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Telephone: general assessment:
the telephone system has been modernized and is
capable of satisfying all requests for telecommunication
service
Domestic: the system is digitalized
and highly automated; trunk services are carried
by fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio
relay; a program for fiber-optic subscriber connections
was initiated in 1996; heavy use is made of mobile
cellular telephones
International: country code - 36
Hungary has fiber-optic cable connections with
all neighboring countries; the international switch
is in Budapest; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat
(Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean regions), 1 Inmarsat,
1 very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system of
ground terminals
Mobile telephone: GSM dual band
900/1800, coverage throughout the country.
Network
operators include:
Fax: Services are available
at main post offices all over the country and
at the Telecommunications Information and Service
Office, Petõfi Sándor u., Budapest
Internet: ISPs include Matáv
(website: http://www.matav.hu).
There are Internet cafes in larger towns
Telegram: Services are available
from all post offices and the hotel service bureau.
For services from public phones, dial 06
Post: Airmail takes three days
to one week to reach other European destinations.
In addition to the main post office, the offices
at West and East railway stations in Budapest
are open daily 0700-2100. Stamps are available
from tobacconists as well as post offices. Post
office hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1800, Sat 0700-1400
Press: National dailies include
Magyar Hírlap, Népszabadság
and Népszava. English-language newspapers
include the Budapest Business Journal, Budapest
Week, Courier Diplomatique, The Budapest Sun,
The Hungarian Economy, The Hungarian Observer
and The Hungarian Quarterly
Radio: BBC World Service (website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice)
From time to time the frequencies
change and the most up-to-date can be found online
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