Communications in Israel

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Communications in Israel (information partly from the CIA World Factbook):

Telephones - main lines in use: 2.9 million (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 7.8 million (2005)

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 provider companies: 1 cable company and 1 satellite (DBS) company (2006)

Television broadcast stations: 24 (plus 31 low-power repeaters), (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 codes: IL (Top-level domain), 972 (PSTN)

Contents 1 Telephone prefixes 1.1 Wireline telephones 1.2 Mobile telephones 2 See also

[edit] Telephone prefixes

[edit] Wireline telephones

The following area codes exist in Israel:

• 02 - Jerusalem and surroundings
• 03 - Gush Dan (includes Tel Aviv, Rishon LeZion, Petah Tiqva, and other central cities)
• 04 - Northern district (includes Haifa and other northern cities)
• 08 - Southern district (includes Nes Tziona, Rehovoth, and other southern cities)
• 09 - Sharon district
• 072 - VoIP service provided through 012 Kavei Zahav
• 073 - VoIP service provided through Globcall
• 074 - VoIP service provided through Bezeq International
• 077 - VoIP service provided through the Cable TV company Hot

[edit] Mobile telephones

In the mid-2000s, mobile telephone numbers were changed from six to seven digits and prefixes/area codes were consolidated to reflect the need for the increasing quantity of subscribers. Below are the previous and current prefixes:

• Pelephone - 050
  • 050 >>> 0505
  • 051 >>> 0507
  • 056 >>> 0506
  • 068 >>> 0508
• Cellcom - 052
  • 052 >>> 0522
  • 053 >>> 0523
  • 058 >>> 0528
  • 064 >>> 0524
  • 065 >>> 0525
• Orange - 054
  • 054 >>> 0544
  • 055 >>> 0545
  • 066 >>> 0546
  • 067 >>> 0547
• Mirs Communications Ltd. - 057
  • 057 >>> 0577

Also note Paltel, which provides mobile telephone service in the Palestinian Authority. Its area code/prefix is 059.

[edit] 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).
• Partner Communications Company Ltd. - Wireless operator (GSM 900/1800 and UMTS). An independent licensee of Orange SA.
• Mirs Communications Ltd. - Wireless operator (Integrated Digital Enhanced Network).
• Hot - Sole cable television provider.
• Yes - Sole DBS television provider.