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Costa Rica voice guidelines

Voice calling guidelines for Costa Rica (CR), covering reachability, caller ID formats, DTMF support, and emergency services.

Locale overview

FieldValue
CountryCosta Rica
ISO codeCR
RegionNorth America
Dialing code+506

Reachability

All major call types are supported for Costa Rica.

Call typeInboundOutbound
DomesticSupportedSupported
InternationalSupportedSupported
Toll-freeSupportedSupported

Caller ID

Caller ID format varies by call type and direction.

Call typeDirectionFormat
DomesticInboundE.164
DomesticOutboundLocal (non-guaranteed)
InternationalInboundE.164 (non-guaranteed)
InternationalOutboundE.164
Toll-freeInboundE.164
Toll-freeOutboundLocal (non-guaranteed)

DTMF support

DTMF signaling uses RFC 2833 format and is supported for both inbound and outbound calls.

Emergency services

Calls to emergency services numbers in Costa Rica are not supported. Do not rely on voice calling for emergency communications.

Compliance note

These guidelines summarize carrier requirements at the time of publication and do not constitute legal counsel. Verify that your implementation complies with all applicable telecommunications regulations in Costa Rica.