FORM 6-K

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

  

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Report of Foreign Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of 

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For July 9, 2015

 

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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CELLCOM ISRAEL LTD. ANNOUNCES APPROVAL OF CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT WITH PELEPHONE

 

Netanya, Israel – July 9, 2015 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) (the "Company") announced that the previously reported co-operation agreement regarding maintenance services for passive elements of cell sites, between the Company and Pelephone Communications Ltd. (a competitor of the Company), which includes unifying passive elements and streamlining costs through a common contractor, was approved by the Israeli Antitrust Commissioner. The approval is for a period of ten years and is subject to certain conditions.

 

For additional information see of "Item 4. Information on the company – B. Business review – Network and Technology – Network and cell sites sharing agreements" of our annual report for 2014 on Form 20-F, dated March 16, 2015.

 

 

About Cellcom Israel

 

Cellcom Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the largest Israeli cellular provider; Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 2.885 million subscribers (as at March 31, 2015) with a broad range of value added services including cellular and landline telephony, roaming services for tourists in Israel and for its subscribers abroad, additional services in the areas of music, video, mobile office etc. and most recently - also television over the internet service in Israel, based on Cellcom Israel's technologically advanced infrastructure. The Company operates an LTE 4 Generation and HSPA 3.5 Generation networks enabling advanced high speed broadband multimedia services, in addition to GSM/GPRS/EDGE 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. Cellcom Israel further provides through its wholly owned subsidiaries internet connectivity services and international calling services, as well as landline telephone communication services, 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://www.cellcom.co.il

 

 

 

Company Contact Shlomi Fruhling  Chief Financial Officer investors@cellcom.co.il Tel: +972 52 998 9755

Investor Relations Contact Ehud Helft GK Investor & Public Relations In partnership with LHA cellcom@GKIR.com Tel: +1 617 418 3096

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.

 

			CELLCOM ISRAEL LTD.
Date:	July 9, 2015		By:	/s/  Liat Menahemi Stadler
				Name:	Liat Menahemi Stadler
				Title:	VP Legal and Corporate Secretary