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Costa Rica: Radio Spectrum Tender Postponed Again

For the third time the date for submitting bids in the 70 MHz tender for the radio spectrum for international mobile technology services has been postponed.

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

For the third time, the deadline has been changed for submitting the proposals, after the operators interested in the tender filed appeals and objections against the tender conditions.

From a statement issued by the Sutel:

April 19, 2017. The Superintendence of Telecommunications (SUTEL), extended the date for receiving technical offers for the 2017 Radio Spectrum tender, to May 11.

The frequencies to be auctioned are 2 x 20 MHz in the 1800 MHz band and 2 x 15 MHz in the 1900/2100 MHz band; which will allow the mobile networks operating in the country to increase capacity. The winners of the process will have to meet several objectives of improving the quality of service.

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Honduras Looking for a Fourth Telecom Operator

June 2016

Preparations are being made for a new tender to assign radio spectrum to a private third party mobile operator.

The National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) plans to allocate part of the spectrum in the bands 700, 900 and 2500 Mhz.

Costa Rica: Idle Radio Bands Will Finally Be Tendered

February 2016

After a five years wait, the Telecommunications Authority has received an order to award unused radio spectrum frequencies.

From a publication in the official newspaper La Gaceta on Tuesday February 9, 2016:

Executive Decree No. 354-2015-Tel-Micitt, the Second Vice President of the Republic in exercise of the Presidency of the Republic and the Minister of Science, Technology and Telecommunications, agree:

No More Mobile Operators in Costa Rica

December 2014

The government has confirmed that the auction of the remaining 70 MHz of spectrum in 2015 will be only among the three current telecommunications operators.

In the end the Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications (Micitt) announced that the auction of radio spectrum of 70MHz in early 2015, which aims to strengthen the current market, will be launched without the involvement of a fourth operator, as was originally considered.

Radio Spectrum: 70 MHz Idle

November 2014

Although in Costa Rica the convenience of the de-monopolization of the communications has been demonstrated, there is still resistance on the part of the government to allowing more operators to enter the market.

The market entry of a fourth mobile phone operator and thickening of the offer with 40Mhz are the two factors that are being studied before a call is made for bids which had been scheduled for the first months of 2015.