Czech MotoGP
25/08/2013 | Brno - Automotodrom Brno
Communications
Telephone: Country code: 420. There are public telephone booths, including special kiosks for international calls. Surcharges can be quite high on long-distance calls from hotels. Most of the public telephone boxes take phonecards, which can be purchased at all Telecom points of sale and at newsagent and tobacconist shops.
Mobile Telephone: Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone companies. Coverage is good.
Internet: There are Internet cafes in Prague and other cities.
Media: Private media in the Czech Republic mushroomed in the 1990s, and private radio and TV stations provide stiff competition for public broadcasters. Public TV broadcaster Ceska Televize (CT) operates two networks and a 24-hour news channel. Czech public radio, Cesky Rozhlas (CRo), operates three national networks as well as local services. Two major private television channels broadcast nationally and there are more than 70 private radio stations.
Post: Airmail takes up to a week to reach other European destinations.
Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1800.
Press: • The Prague Post and Prague Tribune (both weekly) are published in English.
• The main Czech dailies include Mladá Fronta Dnes, Právo and Lidove Noviny.
Radio: • Public broadcaster Czech Radio operates national and regional networks.
• Radio Prague has programmes in a number of languages including English.
• Frekvence 1 and Radio Impuls are private national stations.
Telephone: Country code: 420. There are public telephone booths, including special kiosks for international calls. Surcharges can be quite high on long-distance calls from hotels. Most of the public telephone boxes take phonecards, which can be purchased at all Telecom points of sale and at newsagent and tobacconist shops.
Mobile Telephone: Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone companies. Coverage is good.
Internet: There are Internet cafes in Prague and other cities.
Media: Private media in the Czech Republic mushroomed in the 1990s, and private radio and TV stations provide stiff competition for public broadcasters. Public TV broadcaster Ceska Televize (CT) operates two networks and a 24-hour news channel. Czech public radio, Cesky Rozhlas (CRo), operates three national networks as well as local services. Two major private television channels broadcast nationally and there are more than 70 private radio stations.
Post: Airmail takes up to a week to reach other European destinations.
Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1800.
Press: • The Prague Post and Prague Tribune (both weekly) are published in English.
• The main Czech dailies include Mladá Fronta Dnes, Právo and Lidove Noviny.
Radio: • Public broadcaster Czech Radio operates national and regional networks.
• Radio Prague has programmes in a number of languages including English.
• Frekvence 1 and Radio Impuls are private national stations.