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Internet
ISPs include Esoterica, which operates an
Internet Access Center, and Comnexo, Sonet
and Telepac.
Internet cafes exist in all urban areas, with some post offices
offering Internet facilities.
Fax
Available from fax bureaux and also some major hotels.
Post
Post
office (correios) opening hours:
Monday-Friday 0800-2200 hrs Saturday-Sunday 0900-1800 hrs.
Lisbon Airport Post Office is open 24 hours a day. Airmail
to European destinations from continental Portugal and the
Azores takes 3 days, from Madeira, up to 5 days. There are
poste restante facilities at post offices
throughout Portugal.
Press
Each region has its own Portuguese-language daily papers.
The English-language newspapers published in Portugal include:
Anglo Portuguese News (Lisbon), and The
News (Algarve).
Radio
BBC
World Service and Voice of America can
be received. The frequencies change occasionally and the most
up-to-date can be found online.
Telegram
There are telegram facilities available at most of the major
hotels. The public office at Praça dos Restauradores,
Lisbon is open daily 0900-1800 hrs.
Telephone
- land line
Full IDD is available.
Country dialing code is 351
Outgoing international code: 00
There are call boxes in most villages and all the towns and
there are also public telephones in many cafes and bars, from
which international calls may be made.
Telephone
- mobile
GSM 900 and 1800 networks.
Network operators include:
Optimus
TMN
Vodafone
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