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Mobile
Telephone
Roaming agreements exist with many international mobile phone companies.
Phone rentals are available from the airport.
Internet
The main Internet cafe is Connect Internet Cafe,
which is on Victoria Parade in the General Post office building
in Suva. Opening hours are Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 8.00 pm,
Saturday 8.00 am to 10.00 pm, Sunday 10.00 am to 6.00 pm. Access
time costs around US $3 per hour. There are also Internet cafes
in Lautoka and Nadi.
Media
Fiji's private press includes English language
dailies and Fijian and Hindi-language weeklies. The Government has
a stake in many publications. Radio is a key source of information,
especially on the outer islands. There are both privately and publicly
owned stations.
Press
The main English language daily is the Fiji Times,
which claims to be ‘the 1st newspaper published in the world
today’, a reference to Suva’s position just to the west
of the International Date Line, the other major English language
paper is the Fiji Daily Post. The Fiji Sun is privately owned. Shanti
Dut and Sartaj are weekly publications in Hindi. Fiji Calling is
the bi yearly tourist newspaper, which may be of interest to visitors.
TV
Fiji 1 is a national free to air channel, Sky Fiji is a pay TV channel,
both are operated by Fiji Television Ltd.
Radio
State owned commercial company Fiji Broadcasting
Corporation operates Fijian language Radio Fiji 1, Hindi language
Radio Fiji 2, music based Bula 100 FM, Hindi entertainment station
Bula 98 FM and music based Bula 102 FM. The BBC World Service and
Radio Australia are accessible on FM relays.
Post
Airmail to Europe can take up to 10 days.
General post office hours are Monday to Friday
8.00 am to 4.30 pm, Saturday 8.00 am to 1.00 pm. The main post office
is in the General Post Office on Victoria Parade. Opening hours
are Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 4.30 pm, Saturday 9.00 am to 12.00
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