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<title>A CableWeaver story line: "Fil Mish-Mish" - the story of Palestine's cellular spectrum</title>
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<h1><a target="_top" href="http://thedod.github.com/cableweaving/">Cable Weaving</a></h1>
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<h1>"Fil Mish-Mish" - the story of Palestine's cellular spectrum</h1>
by <a target="_top" href="https://dubiousdod.org">The Dod</a> and <a target="_top" href="http://wikileaks-press.org/author/taro/">Taro</a>
<em>(as retold by <a target="_top" href="http://wikileaks-press.org/settlements-cell-phones-and-red-tape/">Wikileaks Press</a>)</em>
<h4>Hover over a circle for cable information, or <a target="_top" href="http://thedod.github.com/cableweaver/#db4e669e8796e247aa2d9f17a736702b,06JERUSALEM1286,06JERUSALEM4239,07JERUSALEM504,07JERUSALEM1453,07JERUSALEM1921,08JERUSALEM586,08JERUSALEM1372,09JERUSALEM1497,09JERUSALEM1323,08JERUSALEM1795,09JERUSALEM2197,09JERUSALEM1888,10JERUSALEM40,09JERUSALEM618">click for interactive graph</a></h4>
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"FIL MISH-MISH": PA ISSUES TENDER FOR MOBILE OPERATOR IN PALESTINIAN TELECOM MARKET</title></circle><circle id="c06JERUSALEM4239" class="node CONFIDENTIAL pinned" r="12" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.17989px;" cx="544.0835166459512" cy="128.21631853921554"><title>06JERUSALEM4239 (2006-09-20, CONFIDENTIAL):
KUWAITI COMPANY GRANTED SECOND PALESTINIAN MOBILE PHONE LICENSE</title></circle><circle id="c06JERUSALEM4713" class="node CONFIDENTIAL-NOFORN" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="511.58695632831893" cy="125.37093622701688"><title>06JERUSALEM4713 (2006-11-03, CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN):
COMPANY SHORT-LISTED FOR RADIO TRUNKING BID IN WEST BANK/GAZA WANTS TO USE MOTOROLA EQUIPMENT; OFAC LICENSE MAY BE REQUIRED</title></circle><circle id="c07JERUSALEM1453" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="12" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.70456px;" cx="442.2905135254713" cy="190.4125127717639"><title>07JERUSALEM1453 (2007-07-13, CONFIDENTIAL):
UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN MOBILE TELECOM TENDER - GOI FREQUENCY ALLOCATION WOULD BRING USD 355 M TO PA TREASURY</title></circle><circle id="c07JERUSALEM1575" class="node UNCLASSIFIED-FOR-OFFICIAL-USE-ONLY" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.52467px;" cx="420.2573330303759" cy="109.04232183654221"><title>07JERUSALEM1575 (2007-07-30, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY):
OPIC-BACKED LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM LAUNCHED</title></circle><circle id="c07JERUSALEM1921" class="node UNCLASSIFIED-FOR-OFFICIAL-USE-ONLY pinned" r="12" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.22986px;" cx="385.0652669486663" cy="193.08359626797497"><title>07JERUSALEM1921 (2007-09-12, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY):
POST ADVOCATES FOR MOTOROLA IN ADVANCE OF SPECTRUM ALLOCATION FOR SECOND MOBILE PHONE NETWORK</title></circle><circle id="c07JERUSALEM504" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="12" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.52467px;" cx="495.01966235823" cy="157.20918930524817"><title>07JERUSALEM504 (2007-03-15, CONFIDENTIAL):
UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TENDERS</title></circle><circle id="c07TELAVIV3201" class="node MISSING pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 2.04203px;" cx="448.2144045693871" cy="422.7827230600543"><title>07TELAVIV3201 (2007-11-02)</title></circle><circle id="c07TELAVIV3575" class="node MISSING" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="437.08766137289354" cy="143.3258797742106"><title>07TELAVIV3575 (2007-12-19)</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM1362" class="node UNCLASSIFIED" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="395.92631937314184" cy="119.54942888298785"><title>08JERUSALEM1362 (2008-07-28, UNCLASSIFIED):
UPDATE ON OPIC MORTGAGE FINANCE FACILITY</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM1372" class="node CONFIDENTIAL pinned" r="12" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 6px;" cx="356.9173796976659" cy="231.8868285157716"><title>08JERUSALEM1372 (2008-07-29, CONFIDENTIAL):
WATANIYA'S WAIT IS OVER: MOBILE TELECOM PROVIDER HAS SPECTRUM, LOOKS TO BEGIN OPERATIONS</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM1449" class="node CONFIDENTIAL pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="333.6433122425058" cy="265.38703015564795"><title>08JERUSALEM1449 (2008-08-07, CONFIDENTIAL):
PA BARELY MAKES JULY SALARIES THANKS TO THE UAE AND A LOAN</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM169" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.52967px;" cx="486.6436487660866" cy="291.2237526860764"><title>08JERUSALEM169 (2008-01-31, CONFIDENTIAL):
UNIONS STRIKE IN REACTION TO PM FAYYAD'S REQUIREMENT THAT WEST BANKERS PAY THEIR UTILITY BILLS</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM1795" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="12" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 3.06954px;" cx="337.7894068077286" cy="189.46051357506806"><title>08JERUSALEM1795 (2008-09-25, CONFIDENTIAL):
UPDATE ON WATANIYA MOBILE LAUNCH IN THE WEST BANK</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM1832" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.72226px;" cx="313.0403511768235" cy="142.48729461018752"><title>08JERUSALEM1832 (2008-10-03, CONFIDENTIAL):
PALESTINIAN TELECOM: PA WANTS WIMAX FREQUENCY</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM1840" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 5.17302px;" cx="363.12881945885005" cy="297.717932572855"><title>08JERUSALEM1840 (2008-10-03, CONFIDENTIAL):
