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 6, 2010

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. ANNOUNCES CLASS ACTION PROCEEDINGS TO CONTINUE

While the Company has not issued any report concerning the matter set forth below, the Company’s controlling shareholder will provide an immediate report about this matter under their Israeli reporting requirements and, consequently, the Company is filing this Form 6-K.

NETANYA, Israel, May 6, 2010 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (the "Company") announced today that the Israeli Supreme Court did not accept the Company's appeal on a decision to approve the motion to certify the following lawsuit as a class action, for reasons not related to the merits of the matter. The purported class action lawsuit was filed against the Company in March 2008 in the District Court of Central Region, by plaintiffs alleging to be the Company's subscribers, in connection with allegations that the Company has unlawfully charged its' subscribers for providing them with call details records. In August 2009, the motion to certify the lawsuit as a class action was approved in relation to an allegation that the Company breached the agreements with its subscribers by charging them for the service it previously provided free of charge, without obtaining their consent. Consequently, the lawsuit will continue to be tried in the District Court as a class action in relation to such allegation. The total amount claimed from the Company is estimated by the plaintiffs to be approximately NIS 440 million.


About Cellcom Israel
Cellcom Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider; Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 3.292 million subscribers (as at December 31, 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

Company Contact
Yaacov Heen
Chief Financial Officer
investors@cellcom.co.il
Tel: +972 52 998 9755
Investor Relations Contact
Porat Saar & Kristin Knies
CCG Investor Relations Israel & US
cellcom@ccgisrael.com
Tel: +1 646 233 2161
 


 
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.



   
CELLCOM ISRAEL LTD.
 
 
 
 
Date:
May 6, 2010
 
By:
/s/  Liat Menahemi Stadler
 
       
Name:
Liat Menahemi Stadler
 
       
Title:
General Counsel