The president of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla is meeting with representatives from the Swedish company that designed an open network that would bring high-speed connections to Costa Rican homes.
After the state run company Radiographic Costarricense (RACSA), a subsidiary of Grupo Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), rejected the project, despite recognizing the benefits it would bring to the general population, arguing that "it was not good business for the group ", the theme is being taken up by the aforementioned president, who has apparently questioned the decision to abandon the project.
Like electricity or roads, digital communications with unlimited bandwidth is essential for development.
Question: "In Costa Rica, broadband Internet implies a top speed of 512 Kbps. The government's plan is to raise that limit to 1,544 Mbps Where does that leave the country?"
Answer: "This leaves the country at the end of country rankings. And that's bad."