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 May
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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cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Rule 12g3-2(b): Not
Applicable
CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD. ANNOUNCES RULING AGAINST COMPANY’S
RELIANCE
ON EXEMPTION FROM OBTAINING BUILDING PERMITS FOR RADIO
ACCESS
DEVICES
Netanya,
Israel – May 22, 2008 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (“Company”) (NYSE: CEL)
announced that the District court of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa ruled today, in its capacity
as court of appeals, that the reliance of the Company and other cellular
providers in Israel, upon the exemption from the requirement
to obtain building permits in relation to cellular radio access devices, is
invalid. As previously
disclosed, this reliance has been challenged in court. In May 2008, the Israeli
Attorney General opined that the exemption does apply to cellular radio access
devices. The District Court has ruled today that the cellular operators’ devices
do not meet the exemption’s requirements and therefore cannot be relied
upon.
The
Company believes the ruling is mistaken and intends to appeal this ruling to the
Supreme Court. Other appeals on that issue are still under consideration in the
District Court as court of appeals.
For
additional details see the Company’s most recent annual report for the year
ended December 31, 2007 on Form 20-F under “Item 3. Key Information – D. Risk
Factors – Risks related to our business – We may not be able to obtain permits
to construct cell sites” as well as under Item 4. Information on the Company –
B. Business Overview – Government Regulations – Permits for Cell site
Construction – Site Licensing” and the Company’s immediate report on Form 6-K
filed on May 14, 2008 under “Other Developments Subsequent to Balance Sheet Date
– Site Licensing”.
About
Cellcom Israel
Cellcom
Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider;
Cellcom Israel provides its 3.096 million subscribers (as at March 31, 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
ehud@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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May
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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