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Exhibit 4.(a).59

# [FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY,
NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSLATION]



State of Israel

Israel Ministry of Communications

# Special License for the
provision of Fixed-Line Domestic transmission and Data 
Communications Services to Partner Communications Company
Ltd

# No. 5-11890-0-96509

# Amendment No. 1

By virtue of the power of the
Minister of Communications under section 4(e) of the Communications Law
(Telecommunications and Broadcasting), 5742-1982, that has been delegated to us by all our
other powers under any law and after Partner Communications Company Ltd.
(hereinafter-Partner) has notified us that they do not object to the amendment
set forth below, we hereby amend the special licence for the provision of fixed line
domestic transmission number 5-11890-0-96509 that was granted to Partner on August 14,
2006 as follows:

# Amendment of Article 5

| | 1. | In
Article  5.13.2,  at the end shall come "the security  forces shall bear the costs in
 accordance  with          Article 13 of the Law".
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| | 2. | After
Article 5.14.4 shall come:
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| | 5.14.5 | The Board of Directors of the Licensee shall appoint from among its members that have
security clearance and security compatibility to be determined by the General Security
Service (hereinafter-Directors with Clearance), a committee to be
designated the Committee for Security Matters, or CSM.
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| | The
CSM shall consist of at least 4 Directors with Clearance including at least one External
Director. Security Matters shall be discussed, subject to Article 5.14.6, solely by the
CSM. A resolution that was adopted or an action that was taken by the CSM, shall have the
same effect as a resolution that was adopted or an action that was taken by the Board of
Directors and shall be discussed by the Board of Directors only if necessary in
accordance with Article 5.14.6 and subject to Article 5.14.6. In this Article Security
Matters, as defined in the Bezeq Order (Determination of Essential Service
Provided by Bezeq, the Israeli Telecommunications Company Ltd), 5757-1997, as
of March 9, 2005.
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| | 5.14.6 | Security
matters that the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee of the Licensee shall be
required to consider in accordance with the mandatory provisions of the Companies Law,
5759-1999, or in accordance with the mandatory provisions of any other law that applies
to the Licensee shall be discussed, if they need to be discussed by the Board of
Directors or the Audit Committee, only in the presence of Directors with Clearance.
Directors that do not have security clearance shall not be allowed to participate in this
Board of Directors or Audit Committee meeting and shall not be entitled to receive
information or to review documents that relate to this matter. The legal quorum for such
meetings shall include only Directors with Clearance.
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| | The
Licensee may set out in its Articles of Association that an Office Holder, who in the
capacity of his position or based on the provisions of the law or the Articles of
Association, should have received information or participate in security matter meetings
and this was denied him due to Article 5.14.6, will be released from any liability for
any claim of breach of duty of care towards the Licensee, if the breach of duty of care
was a result of his or her inability to participate in the meetings or receive
information.
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| | 5.14.7 | The
shareholders at a general meeting shall not be entitled to assume, delegate, transfer or
exercise any of the authorities granted to another organ in the company, regarding
Security Matters.
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| | 5.14.8 | (a) | The Minister shall appoint an observer for the Board of Directors and committee meetings,
that has security clearance and security compatibility that will be determined by the
General Security Services.
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| | (b) | The
observer shall be a government employee, qualified to serve as a director,           in
accordance with Chapter C of the Government Companies Law, 5735-1975.
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| | (c) | In
addition, and without derogating from any duty imposed on him by any law, the
          observer shall be bound by confidentiality towards the Licensee, except as the
          matter may be required to fulfill his responsibilities as an observer. The
          observer shall not act as an observer or in any other capacity for any entity
          that deals with the provision of telecommunication services and directly
          competes with the Licensee, and shall refrain from any conflict of interest
          between his position as an observer and between the Licensee, excluding
          conflicts of interest that result from his being a government employee that is
          fulfilling his responsibilities as an observer with the Licensee. The observer
          shall undertake towards the Licensee not to serve as an observer or an office
          holder, and not to fulfill a position or be employed, directly or indirectly by
          any entity that directly competes with the Licensee or has a conflict of
          interest with the Licensee, excluding a conflict of interest that results from
          his being a government employee that is fulfilling his responsibilities as an
          observer with the Licensee throughout the duration of his position as an
          observer with the Licensee and for eighteen (18) months after he completes this
          term.
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| | In
any case of a dispute regarding a conflict of interest of the observer, the matter shall
be decided by the State Attorney General or a person on his behalf.
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| | (d) | Notices
to Board of Director and committee meetings,   including
the CSM, shall be sent to the observer and he shall be entitled to participate as an
observer in each such meeting.
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| | (e) | The
observers entitlement to receive information from the Licensee, shall           be
the same as a director. If the Licensee believes that certain information           that
is sensitive business information is not required by the observer in order           to
fulfill his duties, the Licensee may delay delivery of such information to           the
observer and shall inform him accordingly. If the observer believes that he
          should receive such information, the matter shall be decided by the head of the
          General Security Services.
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| | (f) | If
the observer believes that the Licensee adopted or is about to adopt a
          resolution regarding security matters, contrary to the provisions of the
          License, contrary to Article 13 of the Law or contrary to the provisions of
          Article 11 of the General Security Services Law, 5762-2002, he shall
immediately           notify the Licensee in writing. Such a notice shall be sent to the
chairman of           the Board of Directors and to the chairman of the CSM and adequate
time shall be           given, under the circumstances of the case, to remedy the breach
or to change           the resolution, if possible.
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| | (g) | The
provisions of Article 5.14 shall be adopted in the Articles of Association           of
the Licensee. 
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(10 September 2006)

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Mordechai MordechaiDirector-General | (sgd)
Haim Giron, Adv.Senior Deputy Director-General
Engineering and Licensing
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