FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
May
21, 2007
Commission
File Number: 001-33271
CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD.
10
Hagavish Street
Netanya,
Israel 42140
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD. (THE "COMPANY") ANNOUNCES A LAWSUIT AND REQUEST FOR
CERTIFICATION OF THE LAWSUIT AS A CLASS ACTION WERE FILED AGAINST IT
CERTIFICATION OF THE LAWSUIT AS A CLASS ACTION WERE FILED AGAINST IT
Netanya,
Israel – May 21, 2007 – Cellcom
Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL), announced that on May 20, 2007, the Company was
served
with a lawsuit and a request for certification of the lawsuit as a class
action,
filed against the Company in the District Court of Tel-Aviv by two plaintiffs
who claim to be subscribers of the Company.
The
plaintiffs claim that the Company raised its tariffs unlawfully and in violation
of its license, in pricing plans that include a commitment to purchase certain
services for a fixed period.
If
the
lawsuit is certified as a class action, the amount claimed is estimated by
the
plaintiffs to be approximately NIS 874,600,000. The plaintiffs
maintain the right to increase the sum after receiving further
information.
At
this
preliminary stage, we are unable to assess the lawsuit's chances of
success.
About
Cellcom
Cellcom
Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider;
Cellcom provides its 2.928 million subscribers (as at March 2007) with a
broad
range of value added services including cellular and landline telephony,
roaming
services for tourists in Israel and for its subscribers abroad and additional
services in the areas of music, video, mobile office etc., based on Cellcom's
technologically advanced infrastructure. The Company operates an HSDPA 3.5
Generation network enabling the fastest high speed content transmission
available in the world, in addition to GSM/GPRS/EDGE and TDMA networks. Cellcom
offers Israel's broadest and largest customer service infrastructure including
telephone customer service centers, retail stores, and service and sale centers,
distributed nationwide. Through its broad customer service network Cellcom
offers its customers technical support, account information, direct to the
door
parcel services, internet and fax services, dedicated centers for the hearing
impaired etc. In April 2006 Cellcom Fixed Line Communications L.P., a limited
partnership wholly-owned by Cellcom, became the first cellular operator to
be
granted a special general license for the provision of landline telephone
communication services in Israel, in addition to data communication services.
For additional information please visit the Company's website
http://investors.ircellcom.co.il
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Company
Contact
Shiri
Israeli
Investor
Relations Coordinator
investors@cellcom.co.il
Tel:
+972 52 998 9755
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Investor
Relations Contact
Ehud
Helft / Ed Job
CCGK
Investor Relations
ehud@gkir.com
/ ed.job@ccgir.com
Tel:
(US) 1 866 704 6710 / 1 646 213
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Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD.
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Date:
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May
20, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Liat Menahemi Stadler
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Name:
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Liat
Menahemi Stadler
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Title:
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General
Counsel
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