Communications
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 cafes 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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