Country code: 256. Service for local calls is unreliable. Phone shops are available in towns.

Coverage extends to all major towns and international roaming agreements exist with international mobile phone companies.

There are Internet cafes in most large towns.

Airmail to Europe can take from three days to several weeks.

Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0830-1230 and 1400-1730. Some post offices are open Sat 0830-1300.

Uganda has been a pioneer of liberalisation in the African media. Private radio and television stations have thrived since the government loosened its control of the media in 1993. Radio is the most popular medium.

• The English-language papers include private daily The Monitor and state-owned daily New Vision.
• Vernacular papers include state-owned Bukedde, Etop and Rupiny. 

• UBC TV is the public broadcaster.
• WBS and Nation TV are private channels.

• UBC Radio is a publicly run station that operates five stations in Uganda. It can be heard across the country in English and vernacular languages.
• Radio Simba, Capital Radio and KFM are private stations.