Long-distance calls are very expensive.

Mobile phones can be purchased inexpensively, and credit can be added by prepaid card. Of the major providers, Telcel has the most thorough coverage. Roaming agreements exist with a few international mobile phone companies but is pricey.

Internet is available in all regions. Most hotels in the mid-range and above categories provide Wi-Fi or access to connected computer terminals. There are also many inexpensive cyber-cafés in cities and towns throughout Mexico.

The major daily newspapers published in Spanish are El Universal, Excélsior, El Financiero, La Jornada and Reforma, all of which maintain web versions. Local English-language papers include The News, a daily running mostly reports from international wire services, and Inside Mexico, a monthly publication with useful information for tourists and expats. In the 2010 ‘Press Freedom Index', issued by Reporters without Borders, Mexico was close to the bottom of the league in the Americas; only Colombia and Cuba received a lower rank. Mexican reporters who get too close to drug-cartel or political corruption stories have a habit of ending up dead or disappearing, particularly in the north of the country where drug violence is rife.

Airmail to Europe takes about six days. Surface mail is slow, taking weeks if not months. Within the capital, there is an immediate delivery (entrega inmediata) service, which usually takes two or three days.

Typically Mon-Fri 0900-1700. Some larger branches open on Saturday morning for a reduced range of services. In Mexico City, the Correo Mayor (main post office) is behind the Palacio de Bellas Artes and opens Mon-Sat 0800-2100 and Sun 0800-1900.