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Telecommunications  The fixed telephony network is managed by TELMA, i.e. Telecom Malagasy (provider code: 20) and mobile services by CELTEL (provider code: 33), ORANGE (code: 32), and also TELMA (code: 34).   Phone numbers are seven digit long in Madagascar. You dial seven digits for any call within the country. The first two digits represent a geographical area (local area code).    Main local area codes (telephone):  Antananarivo 22                           Manakara-Mananjary 72  Ambositra 47                               Moramanga 56  Antsirabe 44                                Morondava 95          Diego-Suarez 82                           Nosy Be 86  Farafangana 73                            Sainte Marie 57  Fianarantsoa 75                           Sambava 88  Fort Dauphin 92                           Tamatave 53  Majunga 62                                 Tuléar 94    There are telephone booths in all major cities.    Madagascar International dialling code: 261 Calling Madagascar from abroad: International code + 261 + two digit access provider + seven digit phone number. (Example Antananarivo: +261 (20) 22 661 15). Calling abroad from Madagascar: “00” + country code + zone code + correspondent’s  number    Cyber  In Antananarivo, nearly each street has its cybercafé where you can send your e-mails.  WIFI connexion possible.     Time differences  Madagascar is GMT+3. There is no summer/winter clock change since the length of the day varies little in the Tropics.    That means:  + 1 from South Africa  + 1 from Federation of Russia (zone 1) in winter, and no difference in Summer  + 2 from France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy or Belgium in Winter and + 1 in Summer  + 6 from Eastern Brazil  + 8 from Quebec and the East Coast of the United States in Winter, and +7 in Summer  +11 from the Pacific coast of the United States in Winter and + 10 in Summer  - 1 from La Réunion and Mauritius  - 4 from Thailand  - 5 from Singapur, Hong Kong, and Western Australia - 6 from Japan and South Corea  - 9 from New Zealand  Electricity 220 V, 50Hz, two-pin plugs are standard. Some places have no electric network. Take battery powered appliances and take care not to leave them in nature once they are worn out.   Links • Antananarivo • electricity: voltage and plugs • Electricity frequency, voltage and plug by country. • length, weight, volume and other conversions • onlineconversion.com • temperature, length, pressure, volume and weight converter • temperature converter • current local times (by timeanddate) • current local time (by worldtimeserver) Links in other languages                          (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Same category in a different destination Comoros Maldives Mauritius Mayotte Nepal Réunion Seychelles Sri Lanka Zanzibar