For operator services, dial 1324. There are call boxes in all major towns and country districts. The cost of local calls is BFr10. Some coinless cardphones and credit card phones are also available. Telecards are available from newsagents, railway stations and post offices.
Airmail takes two to three days to other West European destinations.
A letter sent to Belgium from another country should have a 'B' as a prefix to the Belgian postal district concerned. Poste Restante facilities are available in main cities. There is an English-language magazine, The Bulletin , printed in Belgium. From time to time these change. UK Europe WorldWide, excl.