As of December 2008 the penetration of cellular phones in Costa Rica is 19.4%, according to statistics published by the International Telecommunications Union (UIT acronym in Spanish).

Carlos Cordero writes on the El Financiero’s website: “…this level of penetration is below all other countries in the region, where they noted Panama (112%), Guatemala (109%), y El Salvador (100%). Honduras and Nicaragua have penetrations of 86% and 54%, respectively.”

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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