PA PAYS SEPTEMBER SALARIES EARLY; GAZA CASH REMAINS LOW</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM1849" class="node UNCLASSIFIED-FOR-OFFICIAL-USE-ONLY" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="303.0325373750402" cy="273.8099845210018"><title>08JERUSALEM1849 (2008-10-07, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY):
GAZA FOOD AND FUEL: MORE DIESEL THROUGH THE TUNNELS</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM1886" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.17989px;" cx="331.8442369814288" cy="296.6711034629537"><title>08JERUSALEM1886 (2008-10-16, CONFIDENTIAL):
HAMAS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED IN GAZA; SMUGGLING AND UNEMPLOYMENT NOW THE ECONOMIC NORMS</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM1943" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.26713px;" cx="367.6743688313696" cy="124.91809742365314"><title>08JERUSALEM1943 (2008-10-23, CONFIDENTIAL):
OPIC'S PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE MORTGAGES IN THE WEST BANK</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM2084" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="293.01046178120123" cy="448.73617614164476"><title>08JERUSALEM2084 (2008-11-20, CONFIDENTIAL):
FAYYAD RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CORRESPONDENT BANKING SERVICES</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM2230" class="node UNCLASSIFIED-FOR-OFFICIAL-USE-ONLY" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="295.1841333288213" cy="24.22532885133885"><title>08JERUSALEM2230 (2008-12-12, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY):
OPIC PROMOTES POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN MARKET</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM2274" class="node CONFIDENTIAL pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.35728px;" cx="187.9894633361338" cy="362.58856346061947"><title>08JERUSALEM2274 (2008-12-19, CONFIDENTIAL):
NEW "HAMAS BANK" TO OPEN IN GAZA DECEMBER 28</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM2359" class="node MISSING" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="521.1614051820245" cy="303.7480218996445"><title>08JERUSALEM2359</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM350" class="node CONFIDENTIAL pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 3.35145px;" cx="402.5636652751208" cy="154.02681261529517"><title>08JERUSALEM350 (2008-02-26, CONFIDENTIAL):
ABU MAZEN'S ECONOMIC ADVISOR ON OPIC, TELECOM, HOUSING AND GAS PROJECTS</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM468" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.17989px;" cx="503.1174870843085" cy="329.23074072490454"><title>08JERUSALEM468 (2008-03-14, CONFIDENTIAL):
PA REPORTS CLEARANCE REVENUES CONTINUE TO BE HELD FOR TWO MONTHS BUT TIMING OF TRANSFERS MORE PREDICTABLE</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM490" class="node UNCLASSIFIED-FOR-OFFICIAL-USE-ONLY" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.35728px;" cx="427.93973695921255" cy="67.57752147775972"><title>08JERUSALEM490 (2008-03-20, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY):
OPIC'S PROPOSED HOUSING MORTGAGE FACILITY A CRITICAL ELEMENT IN ADVANCING U.S. OBJECTIVES</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM511" class="node UNCLASSIFIED-FOR-OFFICIAL-USE-ONLY" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="454.2910768560408" cy="287.08128350068444"><title>08JERUSALEM511 (2008-03-25, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY):
PA HOLDING THE BUDGET LINE, BUT DECLINE IN DOLLAR INCREASES FISCAL GAP</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM586" class="node CONFIDENTIAL-NOFORN pinned" r="12" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 5.05289px;" cx="426.60297899134673" cy="233.34362040832065"><title>08JERUSALEM586 (2008-04-04, CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN):
SECOND PALESTINIAN MOBILE PHONE PROVIDER STILL WAITING FOR SPECTRUM</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM588" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="579.743480146672" cy="198.7095019866911"><title>08JERUSALEM588 (2008-04-04, CONFIDENTIAL):
FATAH-LED UNIONS INCREASE EFFORTS TO BRING DOWN FAYYAD'S GOVERNMENT</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM615" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.17989px;" cx="575.3574469753266" cy="232.16425443563324"><title>08JERUSALEM615 (2008-04-08, CONFIDENTIAL):
PA EMPLOYS REGULATIONS AND THE COURTS AGAINST PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKERS</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM628" class="node UNCLASSIFIED-FOR-OFFICIAL-USE-ONLY" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.52967px;" cx="542.1599312487172" cy="243.12175014144688"><title>08JERUSALEM628 (2008-04-10, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY):
PA STRIKES CONTINUE DESPITE COURT ORDER</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM653" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="565.7033640605429" cy="271.6870161160005"><title>08JERUSALEM653 (2008-04-15, CONFIDENTIAL):
ABBAS CHAIRS PA'S WEEKLY CABINET MEETING IN PUBLIC SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR FAYYAD</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM657" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.68957px;" cx="503.140638582859" cy="241.79052542710141"><title>08JERUSALEM657 (2008-04-16, CONFIDENTIAL):
