Communications

Telephone

Country Code: +212. Privately run téléboutiques can be found throughout the country, with an attendant to provide advice, change and phonecards.

Mobile Telephone

Roaming agreements exist with international mobile phone companies. Coverage is good in towns and cities, and across the west of Morocco, but a little more erratic east and further south.

Internet

Access is unrestricted and is widely available in business centres, hotels and in Internet cafés. A one monthso prepaid unlimited internet access card for laptops, iPhones and smartphones is available from Maroc Telecom (who also have the best national coverage).

Media

The press is subject to government censorship in Morocco, and although King Mohammed VI eased some restrictions on the press when he came to power, issues such as Western Sahara, the monarchy and corruption remain highly sensitive. The government manages Morocco's two television networks, with state run Radio-Television Moroccain (RTM) operating one network and the state partially owning the other, with some private investment in state-run broadcasters and the official news agency permited. The government owned network also includes ten regional radio channels. Satellite dishes are widely used, giving access to a range of foreign TV stations.

Post

Airmail to Europe takes up to one week and can be unreliable.Mon-Fri 0830-1200 and 1430-1830, Sat 0830-1400.

Press

• Daily newspapers are published in French and Arabic.
• The main French newspapers are: L'Economiste, Le Matin, Libération and Le Journal.
• The main Arabic newspapers are Al Anbaa and Assabah.

Radio

• State-run Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM) has regional and national services.
• Tangier-based Medi 1 is privately owned by Moroccan and French concerns, and has programmes in Arabic and French.