The office of Telecommunications acts on behalf of the Government in monitoring and regulating all telecommunication services within Belize, including the assignment of frequencies. A cellular network has now been introduced in its preliminary stage. The international dialing code for Belize is 501. Hotels have fixed rates for local and international calls. Coins are minted in denominations of one, five, ten, twenty-five, fifty cents and one dollar.
Bills are of one, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty, and one hundred dollars.
Prices are quoted in dollars, which could mean Belize dollars or U.S. dollars. It is often necessary to ask which currency is being quoted. U.S. and Canadian dollars and pounds sterling are easily exchanged everywhere. Literally everyone excepts U.S. dollars as payment. Credit cards are widely accepted, especially at car rental companies.