ESPOO, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 25, 2026--
The Superintendence of Telecommunications (SUTEL) is advancing the modernization of Costa Rica’s Mobile Prepaid Registration System through the implementation of a new technological platform provided by Tecnotree designed to strengthen user identification processes, enhance regulatory compliance, and improve the overall customer experience.
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This initiative is part of SUTEL’s ongoing efforts to promote digital transformation within the telecommunications sector while reinforcing security, transparency, and trust in digital communications across the country.
The new Tecnotree platform incorporates advanced identity verification mechanisms, biometric authentication capabilities, and fraud prevention tools that will enable a more efficient and secure registration process for prepaid mobile subscribers. By improving the reliability of subscriber information, the solution contributes to the integrity and security of telecommunications services nationwide.
Built on international interoperability and security standards, the platform has been designed to facilitate integration with telecommunications operators’ systems while supporting future digital innovation and technological evolution within the sector.
Key benefits of the new platform developed and implemented by Tecnotree includes:
• Enhanced security in subscriber registration and identity verification processes.
• Reduced risks associated with the misuse of prepaid mobile services.
• Faster, more accessible, and user-friendly registration procedures.
• Improved traceability and reliability of subscriber information.
• Stronger compliance with applicable telecommunications regulations.
• A future-ready technological infrastructure capable of supporting ongoing digital innovation.
The implementation of this platform reinforces SUTEL’s commitment to innovation, user protection, and the continued development of a secure, efficient, and trustworthy telecommunications ecosystem.
SUTEL Deploys Tecnotree Platform to Modernize Mobile Prepaid Registration and Strengthen Digital Security and Trust in Costa Rica
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The justices, in a 6-3 decision, overturned a lower court order blocking the practice that limited the number of people who could apply for asylum each day, first under the Obama administration and then expanded during President Donald Trump’s first term.
Advocates said the tactic created a humanitarian crisis as thousands of people settled in unsafe makeshift shelters to await their turn. The Trump administration said it was necessary to deal with an increase of asylum seekers at the border.
The policy isn't in place now, though authorities have imposed other restrictions on asylum seekers.
The administration argued that metering is a critical tool that’s been used by presidents of both parties and should stay available. Federal attorneys say people turned away at the border could come back later, though lines were thousands of people long when the policy was in place before.
The case is one of several immigration suits is considering this term, including Trump’s push to end restrict birthright citizenship and his administration’s effort to strip legal temporary protections for migrants fleeing instability and armed conflict.
Under federal law, migrants who arrive in the U.S. must be able to apply for asylum and be screened for fear of persecution in their home countries.
The Justice Department argued that people stopped by authorities haven’t arrived in the country, so immigration agents don’t have to let them apply.
The court's conservative majority agreed. “A guest does not arrive in a house when he knocks on the front door,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote.
But attorneys for people seeking asylum say the law has long meant anyone arriving at a port of entry should be screened, and blocking arrivals disregards the nation’s ideals.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented from the bench, saying that the majority’s opinion “regrettably and tragically extinguishes the light of the torch of the Statue of Liberty.”
In an unusual exchange, Alito voiced a response after she finished speaking. He expressed surprised that she'd read her dissent out loud and defended his opinion by pointing out that the policy had been used during two presidential administrations. “I won’t add anything more to that,” Alito said.
Metering was first used under President Barack Obama when large numbers of Haitians appeared at the main crossing to San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico. It was expanded to all border crossings from Mexico during Trump’s first term in the White House.
It ended in 2020 when the government introduced greater restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, and President Joe Biden formally rescinded it in 2021.
The same year, a California-based federal judge found that metering violated the asylum seekers rights and the law requiring screening. A divided appeals court panel affirmed the ruling but nearly half of judges on the full San Francisco-based court voted to rehear it, a strong signal that might have caught the attention of the Supreme Court.
U.S. law allows people seeking refuge to apply for asylum once they are on American soil, regardless of whether they came legally. To qualify for asylum, they must show a fear of persecution in their homeland for specific reasons, like race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.
People who are eventually granted asylum can’t be deported. They can legally work, bring in immediate family, apply for legal residency and seek citizenship.
Associated Press writer Fatima Hussein contributed to this story.
FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is photographed, June 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
