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Norwegian communications are excellent, and things are made even
easier by the fact that nearly all post and telephone staff speak good
English. Post office opening hours are usually Mon-Fri 8/8.30am-4pm, Sat
8/9am-1pm. Stamps are available from post offices, kiosks and most
bookstores. A general rule is that you can buy stamps at the same places
that sell postcards; it costs 9kr to send a letter or postcard under 20g
within Europe, 10kr to the rest of the world. Most telephone boxes take
1kr, 5kr, 10kr and 20kr coins, and there is a minimum 4kr charge. Coin-operated
phones are gradually giving way to credit- and card-operated public
telephones; cards come in denominations of 35kr (22 units), 98kr (65
units) and 210kr (150 units). The international access code is tel 00
47, directory enquiries tel 180 for Scandinavian countries and tel 181
otherwise, but note that these services are very expensive (10kr/min).
To make an international collect call, dial 115. There are no area codes
in Norway.
The Norwegians are into the Internet in a big way. Many hotels have
Internet access, and you'll find at least a couple of Internet cafés in
all the big cities. Most libraries have free Internet available for the
public; you usually have to put your name on a list and then you'll get
thirty minutes online for free.
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