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Telephones - main lines in use:
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3.006 million (2002)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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6.334 million (2002)
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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
international: country code - 972; 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
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Radios:
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3.07 million (1997)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 (1998)
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Televisions:
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1.69 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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17 (plus 36 low-power repeaters) (1995)
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Internet country code:
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.il
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Internet hosts:
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437,516 (2004)
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Internet users:
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2 million (2002)
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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21 (2000)
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