Jerusalem, 1 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Ministry of Communications fined Bezeq NIS 8 million ($2.5 million) after ministry regulators found that the telecom giant had deployed fiber services in designated “incentive areas” intended to encourage smaller providers. The ministry said Bezeq’s actions gave the company an unfair advantage and undermined the viability of incentive-tender winners.
Dominant market players are barred from operating in these zones for five years to promote competition and reduce digital gaps.
The ministry is continuing its third and final incentive tender rollout.