April 2000

Master Report - Israel

2.1 Ministries in charge of telecommunications issues

• Ministry of Communications
• Areas of Responsibility
• Organisational Structure

2.2 National Regulatory Authorities

• The Israel Broadcasting Authority
• The Second Authority for Television and Radio
• The Regional Radio
• The Educational Television and the IDF Radio Station
• Cable Television

2.3 Frequencies allocation authorities

2.4 Office for the protection of economic competition

2.5 Consultative Councils

2.6 Public Telecommunications operators

3.1 Multi-lateral Agreements

3.2 Bi-lateral Agreements

4.1 Historical overview

4.2 Present General Legislation

4.3 Key legislative measures

4.4.1 Liberalisation

4.4.2 Liberalisation

4.4.3 Universal Service

• Tariffs policies
• Quality of Service
• Interconnection

5.1 Copyright and intellectual property rights

• Privacy, data protection, consumer protection
• Ammendment concerning direct mailing
• Electronic protection, legal protection and security (encryption, electronic commerce)
• Freedom of expression and information

6.1 Umbrella Policies

• Governmental Readiness
• Government's Accessibility to the Citizen
• Legislation
• Communications Infrastructures and Regulation
• Education
• Electronic Commerce
• Databases
• Information Security
• Hebrew and Standards
• The Jewish People in the Diaspora

6.2 IS Application Areas

6.2.1 Government (national, regional, local)

6.2.2 Education

6.2.5 Other

Demonstration Projects in the Super Highway of Information

• Background - some concepts
• The main players
• Prime Minister Barak intervenes in the regulation of communications market
• Ministry of Finances - Cable TV Concessions Extension
• Council for Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Decides on the Market Settlement
• Anti-Trust Commissioner and the Cable TV Companies approve the Council for Cable and Satellite TV Decisions
• The Anti-Trust Commissioner Stand regarding Competition in the Communications Market
• Ministry of Communications: immediate license for Cable TV companies to provide telephony and Internet
• Sectorial Radio Broadcasting:
• Third Television Broadcasting Channel approved by the Parliament
• Minister of Communications will not allow the Historical Operator and Cable TV companies to participated in the wireless spectrum tender
• Universal Service
• Media and telecommunication markets
• Competition in International Telephony
• Actions by the Associations of Producers and Directors regarding the Content Market
• Environmental issues regarding cellular telephony:
• Historical analysis of the competition in the cellular market
• Bezeq financial results for 1999 reflects preparations for privatisation and competition with the cellular and in the international calls market
• Earnings of the Cellular Telephone Companies surpasses that of the historical operator, the Bezeq
• New Tariffs for Inland Telephone Calls and Internet Access
• Information Protection Systems
• Continue the trend for less television observation
• Cellular Telephony Corporations results in 1999
• Privatisation of the Historical Operator
• Israeli Software Exports reached US$ 2 billion in 1999
• New Record in Risk Capital Investments in Israel
• E-Commerce in Israel: $55 million in 1999
• Electronic Banking: Approval for Funds Transfers Allocated to Two Banks
• Israel third among European countries in credit card use