses

As discussed in Note 7, the Company’s Board of Directors granted rights to certain stockholders of the Company to acquire a pro-rata share of the Unefon shares currently owned by the Company. The Rights to acquire the Unefon shares were subject to the receipt of consents from the Holders of the TV Azteca Notes and Azteca Holdings Senior Secured Notes 2002, which were obtained on March 27, 2001, the receipt of regulatory approvals and third parties approvals, including the approval of Nortel. In addition, the Rights were subject to the filing and effectiveness of a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that registers the Unefon shares underlying the Rights.

On March 27, 2001, the Company paid a fee totaling Ps119,797 to certain holders of the TV Azteca Notes to obtain the required consent for the grant of the rights to acquire a pro-rata share of the Unefon shares owned by the Company. Under Mexican GAAP, the Company capitalized the consent fee as part of its total investment in Unefon. Under US GAAP, this consent fee would be recognized in earnings during the year.

During 2002, for Mexican GAAP purposes, the Company capitalized expenses for an amount of Ps6,277 related to a proposed spin-off of its investment in Unefon mentioned in Note 7. For US GAAP purposes, this amount was recognized in earnings during the year.

As a result of the spin-off discussed above, the Company spin-off its investment in Unefon, including the capitalized consent fee amounting to Ps126,074. For US GAAP purposes, these capitalized expenses were recognized in earnings in prior years, therefore, under US GAAP there was no impact of the capitalized consent fee.

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v. Cosmofrecuencias investment

As discussed in Note 7, the Company acquired a 50% interest in Cosmofrecuencias in June 2002 and then terminated the investment on December 19, 2003 as part of the split-off of Unefon Holdings. Therefore, at December 31, 2003 the Company no longer holds an equity interest in Unefon or Cosmofrecuencias.

Under Mexican GAAP, the transfer of Unefon and Cosmofrecuencias to Unefon Holdings, in conjunction with shareholder approval to distribute Unefon Holdings shares pro rata to shareholders, qualified as a spin-off as of December 31, 2003, and such equity invested carrying value amounts were reduced with a corresponding debit to shareholders’ equity. However, under US GAAP, such spin-off has not occurred for accounting purposes, due to Unefon Holdings shares not being distributed pro rata to the Company shareholders as of December 31, 2003. The Company’s shareholders have the right to receive Unefon Holdings shares in an amount equal to their pro rata holdings in the Company. However, until such Unefon Holdings shares are distributed, the right to receive the Unefon Holdings shares may only be held or traded together with the Company shares. The Unefon Holdings shares will be distributed and issued to the holders only after the Unefon Holdings shares have been listed on the BMV and on the securities or quotation system in the U.S.

The Company’s share of the stockholders’ equity of Cosmofrecuencias at the date of acquisition under US GAAP was Ps23,154 lower than the amount recorded under Mexican GAAP due to the capitalized monetary gain of the concessions net of pre-operating expenses. Such difference was recorded in capital as this is a transaction of companies under common control.

The Company’s equity interest of Cosmofrecuencias’ net loss was insignificant for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2002. For the year ended December 31, 2003 under US GAAP the equity interest of Cosmofrecuencias’ net loss was Ps252,719, including impairment losses, compared to no income statement recognition under Mexican GAAP.

The following table illustrates the differences between Mexican and US GAAP in the method of accounting for the Company’s investment in Cosmofrecuencias for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003:

Investment in Cosmofrecuencias under Mexican GAAP at December 31, 2002	Ps	368,829
Equity in loss		—
Investment in Cosmofrecuencias under US GAAP at December 31, 2002	Ps	368,829
Equity in loss		(252,719	)
Acquisition - deficit basis		(23,154	)
Investment in Cosmofrecuencias under US GAAP at December 31, 2003	Ps	92,956

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vi. Todito investment

For Mexican GAAP purposes, the investment in Todito (see Note 7) was accounted for as a purchase and generated goodwill of Ps564,942. Goodwill amortization recorded under Mexican GAAP during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 amounted to Ps28,342, Ps28,342 and Ps28,342, respectively. Prior to the Company’s investment, Todito was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dataflux, S. A. de C. V., a company controlled by the brother of Mr. Salinas Pliego. Under US GAAP, the Company’s investment in Todito is accounted for as a transaction between companies under common control.

Revenues related to the advertising provided to Todito under the terms of the agreement are recognized under Mexican GAAP when the advertising is utilized based on the peso equivalent amount of the advertising at the date of the agreement, indexed for the effects of inflation. Revenues related to the content and sales services provided to Todito under the terms of the agreement are recognized under Mexican GAAP on a straight line basis over the life of the agreement based on the peso equivalent amount of the programming and services at the date of the agreement indexed for the effects of inflation.

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Under US GAAP, the Company’s share of Todito’s net earnings for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 were Ps6,291, Ps14,559 and Ps19,561, respectively, compared to a net loss of Ps88,939, Ps80,940 and Ps84,189, respectively, under Mexican GAAP. The difference is due to the pre-operating expenses and the cost of advertising and programming services provided by the Company that have been capitalized and expensed for Mexican GAAP purposes, respectively.

vii. Acquisition of Azteca Digital

The Company acquired Azteca Digital, S. A. de C. V. on December 31, 1997. Under Mexican GAAP, this acquisition was accounted by the purchase method; however, under US GAAP, this acquisition is considered to be of a company under common control and accordingly, it would have been accounted for retroactively in a manner having a similar effect as a pooling of interests. The annual goodwill amortization relating to the Azteca Digital acquisition under Mexican GAAP in 2001, 2002 and 2003 amounted to Ps8,218.

viii. Effects of fifth amendment to Statement B-10

As mentioned in Note 2a., the Company restates its exhibition rights and equipment of foreign origin based on the devaluation of the Mexican peso against the foreign currencies of, and by applying inflation factors of the countries in which they originate. This methodology does not comply with Rule 3-20 of the SEC’s Regulation S-X for presenting price level financial statements, and consequently the Company has determined the effects on exhibition rights and equipment of foreign origin and current year depreciation and amortization and reflected them in its results of operations and financial position under US GAAP.

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ix. Employee stock option plans

The granting of stock options in the fourth quarter of 1997 by the Company at exercise prices below the then current market prices of CPOs would result in non-cash compensation cost under US GAAP of approximately Ps55,617, Ps58,214 and Ps13,224 for 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively, as determined under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”.

Had compensation cost for the Company’s employees stock option plans been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates for awards under those plans consistent with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation”, the Company’s compensation expense would have been Ps18,578, Ps7,850 and Ps2,405 for 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively, and the net income and net income per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001		2002		2003
			As restated
Net (loss) income as reported	Ps	99,601	Ps	660,503	Ps	737,081
Net (loss) income pro forma	Ps	136,640	Ps	710,867	Ps	747,900
Net (loss) income per share as reported	Ps	0.006	Ps	0.068	Ps	0.077
Net (loss) income per share pro forma	Ps	0.015	Ps	0.078	Ps	0.081

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The effect on net income and net income per share is not expected to be indicative of the effects in future years. The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the weighted average of the Black-Scholes option pricing model and simple binomial model with the following assumptions:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001		2002		2003
Expected volatility	0.391		0.423		0.448
Risk-free interest rate	10	%	8	%	5.85% to 7.96%
Expected life of options (in years)	5		5		5
Expected dividend yield	10	%	10%		10%

The Black-Scholes option valuation model and simple binomial model were developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. The following table summarizes activity under the Company’s stock option plans during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003:

	Number of options (thousands of CPOs)		Weighted-average exercise price
Outstanding at January 1, 2001	54,946		0.32
Granted	—		0.29
Exercised	(10,405	)	0.29
Outstanding at December 31, 2001	44,541
Granted	—		0.29
Exercised	(15,340	)	0.29
Outstanding at December 31, 2002	29,201
Granted	—		0.29
Exercised	(7,713	)	0.29
Outstanding at December 31, 2003	21,488
Outstanding options exercisable at December 31,
2001	18,651		0.32
2002	18,297		0.32
2003	19,641		0.32

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In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 148 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure” (“SFAS 148”). SFAS 148 amends SFAS 123 to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. SFAS 148 is effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002.

The Company has elected to continue to account for its stock based compensation in accordance with the provision of APB 25 as interpreted by FIN 44 and present the pro forma disclosures required by SFAS 123 as amended by SFAS 148.

x. Compensation expense for Unefon stock option plan

On November 15, 2000, the Board of Directors of Unefon initiated a stock option plan (the “Unefon Stock Option Plan”) for its employees and stockholders. Pursuant to the Unefon Stock Option Plan, the Company has the right to receive or designate the beneficiaries of the option to purchase 120,152,229 shares at US$0.1507 per share. The Unefon Stock Option Plan has an exercise period of five years as follows: 10% during 2001, 10% during 2002, 20% during 2003, 30% during 2004, and 30% during 2005. The Company designated certain employees as the sole beneficiaries of the Unefon Stock Option Plan.

Under US GAAP, the Company would recognize as compensation expense the vested options since the Company is designating certain employees as the sole beneficiaries of the Unefon Stock Option Plan. At December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company recognized Ps56,573, Ps3,485 and Ps62,416, respectively, as compensation expense related to the Stock Option Plan.

xi. Deferred income tax

Effective January 1, 2000, the Company adopted the provisions of the revised Statement D-4 “Accounting Treatment of Income Tax, Asset Tax and Employee Profit Sharing”, for Mexican GAAP purposes. Accounting for income taxes in accordance with this statement is similar to accounting for income taxes in accordance with US GAAP SFAS 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes”.

(a) Tax operating losses

During 2001 and 2003, the Company acquired non-operating companies with tax net operating loss carryforwards. For Mexican GAAP purposes, the difference between the cash paid and the estimated tax benefit of the purchased tax net operating losses is recognized in income in the year of purchase. For US GAAP purposes, under EITF 98-1 1 “Accounting for Acquired Temporary Differences in Certain Purchase Transactions that are not Accounted for as Business Combinations”, the difference between the cash paid and the estimated tax benefit of the purchased tax net operating losses is deferred and amortized as the tax benefits are realized.

(b) Tax expense for US GAAP adjustments

Gains and losses from holding non-monetary assets are recorded in stockholders’ equity. It is the Company’s policy to reflect in results of operations the deferred income taxes that arise as a result of such gains (losses) from holding non-monetary assets.

The following items represent the principal differences between income tax computed under US GAAP at the statutory rate and the Company’s provision for income tax in each period:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001		2002		2003
	As restated
Income before income tax benefit	Ps  332,215		Ps  385,849		Ps1,027,673
Income tax expense at statutory rate	Ps  116,275		Ps  135,047		Ps   349,409
Effects of B-10 and inflationary components	41,604		87,981		82,083
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes	15,399		69,345		88,005
Benefit for utilization of tax loss carryforwards from non-operating companies	(252,005	)	(251,266	)	(331,954	)
Reversal of valuation allowance			(564,352	)
Equity in affiliated and associated companies included in pre-tax income net of tax	163,623		128,299		159,871
Effect of income being taxed at rates different than the statutory rate	(103,265	)	69,624		(17,207	)
Amortization of goodwill	59,035		(13,698	)	(13,503	)
Stock option expense not deductible for tax purposes	39,267		21,595		25,718
Other	154,648		43,005		(53,247	)
Net income tax expense (benefit)	Ps  234,581		Ps(274,420	)	Ps   289,175

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xii. Exhibition rights

Under US GAAP, a license agreement for program material is reported as an asset and a liability, when the license period begins and all of the following conditions are met: the cost of each program is known or reasonably determinable, the program material has been accepted by the license and the program is available for its first showing or telecast. Under Mexican GAAP, the rights acquired and obligations incurred are recorded when the license agreements are signed. At December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, Ps397,510, Ps377,766 and Ps207,710, respectively, of deferred exhibition rights would not be recorded under US GAAP, since the related program material was not yet available to the Company. Since the Company’s obligations under the license agreements and the deferred exhibition rights are considered monetary and non-monetary items, respectively, under the Mexican inflation accounting rules, the early recognition of the Company’s obligations, prior to the period in which the program material is available for its first showing, overstates the monetary gain and exchange losses related to these obligations under US GAAP. However, since the obligations are US dollar denominated, the net effect of the related exchange losses and monetary gains, under US GAAP, are immaterial during the periods presented.

xiii. Production costs of internally produced programming

Under Mexican GAAP, the Company expensed production costs of internally produced programming when the programs are initially aired, except in the case of telenovelas, where some of the production costs are amortized over a period of four-years based on estimates of secondary market revenue.

Under Mexican GAAP, the Company has P342,326 and Ps356,419 of capitalized internally produced programming at December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively, of which Ps3,268 and Ps28,363, respectively, relates to regular already produced programming that would be broadcast during the operations of its networks during the normal course of business. In addition, at December 31, 2002 and 2003, the Company has capitalized Ps76,455 and Ps64,641, respectively, of internally produced telenovelas that would be sold to proven international secondary markets based on its experience. Finally, at December 31, 2002 and 2003, the Company has capitalized Ps262,603 and Ps263,415, respectively, of internally produced telenovelas to be sold to the Azteca Americas affiliates in several cities in the United States.

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Under US GAAP, on January 1, 2001, the Company adopted the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position No. 00-2, “Accounting by Producers and Distributors of Films” (“SOP 00-2”), which replaced SFAS No. 53, “Financial Reporting by Producers and Distributors of Motion Picture Films”. SOP 00-2 provides that film costs should be accounted for under an inventory model and discusses various topics such as revenue recognition and accounting for exploitation costs and impairment assessment. In addition, SOP 00-2 establishes criteria for which revenues should be included in the Company’s ultimate revenue projections. Under U.S. GAAP, pursuant to paragraph .33 of SOP 00-2, TV Azteca has capitalized internally produced programming that would be broadcasted during the operations of their networks during the normal course of business taking into consideration revenue estimates from the primary Mexican market. TV Azteca has capitalized applicable costs associated with internally produced telenovelas that based on their experiences will be sold to proven international secondary markets. Given the limited experience with Azteca America, for U.S. GAAP purposes the costs of internally produced telenovelas that are programmed to be shown on the Azteca America Network. As discussed in Note 7, during 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company renegotiated its contract with Azteca America. Pursuant to SOP 00-2, given its limited experience with Azteca America, at December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company reversed capitalized production costs of internally produced programming totaling Ps235,362, Ps262,603 and Ps263,415, respectively.

Under U.S. GAAP telenovelas are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value less estimated future exploitation cost. The Company evaluates the carrying amount of telenovelas for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that their fair value may be less than their carrying value.

xiv. Cash and marketable securities

Under Mexican GAAP, the Company classifies short-term investments and marketable securities, expected to be held less than one year, as cash equivalents. These investments are carried at their fair value with realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized in the income statement. Under US GAAP, short-term investments with original maturities greater than 90 days and marketable securities are classified as trading securities and accordingly, realized and unrealized gains and losses are recognized in the income statement. Under US GAAP, these investments are classifies as short-term investment and are shown separately from cash in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. As of December 31, 2002 and 2003, the Company reclassified Ps320,034 and Ps769,598, respectively, as short-term investments.

xv. Revenue recognition

Under Mexican GAAP revenues from advertisers are presented net of sales commissions paid. Under US GAAP, revenues are presented based on the gross amount billed to the customers and sales commission paid are presented as cost of sales.

xvi. Comprehensive income

Effective January 1, 1998, the Company adopted SFAS No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income” (“SFAS 130”). During the periods presented, the Company had no change in equity from transactions or other events and circumstances from non-owner sources under US GAAP. Accordingly, a statement of comprehensive income (loss) has not been provided as comprehensive income (loss) equals net income (loss) for all periods presented.

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xvii. Fair value information

The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is made in accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”. The estimated fair value amounts have been determined by the Company, using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value.

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. The carrying value of these items is a reasonable estimate of their fair value.

The Company’s bank loans bear interest at variable rates and their terms are generally representative of those which are currently available to the Company at December 31, 2002 and 2003 for the issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities, and therefore the carrying values of these loans are a reasonable estimate of their fair value.

