December 20, 2007 at 11:50 pm · Authored by Ricky · Filed under Mobile, Mobile Services, News, Uncategorized

The Associated Press reports that Palestinians will soon be allowed to setup a 2nd cellular network. Israel controls all of the cellphone frequencies in the West Bank and Gaza, and have repeatedly turned down requests from Palestine to be able to set up a 2nd wireless network, to meet demand.

The change in heart from Israel is due to warming relations between the two groups, who have been at odds since 2000. The second network is not official yet, with with peace negotiations starting last week, they should be announced soon.