Country Information




Telephone

Country Code: . Operator assistance may be required for international calls. There are many phone booths which operate using cards (Telecarte) that can be purchased at the airport, bars, magazine stands and the post office. Hotel telephone charges are extremely high.


Mobile Telephone

The GSM 900 network is not compatible with US mobile phones. Mobile phones are available to rent, which offer better rates than roaming fees.


Internet

There are Internet cafés in Papeete and Moorea.


Post

Airmail to Western Europe takes around six to eight days.

(central office in Papeete) Mon-Fri 0700-1800, Sat-Sun 0800-1100 (outside Papeete, there is a restricted service in the afternoons and at weekends).


Press

• There is an English-language weekly, the Tahiti Beach Press.


Radio

RFO Polynesie is a public radio broadcaster, operated by Reseau France Outre-Mer.
• Private FM stations include Radio 1 and Radio Bleue.