Getting a phone card from any convenience store or tele-boutique and calling home is easy enough to do, but very expensive. Calling out of Morocco is very expensive, and calling in is cheaper. However, many foreign telephone calling plans provide an access number from Morocco and then connect to your home number at the same charge as though the call were initiated in your country (MCI charges about 89¢ per minute).
The cell phones are not that costly and worth the investment and can be used throughout Europe after your stay in Morocco. Cell phone companies are Maroc Telecom, Meditel and Wana and are located throughout the city; keep your eye out on weekly specials. The tele-boutiques are safe and convenient but are a drain on your wallet because you have to feed coins continuously into the phone. There are tele-boutiques all over the city. MCI or AT&T calling cards work from Morocco, but only to call the US and not other countries. Be careful to watch the clock, since the rate is about $2.50 a minute.
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