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                                                                Exhibit 4.(a).36

              [FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY, NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSLATION]

                                [State Emblem]

                              The State of Israel
                           Ministry of Communications



      General License for Partner Communications Ltd. for the Provision of
        Mobile Radio Telephone (MRT) Services using the Cellular Method



                                Amendment No. 21


By virtue of the powers of the Minister of Communications under Article 4 (e) of
the Communications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasts), 5742-1982, that have
been delegated to us, and after having considered the arguments of Partner
Communications Company Ltd. (hereinafter: "Partner") we hereby amend Annex J of
the General License for the provision of mobile radio telephone (MRT) services
using the cellular method granted to Partner on 7 April 1998,  as follows:


Addition of Article 2A

     1.         After Article 2 shall be added:

        "2A     Subscriber Accessibility to Outgoing International
            Telecommunications

            2A.1  The Licensee shall allow a Subscriber to act as one of the
            following, regarding Outgoing International Telecommuniations:

                  (a)   As an allocated Subscriber.
                  (b)   As barred.
                  (c)   As an Occasional Caller."

Amendment of Article 3.2

      2.        Instead of Article 3.2 shall come:

        "3.2 Should Outgoing International Telecommunications be barred as
             requested by the Subscriber, the Licencee shall remove the bar as
             follows:


                  (a) If the Subscriber requests to pre-select a carrier, he
                      shall sign an appropriate form noting the International
                      Carrier he chooses as his "Preselected Carrier"; A notice
                      which was transmitted by means of a facsimile machine
                      shall be deemed in this matter as a written notice by the
                      Subscriber.


                  (b) If the Subscriber requests to be an Occasional Caller, he
                      shall notify the Licensee; If the notice is given orally,
                      the Licensee shall verify the identity of the person
                      making the request".

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Amendment of Article 3.4

      3. In Article 3.4, instead of  "or a Special Code"  shall come "or any
         other code that will replace it".

Amendment of Article 4.4

      4. In Article 4.4,

                  (1) After "or to bar its Outgoing International
                      Telecommunications" shall come "or will enable the
                      Subscriber to receive Outgoing International
                      Telecommunication services solely as an Occasional
                      Caller".

                  (2) After "Allocation services to a Preselected Carrier",
                      shall come " or connection as an Occasional Caller".

Amendment of Article 4.5

      5. In Article 4.5,

                  (1) Sub-section (b)-nullified.

                  (2) Instead of sub-section (c) shall come "(c) The Licensee
                      shall effect Subscriber Allocation within one working day
                      from the date of receipt of the Preselection notice from
                      the Preselected Carrier".

                  (3) In sub-section (g), at the end shall come "(3) the number
                      of Subscribers connected to international services solely
                      as Occasional Callers".

Nullification of Article 5

      6. Article 5-nullified.

Amendment of Article 6

      7. In Article 6,

                  (1) Instead of Articles 6.1 and 6.2 shall come:

                      "6.1 Subject to the provisions of this Annex, the Licensee
                           shall bar access to Short Dialing Codes for any
                           Subscriber who shall make such a request.

                       6.2 The Licensee shall bar access to the Short Dialing
                           Codes as follows: he shall direct the Subscriber's
                           calls made with the two-digit Access Code "00" and
                           the "188" Access Code to a recorded message in
                           Hebrew, English, Arabic and Russian: "This service is
                           barred, for further details please dial_____(the
                           number as set forth in Article 6.7)

                  (2)   Articles 6.3 through 6.6 are nullified.


Nullification of the First Supplement

      8. The First Supplement - is nullified.

Nullification of the Second Supplement

      9. The Second Supplement - is nullified.




(9 October, 2003)


                    (sgd)                                (sgd)
              ________________                     _________________
               Uri Olenik, Adv.                    Haim Giron, Adv.
              Director-General               Senior Deputy Director-General,
          Ministry of Communications     Engineering and Licensing, Ministry
                                                   of Communications