Guadeloupe Communications

Telephone

Country code: 590. Good internal network. There are no area codes. Phonecards (télécartes) are necessary to make calls from public telephones.

Mobile Telephone

Mobile phones work in most areas on the island and there is good coverage. Analogue networks are compatible with most US handsets, which can be activated on the island by dialling 0 or by registering online.

Internet

Available in Internet cafes at Saint-Francois, Sainte Anne, Mare-Gaillard and Pointe-à-Pitre; there are also terminals in some larger post offices and public buildings.

Post

Airmail takes about one week to reach Europe. Postal rates are the same as metropolitan France.

Press

• Newspapers are all in French.
• The main daily is France-Antilles.
Le Progrés Social is a popular weekly.

TV

• RFO is the main broadcasting company in Guadeloupe and is a public service.
• Other TV stations are Canal10, La Una Guadeloupe and Télê Guadeloupe.

Radio

Radio Caraibes International is the local radio station and is privately operated, as is NRJ Antilles.
RFO Guadeloupe, a public broadcaster, also operates.
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