Telecommunication services are available. Direct dialing, cellular telephone service and paging are also available. Postal rates to the United States are BZ$0.60 for letters and BZ$0.30 for postcards. Postal rates to Europe are BZ$0.75 for letters and BZ$0.40 for postcards. Postal rates are subject to change.

Central Standard Time. Belize does not observe daylight savings time.

To call the U.S., it costs about a $1.50 per minute and after 10:00 PM it is about $1.00 per minute.

501 is the international dialing code for Belize and there are numerous area codes in Belize (if you are dialing from a phone outside of Belize, the zero in not necessary). When dialing from the U.S. you would dial 011-501-then the local Belize number. The country has all of the telecommunication services available. Calls from Belize are more expensive than the same call to Belize. Secluded tropical rain forest places will usually have radio communications hooked up to a cellular assistance to make an outgoing call. Getting a Belize phone card from Belize Telephone Limited (BTL) or any of its authorized card sale centers is recommended for making national and international calls.

English is the official language in Belize. English is also the language that is taught in schools, and most of the people speak some kind of English dialect. Spanish, Maya, Garifuna and Creole are also spoken. Spanish is taught in schools and is spoken by many.

You can get a temporary Internet account by contacting Belize Telephone Limited (BTL). Their email is sales@btl.net.  If residing in Belize, high speed Internet access is available.