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Uruguay
Communications
Communications
Uruguay
Telephone
Country code: 598. The local telephone service, which is operated by the government, is good.
Mobile Telephone
Roaming agreements exist with some international mobile phone operators. Visitors should check with their service provider before travelling. Coverage is good in urban areas and patchy elsewhere.
Internet
There are Internet cafes in main urban areas.
Post
Airmail to Europe takes three to five days.
Post office hours: 0800-1800 (main post office in the old city, Montevideo: 0900-1900).
Media
The Uruguayan constitution guarantees a free press and freedom of speech. There are over 100 private newspapers, more than 100 radio stations and around 20 TV channels. State-run radio and television broadcasts are operated by SODRE.
Press
• All newspapers are in Spanish.
• The most popular dailies include El Observador, El País, La República and Ultimas Noticias.
TV
• Among the major channels are Monte Carlo TV, Saeta TV Canal 10, Teledoce, TV Ciudad, and government-run Tveo TV Nacional.
Radio
• Stations include AM Libre, state-owned Radiodifusion Nacional SODRE and Radio El Espectador.
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Telephone
Country code: 598. The local telephone service, which is operated by the government, is good.
Mobile Telephone
Roaming agreements exist with some international mobile phone operators. Visitors should check with their service provider before travelling. Coverage is good in urban areas and patchy elsewhere.
Internet
There are Internet cafes in main urban areas.
Post
Airmail to Europe takes three to five days.
Post office hours: 0800-1800 (main post office in the old city, Montevideo: 0900-1900).
Post office hours: 0800-1800 (main post office in the old city, Montevideo: 0900-1900).
Media
The Uruguayan constitution guarantees a free press and freedom of speech. There are over 100 private newspapers, more than 100 radio stations and around 20 TV channels. State-run radio and television broadcasts are operated by SODRE.
Press
• All newspapers are in Spanish.
• The most popular dailies include El Observador, El País, La República and Ultimas Noticias.
• The most popular dailies include El Observador, El País, La República and Ultimas Noticias.
TV
• Among the major channels are Monte Carlo TV, Saeta TV Canal 10, Teledoce, TV Ciudad, and government-run Tveo TV Nacional.
Radio
• Stations include AM Libre, state-owned Radiodifusion Nacional SODRE and Radio El Espectador.
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