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Telecommunication systems
Gaza Strip — 35 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | stations--no AM, no FM, no TV |
| 1991 | stations--no AM, no FM, no TV |
| 1992 | broadcast stations - no AM, no FM, no TV |
| 1993 | broadcast stations - no AM, no FM, no TV |
| 1994 | broadcast stations - no AM, no FM, no TV |
| 1995 | NA; note - 10% of Palestinian households have telephones (1992 est.) local: NA intercity: NA international: NA |
| 1996 | domestic: NA international: NA |
| 1997 | domestic : NA international: NA |
| 1998 | domestic: NA international: NA |
| 1999 | domestic: NA international: NA |
| 2000 | domestic: rudimentary telephone services provided by an open wire system international: NA |
| 2001 | general assessment: NA domestic: rudimentary telephone services provided by an open wire system international: NA |
| 2002 | general assessment: NA domestic: rudimentary telephone services provided by an open wire system international: NA |
| 2003 | general assessment: NA domestic: rudimentary telephone services provided by an open-wire system international: NA |
| 2004 | general assessment: NA domestic: rudimentary telephone services provided by an open-wire system international: NA |
| 2005 | general assessment: NA domestic: rudimentary telephone services provided by an open-wire system international: NA |
| 2006 | general assessment: NA domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed line services in the Gaza Strip; the Palestinian JAWAL company provides cellular services international: country code - 970 |
| 2007 | general assessment: NA domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed line services in the Gaza Strip; the Palestinian JAWAL company provides cellular services international: country code - 970 (2004) |
| 2008 | general assessment: NA domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed line services; the Palestinian JAWAL company provides cellular services international: country code - 970 (2004) |
| 2009 | general assessment: NA domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed line services; the Palestinian JAWAL company provides cellular services international: country code - 970 (2004) |
| 2010 | general assessment: Gaza continues to repair the damage to its telecommunications infrastructure caused by fighting in 2009 domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services international: country code - 970 (2009) |
| 2011 | general assessment: Gaza continues to repair the damage to its telecommunications infrastructure caused by fighting in 2009 domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services international: country code - 970 (2009) |
| 2012 | general assessment: Gaza continues to repair the damage to its telecommunications infrastructure caused by fighting in 2009 domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services international: country code - 970 (2009) |
| 2013 | general assessment: Gaza continues to repair the damage to its telecommunications infrastructure caused by fighting in 2009 domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services international: country code - 970 (2009) |
| 2014 | general assessment: Gaza continues to repair the damage to its telecommunications infrastructure caused by fighting in 2009 domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services international: country code - 970 (2009) |
| 2015 | general assessment: Gaza continues to repair the damage to its telecommunications infrastructure caused by fighting in 2009 | domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services | international: country code - 970 (2009) |
| 2016 | general assessment: Gaza continues to repair the damage to its telecommunications infrastructure caused by fighting in 2009 | domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services | international: country code - 970 (2009) |
| 2017 | general assessment: Gaza continues to repair the damage to its telecommunications infrastructure caused by fighting in 2009 | domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services | international: country code - 970 (2010) |
| 2018 | general assessment: Israel has final say in allocating frequencies in the Gaza Strip and does not permit anything beyond a 2G network (2018) | domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services; a slow 2G network allows calls and limited data transmission (2018) | international: country code - 970 (2018) |
| 2019 | general assessment: Israel has final say in allocating frequencies in the Gaza Strip and does not permit anything beyond a 2G network (2018) | domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services; a slow 2G network allows calls and limited data transmission (2018) | international: country code - 970 (2018) |
| 2020 | general assessment: Israel has final say in allocating frequencies in the Gaza Strip and does not permit anything beyond a 2G network (2018) | domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services; a slow 2G network allows calls and limited data transmission; fixed-line 9 per 100 and mobile-cellular 76 per 100 (includes West Bank) | international: country code 970 or 972 (2018) | note: |
| 2021 | general assessment: Israel has final say in allocating frequencies in the Gaza Strip and does not permit anything beyond a 2G network (2018) domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services; a slow 2G network allows calls and limited data transmission; fixed-line 9 per 100 and mobile-cellular 76 per 100 (includes West Bank) international: country code 970 or 972 (2018) note: the C |
| 2022 | general assessment: Israel, which controls Palestinian frequencies and telecom infrastructure, limits mobile internet speeds in the Palestinian territories to levels that are significantly lower than in Israel and Jewish West Bank settlements; the World Bank urged Israel to let Palestinian cellular companies set up more advanced networks, and to ease restrictions on the import of equipment needed to build and operate them; Israel is rolling out fifth generation technology for its citizens, while |
| 2023 | general assessment: Israel, which controls Palestinian frequencies and telecom infrastructure, limits mobile internet speeds in the Palestinian territories to levels that are significantly lower than in Israel and Jewish West Bank settlements; the World Bank urged Israel to let Palestinian cellular companies set up more advanced networks, and to ease restrictions on the import of equipment needed to build and operate them; Israel is rolling out fifth generation technology for its citizens, while |
| 2024 | general assessment: Israel, which controls Palestinian frequencies and telecom infrastructure, limits mobile internet speeds in the Palestinian territories to levels that are significantly lower than in Israel and Jewish West Bank settlements; the World Bank urged Israel to let Palestinian cellular companies set up more advanced networks, and to ease restrictions on the import of equipment needed to build and operate them; Israel is rolling out fifth generation technology for its citizens, while |