This article is intended to give an overview of telecommunications in the Netherlands.

The postal service in the Netherlands is performed by PostNL in most cases—which has, as of 2008, a monopoly on letters lighter than 50 g.^[1] The monopoly is planned to expire in 2009.^[1] PostNL's competitors include Selekt Mail and Sandd.^[2][3] Post offices that are owned by Postbank and TNT Post have been earmarked for closure between 2008 and 2013.^[4][5]

Postal codes in the Netherlands are formed of four digits then two letters (in capitals), separated by a space—1234 AB, for example.

Telephones - main lines in use: 8.000.000 (2007)

Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers: 17.200.000 (2007)

Telephone system: general assessment: highly developed and well maintained

domestic: extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; cellular telephone system is one of the largest in Europe with three major network operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM).

international: 9 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2004)

• 010 – Rotterdam
• 0111 – Zierikzee
• 0113 – Goes
• 0114 – Hulst
• 0115 – Terneuzen
• 0117 – Oostburg
• 0118 – Middelburg
• 013 – Tilburg
• 015 – Delft
• 0161 – Rijen
• 0162 – Oosterhout
• 0164 – Bergen op Zoom
• 0165 – Roosendaal
• 0166 – Tholen
• 0167 – Steenbergen
• 0168 – Zevenbergen
• 0172 – Alphen aan den Rijn
• 0174 – Naaldwijk
• 0180 – Ridderkerk
• 0181 – Spijkenisse
• 0182 – Gouda
• 0183 – Gorinchem
• 0184 – Sliedrecht
• 0186 – Oud-Beijerland
• 0187 – Middelharnis
• 020 – Amsterdam
• 0222 – Texel
• 0223 – Den Helder
• 0224 – Schagen
• 0226 – Noord-Scharwoude
• 0227 – Middenmeer
• 0228 – Enkhuizen
• 0229 – Hoorn
• 023 – Haarlem
• 024 – Nijmegen
• 0251 – Beverwijk
• 0252 – Hillegom
• 0255 – IJmuiden
• 026 – Arnhem
• 0294 – Weesp
• 0297 – Aalsmeer
• 0299 – Purmerend
• 030 – Utrecht
• 0313 – Dieren
• 0314 – Doetinchem
• 0315 – Terborg
• 0316 – Zevenaar
• 0317 – Wageningen
• 0318 – Ede
• 0320 – Lelystad
• 0321 – Dronten
• 033 – Amersfoort
• 0341 – Harderwijk
• 0342 – Barneveld
• 0343 – Doorn
• 0344 – Tiel
• 0345 – Culemborg
• 0346 – Maarssen
• 0347 – Vianen
• 0348 – Woerden
• 035 – Hilversum
• 036 – Almere
• 038 – Zwolle
• 040 – Eindhoven
• 0411 – Boxtel
• 0412 – Oss
• 0413 – Veghel
• 0416 – Waalwijk
• 0418 – Zaltbommel
• 043 – Maastricht
• 045 – Heerlen
• 046 – Sittard
• 0475 – Roermond
• 0478 – Venray
• 0481 – Bemmel
• 0485 – Cuijk
• 0486 – Grave
• 0487 – Druten
• 0488 – Zetten
• 0492 – Helmond
• 0493 – Deurne
• 0495 – Weert
• 0497 – Reusel
• 0499 – Best
• 050 – Groningen
• 0511 – Veenwouden
• 0512 – Drachten
• 0513 – Heerenveen
• 0514 – Balk
• 0515 – Sneek
• 0516 – Oosterwolde
• 0517 – Franeker
• 0518 – St. Annaparochie
• 0519 – Dokkum
• 0521 – Steenwijk
• 0522 – Meppel
• 0523 – Dedemsvaart
• 0524 – Coevorden
• 0525 – Elburg
• 0527 – Emmeloord
• 0528 – Hoogeveen
• 0529 – Ommen
• 053 – Enschede
• 0541 – Oldenzaal
• 0543 – Winterswijk
• 0544 – Groenlo/Lichtenvoorde
• 0545 – Neede
• 0546 – Almelo
• 0547 – Goor
• 0548 – Rijssen
• 055 – Apeldoorn
• 0561 – Wolvega
• 0562 – Terschelling/Vlieland
• 0566 – Irnsum
• 0570 – Deventer
• 0571 – Voorst
• 0572 – Raalte
• 0573 – Lochem
• 0575 – Zutphen
• 0577 – Uddel
• 0578 – Epe
• 058 – Leeuwarden
• 0591 – Emmen
• 0592 – Assen
• 0593 – Beilen
• 0594 – Zuidhorn
• 0595 – Warffum
• 0596 – Appingedam
• 0597 – Winschoten
• 0598 – Hoogezand
• 0599 – Stadskanaal
• 070 – The Hague (Den Haag/'s-Gravenhage)
• 071 – Leiden
• 072 – Alkmaar
• 073 – 's-Hertogenbosch
• 074 – Hengelo
• 075 – Zaandam
• 076 – Breda
• 077 – Venlo
• 078 – Dordrecht
• 079 – Zoetermeer

Starting with

• 06 - Mobile/Cell phones
• 066 - Pager numbers
• 0676 - Internet service provider dial-up line
• 0800 - Free service numbers
• 084 - Non-geographical personal numbers
• 085 - VoIP numbers
• 087 - Non-geographical personal numbers (also for VoIP use)
• 088 - Large companies with more than one address
• 0900 - Paid information numbers
• 0906 - Adult lines
• 0909 - Entertainment
• 091 - VoIP numbers (not yet in use)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 58, shortwave 3 (1998)

Radios: 15.3 million (1996)

Television broadcast stations: 25

Televisions: 6.700.000 (2002, CBS)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 33 (2007)

Country code (Top level domain): .nl

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Sim-only (in Dutch)

• De Telefoongids KPN telephone directory, combined white pages and yellow pages
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