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Phones, Fax, Internet

The once-antiquated phone system in Uzbekistan has rapidly been brought up to date, with satellite and digital lines and direct dialing worldwide. Seven cellular companies are present on the market. Unfortunately, ordinary home phone lines and post service are not improving at the same rate but many inexpensive and efficient alternatives are offered.

International calls, faxes and Internet services are offered at hotels. However, they are often considered as too expensive by travelers. It is recommended to seek your guide’s advice on how to make use of local Internet cafes and post offices. In Bukhara, for example, services of Internet Phone are available.

Celluar Companies in Uzbekistan

5. BUZTEL^GSM
Address:	2, Uzbekiston Ovozi Str., Tashkent 700000
Telephone:	+998 (71) 132-0649, 132-0656
Fax:	+998 (71) 120-6355

3. COSCOM^GSM
Address:	118, Vakhidov Str., Tashkent 700031
Telephone:	+998 (71) 152-6688, +998 (712) 56-2338
Fax:	+998 (71) 152-6671

2. DAEWOO UNITEL^GSM
Address:	1, Pushkin Str., Tashkent 700000
Telephone:	+998 (71) 133-3330, 137-6064
Fax:	+998 (71) 132-1221, 132-1222

7. PERFECTUM MOBILE^CDM
Address:	26, Kunaev Str., Tashkent 700000
Telephone:	+998 (71) 127-0077, 152-7171

6. UTEL^D-AMPS
Address:	40, Gagarin Str., Tashkent 700115
Telephone:	+998 (712) 77-7638, 77-7688
Fax:	+998 (71) 120-6504
Web:	www.rubicon.com.uz

4. UZMACOM^GSM
Address:	8, Peoples Friendship Ave., Tashkent 700043
Telephone:	+998 (71) 173-0015, +998 (712) 45-8110
Fax:	+998 (71) 120-6378

1. UZDUNROBITA^{D-AMPS, GSM}
Address:	16, Usupov Str., Tashkent 700000
Telephone:	+998 (71) 130-0909, 111-0909
Fax:	+998 (71) 130-1310, 130-1308
Web:	www.uzdunrobita.uz

Addresses

Like in other former SU countries, addresses are given in reverse order: index/zip code, city, street name, house number, apartment number and name of person.

After independence most streets in big cities were renamed to avoid Soviet connotations or in order to commemorate renowned persons of Uzbek history. Presently, both old and up-to-the-minute maps are in use, sometimes causing confusion about names of streets. Many people happily use both original and new names; no offence is caused when one is used in preference to another.

Postcards

In order for you to send postcards from Uzbekistan to your friends, you will need to stick stamps equivalent of 85 Uzbek soums (as of Oct. 2002) to your envelope/postcard and put it into a mailbox in post offices or at the reception of your hotel.

Uzbekistan International Post Office
Address:	4, Turkestan Str., Tashkent 700015
Telephone:	+998 (71) 133-8116, 133-4132
Fax:	+998 (71) 120-6271

Uzbekistan Post, State Company
Address:	2, Amir Temur Str., Tashkent 700000
Telephone:	+998 (71) 136-0921, 133-5747

Bukhara Post Office
Address:	8, Muminov Str., Bukhara 705000
Telephone:	+998 (652) 4-3377

Samarkand Post Office
Address:	Pochtovi Str., 703000
Telephone:	+998 (662) 33-1863, 33-0229

Courier Services

In Uzbekistan there is a dozen of courier companies. Some of them are listed in the Directory:

UPS
Address:	6, M. Tarobiy Str., Tashkent 700100
Telephone:	+998 (71) 152-2906, 152-2908
Fax:	+998 (71) 152-2906
Email:	customs@transcontinental.uz

DHL
Address:	42, Peoples’ Friendship Ave., Tashkent 700097
Telephone:	+998 (712) 78-1436, 78-0134
Fax:	+998 (712) 781289, +998 (71) 120-6169
Email:	dhltas@online.ru

FedEx
Address:	6A, Farkhad Str., Tashkent 700121
Telephone:	+998 (712) 50-0863, 50-4424
Fax:	+998 (712) 50-1871
Email:	tashkent@fedex.co.uz

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