Costa Rica takes a decisive step against telephone fraud
SUTEL has just approved the country’s most comprehensive regulations against smishing and vishing — with specific obligations for all telecoms operators and an international standard that few Latin American nations have formally adopted.
More than 11 million fraudulent calls blocked in a year and a half.
Our TMT team has prepared this briefing note, which analyses the obligations, deadlines and key legal aspects. Download it using the button at the bottom of this page.
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