Discovering Costa Rica

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Communication and Media

Telephone

You should follow these steps in order to make a direct phone call, via ICE’s phone system:

00 + COUNTRY CODE + CITY CODE + PHONE NUMBER

Helpful Hint:

For example, if you want to make a call to Miami, USA to the number

555-5555 with the area code being 305, Dial: 001 305-555-5555.

Paying the Telephone Bill

You may pay bills at the following places:

Supermarkets, Pali, Mas x Menos, Walmart, Perimercados, Mega Super, Automercado

Banks: ScotiaBank, Banco Nacional, Banco de Costa Rica, Bac San José, Davivienda,

Lafise

Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE),

pronounced “ee-say”

If you need to pay a bill, or you did not pay a bill on time (and the service was disconnected),

you can pay at any of the locations above just by providing the telephone number you wish to

pay. It is very important to keep all paid bills from any claims to the phone company. Also, if

there is a discrepancy with the charges you can request a review of the charges based on the

amounts paid on previous months. For more information, visit

Mobile

In Costa Rica, mobile phone providers give you several different options. You can choose how

you would like to pay, whether postpaid or prepaid. You can also choose from a variety of data

packages, and international calling abilities are offered by international providers. Today, the

largest service providers are

Kolbi

Movistar

Claro

Television

Costa Rica has six local television channels; 4, 6, 7, 9, and 13 in addition to cable and satellite

TV service providers:

Tigo Star (previously Amnet):

Cabletica:

Sky:

Cable Visión:

Tele Cable: