Telephones - main lines in use 95,729 (total for West Bank and Gaza Strip) (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular NA

Telephone system
general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: NA
note: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for communication services in the West Bank

Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
note: the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts from an AM station in Ramallah on 675 kHz; numerous local, private stations are reported to be in operation (2000)

Radios NA; note - most Palestinian households have radios (1999)

Television broadcast stations NA

Televisions NA; note - many Palestinian households have televisions (1999)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 8 (1999)

Internet users 60,000 (includes Gaza Strip) (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding West Bank on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of West Bank Communications 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about West Bank Communications 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.