Costa Rica’s Superintendency of Telecommunications (Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones, Sutel) has initiated a public consultation regarding its planned 5G spectrum auction.

As per the document, the frequency sale is expected to include spectrum in the following bands: 700MHz (703MHz-748MHz/758MHz-803MHz), 2.3GHz (2300MHz-2400MHz), 3.5GHz (3300MHz-3500MHz/3600MHz-3625MHz), 26GHz (24.25GHz-25.50GHz) and 28GHz (27.5GHz-29.5GHz). Additional spectrum in the 2.6GHz (2500MHz-2690MHz) and 3.5GHz (3500MHz-3600MHz/3625MHz-3700MHz) bands may also be freed up ahead of the auction.

Interested parties have 15 business days to submit their comments and observations. The 5G auction is earmarked to take place in the second half of 2023.