Partner Communications Announces It Received a Lawsuit Requesting Certification as a Class Action
November 25 2009 - 9:59AM
Business Wire
Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner" or "the
Company") (Nasdaq:PTNR)(TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile
communications operator, announced today that it was served
with a lawsuit requesting certification as a class action, filed
against Partner, Pelephone Communications Ltd, Cellcom Israel Ltd.
(all together: the "Cellular Operators") and the Minister of
Communication in the District Court of Jerusalem.
The claim alleges that the Cellular Operators discriminate
against the non-religious subscribers by not offering them certain
tariffs and terms that are offered to the religious sector.
If the lawsuit is certified as a class action, the total amount
claimed from the Defendants is estimated by the plaintiffs to be
approximately NIS 900 million (for all Defendants together).
Partner is reviewing and assessing the lawsuit and at this
preliminary stage is unable to evaluate the probability of success
of the lawsuit or the range of potential exposure, if any, with any
degree of certainty.
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About Partner
Communications
Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner") is a leading
Israeli provider of telecommunications services (cellular,
fixed-line telephony and internet services) under the orange™
brand. The Company provides mobile communications services to over
3million subscribers in Israel (as of September 30, 2009).
Partner’s ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market™ and
its shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
(Nasdaq:PTNR)(TASE:PTNR).
Partner is an approximately 45%-owned subsidiary of Scailex
Corporation Ltd. ("Scailex"). Scailex's shares are traded on the
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol SCIX and are quoted on
"Pink Quote" under the symbol SCIXF.PK. Scailex currently operates
in three major domains of activity: 1) the sole import,
distribution and maintenance of Samsung mobile handset and
accessories products primarily to the three major cellular
operators in Israel; 2) distribution and sale of various
manufacturers' mobile handsets, accessories and provision of
maintenance services, through a chain of retail stores and booths
("Dynamic"), to end customers of Cellcom (as part of the
acquisition of the controlling stake in Partner, Scailex announced
to Cellcom the termination of the distribution agreement through
Dynamic, effective July 1, 2010) and; (3) management of its
financial assets.
For more information about Scailex, see
http://www.scailex.com.
For more information about Partner, see
http://www.orange.co.il/investor_site.
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