{"id":35492,"date":"2025-07-31T09:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/35492\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T09:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:50:13","slug":"israelis-could-see-up-to-40-drop-in-internet-connection-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/35492\/","title":{"rendered":"Israelis could see up to 40% drop in internet connection fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what&#8217;s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the first time, the communications ministry is setting prices based on a cost model for the wholesale market on modern fiber networks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel\u2019s Communications Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/opinion\/article-854271\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shlomo Karhi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Shlomo Karhi<\/a> decided on a reduction in wholesale market prices of up to 40%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reducing the prices of major wholesale services by 30-40 percent is expected to increase competition in the fiber sector, reduce prices for consumers, and improve the quality of service, the communications ministry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the first time, the ministry is setting prices based on a cost model for the wholesale market on modern fiber networks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following the move, the regulated rate that communications companies pay to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/business-and-innovation\/article-831913\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bezeq;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bezeq<\/a> for use of its fiber infrastructure (BSA service) will be reduced by over 30%: from 72 NIS to 49 NIS per household, for a speed of 1 gigabit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The move is expected to increase competition and reduce the prices that households pay for internet services, especially fiber-optic-based internet services.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi debates in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, December 9, 2024 (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM\/THE JERUSALEM POST)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6bb94e0dbc2ccd1f0a5e7c870d0aea7f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi debates in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, December 9, 2024 (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM\/THE JERUSALEM POST)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAn open, competitive and accessible communications market is key to reducing social gaps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-857699\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:economic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">economic<\/a> growth and our national resilience,\u201d said Karhi.<\/p>\n<p>Increased quality, price, market competition<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe will continue to increase competition in quality and price \u2013 until every citizen in Israel can connect to fast, high-quality and affordable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/consumerism\/article-858758\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:internet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">internet<\/a>, regardless of their geographical location or financial capacity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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