PA STRIKE ENDS; FAYYAD PLEASED WITH OUTCOME</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM725" class="node UNCLASSIFIED" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 3.63648px;" cx="464.4570732564157" cy="254.53068781080898"><title>08JERUSALEM725 (2008-04-29, UNCLASSIFIED):
PA FISCAL UPDATE: WESTERN DONORS CARRYING THE LOAD, BUT PROBLEMS AHEAD</title></circle><circle id="c08JERUSALEM916" class="node UNCLASSIFIED-FOR-OFFICIAL-USE-ONLY" r="8" style="fill: rgb(188, 178, 102); stroke-width: 2.17989px;" cx="294.0804887997885" cy="59.38597122569032"><title>08JERUSALEM916 (2008-05-30, UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY):
DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETINGS WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT ABBAS AND PM FAYYAD</title></circle><circle id="c08SECSTATE83136" class="node MISSING pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(52, 110, 21); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="301.6706260626587" cy="393.48319632640664"><title>08SECSTATE83136</title></circle><circle id="c08STATE122043" class="node CONFIDENTIAL pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(131, 157, 230); stroke-width: 2.27263px;" cx="317.4440646146244" cy="417.7372424914521"><title>08STATE122043 (2008-11-17, CONFIDENTIAL):
DEMARCHE REQUEST: SEEKING HALT TO TERMINATION OF CORRESPONDENT BANKING SERVICES</title></circle><circle id="c08STATE25604" class="node MISSING" r="8" style="fill: rgb(131, 157, 230); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="454.19565248803445" cy="44.36511341495493"><title>08STATE25604 (2008-03-12)</title></circle><circle id="c08STATE25706" class="node MISSING" r="8" style="fill: rgb(131, 157, 230); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="408.7090390138849" cy="36.211445276073945"><title>08STATE25706 (2008-03-12)</title></circle><circle id="c08TELAVIV1075" class="node CONFIDENTIAL pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 2.04203px;" cx="398.15536575813724" cy="344.0080761734615"><title>08TELAVIV1075 (2008-05-22, CONFIDENTIAL):
GOI STILL UNCERTAIN THAT POSTAL BANK WILL MANAGE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CORRESPONDENT RELATIONSHIP</title></circle><circle id="c08TELAVIV1508" class="node CONFIDENTIAL pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 2.05452px;" cx="337.0872086225951" cy="456.848075442181"><title>08TELAVIV1508 (2008-07-11, CONFIDENTIAL):
ISRAELI BANK DETERMINED TO CUT GAZA BANKING TIES</title></circle><circle id="c08TELAVIV1742" class="node SECRET pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 2.17989px;" cx="327.01930377542567" cy="382.71195883899964"><title>08TELAVIV1742 (2008-08-08, SECRET):
TERRORISM FINANCE: GOI SAYS NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT AGAINST THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN AND INCREASES ITS FINANCIAL ISOLATION OF GAZA</title></circle><circle id="c08TELAVIV2144" class="node MISSING pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 2.04203px;" cx="371.6653778417817" cy="417.989170048808"><title>08TELAVIV2144 (2008-09-19)</title></circle><circle id="c08TELAVIV2291" class="node CONFIDENTIAL pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 2.04536px;" cx="425.5468584837629" cy="458.0481780091666"><title>08TELAVIV2291 (2008-10-07, CONFIDENTIAL):
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CORRESPONDENT BANKING RELATIONSHIP AT A CROSSROADS</title></circle><circle id="c08TELAVIV2447" class="node SECRET pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 5.22219px;" cx="361.0623889742096" cy="357.86188584823884"><title>08TELAVIV2447 (2008-11-03, SECRET):
CASHLESS IN GAZA?</title></circle><circle id="c08TELAVIV2452" class="node CONFIDENTIAL pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 2.2117px;" cx="393.8106536024474" cy="471.8203221395603"><title>08TELAVIV2452 (2008-11-03, CONFIDENTIAL):
NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO BE BANKING CORRESPONDENT TO THE PALESTINIANS: RELATIONSHIP REMAINS IN THE BALANCE</title></circle><circle id="c08TELAVIV2603" class="node CONFIDENTIAL pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 2.02811px;" cx="274.9470123775367" cy="397.20735512462653"><title>08TELAVIV2603 (2008-11-24, CONFIDENTIAL):
GAZA CASH CRISIS: CBG FISCHER CALLS FOR USG ASSISTANCE</title></circle><circle id="c08TELAVIV2713" class="node SECRET pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="289.8466608241094" cy="299.85476832259803"><title>08TELAVIV2713 (2008-12-04, SECRET):
GOI CALLS GAZA CASH CRISIS A HAMAS PLOY</title></circle><circle id="c08TELAVIV2859" class="node SECRET pinned" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 2.61541px;" cx="216.78959580217742" cy="343.12786195174306"><title>08TELAVIV2859 (2008-12-19, SECRET):
ISRAEL'S NSC SUPPORTS MINIMUM MONTHLY CASH FOR GAZA; WANTS USG HELP TO SELL THE IDEA</title></circle><circle id="c08TELAVIV559" class="node CONFIDENTIAL" r="8" style="fill: rgb(183, 135, 122); stroke-width: 2px;" cx="525.8982411474028" cy="360.0900794926189"><title>08TELAVIV559 (2008-03-11, CONFIDENTIAL):
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<h3 align="right"><a target="_top" href="https://github.com/thedod/cableweaver/wiki#legend">Legend</a></h3>
<h2>Summary</h2>
<p>On March 28 2006, the PA (Palestinian Authority) issues a tender for a 2nd mobile operator
(to compete with Jawwal - then the only mobile operator in Palestine since 1999).
The prediction of the outgoing PA Minister of Telecom is that this would happen "bukra fil mish-mish"
<em>(Arabic idiom: "[tomorrow] morning with apricots" - meaning "probably never" - since the apricot season is short and chances are it isn't tomorrow)</em>.
In the 4 years that follow, this turns out to be an accurate prediction.</p>
<p>The tender is granted 6 months later (September 20) to Kuwaiti company Wataniya.
