The General Post Office (tel: 00 977 1 4227499, 00 977 1 4211760) is located near Dharahara Tower, Sundhara, Kaathmandu and is open from 10am to 5pm from Sunday to Friday. Stamps, aerogram and postcards may be purchased from 10am to 5pm at the counters. Services like registration and insurance of mail and small packages, and exchange of IRCs are also available. Express Mail Service (EMS) is also available. Parcels can be sent and received through the Foreign Post Office next door. It is open from Sunday through Friday from 10am to 5pm. The Nepal Telecommunication Corporation Office located at Tripureswor provides ISD, STD, telex, fax and telegraph services. Private communication centers and hotels also provide ISD, STD, E-mail, Internet and fax services. The STD code for Nepal is 977 Inquiries can be made at 197.