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
December 3, 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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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not
Applicable
CELLCOM ISRAEL ANNOUNCES A PURPORTED CLASS ACTION FILED
AGAINST THE COMPANY
Netanya, Israel – December 3,
2009 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) (hereinafter: the
"Company"), announced today that a purported class action lawsuit was filed
against the Company in the District Court of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, by a plaintiff
alleging to be a subscriber of the Company. The plaintiff alleges that the
Company unlawfully included commercial content in internet pages viewed by its
subscribers, through cellular "surfing" and unlawfully charged them for such
surfing.
The
plaintiff did not estimate the total amount claimed, if the lawsuit is certified
as a class action.
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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December
3, 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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