Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner" or "the Company")
(Nasdaq:PTNR)(TASE:PTNR),
a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announces that the
Company was notified by the Civil Administration in Judea and Samaria
("the Administration") of its intention to implement a change in the
allocation of some of the frequency bands previously allocated to the
Company under its general license for the provision of cellular services
in Judea and Samaria.
The Administration clarified that once such a change will be
implemented, the authorities will consider an allocation of other
frequency bands for the use of the Company in Judea and Samaria as well
as an allocation of additional frequency bands for the use of the
Company in the State of Israel. The Company was requested to submit its
position no later than August 31, 2009.
At this stage, and until the Company receives detailed information with
respect to the allocation of other frequency bands for the Company's use
in Judea and Samaria and with respect to the allocation of additional
frequency bands for the Company's use in the State of Israel, the
Company is unable to evaluate the implications of the intended change on
the Company.
About Partner Communications
Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner") is a leading Israeli
provider of telecommunications services (cellular, fixed-line telephony
and Internet Services Provider) under the orange™ brand. The Company
provides mobile communications services to 2.903 million subscribers in
Israel (as of March 31, 2009). Partner’s ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market™ and its shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock
Exchange (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR).
Partner is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications International
Limited ("Hutchison Telecom"), a leading global provider of
telecommunications services. Hutchison Telecom currently offers mobile
and fixed line telecommunications services in Israel, and operates
mobile telecommunications services in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and
Indonesia. It was the first provider of 3G mobile services in Israel and
operates brands including “3”, “Hutch”, and “orange”. Hutchison Telecom,
a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, is a listed company with
American Depositary Shares quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker "HTX" and shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
under the stock code "2332".
