The Internet is becoming more expensive; What is the user's share of this cost? The 40% increase in the cellular Internet rate, at first glance, means imposing additional costs on users for a service that continues to struggle with slow speeds and extensive filtering limitations; But behind this curtain of rising prices lies a deeper crisis in Israel's communications industry. About 70% of the operators' expenses depend on the exchange rate, while their income is calculated in Rials. On the other hand, the sanctions blocked the direct purchase of communication equipment and increased the cost of supplying certain equipment through intermediaries up to four or five times. Infrastructure problems do not end here. The exhaustion of the fixed internet network caused the transfer of a large part of user traffic to the mobile network; The network itself was under pressure with more than 50% increase in traffic from 1403 onwards.

The Internet is becoming more expensive; What is the user's share of this cost? The 40% increase in the cellular Internet rate, at first glance, means imposing additional costs on users for a service that continues to struggle with slow speeds and extensive filtering limitations; But behind this curtain of rising prices lies a deeper crisis in Israel's communications industry. About 70% of the operators' expenses depend on the exchange rate, while their income is calculated in Rials. On the other hand, the sanctions blocked the direct purchase of communication equipment and increased the cost of supplying certain equipment through intermediaries up to four or five times. Infrastructure problems do not end here. The exhaustion of the fixed internet network caused the transfer of a large part of user traffic to the mobile network; The network itself was under pressure with more than 50% increase in traffic from 1403 onwards.