Regulatory Filings • Aug 31, 2020
Regulatory Filings
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For the month of August 2020
Commission File Number: 001-33773
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
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On August 26, 2020, Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corporation Ltd. ("Bezeq"), a 26.34% subsidiary of B Communications Ltd. (the "Company"), reported to the Israel Securities Authority (the "ISA") and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (the "TASE") that on August 25, 2020, Bezeq received a decision from the Israeli Ministry of Communications and a recommendation from that Ministry's engineering administration director regarding ultra-high capacity advanced network. The decision determines the criteria for an advanced network, which will allow each operator (such as Bezeq and its subsidiary HOT) to choose the mix of technologies through which it will provide service to its subscribers.
A translated copy of the foregoing report of Bezeq is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K.
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.
Date: August 31, 2020 By: /s/ Tomer Raved
B COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Name: Tomer Raved Title: Chief Executive Officer
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The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Form 6-K:
| Exhibit | Description |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | English translation of Report by Bezeq to the ISA and TASE on August 26, 2020. |

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corporation Ltd. ("Bezeq")
August 26, 2020
To To The Israel Securities Authority The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.
Dear Sirs,
Bezeq hereby supplements the following prior reports:
On August 25, 2020, Bezeq received the Israeli Ministry of Communications' (the "Ministry") decision, along with a recommendation from the Ministry's engineering administration director, regarding ultra-high capacity advanced network. The decision adopts the recommendation of the professional factors and determines the criteria for characterizing an advanced network, which will allow each operator to choose the mix of technologies through which it will provide service to its subscribers. According to the decision, an advanced network is a network that will meet one of the following criteria:
This definition will form the basis for determining the deployment duty of the infrastructure owners (Bezeq and HOT) and the participants in tenders in the incentive areas.
This decision joins additional decisions of the Ministry regarding the fiber outline.
Below is a link to the decision of the Minister of Communications and the recommendation of the Ministry's deputy director of economics that were published on the Ministry's website:
https://www.gov.il/he/departments/policies/25082020_3
Sincerely yours,
Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corporation Ltd.
The above information constitutes a summary and translation of the report published by Bezeq. The Hebrew version was submitted by Bezeq to the relevant authorities pursuant to Israeli law, and represents the binding version and the only one having legal effect. This translation was prepared for convenience purposes only.
1 Fiber to the home network (FTTH) is a fiber-based access network that connects a large number of end users from the home optical socket to a central point known as the point of presence (PoP). Each point of presence contains the transmission equipment needed to provide the subscriber with the applications and services using optic fibers. Each point of presence is connected to a larger urban or metropolitan fiber network.
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