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
September 22 ,2008
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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40-F _____
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Rule 12g3-2(b): Not
Applicable
CELLCOM
ISRAEL ANNOUNCES DISMISSAL OF PURPORTED CLASS ACTION
NETANYA,
Israel, September 22, 2008 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (the “Company”)
announced today the dismissal with prejudice of the motion for certification as
a class action, filed in August 2001 against the Company in the District Court
of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa by one of its subscribers and amended (after being transferred
to the District Court of Central Region) in 2006. The lawsuit alleged collection
of air time tariffs and subscriber fees not in accordance with the agreement
with the subscribers.
Had the
lawsuit been certified as a class action, the amount claimed was estimated by
the plaintiff to be NIS 1.26 billion, plus punitive damages at a rate of not
less than 100% of the amount of the judgment.
For
additional details see the Company’s most recent annual report for the year
ended December 31, 2007 on Form 20-F under “Item 8 – Financial Information - A.
Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information –Legal
Proceedings”
About
Cellcom Israel
Cellcom
Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider;
Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 3.117 million subscribers (as at June
30, 2008) 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 the fastest high
speed content transmission available in the world, 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. In April 2006 Cellcom
Israel, through Cellcom Fixed Line Communications L.P., a limited partnership
wholly-owned by Cellcom Israel, became the first cellular operator to be granted
a special general license for the provision of 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
http://investors.ircellcom.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
info@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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September
22, 2008
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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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