Puerto Rico Communications

Telephone

Country code: 1787.

Mobile Telephone

Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone operators.

Internet

Internet access is available in all cities and large towns; terminals can also be found in hotels and business centres.

Post

Puerto Rico post is part of the US postal system. Airmail to Western Europe takes up to one week.

Media

Broadcasting is regulated by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Press

• The English-language newspaper published in Puerto Rico is The San Juan Star.
• Others include El Nuevo Día, El Vocero de Puerto Rico and Primera Hora.

TV

• Home-grown comedies, talk shows and Spanish-language soaps are staple fare on local TV stations.
• The multichannel offerings of cable TV are also widely available.
• Examples of commercial stations include Telemundo, Televicentro and Univision.
• TUTV (Channel 6) is a public station.

Radio

WIAC Radio Puerto Rico is a commercial station (news and talk), as is WPRM Cadena Salsoul (salsa and tropical music).
WIPR Radio 940 is a public radio station.
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