IDD is available to Asmara, Massawa and Assab. Country code: 291. Operator assistance may be required. All larger cities are connected via the internal system.

Roaming agreements exist with mobile phone companies.

There is Internet access in the main towns, and coverage is variable.

Eritrea is the only African country to have no privately-owned news media. It also has no private radio or TV stations. No criticism of the Government is tolerated. The Government closed the private press in 2001 on the premise that it endangered national security.
Press: The Eritrea Profile is published weekly in English. Hadas Eritrea is published three times a week in English, Arabic and Tigrinya. A pro-government youth paper called Tirigta is published once a week.
TV: Eri TV is a state-run broadcaster.
Radio: Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea (Dimtsi Hafash) is state-run and operates two networks with programmes in 11 languages; Radio Zara has a state-run, FM network.

International post services have not been resumed with all countries. Delays are likely. Post office hours (for the main post office in Asmara): Mon to Sat 0800 - 1200, 1400-1900; Sun 1900-1200.