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Newspapers and
libraries and museums and
businesses streaming signals Magazines
into public squares. The average As befits coffee-house culture,
speed in Vienna is 30 mbps, Austria is still a land of newsprint,
from many different providers. though tablets, smart phones
A number of phone apps, such and laptops outnumber news-
as Freewave (freewave.at), papers in many traditional coffee
serve as location finders for houses. For German speakers, the
free Wi-Fi signals (hot spots). tabloid Kronen Zeitung is Austria’s
Most hotels and public libraries most widely read newspaper by
have free computer terminals far. The second-largest, Der Kurier,
for visitors. Some hotels still is less sensationalist and focuses Austrian and international newspapers on
charge a fee per day, which on national and international sale at a street kiosk
can be expensive. news, politics and current affairs.
As a consequence of Die Presse is the oldest of Austria’s Austria has two main radio
ubiquitous free Wi-Fi, Vienna’s dailies, as well as the best-selling stations. Ö1 specializes in classical
internet cafés have largely quality paper, while independent music and Ö3 plays popular
disappeared. Vienna has broadsheet Der Standard is tunes. Radio FM4 broadcasts in
embraced the internet culture, popular with students. Falter is English from 1am to 2pm daily
and booking restaurants is more Vienna’s main listings magazine. on 103.8 MHz. Vienna Cable
often done online than by English-language newspapers Radio transmits on FM100.8.
phone. Almost all speciality and magazines are widely Although terrestrial broadcast
shops, including antiquarian available, some appearing the TV is German-language, many
shops and artisanal bakeries, same day they are published international films are shown
offer online shopping, in New York or London. Larger with subtitles. Almost every
frequently with same-day newsagents have a wide range hotel and sports bar has satellite
delivery. The Viennese have also of English-language magazines, television, on which large
taken to internet-based taxi including sports and political numbers of international pro-
services like Uber. And both periodicals. It is also possible to grammes and English-language
train and tram tickets can find a good selection of English- channels are broadcast.
be bought online and either language paperbacks at most
printed out or used as barcode- train stations and even at street DIRECTORY
type symbols on screen. kiosks and hotel shops.
The Austrian government Mobile Phones
blocks a number of filesharing A1 Telekom
websites, and visitors will not be TV and Radio ∑ a1.net
able to access their subscription The main television broadcaster
streaming services like Netflix is state-owned ORF, with a tele.ring
or Amazon Prime. Access to wealth of channels. Private ∑ telering.at
BBC iPlayer is also blocked broadcasters include ATV, Pulse 4 Yesss
from Austria. and Servus. All these broadcast in ∑ yesss.at
German. Many hotels, however,
will have the full range of BBC Internet
Postal Services
channels, as well as international
Austrian post offices are clearly channels like CNN and MSNBC. Tele2 Internet
identifiable by their bold yellow Tel 800 240020.
signs. They provide postage ∑ tele2.at
stamps (Briefmarken), can send UPC
registered letters, and arrange Tel 960 60600.
the delivery of packages. ∑ upc.at
Phonecards and collectors’
stamps are also sold. Other Postal Services
services include Post Restante Central Post Office
or Postlagernd (to be called for) Fleischmarkt 19. Map 2 E5 & 6 D2.
and some financial services. Tel 05776771010 or 0810010100
The Austrian postal system is (general information).
reliable and efficient. Postage is ∑ post.at
charged by weight. Customers
can choose between two postal DHL
tariffs: priority and economy. Tel 0820550505. ∑ dhl.at
For quick delivery of a package, FedEx
international couriers such Tel 0800123800.
as DHL and FedEx offer a Distinctive yellow sign outside one of ∑ fedex.com/at
reliable service. Vienna’s post offices

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