ICE Requires
Proof Of Salary
For Its Kölbi
Cellular Plans
To safeguard
losses, the
Instituto
Costarricense
Electricidad
(ICE) is now
requiring new
customers of its
Kölbi plans
proof of income
to ensure that
the customer can
afford the
service. ICE's
Kölbi plans are
the purchase of
a cellular
telephone and
cellular
telephone from
ICE.
Beginning last
week, salaried
customers are
required to
provide a "Constancia
de salario"
(proof of income
statement) that
is less than 30
days old from
the current
employer,
setting out the
"net" or take
home monthly
salary, the
years of service
and is free of
any seizures, as
well as an "orden
patronal".
For the
self-employed, a
statement for a
"contador
público
autorizado"
(certified
public
accountant)
setting out the
"net" monthly
salary of the
years of service
and is free of
any seizures.
As always, ICE
requires a copy
of the cedula or
legal residency
for foreigners.
The minimum net
monthly salary
varies on the
cellular
telephone and
service being
purchases, that
can range from
as little as
¢75.331 for
NOKIA 2720 (GSM)
to ¢437.221 for
Blackberry (3G)
and ¢494.000 for
a Sony Ericcson
(3G).
To purchase a
data card or
netbook on ICE's
plans will
required a net
monthly salary
of ¢28.669 and
¢299.529,
respectively.
The salary
requirement is
not necessary if
the customer
brings in his or
her equipment
(cellular phone,
datacard or
netbook) or buys
the equipment in
cash from ICE.
The full list of
equipment and
required minimum
salary can be
found at
http://www.grupoice.com/swf/kolbi/requisitos.html
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