ROSH HA’AYIN, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Partner Communications Company Ltd. (“Partner” or the “Company”)
(NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR), a leading Israeli communications operator,
announces that the Company received a lawsuit and a motion for the
recognition of this lawsuit as a class action, filed against Partner and
against additional telecommunication service companies (together the “Respondents“)
in the Central District Court on April 10, 2019.
In the motion it was allegedly claimed that the Company, as well as the
other Respondents, does not inform its customers as required as to the
possible dangers of using the Internet and the possibility of joining a
free content filtering service offered to its customers, in violation of
the provisions of the Israeli Communications Law (Telecommunications and
Broadcasting), 1982 (the “Communications Law“) and its
license. In addition it was claimed that the websites and harmful
content filtering service that Partner provides, as well as the other
Respondents, is not efficient enough, contrary to the provisions of the
Communications Law and the Company’s license.
The total amount claimed against the Respondents if the lawsuit is
recognized as a class action, was not stated by the applicants, however
the overall damage assessment noted in the motion for all the
Respondents together, is at least tens of millions of NIS.
Partner is reviewing and assessing the lawsuit and is unable at this
preliminary stage, to evaluate, with any degree of certainty, the
probability of success of the lawsuit or the range of potential
exposure, if any.
About Partner Communications
Partner
Communications Company Ltd. (“Partner”) is a leading Israeli provider of
telecommunications services (cellular, fixed-line telephony, internet
and television services). 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).
For more information about Partner
see:
http://www.partner.co.il/en/Investors-Relations/lobby/
Contacts
Mr. Tamir Amar
Chief Financial Officer
Tel:
+972-54-781-4951
