Costa Rica maintains a consistent level of fax usage, particularly in healthcare, legal, and government sectors where formal documentation and regulatory compliance remain essential. The country has made significant strides in digital transformation, but fax continues to serve as a reliable channel for official communications where delivery confirmation and a paper trail are valued.
The healthcare sector is a major driver of fax usage in Costa Rica. The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS), which administers the country's universal healthcare system, along with private hospitals and clinics, relies on fax for patient referrals, medical records, prescriptions, and insurance claims. The legal profession depends on fax for court filings, notarial documents, and correspondence between law firms -- faxed documents are widely accepted as valid written records in Costa Rican legal proceedings. Government agencies, including the Registro Nacional, the Ministerio de Hacienda, and municipal offices, continue to accept fax for permit applications, tax filings, and official submissions.
Costa Rica's growing role as a nearshoring destination and regional business hub in Central America contributes to steady cross-border fax traffic. Companies operating in free trade zones, shared services centers, and export-oriented industries frequently use fax for trade documentation, contracts, and compliance communications with partners in the United States, Mexico, and across Latin America. The financial sector -- banks, insurance companies, and pension funds regulated by the Superintendencia General de Entidades Financieras (SUGEF) -- uses fax for transaction confirmations, regulatory filings, and compliance documentation.
Costa Rica's data protection framework, anchored by the Ley de Protección de la Persona frente al Tratamiento de sus Datos Personales (Law 8968), overseen by the Agencia de Protección de Datos de los Habitantes (PRODHAB), establishes clear requirements for handling sensitive information. Fax provides a direct point-to-point connection with a transmission confirmation, offering an audit trail that supports these compliance obligations.
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When dialing a Costa Rican fax number internationally, use the country code +506 followed by the 8-digit local number. Costa Rica does not use area codes, so no digits need to be dropped. For example, a number like 2234 5678 becomes +506 2234 5678.
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