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
August 24, 2009
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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Applicable
CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD. ANNOUNCES PURPORTED CLASS ACTION DISMISSED
NETANYA,
Israel, August 24, 2009 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (the "Company")
announced today the dismissal of a motion to certify a lawsuit as class action,
filed against the Company (and two other cellular operators), in February 2007,
in the District Court of Tel-Aviv, in connection with sums that were allegedly
overcharged in breach of the cellular operators’ licenses, based on charge units
larger than the charge units the defendants were allegedly authorized to charge
under their licenses for calls initiated or received by the subscribers while
abroad. The motion was dismissed without prejudice and the lawsuit was dismissed
with prejudice, at the request of the plaintiffs. Had the lawsuit been certified
as a class action, the total amount claimed from the cellular operators was
estimated by the plaintiffs to be approximately NIS 449 million, of which
approximately NIS 193.5 million was attributed to the Company.
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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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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August
24, 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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