Israel Communications - 2006

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SOURCE: 2006 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Telephones - main lines in use:
3 million (2004)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
7.222 million (2004)

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: country code - 972; 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)

Television broadcast stations:
17 (plus 36 low-power repeaters) (1995)

Internet country code:
.il

Internet hosts:
1,069,088 (2005)

Internet users:
3.2 million (2005)

NOTE: The information regarding Israel on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Israel Communications 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Israel Communications 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.