Communications in Israel
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Communications in Israel:
Telephones - main lines in use: 2.9 million (2003) <p>Telephones - mobile cellular: 6.4 million (2003) <p>Telephone system: most highly developed system in the Middle East although not the largest <p>domestic: good system of coaxial and fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay; all systems are digital international: 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) <p>Radio broadcast stations: AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 (1998) <p>Radios: 3.07 million (1997) <p>Television provider companies: 1 cable company and 1 satellite (DBS) company (2006) <p>Television broadcast stations: 24 (plus 31 low-power repeaters), (1997) <p>Televisions: 1.69 million (1997) <p>Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 23 (1999) <p>People connected to the internet: 2.1 million (2003) <p>People connected to DSL or Cable internet connection: 1.3 million (2003) <p>Country codes: IL (Top-level domain), 972 (PSTN)
See also
- Bezeq - Israel's national communications provider. Mainly provides terrestrial telephone service.
- Pelephone - Wireless operator (CDMA IS-95 / CDMA2000/EV-DO).
- Cellcom - Wireless operator (IS-136 TDMA, GSM 1800, and UMTS).
- Orange - Wireless operator (GSM 900/1800 and UMTS). An independent licensee of Orange SA.
- MiRS - Wireless opeartor (iDEN).
- Hot - Sole cable tv provider.
- Yes - Sole DBS tv provider.