Credit cards are accepted for payment. International calls to most countries can be dialed directly. The country code is 221. Cable, telex, fax, paging and Internet services are available. A number of cybercafes are located in Dakar.
Cellular telephones are very popular.
They operate on the GSM standard. Daylight Savings Time is not observed in Senegal. Citibank is the only U.S. bank present in Senegal. Some local banks operate Automatic Teller Machines, which handle MasterCard, Visa and Cirrus cards. It is possible for U.S. visitors to receive wire transfer money via Western Union and Money Gram.