Israel - Key Statistics, Telecommunications Market & Regulatory Overviews

Synopsis

Israel has a very competitive and dynamic telecommunications market with one of the highest mobile penetration rates in the world and one of the highest household broadband penetration rates. This report introduces the key aspects of the market with statistics and analysis. It then goes on to overview the key regulatory issues affecting the market in some detail. The nature of competition in the market is changing and the advent of VoIP, triple play strategies and the new digital media puts particular focus on the details of regulation. The recommendations of the Gronau Commission are likely to cause further regulatory changes in the near future.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Key statistics
  
• 3. Telecommunications market
  
  • 3.1 Overview of Israel’s telecom market
    
  • 3.2 Market analysis – 2009
    
• 4. Regulatory environment
  
  • 4.1 Regulatory authority
    
  • 4.2 Privatisation of Bezeq
    
    • 4.2.1 Earlier privatisation attempts
      
  • 4.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Israel
    
    • 4.3.1 Liberalisation begins
      
    • 4.3.2 International fixed-line licences awarded
      
    • 4.3.3 Early moves towards national fixed-line market liberalisation
      
    • 4.3.4 Kroll Committee
      
    • 4.3.5 Data licences issued
      
    • 4.3.6 Licences awarded to cable TV companies
      
    • 4.3.7 Further competition in the international calls market
      
    • 4.3.8 New domestic voice service licences
      
    • 4.3.9 Bezeq’s reaction
      
    • 4.3.10 Licensing of VoIP / VOB
      
    • 4.3.11 Gronau Commission
      
  • 4.4 Interconnect
    
  • 4.5 Number Portability (NP)
    
  • 4.6 Universal Service Obligation (USO)
    
• 5. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2008
• Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2008
• Table 3 – Internet user statistics – 2008
• Table 4 – Broadband statistics – 2008
• Table 5 – Mobile statistics – 2008
• Table 6 – National telecommunications authority