Communications

Telephone

Country code: 886. There is an extensive internal telephone system.

Mobile Telephone

Roaming agreements exist with international mobile phone companies.

Internet

Internet cafes provide public access to Internet and e-mail services.

Media

Post

Airmail to Western Europe takes up to 10 days.

Press

• Daily Chinese-language papers include the United Daily News, the Central Daily News, China Times, Taiwan Daily and Liberty Times.
• English-language dailies include The China Post, Taipei Times and Taiwan News.

Radio

• Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) has national and regional networks, while CBS-Radio Taiwan International, the national broadcaster, also beams services to mainland China and the rest of the world with programmes in various languages and Chinese dialects.
• Public Radio System (PRS) is government run and broadcasts travel, weather and social information.
• International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) is the biggest English-language FM station.

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