Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 406,500 (includes Gaza Strip)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 101

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 3.531 million (includes Gaza Strip)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 76 (includes Gaza Strip) (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 133

Telephone system:
general assessment: continuing political and economic instability has impeded liberalization of the telecommunications industry
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; Israel had witheld frequencies for Palestinians for 12 years (2004-2015)
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:
.ps; note - same as Gaza Strip

Internet users:
total: 2.673 million (includes Gaza Strip)
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 57.4% (includes Gaza Strip) (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 102