Partner Communications Announces Upgrade of Its Bonds Rating To ´Aa2´ With a Positive Outlook Awarded by Midroog



    Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner") (Nasdaq:
    PTNR)(LSE:PCCD)(TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile communications
    operator, announces that Midroog Ltd., an affiliate of Moody´s
    Investors Service, announced the upgrade of Partner´s series A bonds
    rating outlook to "Aa2/Positive".

    In its report, Midroog stated that: "the positive outlook was
    awarded based on the improvement of the company´s financial results
    and its coverage ratio."

    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 provides quality service and a range of features to 2.796
    million subscribers in Israel (as of September 30, 2007). Partner´s
    ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market(TM) and the London
    Stock Exchange. Its shares are also traded on the Tel Aviv Stock
    Exchange (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR; LSE: PCCD).

    Partner is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications
    International Limited ("Hutchison Telecom"), a leading global provider
    of telecommunications services. Hutchison Telecom currently offers
    mobile and fixed line telecommunications services in Hong Kong, and
    operates mobile telecommunications services in Israel, Macau,
    Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Vietnam and Indonesia. It was the first
    provider of 3G mobile services in Hong Kong and Israel and operates
    brands including "Hutch", "3" and "orange". Hutchison Telecom, a
    subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, is a listed company with
    American Depositary Shares quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under
    the ticker "HTX" and shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
    under the stock code "2332". For more information about Hutchison
    Telecom, see www.htil.com.

    For more information about Partner, see
    www.orange.co.il/investor_site/.