World Bank Group2016-04-062016-04-062016-02-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24019The Telecommunications Sector Assessment Note in the Palestinian territories is a knowledge product prepared by the World Bank in response to a specific request from the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MTIT) to assess the performance of the telecommunications sector, identify specific issues and make recommendations for further development and reform.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOTELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENTAUCTIONREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSUBSCRIBER LINERETAIL PRICESUPERVISIONSERVICES TO CITIZENSEQUIPMENTCUSTOMERCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESINSTALLATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONMATERIALSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYSEARCHRADIO STATIONSCOMMUNICATION ACTIVITYINFORMATIONMONITORINGDIGITAL SUBSCRIBERMARKET SHARESCOPYRIGHTINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTTRANSMISSIONCAPACITY BUILDINGKNOWLEDGE PRODUCTINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESJOINT VENTURESVERIFICATIONREGISTRYPENETRATION RATESDIRECT CONNECTIONMOBILE TELEPHONYCOMPUTERENABLING ENVIRONMENTSATELLITETELEVISIONCOMMUNICATIONSLEGAL FRAMEWORKSINSTITUTIONSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCECOMMERCELOCAL AREA NETWORKTELECOMMUNICATIONSCELLULAR PHONEBROADBAND CONNECTIVITYASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINETELEPHONE LINESDOMAINVOICE OVER IPECONOMIC COOPERATIONDIGITAL BROADCASTINGLICENSECONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTSVOIPTELEPHONYTECHNICAL EXPERTSMOBILE NETWORKTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTUREMARKETINGINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONINTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONSLIMITED ACCESSWIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSCONSULTANTCONNECTIVITYSERVICE PROVIDERPOSTAL SERVICESPENETRATION RATECOMMUNICATION SERVICESCORPORATE CUSTOMERSMATERIALMOBILE COMMUNICATIONMOVEMENT OF GOODSMOBILE SERVICERADIOBROADBANDLEGAL FRAMEWORKCAPABILITIESTELEPHONECELLULAR NETWORKSMARKET PRICEINSTALLATIONSTECHNOLOGYBROADCASTTELEPHONE NETWORKBROADBAND CONNECTIONDATA COMMUNICATIONSBUSINESS PLANINTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTCUSTOMER BASEBEST PRACTICESRESULTSREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSMOBILE PHONETELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRYCOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKELECTRICITYRAIDSPURCHASING POWERMOBILE SERVICESNETWORKSMOBILE NETWORKSTECHNICAL EXPERTISEFREQUENCY BANDLEGAL EXPERTSPROTOCOLSEND-USERSINTERNET SERVICE PROVIDEREND-USERPRIVATE SECTORADSLINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYPHONE LINETELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANYRETAIL PRICESCONFIDENTIALITYINTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONBACKBONESRADIO FREQUENCYQUERIESTELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKMARKET SEGMENTSADMINISTRATIONBACKBONEONLINE COMMUNICATIONSRESULTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICESFAIR COMPETITIONIDENTITY MODULETELEPHONESICTRADIO COMMUNICATIONPERIPHERAL DEVICESMARKET SHARESECURITYLICENSESDEVELOPMENT OF BROADBANDNETWORKBUSINESSBUSINESSESPHONESBANDWIDTHHUMAN RESOURCESSERVERSPERFORMANCETELECOMLANPRICE COMPARISONINNOVATIONINSTITUTIONSITESTELEVISION CHANNELSINDUSTRIAL PURPOSESPROTOCOLCOMMUNICATIONUNFAIR COMPETITIONTELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSCUSTOMERSCOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSOPERATIONAL FUNCTIONSDATABASEPROFITSCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYIPTECHNOLOGIESWIFIEGOVERNMENTMULTIMEDIADSLISPSEXPERT OPINIONQUALITY OF SERVICESERVICE PROVIDERSUNIVERSAL SERVICEReportWorld Bank10.1596/24019