Almost 2 more years pass until July 29 2008, when they get a fraction of the spectrum they need in order to operate
(3 months before that, the GOI [Government of Israel] surprisingly allocates more bandwidth in the same frequency range to
Jawwal, giving them
a competitive edge, insinuating collusion with the de facto Palestinian cellular monopoly).</p>
<p>After another year and a half (on January 8 2010) it is already clear to both Wataniya and Jawwal that it's futile to assume they'll ever get any more bandwidth, and they decide to focus on getting GOI
permissions to build more towers in order to at least achieve decent coverage outside major Palestinian cities.</p>
<p>The winners in this story are Israeli cellular operators who get all the permits
and all the bandwith they can eat: although they're not supposed to sell
in Palestine, Palestinians know that the only way to get decent service is by buying it
"unofficially" from Israel. Waiting for "tomorrow's apricots" is not a realistic option.</p>
<h4>Piecing the story together</h4>
<p>The following are the selected cables which make up the larger circles of the graph above.
Each node in the graph is a US Embassy cable released by WikiLeaks, and arrows point from cables which contain references to older cables.
</p>
<h4>How was this graph discovered?</h4>
<ul>
<li><p>A <a target="_top" href="https://www.cabledrum.net/">search</a> for cables containing <em>wataniya</em> originating from any post in Israel (i.e. JERUSALEM or TELAVIV) returns <a target="_top" href="https://dubiousdod.org/mrn-wataniya.txt">34 cable MRNs</a> (Message Reference Numbers).</p></li>
<li><p>When you paste them all into <a target="_top" href="http://is.gd/CableWeaver">CableWeaver</a>, it finds 4 graph clusters:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>A <a target="_top" href="http://thedod.github.com/cableweaver/#4a3f25ccb171910cc0f8d664109757af,10JERUSALEM148">graph</a> dealing with investment climate reports where Wataniya is briefly mentioned at <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2010/01/10JERUSALEM148.html">10JERUSALEM148</a>. Nothing interesting there.</p></li>
<li><p>Another <a target="_top" href="http://thedod.github.com/cableweaver/#fc9044e0be38cf184f7e89249bd06238,10JERUSALEM148">graph</a> (too large to be practical), also containing <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2010/01/10JERUSALEM148.html">10JERUSALEM148</a> (and no other graph from the search results).</p></li>
<li><p>A small (yet interesting) <a target="_top" href="http://thedod.github.com/cableweaver/#c6607264fc5280485b0e23337b455019,10TELAVIV359">graph</a> containing <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2010/02/10TELAVIV359.html">10TELAVIV359</a> that says:</p></li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p>On Wataniya, <em>[GOI Coordinator of Government Activity in the
Territories (COGAT) Eitan]</em> Dangot said that the GOI intended to withhold the remaining 1.0 MHz of bandwidth in an effort <strong>to force the PA to begin regulating illicit radio stations</strong>. <em>[which is</em> almost <em>as <a target="_top" href="http://zope.gush-shalom.org/home/en/channels/press_releases/1345470915/">cynical</a> as GOI can get. Search for the word "cynical" below to see a better example :) ]</em></p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>A <a target="_top" href="http://thedod.github.com/cableweaver/#db4e669e8796e247aa2d9f17a736702b,06JERUSALEM1915,06JERUSALEM4239,07JERUSALEM504,09JERUSALEM1229,09JERUSALEM1323,09JERUSALEM1497,09JERUSALEM1498,09JERUSALEM1608,09JERUSALEM1711,09JERUSALEM1888,09JERUSALEM1990,09JERUSALEM2025,09JERUSALEM2197,09JERUSALEM618,09TELAVIV1656,09TELAVIV1873,09TELAVIV1950,09TELAVIV2004,09TELAVIV2126,10JERUSALEM148,10JERUSALEM40,10TELAVIV359">graph</a> similar to the one we use here, containing 22 of the 34 cables returned by the search. </li>
</ul></li>
<li><p>The <a target="_top" href="http://thedod.github.com/cableweaver/#db4e669e8796e247aa2d9f17a736702b,06JERUSALEM1286,06JERUSALEM4239,07JERUSALEM504,07JERUSALEM1453,07JERUSALEM1921,08JERUSALEM586,08JERUSALEM1372,09JERUSALEM1497,09JERUSALEM1323,08JERUSALEM1795,09JERUSALEM2197,09JERUSALEM1888,10JERUSALEM40,09JERUSALEM618">actual graph</a> we use has a different set of selected cables (aka <em>story line</em>): Not all 22 cables containing <em>Wataniya</em> are selected, and - of course - we've selected the famous <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2006/03/06JERUSALEM1286.html">"Fil Mish-Mish" cable</a> that doesn't contain the word <em>Wataniya</em>, but adds perspective to the story.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2>Story line</h2>
<dl>
<dt><h4>1) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2006/03/06JERUSALEM1286.html">06JERUSALEM1286</a> 2006-03-29 UNCLASSIFIED&#x2F;&#x2F;FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY</dt>
<dd>
<h4>&quot;FIL MISH-MISH&quot;: PA ISSUES TENDER FOR MOBILE OPERATOR IN PALESTINIAN TELECOM MARKET</h4>
<!-- Enter remarks for 06JERUSALEM1286 here. To quote from the cable use the convention: <blockquote>SOME TEXT...</blockquote> -->
<blockquote>
<p>Palestinian Authority (PA) Telecom Ministry issued a tender March 28 ...
to establish and operate a GSM telecom network and a third generation (3G) network ...
as of November 16, 2006</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Is the deadline realistic? outgoing PA Minister of Telecom Sabri
Saidam has a poetic prediction:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>However, as an Arabic saying aptly expresses, it will likely happen <strong>"fil
mish-mish" or in the time of apricots, meaning not at all</strong>.
