Telephone
The international telephone code for Madagascar is +261
Using a landline 20 is dialled before the respective town code followed by the phone number
Below are the phones codes for all of Madagascar:
ANTANANARIVO |
FIANARANTSOA |
MAHAJANGA |
ANTSIRANANA |
TOAMASINA |
TOLIARY |
Grand Tana : 22 |
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Antsirabe : 44 |
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Mobile Telephone
Roaming agreements exist with international mobile phone companies. Coverage reaches major cities and main roads.
Internet
Public internet access exists in large cities; there are a few internet cafes in Antananarivo.
Media
There are hundreds of private local radio and TV stations.
Post
Airmail to Europe takes at least seven days and surface mail three to four months.
Courier service
Colis express hooks up with DHL.There is an office in Tana and in all the large towns.
Press
• There are no English-language newspapers.
• Six dailies are published in French and/or Malagasy.
• The main papers include
La Gazette de la Grande Ile,
Madagascar Tribune and
Midi Madagasikara,
La verité, Gazetiko and so on …
Radio
Many privately-owned FM radio stations and more critical political reporting by the print media followed 1990’s law on press freedom.
• Malagasy National Radio (RNM) is state owned.
• Privately-owned stations include
Radio Don Bosco (Roman Catholic FM station),
Radio MA FM and
Radio RTA and so on.
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Radio Viva is commercial and owned by President Andriniriana Rajoelina.