Communications in Israel
Communications in Israel
Israeli Communications
Telephones - main lines in use: 3.005 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 8.902 million (2007)
Telephone system: general assessment: most highly developed system in the Middle East although not the largest domestic: good system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay; all systems are digital; four privately-owned mobile-cellular service providers with countrywide coverage; mobile-cellular teledensity is 140 per 100 persons international: country code - 972; submarine cables provide links to Europe, Cyprus, and parts of the Middle East; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2007)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 (1998)
Television broadcast stations: 17 (plus 36 repeaters) (1995)
Internet country code: .il
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
Internet users: 2 million (2007)