Guaranteed senior notes. The carrying value of the Company’s guaranteed senior notes and the related fair value base on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues at December 31, 2003 were Ps4,773,600 and Ps4,843,092, respectively, (Ps4,593,265 and Ps4,231,208, respectively, in 2002).

xviii. Property, machinery and equipment

Under US GAAP, advances for the acquisition of machinery and equipment would be classified as prepayments. As of December 31, 2002 and 2003, the Company had advances of Ps130,707 and Ps106,949, respectively.

xix. Return of capital

As discussed in Note 10, at the ordinary stockholders’ meeting held on April 30, 2003, the Company’s stockholders approved the decrease the stockholders’ equity by approximately US$140,000 through a pro rata distribution of stockholders’ equity. Of this amount, US$125,000 was paid on June 30, 2003 and the balance was paid on December 5, 2003.

xx. Earnings per share (“EPS”)

For US GAAP purposes, the Company applies SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share”. This statement simplifies the method of computing earnings per share by replacing the primary earnings per share computation with a basic earnings per share computation. The basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The diluted earnings per share will reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then share in the earnings of the entity.

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	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
Net income	Ps	99,601		Ps	660,503		Ps	737,081
Preferred stock dividends		(43,803	)		(41,553	)		(36,902	)
Income corresponding to common stockholders	Ps	55,798		Ps	618,950		Ps	700,179
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding		9,025,274			9,057,444			9,125,498
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options pending to exercise		—			55,105			76,922
Diluted number of common shares		9,025,274			9,112,549			9,202,420
Basic income per share	Ps	(0.006	)	Ps	0.068		Ps	0.077
Diluted income per share	Ps	(0.006	)	Ps	0.068		Ps	0.076

xxi. Effect of recently issued accounting standards

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB 51.” The primary objectives of FIN 46 are to provide guidance on the identification of entities for which control is achieved through means other than through voting rights (“variable interest entities” or “VIEs”) and how to determine when and which business enterprise should consolidate the VIE (the “primary beneficiary”). This new model for consolidation applies to an entity which either (1) the equity investors (if any) do not have a controlling financial interest or (2) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity’s activities without receiving additional subordinated financial support from other parties. In addition, FIN 46 requires that both the primary beneficiary and all other enterprises with a significant variable interest in a VIE make additional disclosures. FIN 46 applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. FIN 46 applies to public enterprises as of the beginning of the applicable interim or annual period, and it applies to nonpublic enterprises as of the end of the applicable annual period. In December 2003 the FASB redeliberated certain proposed modifications and revised FIN 46 (“FIN 46-R”). The revised provisions are applicable no later than the first reporting period ending after March 15, 2004. The Company is in the process of analyzing the effect of the adoption of FIN 46 and FIN 46-R. It believes that Los Angeles station mentioned in Note 7 is a VIE under the standard; however, it has not determined if it is the primary beneficiary.

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In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, “Amendment of SFAS No. 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 149”). This statement amends and clarifies the accounting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities under SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. SFAS 149 is generally effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designed after June 30, 2003. The adoption of SFAS 149 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting For Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity. The Statement improves the accounting for certain financial instruments that, under previous guidance, issuers could account for as equity, and requires that these instruments be classified as liabilities in statements of financial position. This Statement is effective prospectively for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003 and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. This statement shall be implemented by reporting the cumulative effect of a change in an accounting principle for financial instruments created before the issuance date of the Statement and still existing at the beginning of the interim period of adoption. The adoption of SFAS 150 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

xxii. Financial instrument indexed to the Company’s stock

As stated in Note 4b., the Company entered into a monthly certificate of deposit with a rate of return based on the market value of the Company’s CPOs. For Mexican GAAP purposes, the principal amount of the certificate of deposit and the gain or loss derived from the change in market value of the Company’s CPOs were recorded against stockholders’ equity. For US GAAP purposes, the certificate of deposit would be accounted as a short-term investment and its return based on the Company’s CPO would be recorded through earnings for the year.

xxiii. Pappas settlement agreement

As discussed in Note 7, in 2003, the Company reached a definitive settlement agreement that resolved all of the outstanding litigations and disputes between the Company and the Pappas Group. Under Mexican GAAP, the Company recognized the New Promissory Note at its face value. At December 31, 2003 the carrying amount is Ps1,451,105. Under US GAAP, the note and option were recorded at fair value, using a discount rate of 5.59% for purpose of the note. The carrying value of the note and the option at December 31, 2003 is Ps1,379,290. The difference between the carrying values under Mexican GAAP and US GAAP of Ps71,815 would be recognized as a charge in the income statements under US GAAP. The stated rate on the note of 11.6279%, equal to $15 million annual interest, is offset by an equivalent payment under LMA agreement from TV Azteca to Pappas Group of US$15 million. Accordingly, the fair value of such cash flows streams is zero.

Under US GAAP, this settlement has been recorded at estimated fair value, which includes the fair value of the note of Ps1,209,428 and the fair value of the option to purchase the Los Angeles station of Ps145,131. The New Promissory Note’s discount of Ps175,917, is being amortized on the effective interest method through the maturity date of July 1, 2008. The effective interest rate recognized under the New Promissory Note is 5.59%.

The fair value of the option was recorded as an asset, which is being amortized on a straight-line basis from the settlement date of February 11, 2003 through June 1, 2006, the date in which the option becomes exercisable. During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company recognized amortization for Ps39,000.

xxiv. Barter transactions

Barter transactions represent non-cash transactions in which the Company sells advertising time to a third party or related party in return for assets or services. Under Mexican GAAP, the Company records the barter receivable and deferred advertising when the barter arrangements are entered into. Under US GAAP, barter receivables are recorded at the time revenue is recognized. Similarly, under US GAAP a liability is only recorded when the Company receives an asset in advance of its recognition of revenue. Accordingly, under US GAAP, barter receivables would be reduced by Ps366,655 and Ps514,072, and advertising advances would be reduced by Ps251,083 and Ps295,023 at December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

xxv. Impairment of long-lived assets

The Company evaluates potential impairment loss relating to long-lived assets by comparing their unamortized carrying amounts with the undiscounted future expected cash flows (without interest charges) generated by the assets over the remaining life of the assets. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the assets. Testing whether an asset is impaired and for measuring the impairment loss is performed for asset groupings at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows generated by other asset groups.

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Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

xxvi. CNI receivable

In connection with US dollar denominated receivables from CNI (see Note 7), the settlement of which is expected to be completed through an offset to the exercise price of a stock purchase option, such amounts have been treated under Mexican GAAP through 2002 as nonmonetary assets. For US GAAP purposes, such receivables would be treated as monetary items and carried at their peso equivalent amounts at each balance sheet date.

xxvii. Cash flow information

Under US GAAP, a statement of cash flows is prepared based on provisions of SFAS 95, “Statement of Cash Flows”. This statement does not provide specific guidance for the preparation of cash flow statements for price level adjusted financial statements. Cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities have been adjusted for the effects of inflation on monetary items.

The Company has further segregated the effects of exchange rate changes and inflationary effect on cash from other cash flow activities as provided in the following condensed cash flow statement:

	Year ended December 31,
Cash flows from operating activities:	2001			2002			2003
	As restated
Net income		Ps 99,601		Ps	660,503		Ps	737,081
Adjustments:
Minority interest		(1,967	)		(244	)		1,417
Compensation expense from stock options		55,617			58,214			13,224
Amortization and depreciation		897,637			444,258			386,086
Equity in loss of affiliates		467,495			366,566			470,210
Unefon stock option plan		56,573			3,485			62,416
Deferred income tax		(1,935	)		(389,144	)		272,182
Charge in exchange of non monetary assets								71,815
Advances to CNI		21,213			(30,098	)		(37,233	)
Unrealized foreign exchange loss		(306,099	)		569,247			497,175
Gain on monetary position		(74,350	)		(25,002	)		(46,313	)
Net changes in working capital		469,002			433,548			(83,406	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		1,682,787			2,091,333			2,344,654
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of machinery and equipment		(176,941	)		(201,953	)		(126,058	)
Exhibition rights purchased		(674,343	)		(919,860	)		(456,787	)
Short-term investments					(320,034	)		(474,343	)
Reimbursement of premium on issuance of capital stock of Todito								33,784
Investment in affiliates of Pappas Telecasting Companies, through Azteca America		(686,234	)		(473,965	)
Loan granted to Pappas Telecasting Southern California, LLC		(198,712	)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(1,736,230	)		(1,915,812	)		(1,023,404	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt received		350,818			339,062			1,243,956
Debt paid		(121,223	)		(791,845	)		(375,793	)
Loan granted to a related party					(206,946	)
Preferred dividend paid		(43,803	)		(41,553	)		(36,902	)
Proceeds from stock options exercised		84,601			24,829			28,827
Sale of treasury shares		168,888			141,943			99,775
Repurchase of shares		(44,886	)		(176,623	)
Return of capital								(1,441,843	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		394,395			(711,133	)		(481,980	)
Effects of inflation and exchange rate changes on cash		55,625			92,559			60,842
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		396,577			(443,053	)		900,112
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,319,833			1,716,410			1,273,357
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	Ps	1,716,410		Ps	1,273,357		Ps	2,173,469
Supplemental disclosure:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	Ps	760,047		Ps	696,002		Ps	744,193
Income tax	Ps	262,695		Ps	84,363		Ps	156,661
Charges in investing activities not requiring the use of cash:
Advance payments to Pappas Telecasting Company exchanged for not receivable and option							Ps	1,232,762

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Mexico City, March 15, 2004, except for the Note 18A. which is as of July 25, 2004.

To the Stockholders of

Unefon, S. A. de C. V. and subsidiaries

1. We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Unefon, S. A. de C. V. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of results of operations, of changes in stockholders’ equity and of changes in financial position for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, expressed in constant pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s Management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

2. We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America) and auditing standards generally accepted in Mexico. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures contained in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3. During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company recorded a charge of Ps1,247 million, for the impairment of long-lived assets (Notes 4 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements) upon the early adoption of a new standard. Under the standard, adoption is required on January 1, 2004 and early adoption is permitted.

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4. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Unefon, S. A. de C. V. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2002 and 2003, and the results of their operations, their changes in stockholders’ equity and in their financial position for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in Mexico.

5. Accounting principles generally accepted in Mexico differ in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Information relating to the nature and effect of such differences is presented in Note 18, as restated, to the consolidated financial statements.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

/S/    C.P. MANUEL ALATRISTE

C.P. Manuel Alatriste

Audit Partner

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UNEFON, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power)

	December 31,
	2002			2003			2003
							Thousands of US dollars (*)
Assets:
CURRENT:
Cash and cash equivalents	Ps	211,963		Ps	106,979		US$	9,520
Restricted cash		165,824
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $51,770 in 2003 and $67,560 in 2002)		260,152			280,766			24,985
Recoverable value added tax		13,104
Related parties (Note 9)		214,234			171,143			15,230
Handset inventories (Note 2c.)		155,127			167,504			14,906
Other assets (Note 7)		15,866			52,949			4,712
Total current assets		1,036,270			779,341			69,353
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Net (Note 4)		3,541,977			3,170,604			282,152
CONCESSION RIGHTS - Net (Note 5)		4,022,520			2,652,919			236,084
PRE-OPERATING EXPENSES - Net (Note 6)		603,447
OTHER ASSETS - Net (Note 7)		171,285			115,379			10,268
Total assets	Ps	9,375,499		Ps	6,718,243		US$	597,857
Liabilities:
CURRENT:
Bank loans (Note 8)	Ps	234,622		Ps	135,978		US$	12,101
Nortel Networks Limited (Note 10)		372,066			38,532			3,429
Deferred revenue (Notes 2o. and 11)		231,026			415,574			36,982
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		704,603			393,401			35,009
Related parties (Note 9)		829,480			1,308,661			116,458
Total current liabilities (Note 3)		2,371,797			2,292,146			203,979
LONG-TERM:
Bank loans (Note 8)		108,000
Deferred revenue (Notes 2o. and 11)					2,855,172			254,082
Capital reduction payable to stockholders		723,265
Nortel Networks Limited (Note 10)		3,424,521
Related parties (Note 9)		165,175			120,296			10,705
Other non-current liabilities		21,125			17,150			1,526
Total long-term liabilities		4,442,086			2,992,618			266,313
Total liabilities		6,813,883			5,284,764			470,292
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Notes 15 and 17)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Notes 1 and 13):
Capital stock		3,359,534			3,359,534			298,965
Premium on share subscription		1,623,172			1,623,172			144,446
Deficit		(2,421,090	)		(3,549,227	)		(315,846	)
Total stockholders’ equity		2,561,616			1,433,479			127,565
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity	Ps	9,375,499		Ps	6,718,243		US$	597,857

(*) The US dollar figures represent the Mexican peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed in pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power translated at the exchange rate of Ps11.2372 per US dollar and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The accompanying notes are and integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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UNEFON, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(Notes 1 and 9)

(Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003

purchasing power, except number of shares and per share data)

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003			2003
										Thousands of US dollars (*)
Revenue:
Service revenue	Ps	631,894		Ps	1,586,080		Ps	1,943,560		US$	172,958
Interconnection revenue		506,040			1,025,763			1,298,742			115,575
Sale of handsets		415,986			443,745			438,291			39,004
Other revenue		55,729			103,798			210,758			18,755
Total revenue		1,609,649			3,159,386			3,891,351			346,292
Costs and expenses:
Cost of handsets		909,118			926,550			1,005,393			89,470
Cost of interconnection and resale of long distance		227,332			382,592			427,047			38,003
Total costs		1,136,450			1,309,142			1,432,440			127,473
General and administrative expenses		301,439			602,994			642,349			57,163
Rentals		246,091			308,690			331,922			29,538
Other operating expenses		329,244			278,079			257,408			22,907
Total expenses		876,774			1,189,763			1,231,679			109,608
(Loss) income before depreciation and amortization		(403,575	)		660,481			1,227,232			109,211
Depreciation and amortization		491,963			737,071			826,578			73,557
Operating (loss) income		(895,538	)		(76,590	)		400,654			35,654
Comprehensive financing result:
Interest income		(22,615	)		(5,669	)		(8,434	)		(751	)
Interest expense (include US$8,111 of interest accrued from August 16 to December, 31 2002 on Nortel Networks Limited debt)		620,025			576,875			211,657			18,835
Amortization of debt fees and political risk insurance		42,366			34,470			17,418			1,550
Exchange loss (gain) - Net		(138,231	)		587,912			334,784			29,792
Gain on monetary position		(215,198	)		(317,260	)		(200,701	)		(17,860	)
		286,347			876,328			354,724			31,566
Other income - Net		22,921			46,547			72,613			6,462
Income (loss) before the impairment of long-lived assets		(1,158,964	)		(906,371	)		118,543			10,550
Impairment of long-lived assets (Notes 4, 5 and 6)								1,246,680			110,942
Net loss for the year	Ps	(1,158,964	)	Ps	(906,371	)	Ps	(1,128,137	)	US$	100,392
Net loss per share (Note 2p.)	Ps	(0.461	)	Ps	(0.360	)	Ps	(0.448	)	US$	(0.039	)

(*) The US dollar figures represent the Mexican peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed in pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power translated at the exchange rate of Ps11.2372 per US dollar and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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UNEFON, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001, 2002 AND 2003

(Note 13)

(Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power,

except number of shares and per share data)

	Number of common shares outstanding	Capital stock		Premium on share subscription		Deficit			Total
	(thousands)
Balances at December 31, 2000	2,516,129	Ps	3,359,534	Ps	1,623,172	Ps	(355,755	)	Ps	4,626,951
Comprehensive loss for the period							(1,158,964	)		(1,158,964	)
Balances at December 31, 2001	2,516,129		3,359,534		1,623,172		(1,514,719	)		3,467,987
Comprehensive loss for the period							(906,371	)		(906,371	)
Balances at December 31, 2002	2,516,129		3,359,534		1,623,172		(2,421,090	)		2,561,616
Comprehensive loss for the period							(1,128,137	)		(1,128,137	)
Balances at December 31, 2003	2,516,129	Ps	3,359,534	Ps	1,623,172	Ps	(3,549,227	)	Ps	1,433,479

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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UNEFON, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION

(Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power)

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003			2003
										Thousands of US dollars (*)
Operating activities:
Net loss for the period	Ps	(1,158,964	)	Ps	(906,371	)	Ps	(1,128,137	)	US$	(100,391	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to resources (used in) provided by operating activities:
Impairment of long lived assets								1,246,680			110,942
Depreciation and amortization		491,963			737,071			826,578			73,557
Interest accrued from August 16 to December 31, 2002 on Nortel Networks Limited					88,034
		(667,001	)		(81,266	)		945,121			84,108
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Deferred revenue								3,039,720			270,505
Net change in restricted cash, accounts receivable, other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses		179,666			478,674			(494,505	)		(44,008	)
Resources (used in) provided by operating activities		(487,335	)		397,408			3,490,336			310,605
Financing activities:
Bank loans obtained (paid)		483,752			(152,827	)		(206,644	)		(18,389	)
Debt to related parties		479,425			322,449			487,816			43,411
Financing (payment to) from Codisco and Nortel - Net		164,851			195,247			(3,424,521	)		(304,749	)
Capital stock reduction payable to shareholders		15,275			(12,112	)		(723,265	)		(64,363	)
Resources (used in) provided by financing activities		1,143,303			352,757			(3,866,614	)		(344,091	)
Investing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment - Net		(1,121,875	)		(674,356	)		(412,960	)		(36,749	)
Concessions					—			684,254			60,892
Pre-operating expenses		(11,502	)
Resources (used in) provided by investing activities		(1,133,377	)		(674,356	)		271,294			24,142
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(477,409	)		75,809			(104,984	)		(9,342	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year		613,563			136,154			211,963			18,862
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year	Ps	136,154		Ps	211,963		Ps	106,979		US$	9,520

(*) The US dollar figures represent the Mexican peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed in pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power translated at the exchange rate of Ps11.2372 per US dollar and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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UNEFON, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2003

(Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power,

except exchange rates, share and per share data)

NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY:

Unefon, S. A. de C. V. (“Unefon” or “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of Mexico on January 19, 1998.

