It remains the dominant church, although there are Catholic and Protestant communities and a Russian Orthodox minority. Outgoing calls to other CIS countries can be made by dialling with the appropriate codes, but only with difficulty. Outgoing international calls to other countries must be made through the operator. Some hotels and many businesses now have satellite links. The main network operators include Armentel.
Coverage is limited to Yerevan and the west of the country.
Noyan Tapan , an English-language weekly circulated primarily among the foreign missions and small foreign business community, is published by an independent information agency based in Yerevan. International postal services are available to most countries but may be subject to considerable delay. From time to time these change.