| Communications | Israel |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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3.276 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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439 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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9.875 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,322 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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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; four privately-owned mobile-cellular service providers with countrywide coverage
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) (2008) |
Broadcast media:
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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, and a music channel supervised by a public body; multi-channel satellite and cable TV packages provide access to foreign channels; IBA broadcasts on 8 radio networks with multiple repeaters and Israel Defense Forces Radio broadcasts over multiple stations; about 15 privately-owned radio stations; overall more than 100 stations and repeater stations operating (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 0 (2010) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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324,916 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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498,204 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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void |
Television broadcast stations:
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7 (2009) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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1,067,579 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.il |
Internet hosts:
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1.689 million (2010) |
Internet users:
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4.525 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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606 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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