MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS Table 3 Subscriptions to the data transfer service 2011-2015 Indicator Transfer of data Acces to Internet total subscriptions Acces to fixed-wired Internet total subscriptions Acces to fixed wireless Internet total subscriptions Suscripciones totales acceso a Internet móvil Suscripciones totales acceso a Internet fijo/100 habitantes Suscripciones totales acceso a Internet fijo/100 viviendas Suscripciones totales acceso a Internet móvil /100 habitantes Suscripciones totales acceso a Internet móvil /suscripciones totales telefonía móvil Cantidad total conexiones de lines ofdicadas 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2.008.763 3.118.155 4.028.302 4.806.217 5.420.554 414.384 439.043 474.433 503.347 545.813 5.398 8.904 10.450 12.493 12.843 1.588.981 2.670.208 3.543.419 4.290.377 4.861.898 9% 10% 10% 11% 12% 32% 34% 36% 37% 39% 35% 57% 75% 90% 101% 38% 50% 50% 61% 65% 10.273 11.993 16.375 16.286 14.093 Source: Statistics of the telecommunications sector 2015. SUTEL. Available at: https://sutel.go.cr/sites/default/files/estadisticas_del_sector_telecomunicaciones_costa_rica_2015.pdf For 2015, the data show 39% of households had fixed Internet connection and mobile reached 101% so it’s highly important adopting the necessary measures so the country is prepared for possible attacks and users know the risks, and actions to be taken to protect their data in the cyberspace, especially because the country is making efforts to expand networks throughout the territory; it is expected that with the network deployment financed with resources from the National Telecommunications Fund (FONATEL), all the population will have access to the technologies. - 17 www.micitt.go.cr