The combination of the incoming Hamas government and the fact
that the GOI has yet to assign additional mobile frequencies
to the PA suggests that this initiative will fall by the
way-side.</p>
</blockquote>
</dd>
<dt><h4>2) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2006/09/06JERUSALEM4239.html">06JERUSALEM4239</a> 2006-09-20 CONFIDENTIAL</dt>
<dd>
<h4>KUWAITI COMPANY GRANTED SECOND PALESTINIAN MOBILE PHONE LICENSE</h4>
<!-- Enter remarks for 06JERUSALEM4239 here. To quote from the cable use the convention: <blockquote>SOME TEXT...</blockquote> -->
<blockquote>
<p><em>[Existing cellular operator]</em> Jawwal's parent company, Palestinian
Telecommunication Co. (PalTel), placed ads in the main
Arabic-language daily newspapers September 19 congratulating
Wataniya and the Palestinian people and also noting that <strong>the
establishment of a second cellular company is good for
competition and transparency</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>
</dd>
<dt><h4>3) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2007/03/07JERUSALEM504.html">07JERUSALEM504</a> 2007-03-15 CONFIDENTIAL</dt>
<dd>
<h4>UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TENDERS</h4>
<!-- Enter remarks for 07JERUSALEM504 here. To quote from the cable use the convention: <blockquote>SOME TEXT...</blockquote> -->
<blockquote>
<p>Wataniya ... continues to wait for a
frequency to be allocated by the GOI (Government Of Israel).</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Why? Here's a theory by Enas Abu Laban, a policy advisor in the PLO's Negotiations
Support Unit:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Abu Laban argued that the GOI's refusal to allocate mobile
frequencies is <strong>an attempt to protect Israeli mobile operators
who provide unlicensed cellular services in the WB/G</strong> <em>[West Bank/Gaza]</em>.</p>
</blockquote>
</dd>
<dt><h4>4) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2007/07/07JERUSALEM1453.html">07JERUSALEM1453</a> 2007-07-13 CONFIDENTIAL</dt>
<dd>
<h4>UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN MOBILE TELECOM TENDER - GOI FREQUENCY ALLOCATION WOULD BRING USD 355 M TO PA TREASURY</h4>
<!-- Enter remarks for 07JERUSALEM1453 here. To quote from the cable use the convention: <blockquote>SOME TEXT...</blockquote> -->
<blockquote>
<p>When the license was first awarded, <strong>a Hamas-led
Palestinian Authority government was in place</strong> which served as
a significant reason for the GOI not to issue the requested
frequency</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Palestinian legislative elections in January 2006 were <a target="_top" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/26/AR2006012600372.html">a victory for Hamas</a>, which claimed 76 of the 132 Parliamentary seats. So when Wataniya Telecom won its operator license in September 2006, Hamas was indeed the dominating force in Palestine, even under Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas. </p>
<p>But the <a target="_top" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah%E2%80%93Hamas_conflict#West_Bank:_Fatah_wins_and_establishes_a_separate_government">Fatah-Hamas conflict</a> erupted in December 2006, only ending after the dissolution of the government (and in particular his dismisal of Prime Minister Ismail Haniya) by President Abbas in June 2007. Thereafter, the Fatah gained control of the West Bank (and democracy(TM) is restored), and Abbas appointed Salam Fayyad as new Prime Minister. US Consul General Jake Walles comments that the
USD 355 million licensing fees Wataniya would then pay the PA
would help strengthen the newly formed West Bank government:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Allocation of the necessary frequency by
the GOI and the resulting payment by Wataniya of licensing
fees to the PA Treasury (now controlled by Prime Minister
Fayyad) <strong>would provide a significant revenue boost</strong> to Fayyad's
government, create technical and service jobs, and end the de
facto mobile telecom monopoly currently enjoyed by
Paltel-owned Jawwal.</p>
</blockquote>
</dd>
<dt><h4>5) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2007/09/07JERUSALEM1921.html">07JERUSALEM1921</a> 2007-09-12 UNCLASSIFIED&#x2F;&#x2F;FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY</dt>
<dd>
<h4>POST ADVOCATES FOR MOTOROLA IN ADVANCE OF SPECTRUM ALLOCATION FOR SECOND MOBILE PHONE NETWORK</h4>
<!-- Enter remarks for 07JERUSALEM1921 here. To quote from the cable use the convention: <blockquote>SOME TEXT...</blockquote> -->
<blockquote>
<p><em>[Allan Richardson, CEO of Wataniya]</em> said that
he expects the GOI to allocate the necessary spectrum <strong>in the coming weeks</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Should he be that optimistic?</p>
<blockquote>
<p>PA Ministry of Telecom and Information Technology (MoTIT) ...
