2000 Costa Rican protests

The protests against the Energy Combo of Costa Rica were a series of demonstrations and popular protests held in Costa Rica as of March 20, 2000 after the approval in the first debate in the Legislative Assembly of the "Law for the Improvement of Public Services and Telecommunications and State Participation", also known as "Combo Energético" and popularly as "Combo ICE". This law was intended to allow competition in the telecommunications industry managed by Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, and was supported by both major parties of the government.

2000 Costa Rican protests

The protests against the Energy Combo of Costa Rica were a series of demonstrations and popular protests held in Costa Rica as of March 20, 2000 after the approval in the first debate in the Legislative Assembly of the "Law for the Improvement of Public Services and Telecommunications and State Participation", also known as "Combo Energético" and popularly as "Combo ICE". This law was intended to allow competition in the telecommunications industry managed by Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, and was supported by both major parties of the government.