Fiji Travel Guide - Communications

Country code: 679. International calls can only really be made from Viti Levu. Calls from hotels via an operator are very expensive. It is cheaper to get a public phonecard, available from post offices and newsagents or from the Fiji International Telecommunications (FINTEL) office.

Roaming agreements exist with many international mobile phone companies. There is no coverage on outlying islands, only on Viti Levu.

Internet cafes are available in Suva, Nadi, Lautoka and most resorts, although can be relatively expensive.

Airmail to Europe and North America takes up to 10 days. The main post office is on Victoria Parade, Suva.

Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1600; Sat 0900-1200.

Fiji's private press includes English-language dailies and Fijian- and Hindi-language weeklies. It has received critiscism from politicians for its heavy-handed reporting. The government has a stake in several publications. Radio is a prime source of information, particularly for the outer islands.

• The main English-language dailies are the Fiji Times and the Daily Post.
• The Fiji Sun is privately owned.
• Sartaj and Shanti Dut are weekly publications in Hindi.
• Fiji Calling is the biannual tourist newspaper.

• Fiji TV is a national free-to-air channel.
• Sky Fiji is a pay-TV channel; both are operated by Fiji Television Ltd.

• The state-owned commercial Fiji Broadcasting Corporation operates Fijian-language Radio Fiji One, Hindi-language Radio Fiji Two, music-based Bula 100 FM, Hindi entertainment station Bula 98 FM and music-based Bula 102 FM.
• The BBC World Service and Radio Australia are available on FM relays.