The Company is mainly engaged in the installation, operation and exploitation of a public, wireless, digital network of telecommunications services under concession rights granted by the Ministry of Communications and Transport (“SCT”) (see Note 5).

At an Extraordinary Stockholder’s Meeting held on August 16, 2001, the stockholders agreed to spin-off part of the assets and liabilities pertaining to the 3.4 GHz, 7.1-7.7 GHz and 37.0-38.6 GHz frequencies, with the authorization of the SCT and consent from Nortel Networks Limited (“Nortel”), from Operadora Unefon, S. A. de C. V., to three newly incorporated wholly owned subsidiaries of Unefon, S. A. de C. V.: Operadora de Comunicaciones, S. A. de C. V., Unefrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. and Frecuencia Móvil, S. A. de C. V., respectively.

At the June 30, 2002 Extraordinary Stockholders’ Meeting, the stockholders of Operadora de Comunicaciones, S. A. de C. V. and Unefrecuencias, S. A. de C. V., then subsidiary companies, agreed to a capital stock increase of Ps677,876 and Ps18,953, respectively. These capital stock increases were made by Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. (“Cosmofrecuencias”), with Unefon relinquishing its right to participate in these increases. The shares issued as a result of this capital stock increase were limited-voting shares under certain conditions, which were met. At a General Extraordinary Meeting, the stockholders of Operadora de Comunicaciones, S. A. de C. V. and Unefrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. agreed to exchange the limited-vote shares issued for full voting shares, with which Cosmofrecuencias acquired control of the companies referred to above.

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At the October 28, 2003 Extraordinary Stockholders’ Meeting, the Company´s stockholders executed a spin-off of Operadora Unefon, S. A. de C. V. creating two new companies wholly owned by Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V.: Corporativo Alsavisión, S. A. de C. V. and Estudios Azteca, S. A. de C. V. The purpose of the creation of the two new entities was to separate the operations based on geographic regions to facilitate more efficient operations. As of the date of this spin-off, these companies hold the portion of the inventories, accounts receivable and accounts payable of their respective geographic regions.

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Unefon is a holding company, with no material assets or operations other than its investment in its subsidiaries described below:

		% of participation
Company	Operating activity	Direct		Indirect
Operadora Unefon, S. A. de C. V. (“Operadora”), formerly Sistemas Profesionales de Comunicación, S. A. de C. V.	Concessionaire for radio-electric frequency bands for fixed or mobile wireless access services	99.9	%
Servicios SPC, S. A. de C. V. (“Servicios”)	Personal service company	99.9	%
Operadora SPC, S. A. de C. V. (“Operadora SPC”)	Administrative personal service company (in pre-operating stage)	99.9	%
Frecuencia Móvil, S. A. de C. V.	Concessionaire for radio-electric frequency band (in pre-operating stage)	99.9	%
Corporativo Alsavisión, S. A. de C. V.	Inventories comercialization	99.9	%
Estudios Azteca, S. A. de C. V.	Inventories Comercialization	99.9	%
Torres y Comunicaciones, S. A. de C. V. (“Torres”) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Operadora)	Digital network of telecommunications services (in pre-operating stage)			99.9	%

On February 1, 2000, the Company began operations in the city of Toluca. At December 31, 2003 the Company had operations in sixteen cities (Toluca, Torreón, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Puebla, León, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Querétaro, Acapulco, Mexico City, Morelia, Tampico, Saltillo, Tuxtla Gutiérrez and Ciudad Juárez).

The Company’s revenues are dependent on providing reliable service to customers at competitive rates, the general economic conditions in the geographic regions served and the ability to effectively compete against alternative telecommunications services, such as cellular and fixed line services.

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NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in Mexico (“Mexican GAAP”). Mexican GAAP requires that the financial statements be expressed in constant pesos of purchasing power as of the date of the most recent balance sheet presented, in this case, December 31, 2003, based on factors derived from the National Consumer Price Index (“NCPI”) issued by the Banco de México.

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Following is a summary of the most significant accounting policies followed by the Company in preparing its consolidated financial statements:

a. Basis of consolidation

The Company consolidates all of its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

b. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents represent highly liquid interest-bearing deposits and investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost, plus interest earned during the period.

c. Handset inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of replacement cost and market value or net realizable value (“NRV”)

d. Property and equipment

Property and equipment are expressed at restated value determined by applying factors derived from the NCPI to acquisition costs, which include capitalized comprehensive financing costs. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method, based on the estimated useful lives of the assets (see Note 4). Property and equipment includes Ps138,657 of comprehensive financing cost capitalized from inception through December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Unefon evaluates potential impairment loss relating to long-lived assets by comparing their unamortized carrying amounts with the discounted future expected cash flows (without interest charges) generated by the assets over the remaining life of the assets. If the sum of the expected future discounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the assets. Testing whether an asset is impaired and for measuring the impairment loss is performed for asset groupings at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows generated by other asset groups.

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

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e. Concession rights

Concession rights are expressed at restated value determined by applying factors derived from the NCPI to acquisition costs, which include capitalized comprehensive financing costs. Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful life, starting from the date on which wireless telephone services commence in the cities in which the Company operates.

Unefon evaluates potential impairment loss relating to concession rights by comparing their unamortized carrying amounts with the discounted future expected cash flows (without interest charges) generated by the concession over the remaining life of the concession. If the sum of the expected future discounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the assets. Testing whether a concession right is impaired and for measuring the impairment loss is performed for asset groupings at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows generated by other asset groups.

f. Expenses paid in advance

These expenses represent disbursements that benefit more than one accounting period, and are amortized by the straight-line method, over terms of up to five years, or the percentage of revenue realized.

g. Preoperating expenses

Pre-operating expenses include costs and expenses associated with the commencement of operations in the cities in which the Company will provide services, and are expressed at restated value determined by applying factors derived from the NCPI to original cost.

The Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (MIPA) issued Statement C-8 “Intangible Assets”, effective as from January 1, 2003, which requires that intangible assets be recognized in the balance sheet, provided they are identifiable, provide expected economic benefits and control of said benefits is in the hands of the company. (See Note 6).

Through 2002 amortization was calculated using the straight-line method over a period of 10 years, starting from the date on which operations commence (see Note 6).

h. Deferred income tax

Income tax is recorded by the comprehensive assets and liability method, which consists of recognizing deferred income tax on all temporary differences between the book and tax values of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements (see Note 14).

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Deferred employees’ statutory profit sharing is recorded only in respect of those temporary differences between book income and income adjusted for profit sharing purposes which it may reasonably be presumed will result in a future liability or benefit. At December 31, 2002 and 2003 there are no temporary differences that generate a deferred PTU obligation.

i. Liabilities, provisions, contingent assets and liabilities and commitments

The company’s liabilities and liability provisions recognized in the balance sheet represent present obligations, the settlement of which will more likely than not require the use of economic resources. These provisions have been recorded, based on management’s best estimate of the amount needed to settle the present obligation; however, actual results could differ from the provisions recognized.

As from January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the guidelines of Statement C-9 issued by the MIPA, “Liabilities, provisions, contingent assets and liabilities and commitments” in effect as from January 1, 2003. This statement establishes general rules for valuation, presentation and disclosure of liabilities, provisions and contingent assets and liabilities, as well as for the disclosure of commitments entered into by a company as part of its normal operations.

Adoption of this standard did not have material effect on the company’s financial position or results of operations.

j. Capital stock, premium on share subscription

Capital stock is stated in terms of year-end purchasing power, and is determined by applying factors derived from the NCPI to the historical amounts. The premium on share subscription represents the difference between the payment for the shares subscribed and the nominal value of those shares, and is restated by applying NCPI factors. (See Note 13).

k. Gain on monetary position

The gain on monetary position shown in concession rights, property, furniture and equipment, pre-operating expenses and results of operations represents the effects of inflation, measured in terms of the NCPI, on net monthly monetary assets and liabilities.

l. Comprehensive loss

The comprehensive loss for the Company is equal to the net loss, as there are no items of comprehensive loss for the years other than the net loss, and is restated on the basis of NCPI factors.

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m. Labor benefits

Seniority premiums to which employees are entitled upon termination of employment after 15 years of service are recognized as cost for the years in which their services are rendered. At December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, these labor liabilities were not significant, as most employees had not accumulated much seniority.

Compensation based on the length of service to which employees may be entitled in the event of dismissal or death, in accordance with the Mexican Federal Labor Law, are charged to results of operations in the year in which they become payable.

n. Foreign currency transactions

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the dates they are entered into and/or settled.

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are stated at the Mexican peso equivalents resulting from applying exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences arising from fluctuations in the exchange rate between the dates on which transactions are entered into and those on which they are settled, or the balance sheet date, are charged to comprehensive financing cost.

o. Revenue recognition

The Company sells wireless telephone services through pre-paid phone cards.

Pre-paid wireless telephone services must be used in a maximum period of 30 days after prepayment, after which the right expires, except when prior to the expiration date, the customer purchases at least Ps150 of additional services, at which time the latest purchase is added to the unused balance, and the term is renewed for an additional 30 days.

Service revenue (including revenue recorded from pre-paid phone cards), interconnections revenue, resale of long distance, and other revenue are recognized when the related services are provided or when unused wireless services (minutes) expire.

Revenue from the sale of handsets and accessories is recognized when the equipment is delivered to distributors. No revenue is recorded for the free minutes of wireless service provided to customers upon acquisition of handsets. Clients do not pay any activation fees.

Deferred revenue recorded for the indefeasible right-of-use (IRU) of capacity is recognized into revenue over a period of 16 years. (See Note 11).

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p. Advertising costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

q. Stock option plan

Stock options granted to participants of the stock option plan are not recorded. The exercises of the options are treated as sales of stock by crediting paid-in capital stock for the cash received. (See Note 13).

r. Net loss per share

Net loss per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. As of December 2001, 2002 and 2003, the weighted average number of shares outstanding was 2,516,129,032.

s. Fair value of financial instruments

The market value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term and long-term debt and accounts payable closely approximates their book value due to the variable interest rates and short-term maturity of the financial instruments.

t. Use of estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported of assets and liabilities and contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period in the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

u. New accounting principles

I. In 2002, the MIPA issued Statement C-15 “Impairment in the Value of Long-lived Assets and Their Disposal”, which will be effective as of January 1, 2004, although early adoption is recommended.

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This statement: i) provides criteria that allow the identification of situations showing evidence of deterioration in the value of long-lasting assets, both tangible and intangible; ii) defines the rule for calculating and recording of losses arising from the deterioration of assets and their reversion; iii) establishes the rules for presentation and disclosure of assets whose value has been impaired or impairment whose has reversed, and iv) provides rules for the presentation and disclosure of discontinued operations.

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In accordance with the guidelines established in this statement, in 2003, impairment in the value of fixed assets and concession rights amounted to Ps1,246,680, disclosed as a single line item in the accompanying statement of operations. Unefon believes that the decline in the fair value of its concession rights and fixed assets was due principally to uncertainty about industry prospectus in light of continuing price competition, and slowing subscriber growth.

II. The MIPA issued new Statement C-12 “Financial instruments qualifying as liabilities, capital or both”. The guidelines contained in this statement are mandatory for periods commencing on or after January 1, 2004. However, early application of these guidelines is recommended.

This new statement established the most important differences between liabilities and stockholders’ equity, from the point of view of the issuer, as a base for properly identifying, classifying and recording, in the initial recognition, the liabilities and capital components of combined financial instrument.

Although this statement went into effect on January 1, 2004, it does not require restatement of prior year’s information, or recognition of an accumulated initial effect in the results for the period in which it is adopted, as established in the transitory paragraph therein. Thus the adoption of this statement will have no impact on the Company’s financial statements.

v. Reclassifications

Various prior year amounts were reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

NOTE 3 - FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITION:

At December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company had the following monetary assets and liabilities denominated in thousands of US dollars, valued at the exchange rates of Ps11.2372 and Ps10.439 per US dollar, respectively:

	December 31,
	2002			2003
Assets	US$	24,903		US$	1,006
Liabilities		(629,005	)		(404,848	)
Net short position	US$	(604,102	)	US$	(403,842	)

At March 15, 2004, date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements, the exchange rate was Ps10.9638 per US dollar.

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Following is a summary of the Company’s principal foreign currency transactions, expressed in thousands of US dollars:

	For the year ended December 31,
	2001		2002		2003
Fees	US$	1,367	US$	395	US$	—
Interest expense	US$	46,693	US$	19,442	US$	16,668
Inventory purchases	US$	85,697	US$	64,103	US$	53,743
Property and equipment acquisitions	US$	70,232	US$	151,664	US$	18,604

NOTE 4 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

	December 31,						Estimated useful life
	2002			2003			2002	2003
Buildings	Ps	264,121		Ps	395,224		20	20
Leasehold improvements		99,655			106,982		10	10
Communication equipment		106,304			122,538		3	3
Office furniture and equipment		78,017			83,866		10	10
Transportation equipment		18,675			19,009		4	4
Computer equipment and software		388,615			406,127		3	3
Transmission equipment		3,091,199			3,212,510		10	8
Machinery and equipment		98,693			101,116		10	8
		4,145,279			4,447,372
Accumulated depreciation		(842,592	)		(1,356,725	)
		3,302,687			3,090,647
Land		41,170			41,050
Construction in progress others		198,120			38,907
	Ps	3,541,977		Ps	3,170,604

In 2003, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement C-15 “Impairment in Value of Long-lived Assets and their Disposal” issued by the MIPA. The application of the guidelines established in this statement resulting in a charge during the year of Ps173,996.

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NOTE 5 - CONCESSION RIGHTS:

On May 18, 1998, the Company received a formal notification from the Federal Telecommunications Commission (“COFETEL”) granting the Company national concessions for the use of 80 MHz of radio frequencies. These concessions give the Company the right to use a bandwidth of 30 MHz within the 1.9 GHz frequency range, and two bandwidths of 25 MHz within the 3.4 GHz frequency range in each of the nine regions of Mexico (jointly referred to as

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“wireless concessions”). Additionally, on June 23, 1998, the SCT issued the Company a concession for the installation, operation and exploitation of a public telecommunications network (the “network concession”).

Wireless concessions allow the Company to exclusively use bandwidth blocks for which it is licensed to provide mobile or fixed telephone services. The network concession allows the Company to operate a public telephone network. The Company may provide specific services indicated in the network concession and the wireless concessions, which include i) local telephone services; ii) marketing, reception and transmission of any kind of information, and iii) access to videoconferencing, audio, video and information networks.

