The Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (MinTIC) issued Decree 555 of 2020, reiterating the measures established under Decree 464 of 2020 and including the following, considering the lengthening of the isolation period due to the COVID-19.

1. Users of mobile phone services where the price does not exceed COP$71,214 (approx. US$18.50) can visit free of charge the education website that will be provided by the Ministry of Education and the MinTIC (related to the COVID-19).
2. The Communications Regulatory Commission can directly assign SMS/USSD short codes to government entities as a mechanism for communication, registration and activation of beneficiaries (of government relief plans) to be used exclusively by government entities through telecoms providers, without these entities having to register as telecoms or content and application providers.

Decree 555 of 2020 https://dapre.presidencia.gov.co/normativa/decretos-2020/decretos-abril-2020