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Communications in Iceland

Post

There is an efficient airmail service to Europe.
Post office hours are Monday to Friday, 0830-1630. The post office at Grensasvegir is also open Saturday, 1000-1400.

Telephone

The international dialling code is 00 354. There are no area codes and all phone numbers are seven digits

Mobile

Iceland has the highest per capital mobile phone use in the world

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Voice over Internet Protocol

VoIP is a new technology which allows users to verbally communicate through their computer. Essentially a telephone call made using the internet, VoIP is becoming increasingly more common in the business world due to its low costs, and easy set-up and maintenance.

Forget installation engineers and phone number changes, as long as you have a broadband connection, you can use VoIP any time, any where.

For businesses, this software is sure to eventually phase out the traditional phonecall. For as low as 4p for local and national calls, the economical potential is vast. With international calls often even less than that, VoIP is perfect if you are prone to long-distance telecommunication, or have offices, clients, partners, etc, overseas. What's more, calls made between VoIP users are typically free all you pay for is the standard internet service.

Internet

E-mail and the internet is widely used in Iceland. 90% of the population and 99% of businesses employ internet/e-commerce.

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