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 March
22, 2010
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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Applicable
CELLCOM
ISRAEL LTD. ANNOUNCES SUBMISSION OF DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE
EXEMPTION FOR RADIO ACCESS DEVICES
While
the Company has not issued any report concerning the matter set forth below, the
Company’s controlling shareholder will publish this matter in its annual report
under its Israeli reporting requirements and, consequently, the Company is
filing this Form 6-K.
NETANYA,
Israel, March 22, 2010 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (the "Company")
announced today that following the previously reported opinion of the Israeli
Attorney General, the Israeli Ministry of Interior Affairs submitted a
regulations draft, setting the conditions for the application of the exemption
from the requirement to obtain a building permit for radio access devices, for
the approval of the Economy Committee of the Israeli Parliament.
The regulations draft includes substantial limitations on the ability
to construct radio access devices based on such exemption, including
a limitation of the number of such radio access devices to 5% of the total
number of cell sites constructed or to be constructed with a building permit in
a certain area during a certain period, and to circumstances in which a request
for a building permit for the radio access device was filed and no resolution
has been granted within the timeframe set in the regulations. For additional
details see the Company's most recent annual report for the year ended December
31,2009 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”.
About Cellcom
Israel
Cellcom
Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider;
Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 3.292 million subscribers (as at
December 31, 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
Porat
Saar & Kristin Knies
CCG
Investor Relations Israel & US
cellcom@ccgisrael.com
Tel:
+1 646 233 2161
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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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March
22, 2010
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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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