The Company paid the equivalent of 20% of the concession value, and was given an extension to June 15, 1999 to pay the remaining 80%. On June 14, 1999, the Company paid the Mexican Government the remaining 80% of the concession cost plus interest accruing through that date.

In December 1999 and January 2000, the Company acquired concessions for the use of a bandwidth of 112 MHz within the 37.0-38.6 GHz frequencies and the 7.1-7.7 GHz frequencies with a bandwidth the 56 MHz.

The Company’s concessions were granted for a period of twenty years and are renewable if certain requirements are complied.

Under the provisions of the 1995 Federal Telecommunications Law and the Foreign Investments Law, telecommunications concessions may only be granted to Mexican individuals or entities, in which foreign investment may not exceed 49% of the capital stock, or which are not controlled by foreign entities, except, in the case of concessions for cellular communication services, where foreign investment may exceed 49% of the capital stock if approved by the National Foreign Investments Commission.

Under the 1995 Federal Telecommunications Law, a concession may be terminated in the following cases: i) when the term expires; ii) when the concessionaire cancels the concession; iii) when the concession is terminated due to noncompliance with the terms of the concessions and applicable law; iv) expropriation, or v) when there is dissolution or bankruptcy of the concession holder.

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Below is a breakdown of the concession rights:

	December 31,
	2002			2003
Concession for 1.9 GHz frequency (net of Ps344,870 of impairment in 2003)	Ps	2,302,780		Ps	1,857,152
Capitalized interest net of gain on monetary position (and net of Ps22,013 of impairment in 2003)		158,097			118,542
Effect of restatement (net of Ps200,325 of impairment in 2003)		1,159,259			1,078,767
		3,620,136			3,054,461
Less – accumulated amortization:
Concession for 1.9 GHz frequency (net of Ps39,165 of impairment in 2003)		(342,586	)		(410,117	)
		3,277,550			2,644,344
Concession for 3.4 GHz frequency (Note 1)		450,482			—
Capitalized interest net of gain on monetary position		24,857			—
Effect of restatement		228,694			—
		704,033			—
Concessions for 37.0-38.6 GHz frequencies (net of Ps10,383 of impairment in 2003)		16,639			6,256
Capitalized interest net gain on monetary position (net of Ps284 of impairment in 2003)		477			193
Effect of restatement (net of Ps2,094 of impairment in 2003)		4,381			2,126
		21,497			8,575
Concessions for 7.1-7.7 GHz frequencies (Note 1)		15,478			—
Capitalized interest net of gain on monetary position		431			—
Effect of restatement		3,531			—
		19,440			—
	Ps	4,022,520		Ps	2,652,919

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Under the concession rights, the Company is subject to certain coverage commitments (mainly the provision of services in all regions into which the concession titles are divided into). The coverage commitments are divided into five phases, all of which must be completed during a term of three to five years. As of December 31, 2003, the Company had not met the coverage commitments, however it is in process of obtaining an extension.

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In September 2000, the SCT awarded Operadora a concession (at no cost) to install, operate and utilize the public telecommunications network to provide national and international long distance telephone service. Until the public telecommunications network is in operation, the Company is able to provide national long distance services through agreements with other service providers. This concession is for a 30 years period and can be extended for an additional 30 year period at the SCT’s discretion, assuming compliance by the Company with the conditions of the concession.

The Company early adopted the provisions of Statement C-15 “Impairment in the Value of Long-lived Assets and their Disposal”, issued by the MIPA in 2003. In accordance with the guidelines established in this standard, the Company identified a portion of the concession rights as impaired, and therefore recorded a charge of Ps540,804 to write down the value of the concession rights, recorded outside of operations in 2003. (See Note 2u.) Also, as part of the analysis carried out for the determination of the impairment loss, the Company determined, as a result of expected changes in technology, to lower the amortization period of the concessions from 16 years to 8 years.

NOTE 6 - PRE-OPERATING EXPENSES:

Net balance at December 31, 2002	$	603,447
Less:
Amortization for the period		(71,567	)
Write-off of pre-operating expenses		(531,880	)
Net balance at December 31, 2003	$	—

As a result of the adoption of Statement C-8 “Intangible assets”, which went into effect in 2003, Management wrote-off its preoperating expenses, after carrying out an evaluation and, concluding that the preoperating expenses will not generate future economic benefits.

NOTE 7 - OTHER ASSETS:

	December 31,
	2002		2003
Current balances:
Advance payments	Ps	10,837	Ps	52,484
Other accounts receivable		5,029		465
	Ps	15,866	Ps	52,949
Long-term balances:
Prepaid expenses	Ps	42,069	Ps	73,047
Arrangement fee (Note 10)		65,657
SCT fees for assigned telephone numbers		21,864		20,574
Guarantee deposits		18,018		4,494
Other		23,677		17,264
	Ps	171,285	Ps	115,379

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NOTE 8 - BANK LOANS:

At December 31, 2002 and 2003 the Company had the following direct bank loans:

Bank	Amount (thousands)				Interest rate		Due date
	2002		2003		2002	2003
Short term:
Banco Inbursa, S. A.	US$	3,921	US$	12,101	11%	9%	June, 2003 and 2004, respectively
Banco Inbursa, S. A.		8,180			11%		June, 2003
STC Capital Corp.		8,778			20%		February, 2003
		20,879		12,101
Long-term:
STC Capital Corp.		8,000			20%		August, 2004
Others		1,611
		9,611
Total	US$	30,490	US$	12,101

NOTE 9 - RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS:

	December 31,
	2002		2003
Short-term balances:
Amounts receivable:
Elektra, S. A. de C. V. (“Elektra”) (1)	Ps	113,433	Ps	149,840
TV Azteca (2)		81,302
Others		19,499		21,303
	Ps	214,234	Ps	171,143
Short-term balances:
Accounts payable:
Stockholders (4)	Ps	399,417
Grupo Alsavisión, S. A. de C. V. (3)
(“Grupo Alsavisión”)		148,739	Ps	606,988
TV Azteca (2)		17,355		335,707
Corporación RBS, S. A. de C. V. (5)				229,649
Elektra (1)		249,627		131,136
Others		14,342		5,181
	Ps	829,480	Ps	1,308,661

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	December 31,
	2002		2003
Long-term balances:
Accounts payable:
Elektra (1)	Ps	68,026	Ps	101,011
TV Azteca (2)		77,098
38 GHTZ (6)		20,051		19,285
	Ps	165,175	Ps	120,296

The most important transactions with related parties are summarized as follows:

	For the year ended December 31,
	2001		2002		2003
Sales of handsets and accessories	Ps	146,054	Ps	292,709	Ps	85,024
Rental expense	Ps	24,085	Ps	25,852	Ps	25,852
Interest expense	Ps	17,554	Ps	82,705	Ps	160,106
Advertising expenses	Ps	67,684	Ps	68,352	Ps	120,418
Commissions on prepaid cards	Ps	15,403	Ps	57,555	Ps	55,413
Purchases of telephone handsets	Ps	132,694	Ps	253,964	Ps	168,191
Discount on sale of handsets	Ps	54,148	Ps	59,298	Ps	59,648
Fees	Ps	18,034	Ps	99,004	Ps	98,104

1. Marketing, Distribution and Lease agreements - Grupo Elektra:

In June 1998, the Company entered into a 10 year agreement with Elektra Comercial, S. A. de C. V., T.H.E.O.N.E, S. A. de C. V., Salinas y Rocha, S. A. de C. V. and Grupo Hecali, S. A. de C. V. (collectively “Grupo Elektra”, and each related with Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego) for the marketing and distribution of Unefon’s services in Grupo Elektra’s national network of stores in Mexico. This agreement was amended in October 1999, November 2000 and December 2000.

The current agreement with Grupo Elektra compensates Grupo Elektra based on the percentage of revenues generated from the sales of handsets and airtime sold in its stores.

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As compensation for Grupo Elektra services, the Company has agreed to pay Grupo Elektra:

• The greater of a 20% discount of the value of the handset or 150 pesos discount per handset (indexed annually by the NCPI).

• 9% of airtime sold at Grupo Elektra stores for use on Unefon’s network through prepaid cards starting in June 1, 2003 and 5.8% before this date. During the year ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, the Company accrued commissions of Ps16,360, Ps19,958 and Ps15,403, respectively.

• 5.8% of the net interconnection revenue from “calling party pays” subscribers signed-up through Grupo Elektra stores until May 31, 2003; from June 1, 2003 this commission was canceled and a 2% participation was granted to Grupo Elektra to promote sales to all their customers. Net interconnection revenue is defined as interconnection revenue less cost of interconnection. During 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company accrued commissions of Ps6,280, Ps9,181 and Ps15,988, respectively.

Additionally, in accordance with a ten-year lease agreement dated November 3, 2000, Grupo Elektra receives an annual fee payment of US$3,000 for each of the Grupo Elektra stores at which the Company installs a transmission base or any other equipment. The total amount recorded by the Company amounted to Ps275, Ps293 and Ps606 for fees of this nature during the year ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Under the terms of the agreements, the Company will defer payment of amounts related to airtime, interconnection and lease space accrued in 2001, 2002 and 2003 until the end of 2004. Amounts accrued in 2003 and 2004 will be payable in 2005. All amounts deferred under these agreements bear interest at a rate equivalent to Grupo Elektra’s average annual interest rate on its peso denominated debt. Starting in 2005, these payments will be made as they accrue.

“Crédito Plus”:

In November 1, 2000 the Company entered a 5 year agreement with Grupo Elektra, as an alternative to promote and sell handsets and airtime through the “Crédito Plus” credit plan, this agreement does not imply any novation, switch, modification or cancellation of the Grupo Elektra agreement mentioned above.

Unefon will pay a 16.5% commission on prepaid airtime sold in Elektra stores, to use on Unefon’s Network. The commissions are paid as earned. During 2001, 2002 and 2003 Operadora paid Ps9,457, Ps17,948 and Ps2,158, respectively.

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2. Advertising Agreement - TV Azteca:

In June 1998, the Company entered into a 10-year agreement with TV Azteca (a company related to Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego) under which TV Azteca is to provide the Company with airtime on its two national television channels, Azteca 7 and Azteca 13, in Mexico for Unefon’s advertising campaigns. The agreement with TV Azteca was amended in October 1999 and in March 2001.

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The principal terms and conditions of the TV Azteca agreement include:

• TV Azteca will supply Unefon with advertising spots totaling an aggregate of 120,000 Gross Rating Points (“GRPs”) over the term of the agreement for US$200 (million). Unefon can use a maximum of 35,000 GRPs per year. For purposes of the agreement, GRPs equal the number of total rating points obtained in 60 second transmission of commercial messages. Up to 30% of these GRPs may be used during primetime, which is defined in the agreement as 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. Unefon can only use the GRPs through December 2009.

• Unefon will pay TV Azteca 3.0% of its gross revenues up to maximum of US$200.0 million. GRPs used by the Company are billed by TV Azteca in accordance with the terms of the agreement as the GRPs are consumed on a rate schedule set forth in the agreement, which provides less expensive GRPs initially and more expensive GRPs over the term of the agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, Unefon has elected to defer payments due in 2001 and 2002 and to make these payments in four equal semi-annual installments during 2003 and 2004, with the first payment due in June 2003. The deferred payments bear interest at an month interest rate of 0.949%. Starting in 2003, Unefon’s payments to TV Azteca are due on a current basis. At December 31, 2002 and 2003, the balance is US$15.7 million and US$11.2 million (including interest);

• Pursuant to the advertising agreement, Unefon’s failure to pay advances will not be considered a default by Unefon under the agreement. However, TV Azteca will be able to suspend the provision of television services to Unefon after Unefon’s continued failure to pay for one year.

During the year ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company received Ps67,686, Ps83,547 and Ps120,418, respectively, in advertising under the terms of this agreement.

TV Azteca lease agreement:

On May 22, 1998, the Company signed a building lease agreement with TV Azteca for its headquarters in Mexico City for a term of ten years with a one-time right to renew for an additional ten year term Starting on June 1998. The lease building consists of 8,607, square meters of office space and 300 parking spaces, for which the Company pays Ps2,190 plus value added tax monthly. The lease payment is adjusted monthly by applying NCPI factors.

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3. Alsavision loan

During 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company entered into promissory notes payable to Grupo Alsavisión. As of December 31, 2002 and 2003, the Company had outstanding balances of US$13.0 million and US$52.0 million, respectively.

4. Stockholder loans

As of December 31, 2002 and 2003 the Company had received short-term stockholder loans in an amount of US$36.8 million and US$19.2 million, respectively.

5. Corporación RBS loan

During November 2003, the company entered into promissory note payable to Corporación RBS, S. A. de C. V. amounting US20 million payable on November 2005, such funds were used to pay short term debt. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will pay interest at an annual interest rate of 20%.

6. 38 GHTZ

On December 1999, Radiocel, S. A. de C. V. (“Radiocel”) made an advance payment of Ps19,285 (historic) to purchase the 37.0-38.6 GHz concessions. On November 2000 Radiocel transferred its right to acquire the concessions to 38 GHTZ, S. A. de C. V. (“38 GHTZ”). Both Radiocel and 38 GTHZ are related parties.

7. Codisco Investments LLC

See Note 10.

NOTE 10 - LONG-TERM FINANCING FROM NORTEL NETWORK LIMITED AND CODISCO INVESTMENTS, LLC:

Unefon and Nortel, Unefon’s major equipment supplier and former lender, became engaged in a dispute over each party’s compliance with the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, the procurement agreement and other related agreements entered into by the parties, which resulted in the filing of various legal actions by both parties. On June 16, 2003, Unefon reached a settlement with Nortel pursuant to which Unefon and Nortel released each other from all obligations arising out of the procurement agreement, financing agreement and any related agreements, and terminated all actions and proceedings of any kind between the parties or involving the parties and their counsel in the United States and Mexico. Unefon and Nortel also terminated the existing procurement agreement and entered into a new procurement agreement. In connection with the settlement, Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V. and Codisco Investments LLC (“Codisco”), an entity incorporated in the U.S., reached an agreement with Nortel Networks Limited (“Nortel”) to acquired Unefon’s outstanding debt with Nortel for US$150 million. As Unefon did not have sufficient funds to acquire the total

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debt on its own, Unefon and Codisco provided funds in the amount of US$43 million and US$107 million, respectively, sharing similar conditions in the transaction. Concurrently with the settlement, the US$107 million paid by Codisco, a company of which Mr. Ricardo Salinas Pliego (principal stockholder and chairman of the Board of Directors of TV Azteca), indirectly owned 50%, purchased US$325 million of the debt owed by Unefon to Nortel. Nortel and Codisco also entered into an assignment and assumption agreement pursuant to which Codisco replaced Nortel as lender under the financing agreement, and Unefon’s stock pledges in favor of Nortel were assigned to Codisco. In the agreement which formalized the purchase of the debt, Nortel stipulated that the debt could not be sold to a party unrelated to Unefon without Nortel’s express consent. In September 2003, Unefon signed a service agreement to provide capacity to an unaffiliated third party and received US$268 million as an advance payment under such agreement.(See Note 11) Unefon used these funds, in addition to funds from operations and short-term loans, to pay off the debt owed to Codisco. With this payment, all of Unefon’s assets, that had been collateralizing the loan were released.

The Company is required to pay Nortel US$25 million, via electronic transfer in immediately available funds in the event of a change in management control on or prior to December 15, 2005.

National Banking and Securities Commission Investigation:

As stated in Official Letter DGSM 040/04 folio 1140 issued by the National Banking and Securities Commission (NBSC), the commission is currently conducting an investigation involving alleged violations of the Stock Market Law, in connection with a statement published by Unefon on January 9, 2004 and submitted to the Mexican Stock Market, which contained the following terms:

“Unefon (BMV:UNEFON) informs that on June 16, 2003, its main subsidiary, Operadora Unefon, S.A. de C.V.(“Unefon”), and Codisco Investments LLC (“Codisco”), an entity constituted in the United States, reached an agreement with Nortel Networks Limited (“Nortel”) to acquire Unefon’s outstanding debt with Nortel for US$150 million. Given that Unefon, on a stand alone basis, did not have sufficient funds to acquire the entirety of the debt, Unefon and Codisco funded US$43 million and US$107 million, respectively, sharing similar conditions in this transaction. In the contract which formalized the purchase of the debt, Nortel established that the debt could not be sold to a non-related party without Nortel’s express consent.

