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Dominica (Commonwealth of)
Communications
Communications
Dominica (Commonwealth of)
Telephone
Country code: 1 767.
Mobile Telephone
TDMA network. Unregistered roaming is available – visitors with TDMA handsets can make calls without registering, provided they can give a credit card number. Handsets can be hired.
Internet
Access is available at the offices of Cable & Wireless in Roseau, at an Internet cafe and in some hotels.
Post
There are no Poste Restante facilities. The main post office is located at Bayfront, Roseau. Mail takes one to three weeks to arrive in Europe and the USA.
Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1600; smaller branches: 1500-1700.
Media
There are no daily newspapers in Dominica. There is no national television service, but a private cable TV network covers part of the island. There is a mix of public and private radio stations. All media are free from Government interference.
Press
• Newspapers are in English. These include The Chronicle, The Sun and The Tropical Star.
TV
• Marpin Telecom and Broadcasting is a cable TV provider.
Radio
• DBS Radio is operated by state broadcaster Dominica Broadcasting Corporation.
• Q95 FM is a commercial station.
• Kairi FM is operated by Island Communication Corporation.
• Voice of Life Radio-ZGBC is a religious station.
Telephone
Country code: 1 767.
Mobile Telephone
TDMA network. Unregistered roaming is available – visitors with TDMA handsets can make calls without registering, provided they can give a credit card number. Handsets can be hired.
Internet
Access is available at the offices of Cable & Wireless in Roseau, at an Internet cafe and in some hotels.
Post
There are no Poste Restante facilities. The main post office is located at Bayfront, Roseau. Mail takes one to three weeks to arrive in Europe and the USA.
Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1600; smaller branches: 1500-1700.
Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1600; smaller branches: 1500-1700.
Media
There are no daily newspapers in Dominica. There is no national television service, but a private cable TV network covers part of the island. There is a mix of public and private radio stations. All media are free from Government interference.
Press
• Newspapers are in English. These include The Chronicle, The Sun and The Tropical Star.
TV
• Marpin Telecom and Broadcasting is a cable TV provider.
Radio
• DBS Radio is operated by state broadcaster Dominica Broadcasting Corporation.
• Q95 FM is a commercial station.
• Kairi FM is operated by Island Communication Corporation.
• Voice of Life Radio-ZGBC is a religious station.
• Q95 FM is a commercial station.
• Kairi FM is operated by Island Communication Corporation.
• Voice of Life Radio-ZGBC is a religious station.
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