Partner Communications to launch IPTV in Israel in 1H2017

Partner Communications Will Enter the Television Services Market in the First Half of 2017

ROSH HA’AYIN, Israel — Partner Communications Company Ltd. (“Partner” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ:PTNR) (TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli communications operator, announced today that further to the Company’s previous reports, the Company plans to enter the television services market in the first half of 2017, and is finalizing arrangements for that objective.

The provision of the television services is in line with the Company’s strategy to be a comprehensive telecommunications company that provides its customers with a wide range of telecommunication services.

The Company anticipates that the Anti-Trust Authority, the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Finance will increase their efforts to remove the existing barriers in the broadcasting market in order to encourage competition that will benefit the Israeli consumer.