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ADSL has been available in Israel since the late 90s in theory, but it only became practical to an average residential customer in 2001. Since then prices have dropped considerably. In Israel, every ADSL or cable modem user has to pay separately to the infrastructure provider and to the ISP (unbundled package). The typical connection speed has remained at 1.5 Mbit/s (with 150 kbit/s upstream) for the bulk of 2005 and 2006, although its price has dropped to an approximate 39 NIS/month (About US $10, to the ISP) and a similar, slightly higher price for the infrastructure provider. Connections of over 2 Mbit/s (with a 250 kbit/s upload speed) have only been introduced in the summer of 2005 to the mainstream, and are still priced at over US $20/month as of September 2006. Maximum speeds via ADSL currently reside at 5 Mbit/s Down/500 kbit/s, while on Cable they are 6 Mbit/s Down and 600 kbit/s or 1 Mbit/s UP (depending on package) up. 1 Mbit/s upstream for Cable connection are at a premium price. The only company that is currently providing ADSL services is Bezeq, a recently-privatized company, which competes against HOT, the only Israeli cable company, that provides TV, Internet infrastructure and VoIP services. All ADSL service require and use of the PPPoE protocol, and all cable modem connections operate over the PPTP/L2TP protocol. ADSL & Cable modem connection speeds available: Additional Notes 1. 150Kbit/s for ADSL customers, 128/256/512 Kbit/s for Cable customers 2. The 1.0 Mbit/s upload options require a substantial premium as they are marketed towards business ISPs
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