NETANYA, Israel, April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) (hereinafter: the "Company") announced that further to the Company's report dated November 2011 regarding a purported class action filed against the Company alleging that the Company raised tariffs for business customers unlawfully and in violation of its agreements with them, the purported class action was dismissed with prejudice.

The total amount claimed from the Company, had the lawsuit been certified as a class action, was estimated by the plaintiffs to be at least hundreds of millions of NIS.

About Cellcom Israel

Cellcom Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the largest Israeli cellular provider; Cellcom Israel provides its approximately 3.092 million subscribers (as at December 31, 2013) 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 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 technical support, account information, direct to the door parcel delivery services, internet and fax services, dedicated centers for hearing impaired, etc. Cellcom Israel further provides through its wholly owned subsidiaries internet connectivity services and international calling services, as well as 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://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

SOURCE Cellcom Israel Ltd.