how did people communicate overseas in the 1990s

In the 1990s, people communicated overseas primarily through international phone calls using landline phones and mobile phones. These calls often required international calling cards or collect calls due to higher costs. Communication also involved sending letters and postcards via traditional mail. The internet was emerging, so email started to be used, but it was not as widespread as today. Many international phone calls went through undersea optical fiber cables and some satellites, but overseas calls were more expensive and complicated than domestic ones. Face-to-face and verbal communication remained important, and people often relied on specific services or phone operators for international calls, especially to certain countries where direct dialing was less common or more costly.