Urdu and Chinese are also among the languages spoken. There are no area codes. There are a limited number of public telephone booths, mainly at the airport and in major hotels. Handsets and SIM cards can be hired from Mauritius Telecoms or Emtel . There are cyber caf s in Phoenix, Vaoas and other main towns.
Most hotels offer internet facilties.
Messages can be sent from the Mauritius Telecommunications Service offices in Cassis and Port Louis. There are also facilities at Overseas Telecoms Services Ltd, Rogers House, John Kennedy Street, Port Louis. Of the nine daily newspapers, two are published in Chinese and the remainder in French and English. L'Express and Le Mauricien have the highest circulation. From time to time these change.