The Superintendency of Telecommunications has announced a competition to provide voice and fixed internet services in 6 areas in the Huetar Atlantic Region, for a projected amount of $20 million.
From a statement issued by the Superintendency of Telecommunications:
A tender is being launched for projects to bring internet and fixed phone services to 18 vulnerable districts in the Atlantic Region.
Claro, Movistar and the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad are competing for a contract for telecommunications services in isolated communities.
These three operators submitted bids in a contest sponsored by the Superintendency of Telecommunications (Sutel) to provide telecommunications services to residents of the communities of La Lidia, La Curia and Aguas Fría in the district of Roxana de Pococí in Limon.
The National Telecommunications Fund plans to develop seven projects in the areas of education, social welfare, health and homes, which will feature, for the first time, internet and telephone services.
According to the Telecommunications Superintendency (Sutel), there are a total of 477 schools, 78 colleges, 155 Ebais (health centres), 25 Cecis and 70 CEN- CINAI which will be connected with a speed of 4 megabytes.
An announcement has been made in Costa Rica for a tender for a project to give rural communities mobile and fixed telephone coverage, with funding from the National Telecommunications Fund.
The National Telecommunications Fund (Fonatel) is endowed with payments for operating licenses awarded to telecom operators such as Claro and Movistar, and currently has $190 million to be used to promote access to quality, timely, efficient, affordable and competitive telecommunications services, for the inhabitants of areas of the country where the cost of investment for the installation and maintenance of infrastructure for the provision of these services is not financially profitable.
The Ministry of Education in Panama is putting out to tender the acquisition, installation and configuration of a wireless services platform that will work in 162 schools.
The tender includes components and equipment for a WLAN wireless access network.
The expected date for submission of proposals is 24 September 2012 between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
The Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications in El Salvador is putting out to tender the supply and installation of a wireless telecommunications network to interconnect schools.
The Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET), has created a tender for the design, supply, installation and implementation of a Wireless Telecommunications Network for the interconnection of public schools in the Northern, Central and Western parts of the country and the Ministry of Education’s Data Center (MINED).