IDD is available. Country code: 252. Outgoing international calls must be made via the operator.

GSM 900 network. Operators are Hormuud Telecom Somalia Inc, Nationlink (website: www.nationlinks.net) and Telesom (website: www.telesom.net).

Somalia’s SomaliNet (website: www.somalinet.com) is one of the country’s first ISPs. Internet facilities for visitors are yet to be fully established.

Somalia's disintegration has been reflected in its media. Broadcasters and journalists operate in a dangerous environment and many Somalis rely on foreign broadcasts for their news.
Press: Qaran, Xog-Ogaal and Ayaamaha are Mogadishu based. Somaliland Times – Hargeisa is an English-language weekly publication.
TV: Somali Telemedia Network (STN) is a private channel, rebroadcasting Qatar-based Al-Jazeera TV and CNN. Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) is a private network based in Puntland.
Radio: Radio Mogadishu, Voice of the Republic of Somalia is a FM station operated by the transitional Government. Radio HornAfrik is a widely-listened-to private FM station in Mogadishu, which rebroadcasts BBC programmes.

Airmail to Europe takes up to two weeks.