Partner Communications Announces It Received a Claim Together with a Request for a Certification as a Class Action.

ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel -- Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner") (Nasdaq:PTNR)(LSE:PCCD)(TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announced that a claim of NIS 10.61 billion, together with a request for a certification as a class action, were filed against the Company and against Bezeq -The Israeli Telecommunication Co. Ltd., Hot Cable Systems Media Ltd., Cellcom Israel Ltd, Pelephone Communications Ltd. The claim and the request for a certification as a class action were filed with the Jerusalem District Court, by three plaintiffs who claim to be customers of some of the defendants.

The claim is that the defendants have not implemented number portability and are in violation of the Communication Law, mandating the implementation of telephone number portability on September 1st, 2006. It is claimed that the defendants are thus harming the claimants and consumers of telephone services in general.

The claimants are demanding NIS 1,000 for each customer and relate to Partner 2,626,000 customers. The claimants reserve their right to increase the amount of the lawsuit as long as the claimed violation continues.

At this stage Partner is unable to evaluate the probability of success of such claim.

About Partner Communications

Partner Communications Company Ltd. (Partner) is a leading Israeli mobile communications operator providing GSM / GPRS / UMTS / HSDPA services and wire free applications under the orange[TM] brand. The Company commenced full commercial operations in January 1999 and, through its network, provides quality service and a range of features to 2.668 million subscribers in Israel. The Company launched its 3G service in 2004. Partner's ADSs are quoted on The NASDAQ Global Select Market[TM] and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol PTNR. The shares are also traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol PCCD.

Partner is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (Hutchison Telecom). Hutchison Telecom is a leading listed telecommunications operator (SEHK: 2332; NYSE: HTX) focusing on dynamic markets. It currently offers mobile and fixed-line telecommunication services in Hong Kong, and operates or is rolling out mobile telecommunication services in India, Israel, Macau, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Indonesia and Vietnam.

For more information about Partner, see www.investors.partner.co.il