Short facts about communications in Israel

Telephones - main lines in use:

2.8 million (1999)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2.5 million (1999)

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 international:  3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios:

3.07 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

17 (plus 36 low-power repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:

1.69 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.il

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

21 (2000)

Internet users:

1 million (2000)

Source: World Factbook