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 25, 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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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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20-F
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not
Applicable
CELLCOM ISRAEL ANNOUNCES A PURPORTED CLASS ACTION FILED
AGAINST THE COMPANY
Netanya, Israel – November 25,
2009 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) (hereinafter: the
"Company"), announced today that a purported class action lawsuit against the
Company, two other cellular operators and the Minister of Communications was
filed in the District Court of Jerusalem, by four plaintiffs alleging to be
subscribers of the two other cellular operators. The plaintiffs allege that the
defendant cellular operators unlawfully discriminated against non orthodox
customers by offering them less favorable prices and terms.
If the
lawsuit is certified as a class action, the total amount claimed is estimated by
the plaintiffs to be approximately NIS 900 million, without specifying the
amount attributed to the Company individually.
At this
preliminary stage, the Company is unable to assess the lawsuit's chances of
success.
About Cellcom
Israel
Cellcom
Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider;
Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 3.259 million subscribers (as at
September 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
Yaacov
Heen
Chief
Financial Officer
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
646-213-1914
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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
25, 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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