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IDD is available. Country code: 264.
Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone operators. Coverage is limited to urban areas.
There are Internet cafes in Walvis Bay and Windhoek.
Press freedom is provided for by the constitution and largely respected by the government. Opposition views are broadcast.
Press: Newspapers are printed Monday to Friday. English-language dailies include The Namibian, The Namibian Economist and New Era; weeklies include the Windhoek Observer. Die Republikein is a daily Afrikaans-language newspaper. Allgemeine Zeitung is published daily in German.
TV: The state-owned Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) broadcasts nationwide. Desert TV is a Windhoek-based private station.
Radio: State-run radio is operated by NBC. Private music stations include Radio Kudu, Radio Wave and Radio Energy. Katutura Community Radio (KCR) broadcasts some BBC World Service programmes in Windhoek.
Good postal service. Airmail to Europe takes approximately four days to two weeks.




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