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Illustrative: Delek Israel gas station in Haifa. (Livinus/iStock)
January 20, 2026, 1:54 pm
Delek Israel makes $594 million bid for Hot Mobile
The operator of gas stations and convenience stores seeks to buy telecom firm from Patrick Drahi’s Altice International after talks with Bezeq’s mobile unit fail to bear fruit
By Sharon Wrobel
Bezeq workers installing fiber optic cables. (Courtesy)
From the WebAugust 25, 2019, 11:52 am
Israel’s Bezeq may write down up to $599 million in second quarter
Reuters: Shares of Bezeq plunge almost 7% after Israel’s largest telecom provider says fierce competition at mobile unit Pelephone causes loss in value
Illustrative: An Islamic State affiliate in the Sinai Peninsula holds Egyptian Coptic Christians hostage. (Screen capture/YouTube)
March 14, 2018, 1:38 pm
Egypt army said to jam Israeli SIM cards used by Islamic State
Israelis in the south have been reporting widespread disruptions to cell service amid Egyptian crackdown in Sinai
By Shoshanna Solomon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with then-cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit in Jerusalem on December 27, 2015. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
February 28, 2018, 11:04 am
PM addressed policies affecting friend’s firms despite legal warning – report
Attorney general had instructed Netanyahu, who was also acting communications minister, to stay away from companies owned by his media tycoon buddy Shaul Elovitch
By Tamar Pileggi
Illustrative image (iStock)
November 26, 2017, 8:30 am
Wrong number: Are Israel’s phone companies systematically overcharging?
Consumer groups report endless complaints from Israelis who say they are mischarged, lied to, pushed into debt, and even stopped at the airport for fees they never agreed to
By Simona Weinglass
An illustrative photo of a man holding an iPhone (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
From the WebDecember 10, 2013, 12:51 pm
Cellcom, Pelephone, Golan to share 4G network
Globes: Cellular companies announce joint venture to create next generation of cellphone infrastructure
Visa's NFC PayWave system in action (Photo credit: Courtesy)
September 24, 2013, 10:25 pm
Government dream of a cashless society already a reality
A proposal to require Israelis to conduct all their financial transactions electronically isn’t pie in the sky – in fact, it’s almost inevitable
By David Shamah
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks on the phone. (Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)
July 15, 2013, 6:20 am
Phone mixup gives girl direct line to PM
Replacement phone holds numbers of senior defense officials, text conversations with politicians
By Ron Friedman
Cellphone fun (Photo credit: Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
From the WebMay 23, 2013, 5:35 pm
Partner Comm profit, revenue drop, misses expectations
Reuters: Israel’s second-largest mobile phone operator posted a 79 percent drop in first-quarter net profit
The collapse of Pelephone's cellular network for five hours Saturday put many Israelis on edge (illustrative photo: Moshe Shai/Flash90)
February 4, 2013, 12:53 pm
Out of touch
Yesterday’s cellphone network crash poses no problems for the talkative Yair Lapid
By Ron Friedman
A man with a cellphone (illustrative photo: Uri Lenz/Flash90)
February 4, 2013, 10:57 am
Cellphone company denies cyber-attack caused downtime
Pelephone’s 2.5 million customers couldn’t send and receive calls and text messages for more than four hours Sunday evening
By Gabe Fisher and David Shamah
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