IDD is available in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. Country code: 222 (no area codes). Outgoing international calls must go through the operator.

GSM 900 network operators include Mattel and Mauritel (website: www.mauritelmobiles.mr).

ISPs include Mauritel (website: www.mauritel.mr).

Mauritania's TV and radio stations are state-owned.
Press: Newspapers are in French and Arabic. The dailies are Châab and Nouakchott-Info. The main weeklies include Le Calame, L'Eveil-Hebdo and Rajoul Echarée.
TV: Mauritanian TV broadcasts programmes in Arabic, French and other local languages.
Radio: Radio Mauritania.

International postal facilities are limited to main cities. Airmail to Europe takes approximately two weeks.