In general, Taiwan's telecommunications systems are efficient and convenient. Cities in Taiwan are plentifully supplied with blue public phones that can be used for both local calls and domestic long-distance calls. Phone-card telephones have recently proliferated. Cards can be purchased from the convenience stores. Facsimile is widely used everywhere in Taiwan.
Direct transmission is available to many countries in the world as well.
Most major companies, hotels and business service centers have facsimile and telex services. A commercial network called Hint has been set up by Chunghwa Telecom to provide Taiwan users high-speed access to the Internet. Meanwhile, many networking companies provide various Internet services to satisfy the demand from domestic businesspeople and firms. In addition to the vast range of government postal services available in Taiwan, visitors should also be aware that most of the leading international courier services have set up operations on the island in the last few years. They offer delivery to and from most countries around the world.