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Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Chairman of TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: TZA, BMV: TV AZTCA), and Moisés Saba Masri, Chairman of Unefon, each indirectly owned 50% of Codisco.

In September 2003, Unefon signed a service contract to provide capacity to an unaffiliated third party and received US$268 million subject to such contract Unefon, as it was contractually obligated to do, used these funds, in addition to funds from operations and short-term credits, to pay off the US$325 million in debt. With this payment, all of Unefon’s assets which have been collateralized the loan were released”.

Unefon and its legal advisors indicate that the NBSC has not clarified the nature or purpose of the investigation.

Supply agreement with Nortel

As part of the “Restructuring Agreement”, Operadora and Nortel signed a new procurement agreement for the supply of equipment, software, services and technical support effective for a five-year period. The technology is the same as that established in the prior supply agreement, digital cordless CDMA, operating on the 1.9 GHz frequency band.

Operadora committed to purchase from Nortel a minimum of US$100 million of equipment and services during the period of the arrangement, and to purchase no less than US$20 million annually. The agreement does not include commitments to purchase exclusively from Nortel, and is regulated by the laws of the State of New York.

The agreement can be terminated: (i) if desired by any of the parties, (ii) if any of the parties enter into a bankruptcy process, (iii) in the event of noncompliance with any of the provision of the agreement, or (iv) if Unefon fails to pay an invoice, in accordance with the terms for payment stipulated in the agreement, provided the delay in payment exceeds 90 days.

NOTE 11 - CAPACITY SUPPLY AGREEMENT:

In September 2003, Operadora signed an agreement to provide Radiomóvil Dipsa, S. A. de C. V. (DIPSA), not a related party, the IRU of capacity for part of the spectrum granted in the concession to Operadora on the 1850-1865 Mhz/1930-1945 Mhz band. The capacity sold represents capacity that the Company estimates would not otherwise have been used for the duration of the concession. DIPSA has the IRU of the capacity for a period of 16 years for approximately US$404 million, which was paid to Operadora in September and October 2003, net of a prepayment incentive discount of approximately US$137 million. In the event

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Operadora is able to obtain a renewal of the concession at the end of the term, DIPSA will be entitled (but not required) to another IRU arrangement, at a cost equal to the proportion of the fee that Operadora will be required to pay for the renewal of the concession corresponding to the radio-electric frequency used by DIPSA.

The agreement can be terminated early or cancelled under certain circumstances, such as if the concession is revoked, among others, in which case, a portion of the prepaid usage fee in accordance with a contracted schedule would be refunded to DIPSA, plus the corresponding interest. The agreement can also be terminated early due to causes attributable to DIPSA; in which case, Operadora would have the right not to return the advance payment received.

NOTE 12 - AGREEMENTS WITH MATC DIGITAL:

On December 2000 the Company and MATC entered into amended and restated Build-to-Suit and Master Lease agreements.

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Amended and Restated Build-to-Suit and Master Lease Agreements:

The Amended and Restated Build-to-Suit agreement states that MATC: a) will acquire, develop and/or build within coverage rings identified by the Company all new build-to-suit sites during the term of the agreement and that the Company shall lease certain space from MATC pursuant to terms provided in the Amended and Updated Master Lease agreement; b) will identify space on third party existing sites within the coverage rings identified by the Company; c) will identify, investigate and develop space on MATC existing sites within coverage rings identified by the Company and if such site is selected lease certain space to MATC, and d) will perform the site searches as set forth in the agreement.

The Company is obligated to request at least 400 build-to-suit sites during the term of the agreement. Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Build-to-Suit agreement the Company, ATC and MATC agreed to increase the maximum obligation, as defined in the agreement, to 600 build-to-suit sites.

MATC has the exclusive right to perform services for the Company and its subsidiaries until the earlier of the expiration of the agreement (December 31, 2005) or the date upon which the Company has requested from MATC the 1000th Build-to-Suit site that will be credited toward the maximum obligation.

Under the Amended and Restated Master Lease agreement, the Company agreed to lease space from MATC within equipment shelters constructed and owned by MATC in accordance with the Amended and Restated Build-to-Suit agreement, ground space for the installation of the Company’s equipment and space on MATC towers. Each of the site leases is governed by the Amended and Restated Master Lease agreement.

The initial term of each site lease begins on the commencement date of such site lease and will continue for eleven years and may be extended automatically beyond its initial term unless the Company notifies MATC in writing at least 90 days before the renewal period that it does not wish to extend the term. The rent payable to MATC by the Company under each site lease is equal to the base rent plus any additional rent as provided under the terms of the agreement.

During 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company incurred costs of approximately Ps214, Ps180 and Ps5.6 million, for the construction of the transmission towers. The amount received from MATC as payment of reimbursable costs and the rent provision (Ps209 million and Ps247 million) have been offset against the amount incurred by the Company in the balance sheet included have been offset in the accounts payable and accrued expense accounts at December 31, 2001 and 2002, respectively for all years presented.

At December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 the Company had leased 467, 556 and 538 sites, respectively. These leases are accounted for as operating leases. The lease expense during the period ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 amounted to Ps159 million, Ps211 million and Ps220 million, respectively. The total future minimum lease obligations based on the current base rent of 538 sites, under the terms of the contract is approximately US$195 million as shown on the following page.

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Year ended December 31,	Millions of US dollars
2004	US$	19.5
2005		19.5
2006		19.5
2007		19.5
2008 and thereafter		117.0

NOTE 13 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

At December 31, 2003 the capital stock is variable with a fixed minimum of Ps2,807,128 (historical) and unlimited maximum. The capital stock is composed of Series “A” common shares, ordinary, no par value, as shown below:

	December 31, 2003
Stockholder	Number of shares		Amount
	(thousands)
TV Azteca	1,170,000		Ps	1,161,730
Moisés Saba Masri	1,170,000			1,161,730
Various (public)	176,129			174,884
Stock option plan	310,983			308,784
Total authorized	2,827,112			2,807,128
Capital stock authorized but not paid	(310,983	)		(308,784	)
Total	2,516,129			2,498,344
Restatement increment				861,190
			Ps	3,359,534

In the event of a capital reduction, the excess of stockholders’ equity over capital contributions is subject to a tax equivalent to 49.25% and 47.06%, if paid in 2004 or 2005, respectively.

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Stock option plan

On November 17, 2000, the Company established a stock option plan that provides for the issuance of stock options to: a) the persons designated by TV Azteca; b) Mr. Moisés Saba or his designee, and c) certain current employees of the Company who will be designated by the Board of Directors.

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Under the stock option plan, which covers aggregate of 310,982,240 Series “A” shares, authorized for the issuance.

The assigned options to acquire capital stock of the Company have the following terms:

• 4.25% of the Company’s fully diluted capital stock, or 120,152,229 Series “A” shares, to persons designated by TV Azteca (at an exercise price of US$0.1507 per share).

• 4.25% of the Company’s fully diluted capital stock, or 120,152,229 Series “A” shares, to Mr. Moisés Saba or to persons whom he will designate (at an exercise price of US$0.1507 per share).

• 0.5% of the Company’s fully diluted capital stock, or 14,135,556 Series “A” shares, to Mr. Moisés Saba or to persons whom he will designate (at an exercise price of US$0.3537 per share).

• 2.0% of the Company’s fully diluted capital stock, or 56,542,226 Series “A” shares, to the employees designated by the Board of Directors (at an exercise price of US$0.3537 per share).

A trust has been created to administer the stock option plan. The trust is managed by a committee consisting of two members. The duties of the trust include maintaining a record of:

• Participants in the stock option plan, trustees and their beneficiaries;

• The number of option shares granted to each;

• The exercise price of the option, and

• The governing terms and conditions of the plan.

All options authorized under the plan have been assigned with certain contingent performance criteria required for grant. Under the terms of plan the options will be granted on specified anniversary dates as provided below:

Anniversary date	% of options to be granted
January 1, 2001	10
2002	10
2003	20
2004	30
2005	30

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These grants are contingent on the achievement of specific goals determined by the Technical Committee. The options are considered granted once they are approved by the Technical Committee. If the Technical Committee does not take action, the options will be considered granted 90 days after the anniversary dates of the conditional assignment. Once the options have been granted there is a one year vesting period after which the participants have up to five years in which to exercise the options.

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The Technical Committee has the authority to accelerate all or part of the options granted to any participant in the plan, provided that the right to accelerate is extended proportionally to the rest of the participants in the plan. Upon termination participants may retain options vested through the date of their termination.

Beneficiaries of the participants will automatically acquire the right to exercise the vested options in the case of death or permanent disability of any of the participants.

In 2001, the Technical Committee completed the final assignment of the options to be awarded under the plan and had notified to the participants the number of options that they would be eligible to be granted at the various anniversary dates.

At December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the total number of shares formally assigned was 307,646,520, 309,266,397 and 305,820,864, respectively.

Principal shareholder

In October 2000, TV Azteca granted rights to acquire all of its shares in Unefon and certain other of TV Azteca’s securities on a pro-rata basis to the holders of all of TV Azteca’s outstanding shares. The grant of the rights to acquire the Unefon Series “A” shares was subject to receiving the consent of the holders of the TV Azteca and Azteca Holdings notes. On March 27, 2001, TV Azteca and Azteca Holdings obtained these consents and paid a fee totaling Ps121,328 (nominal) to holders of the Azteca Holdings and TV Azteca notes. The grant of the rights remains subject to; i) the filing and effectiveness of a registration statement with the SEC that registers the Unefon Series “A” shares underlying the rights and ii) the receipt of all applicable regulatory and third-party approvals, including the consent of Nortel (see Note 10). The rights to acquire the Unefon Series “A” shares were originally only exercisable on December 11, 2002. However, in December 2002, TV Azteca approved the change of the exercise date to December 12, 2003.

On October 16, 2003, TV Azteca’s Board of Directors approved a spin-off of its investment in Unefon. This decision was ratified at the extraordinary stockholders’ meeting held on December 19, 2003. As a result, the company is no longer an investment of TV Azteca.

NOTE 14 - TAX MATTERS:

Income tax (“IT”)

Unefon and its subsidiaries do not consolidate for tax purposes.

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For the year ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, Unefon determined combined losses for tax purposes of Ps5,382,698, Ps5,762,703 and Ps2,627,545, respectively, which can be offset against future income, and restated by applying factors derived from the NCPI.

The difference between book and tax results is mainly due to effects of inflation; non-deductible expense; the difference between book and tax depreciation and amortization, capitalization of certain expenses, interest and exchange losses for book purposes and timing differences for certain items that are reported in different periods for financial reporting and tax purposes.

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The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following:

	December 31,
	2002			2003
Deferred revenue	Ps	233,524		Ps	3,270,746
Inventories		(155,127	)		(167,504	)
Property, furniture and equipment		(1,929	)		29,064
Pre-operating expenses		(186,154	)		343,346
Advance payments		(117,404	)		(197,879	)
Accrued expenses		288,884			180,738
Concession rights		(3,587,439	)		(2,253,000	)
Tax loss carry forwards		5,762,703			2,627,545
		2,237,058			3,833,056
Statutory income tax rate		34	%		34	%
Deferred tax asset		760,600			1,303,239
Valuation allowance		(760,600	)		(1,303,239	)
Net deferred tax	Ps	—		Ps	—

At December 31, 2003, the Company had the following combined tax loss carry forwards, which under the Mexican Income Tax Law (IT Law) are inflation-indexed through the date of utilization:

Year of expiration	Amount
2008	Ps	525,304
2009		899,193
2010		264,712
2011		751,086
2012		186,689
2013		561
	Ps	2,627,545

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Asset tax

The Asset Tax Law establishes a tax of 1.8% on the average of assets, less certain liabilities, which is payable when it exceeds the income tax due.

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Unefon incurred an asst tax of Ps1,502 and Ps802 in 2003 and 2002, respectively.

In 2003 and 2002, Operadora, Operadora SPC and Torres were not subject to asset tax.

Employees’ statutory profit sharing

Employees’ statutory profit sharing is determined by Servicios SPC at the rate of 10% on taxable income, adjusted as prescribed by the Mexican Income Tax Law. For the year ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 Servicios determined an employee’ statutory profit sharing of Ps126, Ps127 and Ps222 (historical amount), respectively.

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NOTE 15 - CONTINGENCIES:

a. Midicel, a Mexican wireless telecommunications company, has commenced legal proceedings (“amparo”) in the Mexican Federal Ninth District Court for Administrative Matters, in order to nullify the granting of concessions for the use and exploitation of the bandwidths of frequencies of the radio-electric spectrum to seven telecommunication companies, including Unefon. Although Unefon has been successful in defending itself in similar disputes and litigation, Unefon cannot assure that it will be successful in defending claims of this nature in the future. Unefon’s Management believes that Midicel’s claims lack a legal basis for seeking the annulment of Unefon’s concessions.

b. Servicios SPC, S. A. de C. V. (Servicios), a subsidiary of Unefon, is a defendant in a number of lawsuits arising from normal business operations, related to labor obligations. The claims at December 31, 2003 amounted to Ps8,746. Servicios’ attorneys consider that there is no significant contingency for Servicios, and therefore no provision has been recorded.

NOTE 16 - SEGMENT INFORMATION:

The Company evaluates its performance on a city-by-city basis. All of the cities provide substantially the same services to their customers. Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following table (figures in this note are in millions of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power).

Period from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001	Toluca			Acapulco			México			Others (2)			Total
Total net revenue	Ps	94		Ps	117		Ps	787		Ps	611		Ps	1,609
Segment costs and expenses (1)		(73	)		(87	)		(713	)		(1,139	)		(2,012	)
Segment income (loss)	Ps	21		Ps	30		Ps	74		Ps	(528	)		(403	)
Unallocated costs, expenses and income														(756	)
Net loss for the period													Ps	(1,159	)

Period from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002	Toluca			Acapulco			México			Others (2)			Total
Total net revenue	Ps	153		Ps	184		Ps	1,603		Ps	1,219		Ps	3,159
Segment costs and expenses (1)		(71	)		(82	)		(750	)		(1,596	)		(2,499	)
Segment income (loss)	Ps	82		Ps	102		Ps	853		Ps	( 377	)		660
Unallocated costs, expenses and income														(1,566	)
Net loss for the period													Ps	(906	)

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Period from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003	Toluca			Acapulco			México			Others (2)			Total
Total net revenue	Ps	179		Ps	214		Ps	1,910		Ps	1,588		Ps	3,891
Segment costs and expenses (1)		(90	)		(112	)		(974	)		(1,488	)		(2,664	)
Segment income	Ps	89		Ps	102		Ps	936		Ps	100			1,227
Unallocated costs, expenses and income														(2,355	)
Net loss for the period													Ps	( 1,128	)

(1) Does not include depreciation and amortization.

(2) Includes the cities of Torreón, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Puebla, León, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Querétaro, Morelia, Tampico, Saltillo, Ciudad Juárez and Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

The Company does not report assets by segment.

NOTE 17 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT:

On March 9, 2004, Operadora signed a syndicated loan agreement with Banco Inbursa, S. A. (Banco Inbursa) and Banco Azteca, S. A. (Banco Azteca) in the amount of Ps640,000, for liabilities and working capital, with the following characteristics:

Bank	Amount		Interest rate		Expiration
Banco Inbursa	Ps	500,000	11.35	%	February 28, 2006
Banco Azteca		140,000	11.35	%	February 28, 2006

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NOTE 18 - RECONCILIATION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEXICAN GAAP AND US GAAP:

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Mexican GAAP, which differ in certain significant respects from US GAAP. The Mexican GAAP consolidated financial statements include the effects of inflation as provided for under Statement B-10 “Recognition of the Effects of Inflation on Financial Information”. The application of this statement represents a comprehensive measure of the effects of price level changes in the Mexican economy, and is considered to result in a more meaningful presentation for both Mexican and US accounting purposes. Therefore, the following reconciliation to US GAAP does not include the reversal of such inflationary effects.

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The principal differences between Mexican GAAP and US GAAP are summarized in the following pages with an explanation, where appropriate, of the effects on consolidated results of operations and stockholders’ equity. The various reconciling items are presented net of any price level gain (loss).

