Adaptors are recommended. To make international calls it is necessary to dial 8, wait for a tone then dial 10. Local providers include Belcel and Welcome. Handsets can be hired. Faxes can also be sent from any of the state telegraph offices or from business centres.
Access is also available at some post offices.
Local ISPs include Belpak and Solo. Airmail to Western Europe takes a minimum of ten days. Larger hotels offer Poste Restante services. DHL Worldwide Express and Federal Express also have branches in Minsk. The English-language paper Belarus Today is published weekly.