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Communications in India

Post

Airmail service to Western Europe and America takes up to two weeks.
Post office hours vary, but generally Monday to Saturday, 1000-1300 and then again 1330-1630.

Telephone

The Indian telecommunication network is the fifth largest in the world. The international dialling code is 00 91.

Within India, Subscribers Trunk Dialling (STD) is available within various cities.

Mobile

Mobile phones are becoming increasingly popular over 70% of the population have a mobile phone.

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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

Wi-Fi is increasing and India already has more than 800 hotspots. Internet facilities are available. Cyber cafes exist and are expanding in number.

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