PETACH TIKVA, Israel, November 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Internet Gold - Golden Lines Ltd (NASDAQ Global Market and TASE: IGLD). The Company today announced that on November 24, 2008 it was served with a purported class action lawsuit alleging that it charged its broadband services subscribers in excess of the tariffs set in its internet services agreements during the approximate period of 2005 to 2007. The purported class action lawsuit was filed in the District Court of Tel-Aviv. The Company has not had an opportunity to review the claim with its counsel and is unable to provide any comments at this time. In connection with the Company's internal restructuring in 2006, it transferred its broadband and traditional voice services businesses, to its subsidiary, 012 Smile.Communications. Under the terms of the restructuring agreement 012 Smile may be responsible for claims relating to the transferred business, and the parties will examine which party will be responsible for the defense of the litigation. If the lawsuit is certified as a class action, the approximate claim is estimated by the plaintiff to be NIS 81,490,000. About Internet Gold Internet Gold is one of Israel's leading communications groups with a major presence across all Internet-related sectors. Its 72.4% owned subsidiary, 012 Smile.Communications Ltd., is one of Israel's major Internet and international telephony service providers, and one of the largest providers of enterprise/IT integration services. Its 100% owned subsidiary, Smile.Media Ltd., manages a portfolio of Internet portals and e-Commerce sites. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the industry, changes in the regulatory and legal compliance environments in the industries it is engaged, the failure to manage growth and other risks detailed from time to time in Internet Gold's filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, including Internet Gold's Annual Report on Form 20-F. These documents contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements. Stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement. For further information, please contact: Mor Dagan - Investor Relations, / Tel:+972-3-516-7620. Ms. Idit Azulay, Internet Gold, / Tel: +972-200-3848. DATASOURCE: Internet Gold CONTACT: For further information, please contact: Mor Dagan - Investor Relations, / Tel:+972-3-516-7620. Ms. Idit Azulay, Internet Gold, / Tel: +972-200-3848.

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