Poland Travel Guide - Communications

Country code: 48. Telephone cards can be purchased from post offices, newsagents and hotel receptions for local calls.

Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone companies; most of the country is covered.

There are many Internet cafes in cities as well as Wi-Fi areas in hotels and certain public spaces. 

Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1800; some offices are open on Saturday until 1400. The main post offices in major cities are open daily, 24 hours.

State-owned TV (TVP) still has the largest share of the audience for its two national channels. It also operates regional programmes and the international satellite channels. TVN operates the leading commercial TV channels. Polsat also operates a digital pay-TV platform and is present in the Baltic states. Up to a quarter of Poles also watch foreign television channels through cable or satellite. State-owned Polish Radio reaches just over half of the population and there are more than 200 stations on the air. There are more than 300 newspapers, most of them local or regional. Although fewer people in Poland may be connected to broadband connections than those in other EU countries (due to a delay in infrastructure in rural areas), freedom of the press and communications availability is held as an important priority. 

• The principal dailies are Gazeta Wyborcza, Rzeczpospolita and Super Express.
• The biggest selling daily, Fakt, is a relative newcomer tabloid.
• Weeklies include Gazeta Polska, Polityka and Wprost.
• English-language publications include The Warsaw Voice (weekly) and The New Warsaw Express (weekly).

• Public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) operates two national networks, regional services and international satellite channel.
• Commercial broadcaster TV Polonia TVN operates news channel TVN 24.
• Polsat is a commercial channel and pay-TV operator.
• The digital pay-TV platform Cyfra+ was launched by France's Canal+.

• Public broadcaster Polish Radio operates five national networks and many regional stations.
• Radio Polonia is a public, external service.
• RMF FM and Radio Zet are commercial stations.