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Communications and Media DIRECTORY

Public phones are increasingly hard to find in Milan, as access Mobile Phones
to Internet services and the use of mobile phones have Negozio TIM
increased. Mobile phone users should consider purchasing a Tel 02-80 92 32.
SIM card for use in Italy before they travel, or a prepaid phone Negozio Wind
on arrival. In addition to Internet cafés, Wi-Fi hotspots are ever Tel 02-67 48 18 56.
more common in bars, restaurants and hotels. News-stands Vodafone
carry a huge range of publications, and many sell English- Tel 02-34 22 08.
language newspapers too. The postal service in Italy, once Internet Cafés
notoriously slow, is much improved.
Internet Point Duomo
International and Local Inside the Duomo metro station.
Telephone Calls Map 7 C1.
Tel 02-36 52 17 21.
The area code (prefisso) for
Milan is 02. Be aware that it is Mondadori
necessary to dial telephone Via Marghera 28.
numbers in full, including the Map 1 C5.
Tel 02-48 04 71. Piazza del
area code, even for local calls. Duomo 1.
For information in English Map 7 C1.
concerning international Tel 02-454 41 10.
calls, dial 4176. To make an Internet café in Milan
international reverse charge Postal Services
(collect) call, the number to Internet Access
dial is 170. For Italian directory There are Internet cafés all over Ufficio Centrale
enquiries, dial 1254. Milan, including Internet Point Via Cordusio 4.
Duomo and Mondadori, and in Map 7 B1.
the main lake towns. Wi-Fi is com- Tel 02-87 91 44 46.
Mobile Phones mon in bars, restaurants and ∑ poste.it
GSM mobile phones work in Italy, hotels. It can also be accessed Other Post Offices
but North American phones may both inside and outside public Via Sammartini 2, off Piazza Duca
not work abroad if they are buildings such as libraries, d’Aosta (Stazione Centrale,
locked or will not accept other schools, museums and more. ground floor).
SIM cards. If you know that your
handset will function and is
unlocked, consider buying an Postal Services
Italian SIM on arrival. Most offer Post offices are usually open
free incoming calls and low 8am–7pm on weekdays and
outgoing call rates. 8:30am–12:30pm on Saturday.
If your phone is locked, you The Ufficio Centrale offers a
could buy a prepaid phone poste restante (Fermo Posta)
once in Italy, though all shops service and it is possible to
will ask for a tax code, which you change money there.
won’t be able to provide. You You can buy stamps
can find shops for Milan’s mobile (francobolli) from post offices
providers (Vodafone, Negozio and any tobacconist with the
TIM and Negozio Wind) all black-and-white T sign. Newsagent selling national and
over the city. international publications
Newspapers Television
Public Telephones and Magazines There are three state-owned
Most telephone booths in Milan Milan dailies, such as Il Corriere television channels in Italy
are scheduled to disappear by della Sera, have local news (RAI 1, RAI 2 and RAI 3) and
2015; around the lakes they are sections and entertainment many private channels, some
still quite commonplace. Public listings. The free Milano Mese of which are owned by
phones usually operate with (available at IAT offices) has Mediaset (Retequattro, Canale
telephone cards (schede listings of cultural events. Cinque, and Italia Uno). There
telefoniche), sold at Internet shops, Websites such as www. are also many local channels.
tobacconists and news stands. tuttomilano.it, www.about Most hotels 3-stars and above
An interna tional card (scheda milan.com and http://ciao have satellite TV with BBC and
telefonica internazionale) is the milano.it have information CNN news in English, as well as
cheapest way of calling home. on cultural activities. German and French channels.

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