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B Communication Legal Proceedings Report 2011

Jan 3, 2011

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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 2011

B COMMUNICATIONS LTD.

(Name of Registrant)

2 Dov Friedman Street, Ramat Gan 52503, Israel (Address of Principal Executive Office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F o

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): o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes o No x

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- __________

This Form 6-K is being incorporated by reference into the Registrant’s Form S-8 Registration Statement File No. 333-150173.

B COMMUNICATIONS LTD.

The following exhibit is attached:

99.1 Immediate Report of Bezeq - The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd., or Bezeq, a controlled subsidiary of the Registrant, filed with the Israel Securities Authority and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, with respect to a lawsuit and motion to certify the lawsuit as class action, filed against Bezeq’s subsidiary, D.B.S Satellite Services (1998) Ltd.

SIGNATURE

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.

B COMMUNICATIONS LTD. (Registrant) By: /s/ Eli Holtzman Eli Holtzman Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 3, 2011

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION 99.1 Immediate Report of Bezeq - The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd., or Bezeq, a controlled subsidiary of the Registrant, filed with the Israel Securities Authority and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, with respect to a lawsuit and motion to certify the lawsuit as class action, filed against Bezeq’s subsidiary, D.B.S Satellite Services (1998) Ltd.

EXHIBIT 99.1

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Limited

To: The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

To: The Israeli Securities Authority

On January 2, 2011, the Company received a notice by DBS Satellite Services (1998) Ltd. (" DBS ") regarding a declaratory/monetary claim together with a Motion to Certify the Claim as a Class Action which was filed against it with the Tel Aviv District Court.

According to the Plaintiff, DBS was not fulfilling all of its duties towards its hearing-impaired customers, inter alia , with respect to broadcasting with subtitles and regarding broadcasting with sign-language translation.

The aggregate amount claimed in the class action suit is NIS 50 million. As alleged in the claim, the amount of compensation claimed per customer is NIS 10,000, and the Plaintiff estimates that at least 25,000 of the people suffering from a hearing impairment (of the 50,000 people who, according to the Plaintiff, are defined as hard of hearing) are customers of DBS.

DBS is studying the claim and it is unable and/or the Company is unable, at the present stage, to evaluate the claim's likelihood of success.