Alcatel GSM Network Gone By Mid September
The cellular telephone network known as "Red
Alcatel" will completely disappear in the
coming weeks, as the work to move all the
400.000 lines on that network to the
Ericsson network will be moved.
The move will not be felt by the users.
Originally ICE had announced that all
customers with cellular numbers between 8810
and 8850 would have to visit an ICE agency
to obtain a new SIM chip that would replace
the existing chip.
However, once ICE completes the work,
customers need only to turn off and then
turn on their cellular phone.
The move is part of ICE's improvement of the
GSM network with an investment of us$17
million dollars for the transfer that was
necessary as the Alcatel network was lacking
proper maintenance, resulting in a
deterioration of service.
The Alcatel network was the first of the two
GSM networks in Costa Rica and also the
centre of a scandal involving payoffs to ICE
and government officials from Alcatel
executives.
Alcatel network customers will be notified
by ICE when the changeover is complete and
to take the action of turning off their
cellular telephones. |
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