A. Restatement

During 2003, the Company changed the amounts previously reported for advertising cost. The change was made to adjust the advertising expenses for US GAAP purposes based on the revised estimates that reflect the cost per GRP. The original expense recognition was based on a cost per GRP assuming the maximum amount that would be paid under the agreement based on 3% of the Company’s gross revenue, or US$ 200 million (this would equate to gross revenue of approximately pesos 75 billion over the contract period using December 31, 2003 exchange rates.) Based on the information that was available these estimate gross revenues exceeded the amount that the Company considered to be probable and should not have been used to estimate the cost of the GRP. The restated amounts reflect management’s best estimate of the cost of the GRP.

	As of and for the year ended December 31,
	2001		2002
US GAAP net loss as previously reported	(Ps1,224,273	)	(Ps 761,886	)
Adjustment to advertising cost	163,670		56,247
Net loss income as adjusted	(Ps1,060,603	)	(Ps 705,639	)
Loss per share as reported	(Ps 0.487	)	(Ps 0.303	)
Loss per share as adjusted	(Ps 0.421	)	(Ps 0.280	)
US GAAP stockholders’ equity as previously reported	Ps 3,349,447		Ps2,587,561
Adjustment to advertising cost	163,670		56,247
Adjustment to advertising cost of prior years	134,627		298,297
Stockholder equity as adjusted	Ps 3,647,744		Ps2,942,105

B. Reconciliation

a. Reconciliation of consolidated results of operations:

	Sub-note reference	Year ended December 31,
		2001			2002			2003
Net loss under Mexican GAAP		Ps	(1,158,964	)	Ps	(906,371	)	Ps	( 1,128,137	)
Revenue recognition:
- Sales of handsets and service revenue	i.		8,932			(3,523	)		28,365
- Operating and distribution fee			14,450			—			—
Capitalized comprehensive financing cost - Net	ii.		115,444			83,238			49,413
Advertising costs	iii.		(48,950	)		41,710			36,385
Pre-operating expenses	iv.		70,169			79,307			603,448
Stock based compensation	ix.		(61,684	)		—
Sale of IRU capacity	vii								15,672
Impairment of long lived assets	v.								(193,741	)
Net loss under US GAAP		Ps	( 1,060,603	)	Ps	(705,639	)	Ps	( 588,595	)
Basic and diluted net loss per share		Ps	( 0.421	)	Ps	( 0.280	)	Ps	( 0.233	)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (thousands)			2,516,129			2,516,129			2,516,129

b. Reconciliation of stockholders’ equity:

	Sub-note reference	Year ended December 31,
		2001		2002		2003
Balance under Mexican GAAP		Ps 3,467,987		Ps 2,561,616		Ps 1,433,479
Revenue recognition:
- Sales of handsets and service revenue	i.	(12,674	)	(16,197	)	12,168
Capitalized comprehensive financing cost - Net	ii.	1,016,262		1,099,500		1,148,913
Advertising costs	iii.	(141,076	)	(99,366	)	(62,981	)
Pre-operating expenses	iv.	(682,755	)	(603,448	)	—
Sale of IRU capacity	vii.					15,672
Impairment of long lived assets	v.					(193,741	)
Balance under US GAAP		Ps 3,647,744		Ps 2,942,105		Ps 2,353,510

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c. An analysis of the changes in stockholders’ equity under US GAAP is as follows:

	2001			2002			2003
Balance at beginning of the year	Ps	4,646,663		Ps	3,647,744		Ps	2,942,105
Net loss		(1,060,603	)		(705,639	)		(588,595	)
Stock based compensation		125,300			31,277			91,812
Stock option plan dividends		(63,616	)		(31,277	)		(91,812	)
Balance at end of the year	Ps	3,647,744		Ps	2,942,105		Ps	2,353,510

d. Significant differences between US GAAP and Mexican GAAP:

i. Revenue recognition

Sales of handsets and service revenue -

Under Mexican GAAP, revenue from the sale of handsets is recognized when the equipment is delivered to distributors and when the legal title to the handsets passes. Since the Company has effective control over the pricing and marketing of the handsets sold to the ultimate customers and provides the distributors with a guaranteed margin on the sale of the handsets, revenue, for US GAAP purposes, is recognized upon the sale of the handsets to the ultimate customer and customer activation. Based on interpretations of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 provided by the SEC staff the Company considers that the sale of handsets and free wireless service offered on customer service activation represents a multiple-element arrangement that involves product sale and a future service contract for US GAAP purposes.

Since the handsets have value apart from the future service contract, proceeds from the sale of handsets to the distributors are recognized under US GAAP as revenue from the sale of handsets and deferred revenue to be derived from future wireless service base on the relative fair value of the handsets and future services. Revenue allocated to the sale of handsets is recognized when the handsets are sold to the final customers, the deferred revenue allocated to wireless service is recognized as the services are provided.

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Provided below is a summary of revenue on the sale of handsets, service revenue and cost of handsets under Mexican and US GAAP as of and for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003.

	December 31, 2001
	Mexican GAAP			US GAAP			Difference
Results of operations:
Service revenue	Ps	631,894		Ps	677,085		Ps	45,191
Revenue on sale of handsets - Net		415,986			386,214			(29,772	)
Cost of handsets		(909,118	)		(915,605	)		(6,487	)
Net income	Ps	138,762		Ps	147,694		Ps	8,932
	December 31, 2002
	Mexican GAAP			US GAAP			Difference
Results of operations:
Service revenue	Ps	1,586,080		Ps	1,600,880		Ps	14,800
Revenue on sale of handsets - Net		443,745			458,976			15,231
Cost of handsets		(926,550	)		(960,104	)		(33,554	)
Net income	Ps	1,103,275		Ps	1,099,752		Ps	(3,523	)
	December 31, 2003
	Mexican GAAP			US GAAP			Difference
Results of operations:
Service revenue	Ps	1,943,560		Ps	1,963,382		Ps	19,822
Revenue on sale of handsets - Net		438,291			417,248			(21,043	)
Cost of handsets		(1,005,393	)		(975,807	)		29,586
Net loss	Ps	1,376,458		Ps	1,404,823		Ps	28,365

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ii. Comprehensive financing cost - net

Capitalized interest -

In 1999, under Mexican GAAP the Company did not elect to capitalize interest expense associated with its long-term debt, while under US GAAP, the Company capitalized interest. Beginning in 2000, the Company began to capitalize interest under Mexican GAAP, which is permitted but not required. The difference in the amount of interest capitalized under Mexican and US GAAP is due to the determination of eligible assets and qualifying interest.

Under Mexican GAAP, the monetary gain and foreign exchange loss or gain on U.S. dollar borrowings is included in determining the financing cost that is capitalized. Under US GAAP, only the actual interest on U.S. dollar borrowing can be capitalized.

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Provided below is a summary of capitalized comprehensive financing cost - net under Mexican and US GAAP:

	At December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
Mexican GAAP:
Capitalized interest on fixed assets and concessions	Ps	271,035		Ps	293,920		Ps	246,766
Capitalized exchange loss on fixed assets		20,431			55,694			46,782
Capitalized net monetary gain on fixed assets and concessions		(773,412	)		(788,690	)		(783,696	)
		(481,946	)		(439,076	)		(490,148	)
Depreciation and amortization		17,975			23,877			25,536
Net capitalized comprehensive financing costs under Mexican GAAP		(463,971	)		(415,199	)		(464,612	)
US GAAP:
Capitalized interest on fixed assets and concessions		599,163			718,132			718,132
Depreciation and amortization		(46,872	)		(33,831	)		(33,831	)
Net capitalized interest under US GAAP		552,291			684,301			684,301
Net adjustment	Ps	(1,016,262	)	Ps	(1,099,500	)	Ps	1,148,913

iii. Advertising costs

Under both Mexican and US GAAP, television advertising costs related to the TV Azteca agreement are expensed when the airtime is used. Under Mexican GAAP, television advertising costs are expensed in accordance with the rates established in the advertising agreement, while under US GAAP advertising costs are accrued in such a manner so to result in a constant periodic rate per gross rating point.

	December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
Advertising cost under Mexican GAAP	$	72,789		$	83,547		$	120,418
Advertising cost under US GAAP		(121,739	)		(41,837	)		(84,033	)
Net adjustment	$	(48,950	)	$	(41,710	)	$	(36,385	)

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iv. Pre-operating expenses

According to Mexican GAAP, expenses incurred during the pre-operating stage are capitalized, while under US GAAP, they are expensed when incurred. During 2003, the Company wrote off its pre-operating costs for Mexican GAAP purposes.

v. Impairment of long lived assets

Unefon evaluates potential impairment loss relating to long-lived assets by comparing their unamortized carrying amounts with the undiscounted future expected cash flows (without interest charges) generated by the assets over the remaining life of the assets. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the assets. Testing whether an asset is impaired and for measuring the impairment loss is performed for asset groupings at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows generated by other asset groups.

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

Upon adoption of bulletin C-15 Mexican GAAP requires the impairment of long lived assets to be recorded outside of operations. Under U.S. GAAP any impairment of long lived assets is required to be recorded within operations. A difference exists between the impairment recorded under Mexican and U.S. GAAP (1) because Mexican GAAP uses future cash flows discounted to present value while U.S. GAAP first compares undiscounted cash flows with the carrying value of the assets and (2) due to the difference in the book value of fixed assets under Mexican and U.S. GAAP (See ii above).

vi. Sales commissions

Mexican GAAP allows sales commissions paid to distributors of the Company to be presented as part of the operating expenses in the income statement. For U.S. GAAP purposes, in accordance with EITF 01-9 “Accounting for Consideration given by a Vendor to a Customer” commissions were recorded as a reduction of revenue (Ps. 34,708, Ps. 57,554 and Ps. 19,410 for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, respectively).

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vii Accounting for the IRU of capacity

Under both Mexican GAAP and U.S. GAAP the IRU of capacity sold to DIPSA is accounted for as a service contract with revenue recorded over the services are provided. However, Mexican GAAP allows revenue to be recorded proportional to the early expiration of early cancellation penalties while U.S. GAAP requires revenue to be recognized ratably over the period services are rendered.

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viii. Deferred income tax

Effective January 1, 2000, the Company adopted the provisions of the revised Bulletin D-4 “Accounting treatment of Income Tax, Asset Tax and Employee Profit Sharing”, for Mexican GAAP purposes. Accounting for income taxes in accordance with this statement is similar to accounting for income taxes in accordance with U.S. GAAP SFAS 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes”.

The income tax effects of significant items comprising the Company’s net deferred tax assets and liabilities under US GAAP are as shown:

	December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
Deferred income tax assets:
Current:
Deferred cost/revenue - Net	Ps	3,037		Ps	1,198		Ps	1,097,543
Accrued expenses		5,705			85,636			(93,591	)
		8,742			86,834			1,003,952
Non current:
Property, furniture and equipment	Ps	166,960		Ps	154,317		Ps	119,316
Tax loss carryforwards		1,858,975			1,959,319			893,364
		2,025,935			2,113,636			1,012,680
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Current:
Inventories	Ps	(48,673	)	Ps	(52,743	)	Ps	( 56,951	)
Advance payments		(63,088	)		(21,206	)		(38,315	)
		(111,761	)		(73,949	)		(95,266	)
Non current:
Concessions and capitalized interest		(1,832,483	)		(2,098,708	)		(1,182,685	)
Net deferred IT assets before valuation allowance		90,433			27,813			738,681
Valuation allowance		(90,433	)		(27,813	)		(738,681	)
Net deferred tax	Ps			Ps			Ps

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The Company utilized a significant portion of their tax loss carryforwards during the year to offset the taxable income generated by the cash received from Telcel under the IRU agreement as further discussed in note 11. The IRU transaction was not contemplated during 2002 and therefore there was a full valuation allowance recorded at December 31, 2002.

The following table provides an analysis of the principal difference between IT computed at the statutory rate and the Company’s IT provision for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003.

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
Loss before deferred IT	Ps	(1,060,603	)	Ps	(705,639	)	Ps	(588,595	)
IT benefit at statutory rate	Ps	371,211		Ps	239,917		Ps	200,120
Add (deduct):
Differences between comprehensive financing cost - Net of inflationary gains or losses		(249,191	)		(332,539	)		48,349
Deferred income								1,107,008
Non deductible expenses		(2,494	)		(2,297	)		(511,186	)
Others		(49,286	)		32,299			(133,425	)
Change in valuation reserve		(70,240	)		62,620			(710,868	)
		(371,211	)		(239,917	)		(200,122	)
Income tax expense	Ps	—		Ps	—		Ps

ix. Stock based compensation

Under Mexican GAAP, stock options granted are recorded only when exercised by crediting capital stock for cash received. For US GAAP purposes, options granted to employees at exercise prices below the market price at the measurement date result in non-cash compensation costs over the vesting period as determined under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 “Accounting for stock issued to Employees” (“APB 25”). Under the terms of APB 25, compensation costs is the excess, if any, of the market price of the stock at the grant date, over the amount the employee must pay to acquire the stock.

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Options granted to non-employees of the Company, but employees of the Company within the same controlling group will be accounted as dividends to the controlling entity under US GAAP based on the fair value of the options at the date of grant as determined under SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”). In accordance with SFAS 123, compensation expense for stock options granted to non-employees was determined based on fair value using the Back Scholes valuation model.

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The Company recorded compensation expense for Ps61,684 and dividends to the controlling entities for Ps63,616 in the year ended December 31, 2001. In 2002 and 2003, the quoted market price of the stock at the measurement dates were lower than the exercise prices and accordingly the Company did not recognize compensation cost for these options granted to employees. The Company recorded dividends to the controlling entities for Ps31,277 and Ps 91,812 during the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 148 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure” (“SFAS 148”). SFAS 148 amends SFAS 123 to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. SFAS 148 is effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. The Company has elected to continue to account for its stock based compensation in accordance with the provision of APB 25 as interpreted by FIN 44.

x. Earnings per share (“EPS”)

Under Mexican GAAP, diluted EPS is not required for companies with operating and net losses. Under US GAAP, fully diluted EPS will reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then share in the earnings of the entity. At December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003 there were no outstanding dilutive securities.

xi. Comprehensive loss

Comprehensive loss determined in accordance with SFAS No. 130 “Reporting Comprehensive Income” includes certain changes to stockholder’ equity not affecting net income (loss) and not related to capital payments, dividend payments or similar transactions with the shareholders. The comprehensive loss for the Company is equal to the net loss, as there are no items of comprehensive loss for the years presented under US GAAP other than the net loss.

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xii. Effect of recently issued accounting standards as they relate to the Company

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB 51.” The primary objectives of FIN 46 are to provide guidance on the identification of entities for which control is achieved through means other than through voting rights (“variable interest entities” or “VIEs”) and how to determine when and which business enterprise should consolidate the VIE (the “primary beneficiary”). This new model for consolidation applies to an entity which either (1) the equity investors (if any) do not have a controlling financial interest or (2) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity’s activities without receiving

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additional subordinated financial support from other parties. In addition, FIN 46 requires that both the primary beneficiary and all other enterprises with a significant variable interest in a VIE make additional disclosures. FIN 46 applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. FIN 46 applies to public enterprises as of the beginning of the applicable interim or annual period, and it applies to nonpublic enterprises as of the end of the applicable annual period. In December 2003 the FASB redeliberated certain proposed modifications and revised FIN 46 (“FIN 46-R”). The revised provisions are applicable no later than the first reporting period ending after March 15, 2004. The Company does not expect that the adoption of FIN 46 and FIN 46-R will have a material impact on its financial statements.

xiii. Long term financing from Nortel

As discussed in Note 10, for Mexican GAAP purposes the balance of the long term financing with Nortel as of December 31, 2002 has been included as a long-term liability in the consolidated balance sheet. For US GAAP purposes, current classification is required when the debtor is in violation of a provision of a debt agreement at the balance sheet date and the violation makes the obligation callable within one year from the balance sheet date. Thus, at December 31, 2002, the total indebtedness to Nortel for $3,424,521 is considered as current for US GAAP purposes.

xiv. Cash flow information

Under US GAAP, a statement of cash flows is prepared based on the provisions of FAS No. 95 “Statement of Cash Flows” in lieu of a statement of changes in financial position under Mexican GAAP. FAS No. 95 establishes specific presentation requirements and requires additional disclosures, such as the amount of interest and income taxes paid and non-cash items. This statement does not provide specific guidance for the preparation of cash flows statements for price level adjusted financial statements. Cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities have been adjusted for the effects of inflation on monetary items.

