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ICE postpaid mobile plans top consumer value ranking in Costa Rica, new study shows

Amid a national debate over a proposed change in mobile Internet rates, a study released this week shows that rate plans from state-owned carrier Kölbi, part of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), are generally less expensive than competing plans with similar features.

Costa Rica could use a great weather app, but IMN’s new release falls short

To help us prepare for the day, Costa Rica’s National Metereological Institute (IMN) recently released its own app - a valiant effort to interpret the local troposphere for everyday people, but too full of flaws and bugs to be a worthy option.

López, Guatemala’s 1st billionaire, beating Slim with Tigo Mobile

When Mario López Estrada was head of Guatemala's state telecommunications monopoly in the 1980s, making a phone call in the war-ravaged Central American nation was a hopeless endeavor. Almost three decades later, Guatemala ranks No. 1 globally in mobile network coverage, according to a report by the World Economic Forum.

Mobile users angry over proposed change in Internet rates

The Telecommunications Superintendency (SUTEL) on July 1 will hold a public hearing to propose a change in the way carriers charge for mobile Internet services. But angry customers are getting ready to fight back.

Study shows competition good for Costa Rica’s telecom market

More than 80 percent of smartphones in the country have Internet connections above 1 Mbps, and users are overwhelmingly satisfied with their current carriers.
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Costa Rica vs Haiti in Curacao, Then Honduras in San Jose

Our national soccer team faces a defining week in their push for the 2026 World Cup, starting with a matchup against Haiti in Curacao...

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Joins Anti-Drug Operations in Latin America

The world’s largest aircraft carrier joined on Tuesday the U.S. operation against drug trafficking from Latin America, which Venezuela insists is aimed at toppling...

Marine Biologist Bitten by Shark in Costa Rica Aims for Reunion

A Mexican marine biologist with decades of experience studying sharks faced a life-threatening encounter in September when a Galapagos shark clamped down on his...

What I Learned Living Off Grid in Costa Rica as an Expat

I once spent nine months on an off-the-grid farm about an hour south of San Isidro del General. Located near a river and along...