Archive for March 20th, 2008

3.3 Million Phones Go Eight Digits

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
This morning, 3.3 million phones in Costa Rica converted to eight digits, apparently without a glitch. Well, perhaps human forgetfulness may have caused some frustrations.
The 1.5 million fixed-base phones and the 1.8 million cellular phones currently in use all had numbers tacked on […]

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Analysis: How Arias Pushed Party towards Right

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
The National Liberation Party election last month of Antonio Calderon that put him into the powerful general secretary seat underscores the profound changes the party has undergone since its members nominated Oscar Arias for a second term in 2005. Calderon, 49, is a centrist who defeated his left-wing […]

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