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Partner Communications Announces It Received a Lawsuit Requesting Certification as a Class Action


    Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner")
    (Nasdaq:PTNR)(LSE:PCCD)(TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile
    communications operator, announced that it was served today with a
    lawsuit requesting certification as a class action, filed against the
    company, Pelephone Communications Ltd. and Cellcom Israel Ltd. in the
    District Court of Tel-Aviv, by plaintiffs claiming to be subscribers
    of the defendants. The claim is for sums that were allegedly
    overcharged in breach of the defendants' licenses, based on intervals
    larger than the intervals the defendants' were allegedly authorized to
    charge under their licenses, for calls initiated or received by the
    subscribers while abroad.

    If the lawsuit is certified as a class action, the total amount
    claimed from the defendants is estimated by the plaintiffs to be
    approximately NIS 449 million, of which, approximately NIS 88 million,
    is attributed to us.

    At this preliminary stage, we are unable to assess the lawsuit's
    chances of success.

    About Partner Communications

    Partner Communications Company Ltd. (Partner) is a leading Israeli
    mobile communications operator providing GSM / GPRS / UMTS / HSDPA
    services and wire free applications under the orange(TM) brand. The
    Company commenced full commercial operations in January 1999 and,
    through its network, provides quality service and a range of features
    to 2.668 million subscribers in Israel. The Company launched its 3G
    service in 2004. Partner's ADSs are quoted on The NASDAQ Global Select
    Market(TM) and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol PTNR.
    The shares are also traded on the London Stock Exchange under the
    symbol PCCD.

    Partner is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications
    International Limited (Hutchison Telecom). Hutchison Telecom is a
    leading listed telecommunications operator (SEHK: 2332; NYSE: HTX)
    focusing on dynamic markets. It currently offers mobile and fixed-line
    telecommunication services in Hong Kong, and operates or is rolling
    out mobile telecommunication services in India, Israel, Macau,
    Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Indonesia and Vietnam.

    For more information about Partner, see
    www.investors.partner.co.il