Seychelles Communications

Telephone

Country code: 248.

Mobile Telephone

Roaming agreements exist with some international mobile phone companies.

Internet

There are several Internet cafes on Mahé. Most of the larger hotels have arrangements for visitors to obtain a temporary guest account.

Post

The main post office is in Victoria. Airmail collections are at 1500 weekdays and 1200 Saturdays; airmail to Western Europe normally takes up to one week.

Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1600, Sat 0800-1200.

Media

The government controls much of the islands' media, and operates the only radio and TV stations and the sole daily newspaper.

Press

• Seychelles Nation is an English-language newspaper (morning daily except on Sundays).
• Regar is an opposition weekly publication.

TV

• State-run SBC TV is operated by Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC).

Radio

SBC operates national mediumwave (AM) services and music station Paradise FM.
• The BBC World Service and Radio France Internationale are available via FM relays.
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