The Central Bank of Costa Rica wishes to purchase Microsoft products such as licenses, maintenance and services, on an on demand basis for a period of four years.
"The Procurement Department at Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) will receive bids until 10:00 hours on April 3, 2014, according to the clock in the Procurement Department for the purchase of Microsoft products: licenses, maintenance and services, delivery mode on demand, for a period of four (4) years, for the BCCR and fully decentralized bodies (ODM by their initials in Spanish) ".
The arrival of new mobile services could be delayed if the uncertainty surrounding the renewal of licenses to mobile operators continues.
A report by the company GSMA, a firm that brings together more than 800 mobile operators in the world, presented a study which analyzes the state of the radio spectrum in Latin America and how the licenses are renewed for use in countries such as Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama.
The bill sent to Congress will mean stores must have a license in order to sell beer.
El Salvador's current law stipulates the need for an operation license only for the sale of beverages containing more than 6% alcohol by volume meaning that beer is excluded.
With the proposed reforms, companies that sell beer will have to obtain the permit, the cost of which is planned to be $210 per year.