Poland Guide: Telephone & Internet

For most people arriving in a new country, keeping connected with a phone or mobile is a high priority. Be careful about using roaming with your foreign mobile - it can get very expensive quickly! Our guide is packed with information on telecom providers, tariffs and tips on saving money on international calls.

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  Dialing codes

  Regional dialing codes, prefixes and emergency numbers

  The country code of Poland is 48. Area codes and mobile prefixes are two digits; telephone numbers are seven digits long.

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  Getting started

  Telephone providers in Poland

  The telephone market in Poland is dominated by TP S.A. (Telekomunikacja Polska S.A.), which used to be the monopoly provider and still has a majority of the market for lines in Poland. However, there are competitors, including Netia, Dialog, UPC and Crowley, offering similar services.

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  Mobile phones

  Operators, rates and contracts in Poland

  Mobile telephony is very popular in Poland. Younger Poles especially tend to buy a mobile phone (komórka) instead of getting a fixed line connection.

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  Internet access

  How to get an internet connection at home

  In the last few years, Internet services in Poland have been booming. There are many different providers offering Internet access and quite often 2 in 1 deals (land line and Internet).

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