IDD service available, but services were severely disrupted following the conflict and are only gradually returning. Country code: 964. Roaming agreements with international mobile phone companies are still in progress. There is extremely limited coverage. There are no ISPs in Iraq at present. However, although connectivity within the home is rare, Internet access is sprouting everywhere via cafes and hotels, mainly in Baghdad. There has been a surge of media outlets since the downfall of Saddam Hussein. During his dictatorship, satellite TV was banned. Press: Newspapers published in Arabic include Al Mada (website: www.almadapaper.com), Al Mashriq and Al Dustur. Al-Sabah (website: www.alsabaah.com) is the main English-language daily , Al-Zaman (website: www.azzaman.com) is a London based daily printed in Baghdad and Basra and Iraq Today (website: www.iraq-today.com) is an English-language daily. TV: Channels include Al-Iraqiya, Al Sharquiya, Kurdistan Satellite Channel and KurdSat. Radio: Stations include Republic of Iraq Radio, Radio Nahrain, Voice of Iraq, Hot FM and Radio Dijla. All mail may take several weeks to process and is inadvisable.
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