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Communications and Media Keep in mind that it is illegal to
use a mobile phone while you
Croatia has good communication systems and well- are driving.
functioning public services such as the post and tele
communications. The news and information network is Public Telephones
well organized, although most visitors (unless they speak There are fewer public
Croatian) will face the obvious language barrier. However, telephones in Croatia now,
foreign television programmes can be received via satellite but they do still exist. Pay
and it is also easy to find foreign newspapers and magazines phones in Croatia are operated
with newsagents, although they might be available a little by telephone cards (telefonska
later than they would be at home. Internet use is also kartica) that are available in
units of 15, 30, 50 and 100
widespread in Croatia.
(1 unit = 1 kuna) and can be
purchased from tobacconists,
newsagents and news kiosks.
calling from within that area. It is cheaper to call from
There is a list of Croatian area a public phone rather than
codes in the directory on p273. from your hotel, as hotels
Numbers beginning with generally apply a supplement
the code 060 are information to any calls which are made
services. These services can be from their rooms.
dialled up from anywhere
within Croatia, using the Internet
same code.
Internet and email facilities are
widely available in Croatia, and it
Mobile Phones
is easy to find Internet cafés with
In Croatia several companies speedy connections in most
offer mobile phone services places, even on the islands.
(GSM network): Tele 2, with the If you want to use a laptop
Public telephone booth in a Dubrovnik code 095; TMobile, with the computer, you will find that
side-street codes 097, 098 and 099; and many hotels and hostels offer
Vipnet, with the codes 091 and free WiFi to their guests. Some
International and Local 092. The HT GSM network cities (such as Rijeka and Osijek)
Telephone Calls
covers approximately 98 per also have hotspots with free
Calling Croatia from abroad cent of the country. WiFi in public spaces. Ask at the
is very easy: after dialling the Check with your mobile relevant local tourist offices for
international code (00 world phone service provider before the exact location of these zones.
wide), dial the international you leave to see whether they
country code (385), followed have a roaming agreement with
by the area code without the the Croatian networks. Postal Services
initial zero (Croatia is divided If you expect to be in The Croatian national postal
administratively into counties, Croatia for more than a week, company HP operates a network
each with a corresponding purchasing a local SIM card to of post offices, with branches in
code) and finally the number use in your mobile phone may all towns, and offers a wide
of the subscriber. To telephone be worthwhile. You will need range of services, including the
abroad from Croatia, dial the your phone to be unlocked in sale of stamps and telephone
international code (again 00), order to use the new SIM card. cards, fax facilities and postal
followed by the international
code of the country (for the
UK it is 44), then the area code
(omitting the initial zero) and
finally the subscriber’s number.
The international codes for
other Englishspeaking
countries are as follows: the
US and Canada, 1, Australia,
61, New Zealand, 64 and
Ireland, 353.
When making local calls from
a landline within Croatia, you
need to include the area code
when dialling, unless you are Surfing the net at an Internet café in Dubrovnik
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