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The condensed consolidated statement of cash flows prepared under US GAAP is as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss under US GAAP	Ps	(1,060,603	)	Ps	(765,639	)	Ps	( 588,595	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Impairment of long lived assets								908,541
Spin off effect on concessions								697,030
Accounts payable to stockholders								(723,266	)
Interest accrued since August 16 to December 31, 2002 of Nortel Networks Corporation debt					88,035
Stock base compensation		61,684
Depreciation and amortization		450,302			725,645			705,598
Monetary gain relating to financing activities		(174,638	)		(208,133	)
		(723,255	)		(100,092	)		999,308
Changes in operation assets and liabilities:
Deferred revenue								3,025,238
Restricted cash		(17,625	)		5,324			165,824
Accounts receivable		(108,790	)		(98,883	)		(20,614	)
Recoverable value added tax		(50,356	)		79,653			13,104
Related parties		392,185			336,985			553,648
Handset inventories		29,175			(16,057	)		(12,377	)
Net changes in other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses		666,334			345,053			(796,689	)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities		187,668			551,983			3,927,442
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of property furniture and equipment		(1,229,999	)		(426,860	)		(412,959	)
Capitalized interest in concession rights		(46,910	)		(33,205	)
Net cash flows used in investing activities		(1,276,909	)		(460,065	)		(412,959	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from payments on bank loans		483,753			(152,828	)		(194,947	)
Proceeds from financing from Nortel		155,603			136,717
Payments under financing from Nortel		(27,524	)					(3,424,521	)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities		611,832			(16,111	)		(3,619,468	)
Effect of inflation in cash		29,496			7,578			8,092
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(447,913	)		83,385			(96,890	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		584,067			128,576			203,869
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	Ps	136,154		Ps	211,961		Ps	106,979
Supplemental cash flows disclosure:
Cash paid during the year for interest	Ps	402,739		Ps	166,139		Ps	—
Other non-cash activities:
Capital reduction payable to stockholders	Ps	—		Ps	—		Ps	723,265
Construction in process - Nortel	Ps	720,660		Ps	—		Ps	—
Pre-paid political risk insurance	Ps	20,278		Ps	33,572		Ps

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Mexico City, July 15, 2004

To the Stockholders of

Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. and subsidiaries

1. We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of results of operations, of changes in stockholders’ equity and of changes in financial position for the year ended December 31, 2003, expressed in constant pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

2. We conducted our audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America) and auditing standards generally accepted in Mexico. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures contained in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3. During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company recorded a charge of Ps444 million, for the impairment of long-lived assets (Notes 4 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements) upon the early adoption of a new standard. Under the standard, adoption is required on January 1, 2004 and early adoption is permitted.

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4. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2003, and the consolidated results of their operations, their changes in consolidated stockholders’ equity and in their consolidated financial position for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in Mexico.

5. Accounting principles generally accepted in Mexico differ in certain significant respects from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Information relating to the nature and effect of such differences is presented in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

/s/ César A. Rosete Vela

César A. Rosete Vela

Audit Partner

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COSMOFRECUENCIAS, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power)

	December 31,
	2002			2003			2003
	(unaudited)						Thousands of US dollars (*)
Assets:
CURRENT:
Cash and cash equivalents	Ps	103		Ps	1,997		US$	178
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $688 in 2003 and $698 in 2002)					1,137			101
Recoverable value added tax		5,386			12,134			1,080
Related parties (Note 5)		752,629			1,123			100
Inventories (Note 2c.)		22			4,978			443
Others					477			42
Total current assets		758,140			21,846			1,944
EQUIPMENT - Net (Note 3)					22,620			2,013
CONCESSION RIGHTS - Net (Note 4)					244,085			21,731
PRE-OPERATING EXPENSES		15
Total assets	Ps	758,155		Ps	288,551		US$	25,688
Liabilities:
CURRENT:
Deferred revenue				Ps	1,059		US$	95
Suppliers					1,420			126
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	Ps	7,379			7,114			633
Related parties (Note 5)		68,377			100,937			8,987
Total liabilities		75,756			110,530			9,841
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Notes 1 and 6):
Capital stock		679,215			679,215			60,471
Premium on share subscription		46,079			46,079			4,102
Deficit		(42,895	)		(547,273	)		(48,726	)
Total stockholders’ equity		682,399			178,021			15,847
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity	Ps	758,155		Ps	288,551		US$	25,688

(*) The US dollar figures represent the Mexican peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed in pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power translated at the exchange rate of Ps11.232 per US dollar and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The accompanying notes are and integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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COSMOFRECUENCIAS, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(Notes 1 and 5)

(Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power)

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003			2003
	(unaudited)									Thousands of US dollars (*)
Revenue:
Service revenue							Ps	4,381		US$	390
Sale of equipment								221			20
Other revenue	Ps	7,703		Ps	16,713			148			14
Total revenue		7,703			16,713			4,750			424
Costs and expenses:
Cost of:
Service								10,426			928
Sales		7,411		Ps	5,466			372			33
General expenses		39,811			12,402			23,084			2,055
Amortization of concession								10,921			971
Total cost and expenses		47,222			17,868			44,803			3,987
Operating loss		(39,519	)		(1,155	)		(40,053	)		(3,563	)
Comprehensive financing result:
Interest income - Net		(26,498	)		(13,242	)
Bank commissions		35
Exchange loss (gain) - Net		5						(408	)		(36	)
Loss on monetary position		14,949			28,466			17,820			1,586
		(11,509	)		15,224			17,412			1,550
Other expenses - Net		2			1,554			2,211			197
Loss before the impairment of long-lived assets		(28,012	)		(17,933	)		(59,676	)		(5,310	)
Impairment of long-lived assets (Notes 4 and 5)								444,702			39,574
Net loss for the year	Ps	(28,012	)	Ps	(17,933	)	Ps	(504,378	)	US$	(44,884	)

(*) The US dollar figures represent the Mexican peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed in pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power translated at the exchange rate of Ps11.232 per US dollar and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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COSMOFRECUENCIAS, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001, 2002 AND 2003

(Note 6)

(Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power)

	Number of common shares outstanding	Capital stock		Premium on share subscription		Deficit			Total
	(thousands)
Balances at December 31, 2001 (unaudited)	305,320	Ps	353,187			Ps	(24,962	)	Ps	328,225
Capital stock increase of June 30, 2002	305,270		326,028							326,028
Premium on share subscription				Ps	46,079					46,079
Comprehensive loss for the period							(17,933	)		(17,933	)
Balances at December 31, 2002 (unaudited)	610,590		679,215	Ps	46,079		(42,895	)		682,399
Comprehensive loss for the period							(504,378	)		(504,378	)
Balances at December 31, 2003	610,590	Ps	679,215	Ps	46,079	Ps	(547,273	)		Ps 178,021

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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COSMOFRECUENCIAS, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION

(Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power)

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003			2003
	(unaudited)									Thousands of US dollars (*)
Operating activities:
Net loss for the period	Ps	(28,012	)	Ps	(17,933	)	Ps	(504,378	)	US$	(44,884	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to resources (used in) provided by operating activities:
Impairment of long lived assets								444,702			39,592
Depreciation and amortization								13,895			1,237
		(28,012	)		(17,933	)		(45,781	)		(4,055	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Net change in accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses		27,951			(354,179	)		772,962			68,818
Resources (used in) provided by operating activities		(61	)		(372,112	)		727,181			64,763
Financing activities:
Contribution of capital stock					326,027
Premium from subscription of shares					46,079
Resources provided by financing activities					372,106
Investing activities:
Acquisition of equipment -Net								(25,578	)		(2,276	)
Concession								(699,709	)		(62,296	)
Resources used in investing activities								(725,287	)		(64,572	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		(61	)		(6	)		1,894			191
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year		170			109			103			9
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year	Ps	109		Ps	103		Ps	1,997		US$	200

(*) The US dollar figures represent the Mexican peso amounts as of December 31, 2003 expressed in pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power translated at the exchange rate of Ps11.232 per US dollar and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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COSMOFRECUENCIAS, S. A. DE C. V. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2003

(Thousands of Mexican pesos of December 31, 2003 purchasing power)

NOTE 1- THE COMPANY:

Cosmofrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. (“Cosmofrecuencias” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of Mexico on August 28, 2000.

Cosmofrecuencias is a holding company, with no material assets or operations other than its investment in its subsidiaries described below:

Company	Operating activity	% of participation
		Direct
Telefrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. (“Telefrecuencias”)	Not operating	98%
Transmisiones y Frecuencias, S. A. de C. V. (“Transmisiones”)	(In pre-operating stage)	98%
Cosmotransmisiones y Frecuencias, S. A. de C. V. (“Cosmotransmisiones”)	(In pre-operating stage)	98%
Operadora de Comunicaciones, S. A. de C. V. (“OpComunicaciones”)	Concessionaire of frequencies to provide capacity to install point to point microwave	99.9%
Unefrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. (“Unefrecuencias”)	Concessionaire of frequencies to provide capacity to install point to point microwave links	99.7%

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NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in Mexico (“Mexican GAAP”). Mexican GAAP requires that the financial statements be expressed in constant pesos of purchasing power as of the date of the most recent balance sheet presented, in this case, December 31, 2003, based on factors derived from the National Consumer Price Index (“NCPI”) issued by the Banco de México.

Following is a summary of the most significant accounting policies followed by the Company in preparing its consolidated financial statements:

a. Basis of consolidation

The Company consolidates all of its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

b. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents represent highly liquid interest-bearing deposits and investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost, plus interest earned during the period.

c. Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of replacement cost or market, and have been valuated using the average cost method.

d. Communications equipment

Communications equipment are expressed at restated value determined by applying factors derived from the NCPI to acquisition costs. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method, based on the estimated useful lives of the assets (see Note 3).

Cosmofrecuencias evaluates potential impairment loss relating to long-lived assets by comparing their unamortized carrying amounts with the discounted future expected cash flows (without interest charges) generated by the assets over the remaining life of the assets. If the sum of the expected future discounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the assets. Testing whether an asset is impaired and for measuring the impairment loss is performed for asset groupings at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows generated by other asset groups.

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Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

e. Concession rights

Concession rights are expressed at restated value determined by applying factors derived from the NCPI to acquisition costs which include capitalized comprehensive financing costs. Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful life, starting from the date on which the services commence in the cities in which the Company operates.

Cosmofrecuencias evaluates potential impairment loss relating to concession rights by comparing their unamortized carrying amounts with the discounted future expected cash flows (without interest charges) generated by the concession over the remaining life of the concession. If the sum of the expected future discounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the assets. Testing whether a concession right is impaired and for measuring the impairment loss is performed for asset groupings at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows generated by other asset groups.

f. Deferred income tax

Income tax is recorded by the comprehensive assets and liability method, which consists of recognizing deferred income tax on all temporary differences between the book and tax values of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements (see Note 7).

g. Liabilities, provisions, contingent assets and liabilities and commitments

The company’s liabilities and liability provisions recognized in the balance sheet represent present obligations, the settlement of which will more likely than not require the use of economic resources. These provisions have been recorded, based on management’s best estimate of the amount needed to settle the present obligation; however, actual results could differ from the provisions recognized.

As from January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the guidelines of Statement C-9 issued by the MIPA, “Liabilities, provisions, contingent assets and liabilities and commitments” in effect as from January 1, 2003. This statement establishes general rules for valuation, presentation and disclosure of liabilities, provisions and contingent assets and liabilities, as well as for the disclosure of commitments entered into by a company as part of its normal operations.

Adoption of this standard did not have material effect on the company’s financial position or results of operations.

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h. Capital stock and premium on share subscription

Capital stock is stated in terms of year-end purchasing power, and is determined by applying factors derived from the NCPI to the historical amounts. The premium on share subscription represents the difference between the payment for the shares subscribed and the nominal value of those shares, and is restated by applying NCPI factors. (See Note 6).

i. Loss on monetary position

The loss on monetary position shown in concession rights, communications equipment and results of operations represents the effects of inflation, measured in terms of the NCPI, on net monthly monetary assets and liabilities.

j. Comprehensive loss

The comprehensive loss for the Company is equal to the net loss, as there are no items of comprehensive loss for the years other than the net loss, and is restated on the basis of NCPI factors.

k. Revenue recognition

Service revenue is recognized when the related services are provided.

Revenue from the sale of equipment and accessories is recognized when the equipment is delivered to the client.

l. Fair value of financial instruments

The market value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable closely approximates their book value due to the short-term maturity of the financial instruments.

m. Use of estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported of assets and liabilities and contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period in the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

n. New accounting principles

I. In 2002, the MIPA issued Statement C-15 “Impairment in the Value of Long-lived Assets and Their Disposal”, which will be effective as of January 1, 2004, although early adoption is recommended.

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This statement: i) provides criteria that allow the identification of situations showing evidence of deterioration in the value of long-lasting assets, both tangible and intangible; ii) defines the rule for calculating and recording of losses arising from the deterioration of assets and their reversion; iii) establishes the rules for presentation and disclosure of assets whose value has been impaired or impairment whose has reversed, and iv) provides rules for the presentation and disclosure of discontinued operations.

In accordance with the guidelines established in this statement, in 2003, impairment in the value of fixed assets and concession rights amounted to Ps444,702, disclosed as a single line item in the accompanying statement of operations.

II. The MIPA issued new Statement C-12 “Financial instruments qualifying as liabilities, capital or both”. The guidelines contained in this statement are mandatory for periods commencing on or after January 1, 2004. However, early application of these guidelines is recommended.

This new statement established the most important differences between liabilities and stockholders’ equity, from the point of view of the issuer, as a base for properly identifying, classifying and recording, in the initial recognition, the liabilities and capital components of combined financial instrument.

Although this statement went into effect on January 1, 2004, it does not require restatement of prior year’s information, or recognition of an accumulated initial effect in the results for the period in which it is adopted, as established in the transitory paragraph therein. Thus the adoption of this statement will have no impact on the Company’s financial statements.

NOTE 3 - EQUIPMENT:

	December 31, 2003		Estimated useful life
			2003
Communications equipment	Ps 25,390		10
Others	2,797
	28,187
Accumulated depreciation	(5,567	)
	Ps 22,620

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NOTE 4 - CONCESSION RIGHTS:

On June 23, 1998 the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation (“SCT”) granted in favor of Sistemas Profesionales de Comunicación, S. A. de C. V. (currently Operadora Unefon, S. A. de C. V. “OpUnefon”) a concession for the installation, operation and exploitation of a public telecommunications network (the “Network concession”). On September 27, 1999 the SCT granted in favor of OpUnefon 9 concessions, (for each of the 9 regions in which Mexico is dividend) each giving OpUnefon the right to use a bandwidth of 30 MHz (2 blocks of 15 MHz) in the 1.9 GHz frequency range (the “1.9 GHz concessions”). Also on September 27, 1999 the SCT granted in favor of OpUnefon 9 concessions, (for each of the 9 regions in which Mexico is divided) each giving OpUnefon the right to use a bandwidth of 50 MHz (2 blocks of 25 MHz) in the 3.4 GHz frequency range (the “3.4 GHz concessions”).

The 1.9 GHz and 3.4 GHz concessions allowed OpUnefon to exclusively use the frequency blocks for which it is licensed to provide the specific telecommunications services indicated. In the Network concession, which included i) wireless fixed or mobile local telephony services; ii) marketing of network capacity, and iii) access to videoconferencing, audio, video and data networks.

On December 1999 and January 2000, the SCT granted in favor of OpUnefon concessions for the use of a bandwidth of 112 MHz in both the 37.0-38.6 GHz frequency range (“the 38 GHz concessions”) and the 7.1-7.7 GHz frequency range (“the 7 GHz concession”). These concessions allowed OpUnefon to provide capacity to install point to point microwave links in each of the aforementioned frequency blocks.

OpUnefon’s concessions were granted for a period of twenty years and are renewable if certain requirements are complied.

Under the provisions of the 1995 Federal Telecommunications Law and the Foreign Investments Law, telecommunications concessions may only be granted to Mexican individuals or entities, in which foreign investment may not exceed 49% of the capital stock, or which are not controlled by foreign entities, excepts, in the case of concessions for cellular communication services, where foreign investment may exceed 49% of the capital stock if approved by the National Foreign Investments Commission.

