Republic of Costa Rica

The key details for mobile messaging in the Republic of Costa Rica are below. We have full one-way reach to all mobile operators in this region. For a datasheet that contains more information, such as best practices and the proportion of subscribers on each mobile operator, please contact us.

See help for an explanation of each field.

Region

Central America

Dialing Code

506

1-way

Yes

2-way

No

2-way Setup Time

-

Primary Character Encoding

GSM

Max Characters for Single-part message

160

Multi-part messages

No

Delivery Receipts

Yes

Mobile Number Portability

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator maintained on 1-way

No, overwritten

Alphanumeric Originator Registration required

Alphanumeric not supported

Short Code maintained on 1-way

Overwritten

Local Long Code maintained on 1-way

Overwritten

International Long Code maintained on 1-way

Overwritten

* Notes

1-way message originators are overwritten with local long codes.

Guidance / Restrictions

No gambling, religious, racial or adult content. Opt-in is required for messaging programs.