Telephone

Bulgaria Telecom is the national telephone service provider, more information on the range of services they offer is available here.

In order to have a telephone line installed, a foreign resident needs to show valid ID and a residency permit. It normally takes a month from the date you apply for the work to be completed. Billing is monthly, payable through a Bulgarian bank account, at the post office, online or with a debit card.

Public telephone service - you can make national and international calls from public payphones, using phone cards or tokens sold at post offices. Two companies operate the payphones - Bulfon's are orange and Betkom's are blue - so it is worth having a card for each, as they are not interchangeable! Calls can also be made from almost every post office outlet.