9 May, 2001

Italy & Azerbaijan Contract with Paltel

Contracting with further operators per accessing Palestine through the new 970 International code is a ceaseless process. The telecom operator TelecomItalia in Italy and the operator AzTelecom in Azerbaijan, are the recent to join a long list utilizing 970 to call Palestine.

International call traffic incoming from 104 foreign and Arab countries is currently being routed to Palestine through the new independent gateway 970. Further agreements with more operators will follow till reaching global coverage.

Paltel has regained its right in utilizing 970, through extensive efforts with the International Telecommunications Union, ITU, in 1998, thus replacing the 972 Israeli code.