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Costa Rica reaches 100% mobile phone penetration |
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 21:43 |
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Mobile telephony penetration has reached 101.11 percent of the population at end-2011. Costa Rica currently has 4.3 million inhabitants and 4.4 million active mobile lines, EFE reports, citing data from the Ministry of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications (Minaet), provided by Costa Rica president Laura Chinchilla.
Former market monopoly, state-owned operator Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), via its Kolbi mobile unit, serves around 4 million customers, plus an additional 100,000 through i ts partner MVNO Tuyo Movil.
Claro has 154,000 mobile customers, followed closely by Movistar with 150,000 mobile subscribers.
From: http://www.telepaper.com
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Movistar denounces ICE for anticompetitive practices |
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Monday, 02 January 2012 20:03 |
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Spain's Telefónica has filed a complaint with Costa Rican telecoms watchdog Sutel, accusing state telecoms operator ICE of anticompetitive practices in promotions for its prepaid services, known as Kölbi, local newspapers reported.
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Telefónica and Claro receive go-ahead to enter Costa Rica's telecom market |
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Thursday, 23 June 2011 16:10 |
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Telecommunications firms will soon attempt to compete with state-run monopoly ICE.
Claro and Telefónica, the first two private telecommunications companies to enter the Costa Rican telecommunications market.
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New process simplifies authenticating foreign documents |
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Friday, 23 December 2011 11:50 |
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As of December 14th, 2011, authenticating foreign documents for official use in Costa Rica, and Costa Rican documents for use abroad, will be easier .The new system is known as Apostille.
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ICE Announces Amnesty For Overdue Telephone Accounts |
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Thursday, 16 June 2011 15:54 |
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The state telecom, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), announced an amnesty for all late payments, saying it will not charge interest on all overdue payments on telephone services, both for cellular and fixed line.
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Consumers In Costa Rica Should Prepare For The Opening Of The Cellular Market |
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Monday, 04 July 2011 13:19 |
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The breaking of the monopoly on cellular telephones in Costa Rica is ringing and users should prepare to respond adequately. Soon Costa Ricans will have a choice between their loved ICE, Movistar and Claro, which is expected to bring to the cellular market more services and competitive pricing.
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Telecable Files Complaint Against Amnet Cable |
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Wednesday, 08 June 2011 19:14 |
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Cable television provider Telecable has brought a complaint before the Superintendency of Telecommunications (Sutel) that alleges monopolistic practices on the part of their competitor, Amnet TV. Telecable asserts that deals offered by Amnet
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