sent a letter to the GOI on September 5, repeating MoTIT's numerous requests to
the GOI <strong>since 2003</strong> for the release of frequencies to the PA.</p>
</blockquote>
</dd>
<dt><h4>6) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2008/04/08JERUSALEM586.html">08JERUSALEM586</a> 2008-04-04 CONFIDENTIAL&#x2F;&#x2F;NOFORN</dt>
<dd>
<h4>SECOND PALESTINIAN MOBILE PHONE PROVIDER STILL WAITING FOR SPECTRUM</h4>
<!-- Enter remarks for 08JERUSALEM586 here. To quote from the cable use the convention: <blockquote>SOME TEXT...</blockquote> -->
<blockquote>
<p><em>[Richardson]</em> has come to believe the GOI seeks actively
"to prevent economic opportunities for Palestinians" and is <strong>being influenced by
commercial actors</strong> with ties to the current monopoly mobile
phone provider in the West Bank, Jawwal.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Richardson was dealt from the bottom in GOI's spectrum plan:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>according to a GOI plan ... <em>[Wataniya's]</em> receipt of 1800 band frequency would be <strong>delayed to a later date</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<p>Not only that, all of the sudden, Jawwal is getting some 1800 bandwidth. No "later date" about it.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Richardson complained that the GOI proposal also
included a grant to Wataniya's sole Palestinian competitor,
Jawwal, of 1800 band frequency now. He said it was "absurd"
to expect Wataniya to "wait in line" behind its only
competitor. ... Richardson said GOI actions
have <strong>assured Jawwal a sustainable competitive advantage</strong> over
Wataniya in the West Bank market.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>It is also interesting to note that Richardson threatens that nobody will invest in the West Bank if his initiative doesn't work out.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Richardson said that the failure of Wataniya to get
up and running in the West Bank would cast a real shadow over
efforts to spur foreign investment in the West Bank through
the planned Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem next
month..."If we cannot
begin our operations in the West Bank, few will consider
investing there," he said.</p>
</blockquote>
</dd>
<dt><h4>7) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2008/07/08JERUSALEM1372.html">08JERUSALEM1372</a> 2008-07-29 CONFIDENTIAL</dt>
<dd>
<h4>WATANIYA&#39;S WAIT IS OVER: MOBILE TELECOM PROVIDER HAS SPECTRUM, LOOKS TO BEGIN OPERATIONS</h4>
<!-- Enter remarks for 08JERUSALEM1372 here. To quote from the cable use the convention: <blockquote>SOME TEXT...</blockquote> -->
<p>Meaning: "now they only have to wait until March, and then maybe"</p>
<blockquote>
<p>the agreement makes 2.4 mhz at the 900 bandwidth available to
Wataniya now, and, after some step-up allocations in January,
<strong>Wataniya will have 4.5 mhz at 1800 bandwidth by March 2009</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<p>At least Wataniya can start paying license fees :)</p>
<blockquote>
<p>the company will pay the PA an initial installment of
USD 80 million <strong>in the coming weeks</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<h3><a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2008/09/08JERUSALEM1795.html">08JERUSALEM1795</a> 2008-09-25</h3>
<h4>UPDATE ON WATANIYA MOBILE LAUNCH IN THE WEST BANK</h4>
<blockquote>
<p>Wataniya <strong>made its first license payment</strong> to
the PA ... The
company's launch is scheduled for February/March 2009. ... Wataniya is <strong>still awaiting a GOI network construction license</strong> required for the network equipment's release from Israeli
customs.</p>
</blockquote>
</dd>
<dt><h4>8) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2008/09/08JERUSALEM1795.html">08JERUSALEM1795</a> 2008-09-25 CONFIDENTIAL</dt>
<dd>
<h4>UPDATE ON WATANIYA MOBILE LAUNCH IN THE WEST BANK</h4>
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<blockquote>
<p><em>[PA Prime Minister Salam]</em> Fayyad told the Consul General in early April that he
had secured and then lost agreement with the GOI to release
the necessary spectrum in the 1800 band to allow Wataniya to
launch. Agreement was scuttled, Fayyad said, when his
Israeli interlocutors (MOD Senior Advisor Amos Gilad and a
"regulator" from the Ministry of Communications) <strong>claimed to
need IDF <em>[Israeli Defense Forces]</em> permission</strong> before agreeing on the release
<em>[Note: this wasn't mentioned when Jawwal got similar frequencies]</em>.
Fayyad wants the spectrum released to the PA, without reference to
either of the competitors. "The Israelis should give it to
us to administer and stay out of our internal affairs,"
Fayyad said. Fayyad plans continued contacts with Gilad to
resolve this issue.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Why would GOI prefer Jawwal? According to PA President Mahmud Abbas (aka Abu Mazen),
there are reasons:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><em>[Abu Mazen]</em> and his team
became convinced that PalTel is <strong>in active collusion</strong> with
elements of the GOI. Abu Mazen reportedly told his advisers
that when he asked then-Israeli PM Olmert about the spectrum
negotiations, Olmert responded: "Why are you Palestinians
always f---ing yourselves?" This exchange reportedly
convinced Abu Mazen that PalTel (and particularly CEO
al-Jabr) is cutting deals with Israeli officials to obstruct
progress.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Abu Mazen is not exactly neutral, though:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Abu Mazen's role in this, however, is complicated
by the fact that the second mobile telecom provider
(Wataniya) is largely capitalized by the Palestine Investment
Fund (PIF), and Abu Mazen's own economic adviser, Muhammad
Mustafa, <strong>is both the Chair of the PIF and the CEO of Wataniya
Palestine</strong>. (It is also <strong>widely believed among Palestinians
that Abu Mazen's son, Yasser Abbas, has a financial stake in
Wataniya</strong>.)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>As Consul General Walles comments:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Neither PalTel nor Wataniya has clean
hands, and Fayyad is deeply skeptical of both.</p>
</blockquote>
</dd>
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<dt><h4><a target="_top" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_lead">Operation "Cast Lead"</a></dt>
<dd>
<h4>2008-12-27 to 2009-01-18</h4>
</dd>
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<dt><h4>9) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/04/09JERUSALEM618.html">09JERUSALEM618</a> 2009-04-06 SECRET&#x2F;&#x2F;NOFORN</dt>
<dd>
<h4>FAYYAD INTERVENES IN TELCOM ISSUES</h4>
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<blockquote>
<p><em>[PA Prime Minister Salam]</em> Fayyad told the Consul General in early April that he
had secured and then lost agreement with the GOI to release
the necessary spectrum in the 1800 band to allow Wataniya to
launch. Agreement was scuttled, Fayyad said, when his
Israeli interlocutors (MOD Senior Advisor Amos Gilad and a
"regulator" from the Ministry of Communications) <strong>claimed to
need IDF <em>[Israeli Defense Forces]</em> permission</strong> before agreeing on the release
<em>[Note: this wasn't mentioned when Jawwal got similar frequencies]</em>.
