Israel: Communication#
Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 3.412 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (July 2015 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 10.57 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 131 (July 2015 est.) |
Telephone system | general assessment: most highly developed system in the Middle East domestic: good system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay; all systems are digital; competition among both fixed-line and mobile cellular providers results in good coverage countrywide 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) (2015) |
Broadcast media | state broadcasting network, operated by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), broadcasts on 2 channels, one in Hebrew and the other in Arabic; 5 commercial channels including a channel broadcasting in Russian, a channel broadcasting Knesset proceedings (2008) |
Internet country code | .il |
Internet users | total: 6.35 million percent of population: 78.9% (July 2015 est.) |