Communication in Sri Lanka

Communication in Sri Lanka

Telecommunication network and services have considerably developed during the 1980s in Sri Lanka and has been upgraded in 1990s with a new international exchange and digital earth satellite system. Further investment is planed to open investment market to foreign country.

Telephone IDD is available in main towns. To call Sri Lanka from abroad, dial a country code 94 and omit 0 of the local area code. International calls can be done at the main post office in major towns, form communication bureaus or card phone booths. The cheapest calls can be made at post offices. Fax can be sent from some post offices and hotels. E-mail and Internet access can be easily found in major tourist town.