Telephones - fixed lines: Telephones - mobile cellular: Telephone system: Broadcast media: Internet country code: Internet users: Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total subscriptions: 472,293
(includes Gaza Strip)
(2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17
(includes Gaza Strip)
(2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world:
98
total subscriptions: 4,135,363
(includes Gaza Strip)
(2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 150
(includes Gaza Strip)
(2017 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world:
126
general assessment:
continuing political and economic instability has impeded liberalization of the telecommunications industry
(2018)
domestic:
Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; two Palestinian cellular providers, JAWWAL and WATANIYA MOBILE, launched 3G mobile networks in the West Bank in January 2018 after Israel lifted its ban
(2018)
international:
country code - 970; 1 international switch in Ramallah
(2018)
the Palestinian Authority operates 1 TV and 1 radio station; about 20 private TV and 40 radio stations; both Jordanian TV and satellite TV are accessible
(2013)
.psnote - same as Gaza Strip
total: 2.673 million
(includes Gaza Strip)
(July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 57.4%
(July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world:
102
total: 371,299
(2017 est.)
[see also: Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14
(2017 est.)
note: includes Gaza Strip
country comparison to the world:
89