Number of Main Telephone Lines in Palestine by Month, Region and Type of Subscription, 2016  

 

Month

Household

Commercial**

Governmental

Grand Total

West Bank*

Gaza Strip

Total

West Bank*

Gaza Strip

Total

West Bank*

Gaza Strip

Total

West Bank*

Gaza Strip

Total

January

   226,933

  115,248

342,181

    41,830

 12,031

 53,861

      6,283

   2,671

8,954

275,046

129,950

404,996

February

   226,542

  115,546

342,088

    41,815

 12,074

 53,889

      6,286

   2,682

8,968

274,643

130,302

404,945

March

   230,958

  118,085

349,043

    39,850

 12,288

 52,138

      6,299

   2,684

8,983

277,107

133,057

410,164

April

   232,550

  119,168

351,718

    40,091

 12,377

 52,468

      6,308

   2,688

8,996

278,949

134,233

413,182

May

   233,185

  119,763

352,948

    40,361

 12,479

 52,840

      6,330

   2,677

9,007

279,876

134,919

414,795

June

   233,824

  119,188

353,012

    40,568

 12,458

 53,026

      6,340

   2,678

9,018

280,732

134,324

415,056

July

   233,743

  119,006

352,749

    40,532

 12,499

 53,031

      6,351

   2,683

9,034

280,626

134,188

414,814

August

   235,743

  118,486

354,229

    40,792

 12,500

 53,292

      6,360

   2,683

9,043

282,895

133,669

416,564

September

   236,748

  118,198

354,946

    41,003

 12,536

 53,539

      6,415

   2,701

9,116

284,166

133,435

417,601

October

   238,433

  119,352

357,785

    41,195

 12,647

 53,842

      6,411

   2,709

9,120

286,039

134,708

420,747

November

   238,361

  118,506

356,867

    41,096

 12,567

 53,663

      6,387

   2,708

9,095

285,844

133,781

419,625

December

   245,981

  122,130

368,111

    41,925

 12,836

 54,761

      6,410

   2,718

9,128

294,316

137,684

432,000


*The data excludes those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967

** The data include Public phone 

Source: Palestine Telecommunications Company, 2016