IDD is available to Uruguay, but callers from Uruguay may experience difficulty, although direct dialling is possible. The local telephone service, which is operated by the Government, is generally adequate, but long-distance calls may take a considerable time to be put through. No GSM network exists at present. E-mail can be accessed from cybercaf s in main urban areas. Airmail to Europe takes three to five days.
All newspapers are in Spanish.
From time to time these change.