Costa Rica +506
Alpha senders require Pre-Reg. Non-registered senders and Numeric are replaced with a shortcode or longcode.
Using GSM7 encoding accented vowels are replaced by "?" due to GSM7 encoding does not support it. € symbol is overwritten by" E" in ICE, Telefonica replaced by "e" as well.
2-way SMS
Supported via a dedicated shortcode.
How to register Alpha Tag
There's a once-off setup fee of AUD 385 and an AUD 231 monthly fee. If your registration is unsuccessful, we will refund the registration fee.
Please provide the following details:
- Alpha Tag (Case sensitive and spaces are not supported.)
- Company name and website
- Use case/Traffic Type
- Sample content
- Estimated monthly volume
Reach out to your GS Specialist for the updated form to be submitted to the networks.
Please note that if you have a local entity, you are required to send 150k outgoing messages per month.
Registration ETA: 4-5 weeks.
Regulations and Best Practices
Disallowed content policy: Forbidden content: political, religious, adult, threatening, and SPAM.
Opt-In / Opt-out: Costa Rican operators have not established specific Opt in/Opt out methods for campaigns. We recommend that companies include an unsubscribe method within the text messages to allow customers to proceed. It can be an email, phone number, or URL to process the opt-out.