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Telephone
Vanuatu country code is 678.
There are no area codes.
Outgoing international calls must go through the
international operator. There are public telephones at post offices
and airports. Phone cards can be bought in local currency from the
post office.
For emergency services, dial 22333 for fire services,
22222 for police and 22100 for an ambulance.
Mobile
Telephone
Roaming agreements are present with a few international mobile phone
companies. Coverage is good in Vanuatu.
Internet
There is an Internet cafe in Luganville and Port - Vila. Internet
facilities are also accessible at some post offices.
Media
Vanuatu's only TV channel was established with the help of Radio
France Overseas (RFO) and broadcasts in English and French.
Radio Vanuatu runs a shortwave and mediumwave (AM) service, and
a commercial FM station. Vanuatu Weekly is a Government newspaper,
existing beside a handful of privately owned papers.
Press
Port Vila Presse is published
daily in French and English, the Vanuatu Daily
Post in English and the Vanuatu Weekly in English,
French and Bislama. The monthly Pacific Island Profile
is published in French and English. For tourist information, please
see the quarterly publication, Hapi Tumas Long Vanuatu.
TV
Television
Blong Vanuatu is run by the state owned Vanuatu Broadcasting
and Television Corporation (VBTC).
Radio
VBTC also operates Radio Vanuatu.
Post
Airmail
to Europe takes about 7 days.
Post offices are situated on the main streets in Port - Vila and
Luganville, on Espiritu Santo.
General post office
hours are Monday to Friday 7.30 am to 4.30 pm. |
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