Armenia Travel Guide - Communications

Country code: 374. IDD calls can be expensive but in Yerevan some private phone offices offer cheaper Internet calls.

Roaming agreements exist with some international mobile phone companies. ArmenTel and VivaCell are the local carriers. Both are similar and offer phone coverage to most parts of the country.

Available in large cities and resorts. There are many Internet cafes in Yerevan. Some are open 24 hours.

International postal services are available to most countries but may be slow and unreliable, although there have been significant improvements in recent years. The main post office is located at Republic Square, Yerevan.

Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1700.

Armenian government oversees national TV and radio. Libel and defamation are punishable by prison terms and journalists have been sentenced under these laws in the past. All print and broadcast media must register with the Justice Ministry. Self-censorship is common.

• The main newspapers published in Armenian are Aravot, Azg and Yerkir (Russian editions have been discontinued since the Russian minority in the republic dropped).
• Golos Armenii (The Voice of Armenia) and Respublika Armenia are the main Russian-language papers.
• Noyan Tapan is an English-language weekly circulated primarily among the foreign missions and small foreign business community.

• Public TV of Armenia is a national, state-run station.
• Armenia TV and Prometheus TV are national, commercial stations.

• Private radio stations include Hai FM.
• There are national and state-run stations, including Public Radio of Armenia.