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Communications and Media magazines and papers are
sold in the major towns and
Communication in Sardinia is generally efficient, especially in main tourist areas.
in the coastal areas, where many places now offer Wi-Fi
connection. The inland towns and villages are more isolated, Television and Radio
and cell phone reception may sometimes be a problem. Television channels include the
The postal service is slow, but couriers provide a fast, reliable state-owned RAI and Mediaset.
alternative. Foreign-language newspapers and magazines can There are also many local
be bought in the bigger towns (usually at the train stations) and channels. Most foreign pro-
in the tourist areas. State-run and privately owned television grammes are dubbed into Italian.
stations exist, but only satellite TV and radio stations, available Satellite channels, such as BBC
World News, Sky, and CNN, show
in some hotels, broadcast foreign-language programmes.
news and sports programmes in
English but are only available in
Pubic Telephones and Sant’Elena and Villasimius; simply hotels that have satellite TV. There
Mobile Phones buy a charged magnetic card, are three national radio stations.
The Italian national telephone which can be used across the
company, Telecom Italia, network. There are Wi-Fi hotspots DIRECTORY
dismantled the last remaining across Sardinia, and many of
public telephone booths in them are free. Country Codes
2014, so it’s best to rely on your
mobile phone, either by setting To call Italy from these countries,
up a roaming agreement with Postal Services dial the code and then
your provider at home, or by Small post offices are open from the number.
purchasing a local SIM card. 8am to 1:15pm, while larger offices
TIM and Vodafone are the open until 6:45pm or 7pm (1:15pm Australia
main providers in Sardinia. on Saturday). For English-language Tel 00 1139.
information on post office services, Canada
visit the Poste Italiane website. Tel 011 39.
International and Local Letters can take between four days
Telephone Calls United Kingdom
and two weeks to arrive. For a Tel 00 39.
A cheap and efficient way to more reliable option, use posta
make an international call is raccomandata (recorded delivery). United States
to buy an international calling Anything of value should be sent Tel 011 39.
card, which can be purchased at by assicurata (insured post). For Public Telephones and
tobacconists and newsstands. urgent communications, use Mobile Phones
Rates are slightly higher when DHL or Fedex, or try the state
using it to call a mobile phone. couriers, Postacelere and Telecom Italia
Check with your hotel before Paccocelere, which are based ∑ telecomitalia.com
using a card from your room, as at all the main post offices. TIM
extra charges may be applied. To Via Fratelli Kennedy 9E, Alghero.
make a local call, always dial the Via Roma 84, Cagliari.
area code preceded by 0, even Newspapers and ∑ tim.it
Magazines
if you are calling a number in
the same town. The 0 before the The leading local papers are Vodafone
Piazza Garibaldi 16, Cagliari.
local area code needs to be L’Unione Sarda, La Nuova Centro Commerciale Auchan,
dialled after the country code Sardegna and Sardegna Oggi, SS 125, Olbia.
when calling from abroad. and they provide useful informa- ∑ vodafone.it
Mobile phone numbers always tion and event listings, but are
start with a 3, and are not only in Italian. English-language Internet
preceded by a 0.
Internet Train
∑ internettrain.it
Internet
Postal Services
The Internet is widely available,
particularly in urban areas. DHL
Telecom Italia provides Internet Tel 199 199345. ∑ dhl.it
services in the country’s major Fedex
train stations and public phone Tel 199 151 119. ∑ fedex.com
centres. Privately operated
Internet points can be found in Poste Italiane
most towns. Internet Train has The newsstand of L’Unione Sarda ∑ poste.it
three branches, in Cagliari, Quartu in Cagliari

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