Fayyad wants the spectrum released to the PA, without reference to
either of the competitors. "The Israelis should give it to
us to administer and stay out of our internal affairs,"
Fayyad said. Fayyad plans continued contacts with Gilad to
resolve this issue.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Why would GOI prefer Jawwal? According to PA President Mahmud Abbas (aka Abu Mazen),
there are reasons:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><em>[Abu Mazen]</em> and his team
became convinced that PalTel is <strong>in active collusion</strong> with
elements of the GOI. Abu Mazen reportedly told his advisers
that when he asked then-Israeli PM Olmert about the spectrum
negotiations, Olmert responded: "Why are you Palestinians
always f---ing yourselves?" This exchange reportedly
convinced Abu Mazen that PalTel (and particularly CEO
al-Jabr) is cutting deals with Israeli officials to obstruct
progress.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Abu Mazen is not exactly neutral, though:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Abu Mazen's role in this, however, is complicated
by the fact that the second mobile telecom provider
(Wataniya) is largely capitalized by the Palestine Investment
Fund (PIF), and Abu Mazen's own economic adviser, Muhammad
Mustafa, <strong>is both the Chair of the PIF and the CEO of Wataniya
Palestine</strong>. (It is also <strong>widely believed among Palestinians
that Abu Mazen's son, Yasser Abbas, has a financial stake in
Wataniya</strong>.)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>As Consul General Walles comments:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Neither PalTel nor Wataniya has clean
hands, and Fayyad is deeply skeptical of both.</p>
</blockquote>
</dd>
<dt><h4>10) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/07/09JERUSALEM1323.html">09JERUSALEM1323</a> 2009-07-31 CONFIDENTIAL</dt>
<dd>
<h4>WATANIYA LAUNCH IN JEOPARDY</h4>
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<blockquote>
<p>The GOI notified the Palestinian Authority
(PA) and Wataniya July 30 that, beginning August 1, it would
allocate <strong>a portion</strong> of the bandwidth requested by the PA to
launch the second mobile telecom operator. The allocation of
3.8 MHz is less than the 4.8 MHz agreed upon in the July 2008
agreement between the PA and GOI. According to CEO Allan
Richardson, Wataniya <strong>cannot launch</strong> with the spectrum
announced July 30.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The Quartet plans to coordinate international pressure on GOI to respect the 2008 agreement:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>the Office of the
<a target="_top" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartet_on_the_Middle_East">Quartet</a>
Representative stressed the importance of
coordinating the international response to the GOI at the
highest levels to provide the requested bandwidth.</p>
</blockquote>
</dd>
<dt><h4>11) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/08/09JERUSALEM1497.html">09JERUSALEM1497</a> 2009-08-24 CONFIDENTIAL</dt>
<dd>
<h4>WATANIYA BOARD SETS SEPT 15 DEADLINE FOR SPECTRUM ALLOCATION</h4>
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<blockquote>
<p>Wataniya Mobile announced on August 23 it
will suspend operations, <strong>seek repayment of USD 140 million in
licensing fees, and pursue damages from the PA</strong> if the PA
cannot secure GOI release by September 15 of the 4.8 MHz
needed for the mobile phone network launch.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Would the PA bend GOI's arm?</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Cabinet Secretary and Advisor to the Prime Minister
Hasan Abu-Libdeh emphasized the importance of Wataniya's
launch, but said he <strong>would not recommend</strong> that PM Fayyad call
Israeli PM Netanyahu, noting that Fayyad had already weighed
in with the GOI in May, to no avail</p>
</blockquote>
<p>It's not only the immediate threat of paying Watania back.
Palestinians know what else they'll lose if Watania goes down:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>If Wataniya launches, PIF contacts estimate it could
create approximately 2,500 jobs, USD 50 million per year in
tax revenues to PA coffers, and upwards of USD 150 million in
construction contracts.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><em>Note: PIF (Palestine Investment Fund) is a large Wataniya investor.</em></p>
</dd>
<dt><h4>12) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/10/09JERUSALEM1888.html">09JERUSALEM1888</a> 2009-10-16 CONFIDENTIAL&#x2F;&#x2F;NOFORN</dt>
<dd>
<h4>WATANIYA QUIETLY BEGINS OPERATIONS, AIMS TO CREATE &quot;FACTS ON THE GROUND&quot;</h4>
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<blockquote>
<p>Wataniya Mobile announced on August 23 it
will suspend operations, <strong>seek repayment of USD 140 million in
licensing fees, and pursue damages from the PA</strong> if the PA
cannot secure GOI release by September 15 of the 4.8 MHz
needed for the mobile phone network launch.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Would the PA bend GOI's arm?</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Cabinet Secretary and Advisor to the Prime Minister
Hasan Abu-Libdeh emphasized the importance of Wataniya's
launch, but said he <strong>would not recommend</strong> that PM Fayyad call
Israeli PM Netanyahu, noting that Fayyad had already weighed
in with the GOI in May, to no avail</p>
</blockquote>
<p>It's not only the immediate threat of paying Watania back.
