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Costa Rica: Cellular Market Grows 36% in Seven Months

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.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Elfinancierocr.com reports that this information was obtained "by an appeal to the Constitutional Court, which forced the Sutel to provide the number of lines that the ICE had up to November 2011, which was considered a strategic issue by the state company and the regulator. "

The goal expressed by El Financiero newspaper was "to get an idea of the actual impact of the existence of the three players in the market. It includes information on the sale of phone chips (SIM cards) of ICE marketers ICE: Tuyo Móvil and Full Móvil."

The data shows that in just seven months of open market competition, 100% penetration has been exceeded.

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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Results of the Cell Privatization in Costa Rica

November 2012

After one year of competition in mobile communications, the changes that have taken place reveal a market that is different from how many expected.

The market transformation has been swift and contained surprising nuances. Cellular penetration swiftly exceeded 100%, while the use of mobile Internet exceeded forecasts.

21 million cell phones in Guatemala

February 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.

In the second half of 2011, more than two million new users were added to the market, making the number of users around the country at the end of December 2011 20.7 million, according to the Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (SIT).

Movistar Launches Commercial Operations in Costa Rica

October 2011

While announcing that the service coverage will be limited due to problems with local municipalities regarding the installation of antennas, the Spanish company opened pre-registration for clients.

The announcement was made by the Director for Costa Rica, Jorge Abadia, adding "We wont have the 100% coverage that we would like from the first day but we will achieve it."

Costa Rica: The Other Side of Cell Phone Privatisation

October 2011

Cellular stores have had reduced sales since the process of opening the telecommunications market started.

Retail businesses selling cell phones have experienced significant declines since the start of the privatisation process in the telecommunications sector.

The most commercial aggressiveness has been seen by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) who are offering packages where the phone is free, and added to this is the entry of new competitors such as Claro and Movistar, which has affected traders dedicated to only selling the phones.