Altice Group

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Altice Group Lux Sàrl (formerly Altice Europe N.V. and commonly known as Altice) is a Luxembourg-based multinational telecommunications and mass media company. Founded and headed by French-Israeli billionaire businessman Patrick Drahi, it is the second-largest telecommunications company in France, behind Orange. HOT Telecommunication Systems is an Israeli communications company that provides a variety of services, including multi-channel television, fiber-optic internet infrastructure, and landline telephony. The company is a subsidiary of the Altice Group. HOT’s wholly owned subsidiary, Hot Mobile, holds a consolidated license from the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) to provide cellular telephony, internet access, network endpoint services, and international telecommunication services through Bezeq within the West Bank. Additionally, HOT’s limited partnership, Hot Telecom LP, holds an ICA license to provide domestic landline services for the Bezeq corporation within the West Bank. The company's government clients include the Israeli military, Police and Prison Service. On September 26, 2025, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights updated its database of business enterprises involved in Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, reiterating that settlement construction is illegal under international law. Altice was included on this updated list.