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Total Play Announces the Cancellation of U.S.$519 million of 7.500% Senior Notes due 2025

Mexico City, Mexico – April 23, 2024 – Total Play Telecomunicaciones, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (the “Company”) refers to that certain Indenture, dated as of November 12, 2020, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture thereto dated April 23, 2024 (collectively, the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, as issuer, each of the Guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, paying agent, transfer agent and registrar pursuant to which the Company issued U.S.$575,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 7.500% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) and (ii) the exchange offer (the “Exchange Offer”) pursuant to which the Company offered to exchange any and all of its outstanding Notes for the Company’s newly issued 10.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s exchange offer and consent solicitation memorandum, dated March 22, 2024, as amended and supplemented by the Supplement thereto dated April 2, 2024 (collectively, the “Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Memorandum”) and the related Eligibility Letter (together with the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Memorandum, the “Offer Documents”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Offer Documents.

The Company announces that U.S.$305.5 million aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (the “Exchanged Notes”) have been tendered and accepted for exchange by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Memorandum. Pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Indenture, the Company has instructed the Trustee to cancel the Exchanged Notes.

Additionally, as describe in the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Memorandum, on February 20, 2024, the Company entered into certain exchange agreements with two Mexican investment funds (collectively, the “Funds”), whose trustee is Banco Azteca, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, pursuant to which the Funds exchanged an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$213.5 million of the Notes (the “Private Notes”) for new senior secured promissory notes issued in a private exchange under the laws of the United Mexican States. The Private Notes were cancelled by the Trustee on March 6, 2024.

Following the cancellation of the Exchanged Notes and the Private Notes, U.S.$56 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes will remain outstanding.

The Company engaged Jefferies LLC as dealer manager and solicitation agent (the “Dealer Manager”) for the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation. The Company appointed Ipreo LLC as information agent and exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”) for the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation. Questions concerning the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation may be directed to the Dealer Manager or the Exchange Agent, in accordance with the contact details shown below.

Important Notice

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful to do so and the New Notes have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other

jurisdiction of the United States. Total Play is offering the New Notes (1) in the United States, only to “qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) in private transactions in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof and (2) outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act to (i) non-U.S. persons (as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act), (ii) not acting for the account or benefit of a U.S. person and (iii) who are “Non-U.S. qualified offerees” (as defined in the Eligibility Letter).

Only holders of Existing Notes who returned a duly completed Eligibility Letter certifying that they are within one of the categories described in the immediately preceding sentence were authorized to receive and review the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Memorandum related to the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation and to participate in the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation (“Eligible Holders”).

The distribution of materials relating to the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. The Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation are void in all jurisdictions where they are prohibited. If materials relating to the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation come into your possession, you are required to inform yourself of and to observe all of these restrictions. The materials relating to the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation, including this announcement, do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law.

All statements in this announcement, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Specifically, Total Play cannot assure you that the proposed transactions described above will be consummated on the terms currently contemplated, if at all. These statements are based on expectations and assumptions on the date of this announcement and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, and factors over which Total Play has no control. Total Play assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, and does not intend to do so, unless otherwise required by law.

None of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory body has registered, recommended or approved the issuance of the New Notes or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Memorandum. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS TOTAL PLAY’S EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND IT HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED OR AUTHORIZED BY THE MEXICAN NATIONAL BANKING AND SECURITIES COMMISSION (COMISIÓN NACIONAL BANCARIA Y DE VALORES, OR THE “CNBV”). THE NEW NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED WITH THE NATIONAL SECURITIES REGISTRY (REGISTRO NACIONAL DE VALORES) MAINTAINED BY THE CNBV, AND, THEREFORE, MAY NOT BE PUBLICLY OFFERED OR SOLD OR OTHERWISE BE THE SUBJECT OF BROKERAGE ACTIVITIES IN MEXICO, EXCEPT THAT THE NEW NOTES MAY BE OFFERED IN MEXICO, ON A PRIVATE PLACEMENT BASIS, TO PERSONS THAT ARE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS (INVERSIONISTAS INSTITUCIONALES) OR ACCREDITED INVESTORS (INVERSIONIONISTAS CALIFICADOS), PURSUANT TO THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT EXEMPTION OF ARTICLE 8, SECTION I OF THE MEXICAN SECURITIES MARKET LAW (LEY DEL MERCADO DE VALORES, OR THE “MEXICAN SECURITIES MARKET LAW”) AND THE REGULATIONS THEREUNDER. AS REQUIRED UNDER THE MEXICAN SECURITIES MARKET LAW, TOTAL PLAY WILL NOTIFY THE CNBV OF THE OFFERING AND ISSUANCE OF THE NEW NOTES OUTSIDE OF MEXICO, AND THE MAIN TERMS OF THE NEW NOTES. SUCH NOTICE WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CNBV TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 7 OF THE MEXICAN SECURITIES MARKET LAW, FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT IMPLY ANY CERTIFICATION AS TO THE INVESTMENT QUALITY OF THE NEW NOTES, OUR SOLVENCY, LIQUIDITY OR CREDIT QUALITY OR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION SET FORTH HEREIN. THE ACQUISITION OF THE NEW NOTES BY ANY INVESTORS, INCLUDING ANY INVESTOR WHO IS A RESIDENT OF MEXICO, WILL BE MADE ON SUCH INVESTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY.

Note to Eligible Holders in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”) - Prohibition of sales to EEA Retail Investors

The New Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the EEA. For these purposes, (i) a “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (a) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); (b) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (c) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the “Prospectus Regulation”); and (ii) “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the Exchange Offer and the New Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to acquire the New Notes in the Exchange Offer. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No. 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation. The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Memorandum has been prepared on the basis that any offer of New Notes in any member state of the EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of notes. The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Memorandum is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation.

Note to Eligible Holders in the United Kingdom (the “UK”) - Prohibition of sales to UK Retail Investors

The New Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the UK. For these purposes, (i) a “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (a) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No. 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “EUWA”); (b) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the

“FSMA”) and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (c) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”); and (ii) “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the Exchange Offer and the New Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to acquire the New Notes in the Exchange Offer. Consequently, no key information document required by the PRIIPs Regulation as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation. The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Memorandum has been prepared on the basis that any offer of New Notes in the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the FSMA and the UK Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of notes. The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Memorandum is not a prospectus for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Regulation.

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