Under the 1995 Federal Telecommunications Law, a concession may be terminated in the following cases: i) when the term expires; ii) when the concessionaire cancels the concession; iii) when the concession is terminated due to noncompliance with the terms of the concessions and applicable law; iv) expropriation, or v) when there is dissolution or bankruptcy of the concession holder.

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On August 16, 2001 the stockholders of OpUnefon with the approval of the SCT, agreed to spin off part of the assets and liabilities pertaining to the 3.4 GHz concessions, the 38 GHz concessions and the 7 GHz concessions to three newly incorporated wholly owned subsidiaries of Unefon, S. A. de C. V. (“Unefon”): Operadora de Comunicaciones, S. A. de C. V. (“OpComunicaciones”), Frecuencia Móvil, S. A. de C. V. and Unefrecuencias, S. A. de C. V. (“Unefrecuencias”), respectively. As per the terms of the approval of the SCT, OpUnefon maintained the 1.9 GHz concessions and the Network concession. As a result, OpUnefon and OpComunicaciones submitted to the SCT a request for the granting of a network concession in favor of OpComunicaciones. The granting of such network concession is still pending.

At the June 30, 2002 Extraordinary Stockholder’s Meeting, the stockholders of Operadora de Comunicaciones, S. A. de C. V. and Unefrecuencias, S. A. de C. V., then subsidiary companies of Unefon, agreed to a capital stock increase of Ps677,876 and Ps18,953, respectively. These capital stock increases were carried out by Cosmofrecuencias, with Unefon relinquishing its right to participate in these increases.

This capital stock increase required i) that authorization be obtained from the SCT; ii) that authorization be obtained from the SCT to modify paragraph one of clause five of the company’s by laws, and iii) that Nortel Networks de México, S. A. de C. V. return the provisory notes to the company, so that they can be used as payment in kind for the shares.

The above requirements were met on June 30, 2003.

Below is a breakdown of the concession rights.

	December 31, 2003
Concession for 3.4 GHz frequency (Note 1) (net of Ps279,075 of impairment in 2003)	Ps	149,751
Capitalized interest net of gain on monetary position (and net of Ps15,399 of impairment in 2003)		8,263
Effect of restatement (net of Ps155,814 of impairment in 2003)		88,392
		246,406
Less - accumulated amortization:
Concession for 3.4 GHz frequency (net of Ps17,730 of impairment in 2003)		9,438
		236,968
Concessions for 7.1 - 7.7 GHz frequencies (Note 1) (net of Ps9,351 of impairment in 2003)		5,383
Capitalized interest net of gain on monetary position (and net of Ps260 of impairment in 2003)		150
Effect of restatement (net of Ps2,533 of impairment in 2003)		1,584
		7,117
	Ps	244,085

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Under the 3.4 GHz concession OpComunicaciones is subject to certain coverage commitments which consist on the requirement to cover a certain number of POPS for each of the nine regions (the coverage requirements for each region vary). Coverage commitment milestones are set for year 3 and year 5 of the concession term. Failure to comply with the coverage commitments can result in the termination of the 3.4 GHz concessions. However, in order for the SCT to terminate a concession for this cause, by law it is required to have previously imposed sanctions on the concessionaire on at least three prior times for non-compliance of its obligations under the concessions. As of this date, the SCT has neither imposed sanctions nor has it, to the knowledge of OpComunicaciones, started any sanction process, so as of this date, the conditions by which the SCT would be in a position to terminate such concessions have not been met. As of December 31, 2003, OpComunicaciones activities are limited to a commercial trial in Mexico City.

The Company early adopted the provisions of Statement C-15 “Impairment in Value of Long-lived Assets and their Disposal”, issued by the MIPA. In accordance with the guidelines established in this statement, the Company identified and generated recorded a Ps444,702 charge to results for the year, shown as a special item.

NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS:

	December 31,
	2002		2003
	(unaudited)
Amounts receivable:
Unefon, S. A. de C. V. (“Unefon”)	Ps	723,630
Operadora		27,342
Telecosmo, S. A. de C. V.			Ps	1,123
Others		3,657
	Ps	752,629	Ps	1,123
Accounts payable:
Operadora	Ps	31,538	Ps	64,028
Elektra, S. A. de C. V. (“Elektra”)		33,669		32,468
Others		3,170		4,441
	Ps	68,377	Ps	100,937

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The most important transactions with related parties are summarized as follows:

	For the year ended December 31,
	2001	2002	2003
	(unaudited)
Advisory services (1)	Ps—	Ps—	Ps	1,200

1. Advisory Services Agreement-Operadora

In January 2003, Frecuencia Movil entered into a one year agreement with Operadora under which Operadora agreed to provide Frecuencia Movil advisory services.

2. Current account agreement with Elektra

On January 3, 2001, Telefrecuencias signed an agreement with Elektra for an indefinite period, which regulates the single current account, with annual payments on December 31, each year. Under this agreement, once the contractual relation has ended, the debit balance determined must be covered.

3. Current account agreement with OpComunicaciones

On January 1, 2003, OpComunicaciones signed an agreement with OpUnefon, which regulates the single current account, with annual payments on December 31 each year. Under this agreement once the contractual relation has ended, the debit balance determined must be covered.

NOTE 6 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

At December 31, 2003 the capital stock is variable with a fixed minimum of Ps50,000 (historical) and unlimited maximum. The capital stock is composed of Series “A” common shares, ordinary, no par value as shown as follows:

	December 31, 2003
Stockholder	Number of shares (thousands)	Amount
TV Azteca, S. A. de C. V.	305,295	Ps	305,295
Moisés Saba Masri	25		25
Grupo Corporativo Accionario, S. A. de C. V.	305,270		305,270
Total	610,590		610,590
Restatement increment			68,625
		Ps	679,215

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At December 31, 2003, the company has lost more than two thirds of its nominal value capital stock. This is a legal cause of dissolution, which any interested party may request be declared by the courts. However, the principal shareholder has expressed its intention to support the company financially so as to allow it to continue in operation as a going concern.

In the event of a capital reduction, the excess of stockholders’ equity over capital contributions is subject to a tax equivalent to 49.25% and 47.06%, if paid in 2004 or 2005, respectively.

NOTE 7 - TAX MATTERS:

Income tax (“IT”)

Cosmofrecuencias and its subsidiaries do not consolidate for tax purposes.

For the year ended December 31, 2001, 2002 and 2003, Cosmofrecuencias determined a combined loss for tax purposes of Ps66,125, Ps41,322 and Ps67,576, respectively, which can be offset against future income, and restated by applying factors derived from the NCPI.

The difference between book and tax results is mainly due to effects of inflation; non-deductible expense; the difference between book and tax depreciation and amortization, capitalization of certain expenses, interest and exchange losses for book purposes and timing differences for certain items that are reported in different periods for financial reporting and tax purposes.

The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following:

	December 31,
	2002			2003
	(unaudited)
Deferred income				Ps	1,059
Inventories	Ps	(22	)		(4,977	)
Uncollectible accounts					688
Tax loss carry forwards		41,322			66,125
		41,300			62,895
Statutory income tax rate		35	%		34	%
Deferred tax asset		14,455			21,384
Valuation allowance		(14,455	)		(21,384	)
Net deferred tax	Ps	—		Ps	—

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At December 31, 2003, the Company had the following combined tax loss carry forwards, which under the Mexican Income Tax Law (IT Law) are inflation-indexed through the date of utilization:

Year of expiration	Amount
2011	Ps	24,171
2012		20,173
2013		21,781
	Ps	66,125

Asset tax

The Asset Tax Law establishes a tax of 1.8% on the average of assets, less certain liabilities, which is payable when it exceeds the income tax due.

In 2003 and 2002, the Companies of Grupo Cosmofrecuencias were not subject to asset tax.

NOTE 8 - RECONCILIATION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEXICAN GAAP AND US GAAP:

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Mexican GAAP, which differ in certain significant respects from US GAAP. The Mexican GAAP consolidated financial statements include the effects of inflation as provided for under Statement B-10 “Recognition of the Effects of Inflation on Financial Information”. The application of this statement represents a comprehensive measure of the effects of price level changes in the Mexican economy, and is considered to result in a more meaningful presentation for both Mexican and US accounting purposes. Therefore, the following reconciliation to US GAAP does not include the reversal of such inflationary effects.

The principal differences between Mexican GAAP and US GAAP are summarized in the following pages with an explanation, where appropriate, of the effects on consolidated results of operations and stockholders’ equity. The various reconciling items are presented net of any price level gain (loss).

a. Reconciliation of consolidated results of operations:

	Sub-note reference	Year ended December 31,
		2001			2002			2003
		(unaudited)
Net loss under Mexican GAAP		Ps	(28,012	)	Ps	(17,933	)	Ps	(504,378	)
Amortization									(5,138	)
Pre-operating expenses	i.		(8	)		(15	)		23
Capitalized comprehensive financing cost-net	ii.								80,508
Impairment of long lived assets	iii.								(67,479	)
Net loss under US GAAP		Ps	(28,020	)	Ps	(17,948	)	Ps	(496,464	)

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b. Reconciliation of stockholders’ equity:

		Year ended December 31,
	Sub-note reference	2001			2002			2003
		(unaudited)
Balance under Mexican GAAP		Ps	328,225		Ps	682,399		Ps	178,021
Capitalized comprehensive financing cost	ii.								80,508
Depreciation and amortization									(5,138	)
Pre-operating expenses			(8	)		(23	)
Impairment of long lived assets	ii.								(67,479	)
Balance under US GAAP		Ps	328,217		Ps	682,376		Ps	185,912

c. An analysis of the changes in stockholders’ equity under US GAAP is as follows:

	2001			2002			2003
	(unaudited)
Balance at beginning of the year	Ps	356,237		Ps	328,217		Ps	682,376
Capital stock increase of June 30, 2002					326,028
Premium on share subscription					46,079
Net loss		(28,020	)		(17,948	)		(496,464	)
Balance at end of the year	Ps	328,217		Ps	682,376		Ps	185,912

d. Significant differences between US GAAP and Mexican GAAP:

i. Pre-operating expenses

According to Mexican GAAP, expenses incurred during the pre-operating stage are capitalized, while under US GAAP, they are expensed when incurred. During 2003, the Company wrote off its pre-operating costs for Mexican GAAP purposes.

ii. Comprehensive financing cost-net

Net monetary gain

Under Mexican GAAP, the Company capitalized loss on monetary position. Under US GAAP, the loss on monetary position may not be capitalized, and consequently under US GAAP the Company must recognize an additional amortization expense.

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Provided below is a summary of capitalized comprehensive financing cost-net under Mexican and US GAAP:

	At December 31, 2003
Mexican GAAP:
Capitalized net monetary gain on and concessions	Ps	(85,539	)
Amortization		5,031
Net capitalized comprehensive financing costs under Mexican GAAP		80,508
US GAAP:
Net capitalized interest under US GAAP		—
Net adjustment	Ps	80,508

iii. Impairment of long lived assets

Unefon evaluates potential impairment loss relating to long-lived assets by comparing their unamortized carrying amounts with the undiscounted future expected cash flows (without interest charges) generated by the assets over the remaining life of the assets. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the assets. Testing whether an asset is impaired and for measuring the impairment loss is performed for asset groupings at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largerly independent of the cash flows generated by other asset groups.

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

Upon adoption of bulletin C-15 Mexican GAAP requires the impairment of long lived assets to be recorded outside of operations. Under U.S. GAAP any impairment of long lived assets is required to be recorded within operations. A difference exists between the impairment recorded under Mexican and U.S. GAAP (1) because Mexican GAAP uses future cash flows discounted to present value while U.S. GAAP first compares undiscounted cash flows with the carrying value of the assets and (2) due to the difference in the book value of fixed assets under Mexican and U.S. GAAP.

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iv. Deferred income tax

Effective January 1, 2000, the Company adopted the provisions of the revised Bulletin D-4 “Accounting treatment of Income Tax, Asset Tax and Employee Profit Sharing”, for Mexican GAAP purposes. Accounting for income taxes in accordance with this statement is similar to accounting for income taxes in accordance with U.S. GAAP SFAS 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes”.

	December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
	(unaudited)
Deferred income tax assets:
Current:
Deferred cost/revenue - Net							Ps	1,059
Allowance for bad debts								688
Tax loss carryforwards	Ps	25,063		Ps	41,322			67,576
		25,063			41,322			69,323
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Current:
Inventories	Ps	(23	)	Ps	(22	)	Ps	(4,977	)
Prepaid expenses		(1,096	)
		(1,119	)		(22	)		(4,977	)
		23,944			41,300			64,346
Applicable income tax rate		35	%		35	%		34	%
Net deferred IT assets before valuation allowance		8,380			14,455			21,878
Valuation allowance		(8,380	)		(14,455	)		(21,878	)
Net deferred tax	Ps	—		Ps	—		Ps	—

v. Comprehensive loss

Comprehensive loss determined in accordance with SFAS No. 130 “Reporting Comprehensive Income” includes certain changes to stockholder’ equity not affecting net income (loss) and not related to capital payments, dividend payments or similar transactions with the shareholders. The comprehensive loss for the Company is equal to the net loss, as there are no items of comprehensive loss for the years presented under US GAAP other than the net loss.

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vi. Effect of recently issued accounting standards as they relate to the Company

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB 51.” The primary objectives of FIN 46 are to provide guidance on the identification of entities for which control is achieved through means other than through voting rights (“variable interest entities” or “VIEs”) and how to determine when and which business enterprise should consolidate the VIE (the “primary beneficiary”). This new model for consolidation applies to an entity which either (1) the equity investors (if any) do not have a controlling financial interest or (2) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity’s activities without receiving additional subordinated financial support from other parties. In addition, FIN 46 requires that both the primary beneficiary and all other enterprises with a significant variable interest in a VIE make additional disclosures. FIN 46 applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. FIN 46 applies to public enterprises as of the beginning of the applicable interim or annual period, and it applies to nonpublic enterprises as of the end of the applicable annual period. In December 2003 the FASB redeliberated certain proposed modifications and revised FIN 46 (“FIN 46-R”). The revised provisions are applicable no later than the first reporting period ending after March 15, 2004. The Company does not expect that the adoption of FIN 46 and FIN 46-R will have a material impact on its financial statements.

In February 2003, the FASB issued Emerging Issues Task Force 00-21 (“EITF 00-21”), “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables”. EITF 00-21 requires revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables to be divided into separate units of accounting. If the deliverables in the arrangement meet certain criteria, arrangement consideration should be allocated among the separate units based on their relative fair values. Applicable revenue recognition criteria should be considered separately for each unit. The guidance in EITF 00-21 is effective for revenue arrangements entered into in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003. The adoption of EITF 00-21 on January 1, 2004 did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

vii. Cash flow information

Under US GAAP, a statement of cash flows is prepared based on the provisions of FAS No. 95 “Statement of Cash Flows” in lieu of a statement of changes in financial position under Mexican GAAP. FAS No. 95 establishes specific presentation requirements and requires additional disclosures, such as the amount of interest and income taxes paid and non-cash items. This statement does not provide specific guidance for the preparation of cash flows statements for price level adjusted financial statements. Cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities have been adjusted for the effects of inflation on monetary items.

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The condensed consolidated statement of cash flows prepared under US GAAP is as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2001			2002			2003
	(unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss under USGAAP	Ps	(28,020	)	Ps	(17,948	)	Ps	(496,464	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Impairment of long lived assets								512,181
Depreciation and amortization								19,019
		(28,020	)		(17,948	)		34,736
Changes in operation assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(7,121	)		1,743			(1,137	)
Related parties		31,354			(359,275	)		752,184
Inventories		(23	)		1			(4,956	)
Net changes in other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses		3,749			3,366			26,862
Net cash flows provided by operating activities		(61	)		(372,113	)		807,689
Cash flows from investing activities:
Fixed assets								(25,579	)
Concession rights								(780,217	)
Net cash flows used in investing activities								(805,796	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital stock					326,028
Premium on share subscription					46,079
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities					372,107
Effect of inflation in cash		9			5			4
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(52	)		(1	)		1,897
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		161			104			99
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	Ps	109		Ps	103		Ps	1,996

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