Country Information

Country Code: . Call boxes are grey and found in all areas. International calls can be made from payphones with four coin slots.

Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone companies. Coverage is good.

Available throughout Austria. There are many Internet cafes.

Austria's public broadcaster, Österreichischer Rundfunk, has long-dominated the airwaves, but now faces growing competition from private broadcasters, particularly in Vienna. This is a relatively new phenomenon to Austria. Some German cable or satellite channels deliberately tailor their content for Austrian audiences. The print market is mainly privately owned, fiercely competitive and popular.

Letters within Europe take two to four days, and to the USA four to six days. Post boxes are yellow or orange; red stripes mean that the box is also emptied weekends and bank holidays.

generally Mon-Fri 0800-1200 and 1400-1800, and Sat various hours, but main post offices and those at major railway stations are open for 24 hours, seven days a week, including public holidays. Monetary transactions in all post offices permitted Mon to Fri until 1700, Sat 0800-1000.

English-language newspapers and magazines are also widely available, particularly in the big cities and tourist resorts.