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Partner Communications: Oded Degany Will Be Appointed V.P. Carrier, International and Investor Relations - Will Replace Dan Eldar



    Partner Communications Company Ltd.
    (Nasdaq:PTNR)(LSE:PCCD)(TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile
    communications operator, today announced the appointment of Mr. Oded
    Degany as the Company's Vice President Carrier, International and
    Investor Relations. He will replace Dr. Dan Eldar, who requested to
    leave the Company at year's end. Mr. Oded Degany, who will join the
    Company on May 1st, 2007, will take over Dan Eldar's role following a
    transition period.

    Mr. David Avner, Partner's CEO said today that "Dr. Eldar decided
    to leave the Company after ten years, during which he made a
    remarkable contribution to Partner's success. Dan was a member of the
    founding team of Partner, and was in charge of many of the most
    critical areas of activity at Partner including the planning of the
    Company's strategy, its business development, the Company's carrier
    relations, its international services and its investor relations.
    Dan's contributions in these areas, as well as his contribution to our
    management team, have been an enormous asset to Partner since its
    inception."

    Mr. Degany presently serves as VP Business Development at ECI
    Telecom, overseeing ECI's M&A and Strategic Alliances activity. From
    2000-2006 he served as Vice President Corporate Development and M&A at
    Amdocs. Within this capacity he was substantially involved in the
    Company's strategic planning, target screening, deal structuring, and
    post merger integration. From 1997 to 2000 he was Director of Business
    Development and Strategy at Clal (Israel) Ltd. In this capacity he
    took part in Clal's business development activities in the areas of
    capital market, insurance, infrastructures and telecommunication.
    Between 1996-7 he was a Senior Business Analyst at National
    Consultants (N.C) - Leumi & Co. Investment Bankers Ltd. He holds a
    B.A. degree in Physics from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    and an M.B.A degree from Tel Aviv University.

    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