[July 06, 2009] BRIEF: Pelephone gains major Cellcom customer: The contract is estimated to be worth NIS 50 million over two years. Tweet Jul 06, 2009 (Globes - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Bezeq Israel Telecommunications Company Ltd. (TASE:BZEQ) unit Pelephone Communications Ltd. has gained a major new customer. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., which until now has received cellular services from Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE:CEL; TASE:CEL) has moved over to Pelephone. Rafael's 5,000 employees together with their families mean that Pelephone has gained 15,000 new subscribers. The contract is estimated to be worth NIS 50 million over two years. Pelephone won a tender, which was open to Israel's three major mobile operators. For security reasons Rafael's employees and their families will receive handsets that do not have cameras or Internet capabilities. To see more of the Globes or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.globes-online.com. Copyright (c) 2009, Globes, Tel Aviv, Israel Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]