Communications in Israel:

Telephones - main lines in use: 2.9 million (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 6.4 million (2003)

Telephone system: most highly developed system in the Middle East although not the largest
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)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios: 3.07 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 24 (plus 31 low-power repeaters), 4 Cable and Satellite companies (1997)

Televisions: 1.69 million (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 23 (1999)

People connected to the internet: 2.1 million (2003)

People connected to DSL or Cable internet connection: 1.3 million (2003)

Country code (Top-level domain): IL

See also

• Israel