Limited Supply of Mobile Phone InsuranceMonday, October 8, 2012 Despite the entry of new insurers, in Costa Rica there are few options for insuring small appliances. At the moment, only the National Insurance Institute of Costa Rica offers policies to insure this type of device, which has an annual cost of ¢15.000 colones ($30) and covers up to ¢500,000 ($1,000). Number Portability Act in HondurasTuesday, June 4, 2013 The country was the only one in Central America which had no law on the subject. Telephone companies have until next September 30 to do everything that the law requires to start operating a number portability system by October 1. Telephony Rates Lowered in El SalvadorWednesday, December 2, 2009 Three companies decided to reduce mobile phone rates for calls between the same network. The reductions go from 40% to 50%, depending on each customer's calling plan. Spain's Avánzit to build mobile networks in Honduras and PanamaTuesday, June 10, 2008 Calatel, a unit of the Spanish technology company Avánzit, has won a contract to build wireless telephony networks in Honduras and Panama. The company reckons that the contract will represent income of some US$10 million this year, Reuters news agency reports. Imports of cellular phones to Panama explodeMonday, June 16, 2008 The two companies that offer cellular phone service in Panama say they have more than three million customers and users, and two other companies are poised to enter the market. Most of the devices come from the United States. Number Portability in PanamaWednesday, September 4, 2013 After the appearance of number portability in Panama, Claro is the company that has attracted the most users, with 94,773, while only 12,396 have switched to another company. Following this company is Movistar who "... has gained 26,517 users, Más Móvil with 26,540 and in last place Digicel, which has attracted only 17,258 users, according to a study by the polling company Ipsos" published Panamaamerica.com.pa. Telefonica Sells Its Assets to MillicomThursday, February 21, 2019 The company reported that it signed an agreement with Millicom S.A. for the sale of all shares of Telefonica Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama, closing the transaction at $1.65 billion. After the company reported in late January 2019 that for $648 million it had agreed to sell to America Móvil all the shares of Telefonica Guatemala and 99.3% of Telefonica El Salvador, it now announced that it had completed the sale process of the entire operation in Central America. El Salvador: Bids for Number PortabilityTuesday, January 6, 2015 Only El Corte Inglés and the consortium Imcard-Mediafone submitted bids for $2.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively, in the competition for awarding number portability in the country. Although initially more companies had shown interest in the tender, the General Superintendence of Electricity and Telecommunications received only the two aforementioned offers. Movistar Invests $15 million in 4G Network in GuatemalaWednesday, December 14, 2011 The company Telefonica and the Movistar brand have launched commercial HSPA+ hardware in the country. Salvador Montes de Oca, director of Marketing and Advertising at Movistar Guatemala told the media that HSPA + technology offers download speeds of up to 21 data megabits per second (Mbps) and 5.7 Mbps for sending information. El Salvador: Sale of Unlocked Cell PhonesMonday, September 3, 2012 A new decree obliges telephone companies operating in the country to deliver the phones that they sell in an unlocked format. Luis Méndez Menéndez, head of the General Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET), said "The decision has been made, what is pending is a notice from the Technical Secretariat in order to proceed immediately to the release of bands. We're talking about three weeks at the most. " Costa Rica: Pre-Paid Cell Phones Continue On HoldMonday, February 23, 2009 The Comptroller’s Office of the Republic ordered ICE to analyze if the price offered by Huawei Technologies would permit it to comply with the contract. Esteban Oviedo in an article of Nacion.com writes: "The controlling institution revised the order passed last Monday, when they annulled the awarding of the contract to the Chinese company. This happened after the business lowered its initial price and offered a discount of almost 40% (of $3.7 million). Multinationals in rush for Costa Rica's new, open cellphone marketWednesday, June 4, 2008 Costa Rica's cellphone market was officially opened to competition, and multinationals are lining up to go into battle with the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) which has held a monopoly so far. The multinationals see potential for growth in the high traffic, unsatisfied demand and absence of a pre-paid system. Besides, Costa Rica is the missing link in Central American cellphone coverage; the multinationals are present in every other country. Company Profile Organization that operates in Honduras.
Movistar launches regional programWednesday, September 24, 2008 Telefonica Central America presented its regional program "Commitment to the Client" yesterday in Panama. Said program seeks to reinforce its position as a telecommunication company that attends to the needs of its clients, the company pointed out in a statement. Palm launches new model in El SalvadorWednesday, August 13, 2008 Telephone operators in the country are preparing to launch the Palm Centro, the new "intelligent" telephone by the global Palm, Inc. The new model is Palm's smallest and lightest and allows users to manage their emails and text messages. The Palm Centro can also be used to receive news services, take and share pictures, and get directions from Google Maps™, according to a press release from the company. |
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