Competition in the Mobile Phone MarketSince rules came into effect on number portability, Costa Rica's state telephone company has lost 559 thousand lines, which have swelled the client lists of the two foreign competitors that operate in the mobile telephony market.Tuesday, February 13, 2018
The possibility of keeping the same cell phone number and changing operator has existed since November 2013, and since then, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has lost almost 560 thousand lines, which passed into the hands of Telefónica, which operates the brand Movistar, and Claro, a brand of the Mexican company América Móvil. Source: Nacion.com ¿Busca soluciones de inteligencia comercial para su empresa?Do you need more information about your business sector?Request more information: Need assistance? Contact us
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Costa Rica: State Run Telefónica Loses Out in Cell Phone CompetitionDecember 2016 In the early years of the real market opening for cell lines, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad lost 518,000 customers to the hands of private companies.
Phones in Costa Rica: 80% Are PrepaidNovember 2013 After the opening up of the telecommunications market, the number of postpaid cellular lines are down from 1.6 million in 2010 to 1.1 million as at the end of 2012. Costa Rica: Cellular Market Grows 36% in Seven MonthsNovember 2012 Since the formal break up of the monopoly held by the state communications firm, ICE, the number of allocated cell lines has grown from 3.9 to 5.3 million. 21 million cell phones in GuatemalaFebruary 2012 From 3.1 million lines in 2004, mobile telephony in Guatemala has increased sevenfold, amounting to to 20.7 million lines at the end of 2011.
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