Sun, 8 November 2009
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For new arrivals: here's the basics you need to know to set up fixed and mobile phone service, Internet access, television service, plus how to send an old-fashioned letter.Postal Service
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There are post offices, bureaux de poste, in every urban neighbourhood and most rural villages. Stamps for sending letters (up to 20 grammes) within France and the EU cost EUR 0.53 for the Rapide service, and EUR 0.48 for the slower Economique service.
In most cases, a letter posted before 5pm with a rapide stamp will be delivered to an address in France the next morning. La Poste also offers same-day deliveries, as do all the major private courier firms.
If you're moving, you must pay for your mail to be forwarded, réexpédition de courrier, EUR 22 for six months within France or EUR 55 to an international address. Likewise, you can also pay for temporary forwarding or for your local post office to temporarily hold your mail.
France Télécom, officially privatized in 1997, has resisted the opening of the telecom market every step of the way. But it has been losing ground steadily to outside vendors who are all competing vigorously on price.
The availability of multiple vendors is good if you want to reduce your phone bill, but it can be confusing to pick a provider.
Our expert Steven Grover delves into the murky waters of French healthcare for expats and asks how recent changes affect them?
Tax and estate planning figure prominently in the list of priorities of many financially secure expatriate residents of France.
From Gaelic clubs to Canadian Alumni organisations, there is bound to be an English-speaking club for you in France.
This is what you need to consider when making an early choice between purchasing or renting accommodation in France.
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