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MASS MEDIA

Newspapers are published in Latvian, English and Russian. You can find various Western newspapers and magazines in hotels, bookstores and gas stations. The Baltic Times is the local English language newspaper.

The Baltic Times
Skuna iela 16, Riga, LV-1081, Latvia
tel. 371-7224173,
fax. 371-7226041
E-mail:
times@baltictimes.riga.lv

NEWS AGENCIES:

Baltic News Service
Baznicas iela 8, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
tel. 371-7088600
fax. 371-7088601

Deutsche Presse Agentur
Elizabetes iela 18-19, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia
tel. 371-7821481 fax. 371 7821480

Reuters
Kalku iela 15, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
tel. 371-7226693
fax. 371-7821191

Besides print-media, AM/FM radio programs and Western TV satellite programs are available.

TRAVEL PRINT MEDIA:

Riga This Week Official City Guide Published 6 times a year by Riga-Inform
Elizabetes iela 41/43 tel. +371-7240647
E-mail:
rtw@mailbox.riga.lv http://www.eunet.lv/Riga/

Riga In Your Pocket Ultimate City Guide
Pils lauk. 4-112 Riga, LV-1050
tel. +371-7220580,tel. /fax.+371-7223416
E-mail:
riga@inyourpocket.com http://www.inyourpocket.com/

TELEPHONE SERVICES

Telephone:
International Direct Dialing is available from all public and hotel phones.

Directory inquiries:
Tel:
118, 7222222, 7770777

Calls to Latvia:
The country code for Latvia is 371.

Area codes in Latvia:


Aizkraukle - 51
Aluksne - 43
Balvi - 45
Bauska - 39
Cesis - 41
Daugavpils - 54
Dobele - 37
Gulbene - 44
Jelgava - 30
Jekabpils - 52
Kraslava - 56
Kuldiga - 33
Liepaja - 34


Limbazi - 40
Ludza - 57
Madona - 48
Ogre - 50
Preili - 53
Rezekne - 46
Saldus - 38
Talsi - 32
Tukums - 31
Valka - 47
Valmiera - 42
Ventspils - 36

Local Calls:
Within the city you are in, local calls can be made from private or hotel room phones (simply by dialing the number, without any area code), or from most public phone booths New convenient Lattel. ekom booths make calling any part of the world easy. You can purchase special phone cards that cost 2, 5, or 10 Ls and can be bought at kiosks and selected stores.


Lattel. ekom helpline tel. 8008008

 

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