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
November 9, 2009
Commission
File Number: 001-33271
CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD.
10
Hagavish Street
Netanya,
Israel 42140
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Applicable
cellcom
israel announces dismissal of
purported
class action
Netanya, Israel – November 9, 2009 – Cellcom
Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) (hereinafter: the "Company"), announced
today the dismissal of a purported class action filed against the Company in May
2009, in the District Court of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, by two plaintiffs alleging to be
the Company's subscribers, in connection with allegations that the Company
unlawfully charged its subscribers for cellular internet "surfing packages"
without obtaining their consent. The motion for certification as a class action
was dismissed without prejudice and the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, at
the plaintiffs' request. Had the lawsuit been certified as a class action, the
total amount claimed from the Company was estimated by the plaintiffs to be
approximately NIS 1.2 billion.
About Cellcom
Israel
Cellcom
Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider;
Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 3.228 million subscribers (as at June
30, 2009) 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 Israel's technologically advanced infrastructure.
The Company operates an HSPA 3.5 Generation network enabling advanced high speed
broadband multimedia services, in addition to GSM/GPRS/EDGE and TDMA networks.
Cellcom Israel 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 Israel offers its customers technical support, account
information, direct to the door parcel services, internet and fax services,
dedicated centers for the hearing impaired, etc. As of 2006, Cellcom Israel,
through its wholly owned subsidiary Cellcom Fixed Line Communications L.P.,
provides landline telephone communication services in Israel, in addition to
data communication services. Cellcom Israel's shares are traded both on the New
York Stock Exchange (CEL) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (CEL). For additional
information please visit the Company's website www.cellcom.co.il.
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Contacts
Fiona
Darmon / Ed Job
CCGK
Investor Relations for Cellcom Israel
investors@cellcom.co.il
/ cellcom@gkir.com
Tel:
(US) 1 646 797 2868 / 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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November
9, 2009
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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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