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COMMUNICATIONS Media Telephone Telephone numbers in Indonesia have different systems Indonesia's media freedom has increased for land lines and mobile phones: land lines use area considerably since after the end of President codes, while mobile phones do not. For land line area Suharto's rule, during which the now-defunct PAGE 3 codes, the digit "0" is added in front when dialing Ministry of Information monitored and controlled Population | Time | Visas domestic long distance from within Indonesia, but is domestic media and restricted foreign media. There Insurance | History always omitted when calling from abroad. Instead, are hundreds of new magazines, newspapers, and tabloids. The television market has expanded to PAGE 4 callers would use the Indonesian country code +62, People | Language followed by the area code, without the "0". include more than 10 national commercial channels Common Phrases that compete with the government's public channel TVRI. The current trend in Indonesian media is Domestic phone numbers in large cities have 8 digits, PAGE 5 "news on demand" from online news portals. Climate and in other areas 7 digits. Mobile phone numbers have a total of 10 or 11 digits for postpaid depending on the PAGE 6 operator, whereas prepaid services get 11 to 12 digits ELECTRICITY The Land determined by the operator. Country code: 62. 220 Voltage, 50 cycles. Some hotels may use 110 PAGE 7 volts. Please remember that simple adapters do not Changing money | Credit Cards Public telephones are available in post offices, hotels convert voltage or frequency, and incorrect use may Currency | Tipping and shops displaying a telephone unit sign and at Etiquette not only keep you from using your equipment but roadside kiosks. To call Vietnam from the USA/Canada also damage it or even cause personal injuries. PAGE 8 dial 011 + 62 + Area Code + Phone Number. Using a plug adapter just changes the shape of the Safety & Crime | Taxis What to Pack | Health prongs. Countries with different voltages and Mobile Telephone frequencies may use similar plugs, so check to need PAGE 9 if you need a power converter and not simply a Communications Roaming agreements exist with most major plug adapter. international mobile phone companies. Coverage is PAGE 10 good in towns and cities throughout the country, with Shopping | Customs Bartering sporadic coverage in rural areas. PAGE 11-12 Food & Drinks Internet PAGE 13 The Internet is a relatively new communication media Culture & The Arts | Religion in Indonesia but a recent survey reports there are over 45 million internet users. Indonesia has the world's second highest number of Facebook users but the number of users that go there every day is much lower than in other countries. There are internet cafes throughout most towns and cities in Indonesia and most major hotels, especially in larger cities have internet access. Post The once notorious postal service in Indonesia has improved greatly in recent years and is now considered to be quite reliable. Stories of letters mailed and never seen again and lost or stolen items are not commonplace. Domestic delivery usually takes 2 to 3 days and international mail service takes 5-10 days.