Exchange rates:
new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - 3.56 (2008 est.), 4.14 (2007), 4.4565 (2006), 4.4877 (2005), 4.482 (2004)
Communications ::West Bank
Telephones - main lines in use:
348,000 (includes Gaza Strip) (2008) country comparison to the world: 111
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.153 million (includes Gaza Strip) (2008) country comparison to the world: 140
Telephone system:
general assessment: NA
domestic: Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed line services; the Palestinian JAWAL company provides cellular services