IDD is available. Country code: 212. Privately-run Téléboutiques can be found through out the country. There is an attendant to provide advice, change and phone cards.

Roaming agreements exist with international mobile phone companies. Coverage is mainly available in the cities in the west of Morocco.

Access is widely available in business centres, hotels and in Internet cafes.

Although King Mohammed VI eased restrictions on the press when he came to power, some issues such as Western Sahara, the monarchy and corruption remain sensitive topics. The government owns, or has a stake in, Morocco's two television networks. It plans to allow private investment in state-run broadcasters and the official news agency. Satellite dishes are widely used, giving access to a range of foreign TV stations.
Press: Daily newspapers are published in French and Arabic. The main French newspapers are: L'Economiste, Le Matin, Libération and Le Journal. The main Arabic newspapers are Al Anbaa and Assabah.
TV: Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM) is state-run while 2M is partly state-owned. Al Maghribiya, a satellite channel operated by RTM and 2M, is aimed at Moroccans living abroad.
Radio: State-run Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM) has regional and national services. Tangier-based Medi 1 is privately-owned by Moroccan and French concerns and has programmes in Arabic and French.

WESTERN SAHARA:
National Radio of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic broadcasts in Arabic and Spanish; the station supports the Polisario Front.

Airmail to Europe takes up to one week and can be unreliable. Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0830-1200 and 1430-1830, Sat 0830-1400.