Country code: 886. There is an extensive internal telephone system.

Roaming agreements exist with international mobile phone companies.

Internet cafes provide public access to Internet and e-mail services.

Airmail to Western Europe takes up to 10 days.

• Daily Chinese-language papers include the United Daily News, the Central Daily News, China Times, Taiwan Daily and Liberty Times.
• English-language dailies include The China Post, Taipei Times and Taiwan News.

• Public Television Service (PTS) is the only non-profit public broadcaster.
• Commercial networks include China Television Company (CTV), Chinese Television System (CTS), Taiwan Television Enterprise (TTV) and Formosa Television (FTV).

• Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) has national and regional networks, while CBS-Radio Taiwan International, the national broadcaster, also beams services to mainland China and the rest of the world with programmes in various languages and Chinese dialects.
• Public Radio System (PRS) is government run and broadcasts travel, weather and social information.
• International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) is the biggest English-language FM station.