SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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F O R M 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2005
INTERNET GOLD-GOLDEN LINES LTD.
(Name of Registrant)
1 Alexander Yanai Street Petach-Tikva, Israel
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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Internet Gold-Golden Lines Ltd.
6-K Items
1. Press release re Internet Gold Expands International Reach: Adds POP
in Frankfurt to Existing London and New York POPs dated January 12,
2005.
Item 1
Press Release Source: Internet Gold
Internet Gold Expands International Reach: Adds POP in Frankfurt to Existing
London and New York POPs
Wednesday January 12, 10:57 am ET
State-of-the-Art VoIP-Enabled Network Will Support Full Range of International
Business Voice and Data Services
PETACH TIKVA, Israel, January 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Internet Gold
(NASDAQ: IGLD - News) today announced that it has launched a new international
POP (Point Of Presence) in Frankfurt, Germany. Its third international POP, the
new activity joins Internet Gold's existing international POPs in New York and
London.
The Frankfurt POP is an important component of Internet Gold's ongoing efforts
to expand and upgrade its advanced IP infrastructure, and to extend the range of
state-of-the-art services that it offers to international companies.
The POP will be connected to Internet Gold's network in Israel via 155MB STM1
lines, and will support GIGA-rate transmission to the Internet backbone. Traffic
will be transmitted using the advanced MPLS protocol, enabling the Company to
closely manage and monitor the end-to-end quality (QoS) of all services
provided. To support the full range of voice services, the POP has been equipped
with cutting-edge VoIP gateways from Veraz Networks, the same equipment deployed
successfully to support Internet Gold's Israel-based VoIP services.
"The establishment of our Frankfurt POP is an important step that will enhance
our ability to serve the international business community and improve our
overall technological platform," said Mr. Eli Holtzman, Internet Gold's CEO. "It
allows us to immediately begin marketing an expanded range of high-quality
services to the international business community, including highly
cost-effective International Voice and VPN offerings. As such, we believe the
new POP will increase our business customer list significantly, boosting our
traffic and improving our profitability."
About Internet Gold
Internet Gold is a communications company that provides Internet access and
related value-added services, international telephony, e-advertising, content
and e-Commerce services throughout Israel to both residential and business
customers.
Internet Gold's operations are carried out through four subsidiaries. Its
fully-owned subsidiary Internet Gold International specializes in the provision
of international Internet and communication services. Its fully-owned subsidiary
Gold Mind focuses on the provision of Internet value-added services. Through MSN
Israel, its joint-venture with Microsoft Corp., the Company operates two of
Israel's leading Internet portals, MSN-Israel and Start.co.il. Through P1000,
its e-Commerce joint venture, the Company has established itself as one of
Israel's leading e-Commerce providers.
For additional information about Internet Gold, please visit our Website at
www.igld.com.
Certain statements made herein that use the words "estimate," "project,"
"intend," "expect," "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those
which may be expressed or implied by such statements, including, among others,
changes in general economic and business conditions and specifically, decline in
demand for the Company's services, inability to timely develop and introduce new
technologies, services and applications and loss of market share and pressure on
prices resulting from competition. For additional information regarding these
and other risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business,
reference is made to the Company's Annual Report filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and its other reports as filed from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
For further information, please contact:
Ms. Idit Azulay, Internet Gold
+972-3-939-9848
idita@co.zahav.net.il
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
INTERNET GOLD-GOLDEN LINES LTD.
(Registrant)
By /s/Eli Holtzman
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Eli Holtzman
Chief Executive Officer
Date: January 12, 2005