Partner Communications served lawsuit alleging over-billing
July 5 (Reuters) - Partner Communications Co. Ltd. (PTNR.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) (PTNR.TA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said it was served a lawsuit requesting certification as a class action, alleging that Israel's second-largest mobile phone operator over-billed one million subscribers.
The suit was filed in the District Court of Tel-Aviv, the company said in a regulatory filing.
If the lawsuit is certified as a class action, the total amount claimed from Partner is estimated to be about 1.5 billion shekels by the plaintiff, it added.
($1 = 4.2 shekels) (Reporting by Bhaswati Mukhopadhyay in Bangalore)
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