Starting in 2022, home internet consumers will pay just one company for access; communications minister: No more bouncing between companies for tech support

Globes: Deal approval depends on 1.7 million households being connected to IBC's fiber-optic network within five years

Reuters: Panel tells Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel that such a merger could be considered again in the future, depending on 'changes in the market'

Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council says cable provider Hot has 7 days to get rid of channel, which falsely claimed to be aimed at Christian viewers

Reuters: The deal would mark the first major merger in the Israeli telecom sector and the newest acquisition for Patrick Drahi, the French-Israeli billionaire

Taxes levied tax on phone and internet companies will then be used to incentivize those that agree to invest in infrastructure across the country, which suffers from subpar speeds