Israeli Broadcasting System
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The Israeli broadcasting system is extensive and sophisticated. Much of it is government-funded, and it is utilized by the government to get its message out both to the Israeli people and to the rest of the world regarding issues of import and especially regarding attitudes toward and relations with Israel's Arab neighbors. Many of the television and radio outlets not only broadcast their signal but make it available on the Internet and so reach even more of the world than would otherwise be the case. The system has grown rapidly because it has been empowered by the government in a desire to convey its message to the outside world as well as to the people, based on the view that an informed populace would be better prepared for the sorts of crises that face this small country surrounded by countries perceived as enemies and often faced with wartime conditions. Radio began operation under the British Mandate (192248), which established the "Voice of Jerusalem" to create an awareness of the educational value of broadcasting and its political influence and to keep an eye on the burgeoning broadcasting potential of the small Jewish community. The official radio station came on the air on March 30, 1936 to serve the Jewish and Arab populations as well as British administration officials. With the establishment of the State of Israel, the name of the radio station was changed to Kol Yisrael (the Voice of Israel), and the military radio station
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o, the Second Channel, and the Voice of America project. The Cable Television Department sets technical standards for cable television systems. It also watches over the implementation of the policies of the Cable Broadcasting Council regarding broadcasts, provision of services, and meeting the terms of the concessions.
The Computer Communications (Telematics) Department has the responsibility for the advancement of computer communications in Israel by setting standards, helping in the development of computer systems in the government and public sectors, and maintaining ties with international bodies in the computer field (israel.org/gov/commun.html).
The government seeks to foster competition in the field of telecommunications with a policy based on liberalization, deregulation, competition, and privatization, all to be implemented in a series of gradual, controlled steps. The government to date has issued dozens of licenses for Value Added Services provided by data and computerized networks and for services provided on customer's premises. Recently, the government has opened the field of satellite communications to competition, and the first license for VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) services has recently been gra
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