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
