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Paltel Group

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Palestinian telecommunications company

Palestine Telecommunications Company (commonly known as Paltel) (Arabic: شركة الاتصالات الفلسطينية), listed in the Palestine Exchange (PEX) as Paltel, is a Palestinian telecommunications holding company based in Ramallah, Palestine. It consists of Palestine Telecommunications Company (known as Paltel), and Palestine Cellular Communications Company (known as Jawwal), internet provider Hadara, Reach call center, and Palmedia broadcast media. Founded in 1995, today Paltel stands as one of the largest employers in Palestine.2 Its chief executive is AbdulMajeed Melhem.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1

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Palestine Telecommunications Company (commonly known as Paltel) (Arabic: شركة الاتصالات الفلسطينية), listed in the Palestine Exchange (PEX) as Paltel, is a Palestinian telecommunications holding company based in Ramallah, Palestine. It consists of Palestine Telecommunications Company (known as Paltel), and Palestine Cellular Communications Company (known as Jawwal), internet provider Hadara, Reach call center, and Palmedia broadcast media.2

Corporate structure

Paltel Group sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Paltel, established in 1995, became Palestine's leading telecommunications provider. Jawwal, its cellular network, launched in 1999 and grew rapidly, reaching millions of subscribers. The company expanded into Gaza in 2011, introduced 3G services in 2015, and launched Palestine’s first data center in 2019. In 2022, Jawwal introduced high-speed fiber internet and partnered with Arab Bank in 2023 to create the first neo bank in Palestine.

From Wikipedia’s article on Paltel Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Paltel Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • telephone

Listed on Wikidata.1

Palmedia

Palmedia for Multimedia Services Company is the media arm of Paltel. Based in Ramallah, it provides media broadcast services and production services to media outlets such as Russia Today, the BBC, Al-Mayadeen, Al-Manar, and Hamas-affiliated Al-Quds TV, Al-Aqsa TV, and Palestine Today.

In July 2017, the Israeli military raided Palmedia's offices in Ramallah on suspicion of "incitement to terrorism." Their offices throughout the West Bank were raided again in October 2017 because of their provision of production services to Hamas-affiliated media outlets Al-Quds, Al-Aqsa, and Palestine Today.

Products

Fixed telephony

Global System for Mobile

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General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)

EDGE

SMS

MMS

ISP

Fiber-optic communication

From Wikipedia’s article on Paltel Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1995Founded Founded1

Sources

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