Page last updated on February 08, 2019

Telephones - fixed lines:
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

Telephones - mobile cellular:
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

Telephone system:
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)

Broadcast media:
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)

Internet country code:
.psnote - same as Gaza Strip

Internet users:
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

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
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