Palestinians know what else they'll lose if Watania goes down:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>If Wataniya launches, PIF contacts estimate it could
create approximately 2,500 jobs, USD 50 million per year in
tax revenues to PA coffers, and upwards of USD 150 million in
construction contracts.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><em>Note: PIF (Palestine Investment Fund) is a large Wataniya investor.</em></p>
</dd>
<dt><h4>13) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/12/09JERUSALEM2197.html">09JERUSALEM2197</a> 2009-12-04 CONFIDENTIAL</dt>
<dd>
<h4>WATANIYA PALESTINE: ONE MONTH POST-LAUNCH</h4>
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<blockquote>
<p>According to the <strong>"assurances" reportedly given by the
GOI to OQR</strong> <em>[Office of the Quartet Representative]</em>
prior to the launch, Wataniya will receive the
remaining 1.0 MHz spectrum when it reaches 70% capacity on
its current allocation of 3.8 MHz. (Note: Neither
Richardson nor the PA Ministry of Telecommunications has
received such assurances from the GOI in writing.)
Richardson expects Wataniya to reach 175,000 subscribers,
equaling approximately 70% of its capacity in approximately
four to five months (April/May 2010).</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Bandwidth is not the only problem:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>coverage remains weak to non-existent between cities due to
Wataniya's <strong>inability to secure any permits to build towers in
<a target="_top" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_the_Oslo_Accords#Area_C">Area C</a></strong>. Wataniya, like most other ICT companies, also
continues to face difficulties and delays clearing equipment,
such as base stations and transmitters, into the West Bank,
according to Richardson.</p>
</blockquote>
</dd>
<dt><h4>14) <a target="_top" href="https://wikileaks.org/cable/2010/01/10JERUSALEM40.html">10JERUSALEM40</a> 2010-01-08 CONFIDENTIAL</dt>
<dd>
<h4>PALESTINIAN MOBILE OPERATORS ASK FOR HELP IN AREA C</h4>
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<blockquote>
<p>The two Palestinian mobile telephone
operators (Jawwal and Wataniya) say they continue to struggle
with lack of coverage throughout the West Bank, penetration
of Israeli settlement-based cellular networks into
Palestinian urban areas, and small frequency allotments
(<strong>compared to those of their Israeli competitors</strong>). ...
Jawwal executives told EconOffs that their customers are
limited to roaming on Israeli carriers, <strong>at great expense</strong>,
whenever they travel between West Bank cities. Comment: Most
private sector contacts <strong>carry two phones</strong>: one Palestinian
and one Israeli. They confirm that it is more cost-effective
for them to use their Israeli phones in many areas inside the
West Bank.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>How hard is it to accept a permit for a cellular tower?</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The GOI has not approved an Area C permit for
cellular operators <strong>since 1999</strong>, according to Jawwal.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>And what's the excuse?</p>
<blockquote>
<p>According
to Wataniya engineer Jamal Yassen, representatives from the
Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
(COGAT) told him during a late December 2009 meeting that
they had received an order to freeze all applications for
building sites in Area C for Palestinian and Israeli
operators <strong>as part of the GOI's freeze on residential
construction in West Bank settlements</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><em>Note: "<a target="_top" href="http://www.haaretz.com/news/netanyahu-declares-10-month-settlement-freeze-to-restart-peace-talks-1.3435">the freeze</a>" was/is/[wasn't/isn't] on <strong>illegal Jewish settlements</strong>,
which makes this excuse pretty cynical</em></p>
<p>"Unofficial" penetration by Israeli providers is no "accident":</p>
<blockquote>
<p>ConGen officers whose cellphone service is provided
by an Israeli mobile company routinely get a strong signal in
the West Bank, even when inside PA buildings. Palestinian
executives claim that <em>*this must be deliberate</em>, as there are
technical methods that allow operators to prevent unwanted
"bleeding" outside the desired service area.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Nobody speaks about bandwidth anymore. It's pretty clear that
the "mish-mish season of frequencies" will never come.
Both Palestinian providers focus on cuttting their losses
in the coverage arena against the Israeli providers:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Jawwal and Wataniya executives have grown weary of
discussions on spectrum allocation. They now prefer to focus
on Area C issues and technical improvements to their
services, and have asked for USG assistance in <strong>raising the
outstanding Area C permits</strong> with the GOI.</p>
</blockquote>
</dd>
</dl>
<h2>Post script</h2>
<p>In February 2013, Wataniya Palestine Mobile released its <a target="_top" href="http://www.zawya.com/story/Palestine_Exchange_Wataniya_Palestine_Mobile_Telecommunications_Co_Annual_Report_for_the_year_2012-ZAWYA20130212154714/">annual report</a> for 2012. News media emphasized that the company had improved its net losses to USD 23.8 million, a 9% increase from its 2011 USD 26.2 million loss. Wataniya CEO Fayez Husseini <a target="_top" href="http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2013/02/15/wataniya-mobile-improves-losses-in-2012-as-subscriber-numbers-climb/">said</a> he hoped they would be able to expand to Gaza in 2013.</p>
<p>A <a target="_top" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTWD_jH5ESk">commercial advertisement</a> for Wataniya Palestine Mobile Telecommunications proudly states:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Together, we open the doors to new experiences, to wide prospects for work and creation, all pushing for the development of the Palestinian economy. We take our role in social responsibility, and in fostering skilled and innovative employees to prove that Palestine is a place that welcomes and attracts Arab and foreign investors.</p>
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