International calls can be made from telephone booths. Payphones are operated by phonecards which can be purchased at kiosks, post offices and in some shops. Roaming agreements exist. It is illegal to use a mobile telephone while driving. There are many cybercaf s in Riga and some in other towns.
Services are available from all post offices and the hotel service bureau.
For services from public phones, dial 06. Airmail to Western Europe takes three to four days. There are Latvian and Russian newspapers - Diena, Dienas Bizness and Neatkariga Rita Avize are the most popular Latvian titles while Respublica and Chas are the most popular Russian ones. The Baltic Times is an English-language paper published weekly. From time to time these change.