Regulatory Filings • Jun 2, 2020
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FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June 2020
Commission File Number: 001-33773
B COMMUNICATIONS LTD. (Translation of registrant's name into English)
144 Menachem Begin Street, Tel Aviv 649210, Israel (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.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
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On May 31, 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 it had received a letter from the Israeli Ministry of Communications clarifying the permitted additional services that it may provide under its service portfolio.
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.
B COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Date: June 1, 2020 By: /s/ Tomer Raved
Name: Tomer Raved Title: Chief Executive Officer
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 May 31, 2020.

Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corporation Ltd.
To To
The Israel Securities Authority Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.
Dear Sirs,
Tel Aviv, Israel – May 31, 2020 – Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ) (the "Company") hereby provides an update concerning the description of the issue of wholesale telephony service in Section 2.16.4.4 of the Chapter on the Description of the Company's Business in the Company's 2019 Annual Report.
On May 27, 2020, the Company received a letter from the Israeli Ministry of Communications (the "Ministry") regarding a matter involving a dispute between the Company and service providers "Partner" and "Cellcom" in respect of the interpretation of the service portfolio regarding the provision of additional services.
In accordance with the decision of the Ministry, which accepted the Company's position on the matter, the telephony service offered by the Company to the service providers is a service that will enable the service provider to receive incoming calls and make outgoing calls, and enable the provision of all of the additional services to the basic telephony services provided by the infrastructure owner to its customers, while the additional services under the service portfolio are provided through the service provider's switch, and the Company will not be obliged to offer the additional services through the switch it operates (except in the event that it is impossible to provide them through the service provider's switch).
According to the Ministry's notice, upon the completion of the performance of all of the operations required to provide the telephony service, the Company is required to update the Ministry as to when it will be prepared to provide the service as required in the service portfolio. As the Company has stated in its reports (including in the above-referenced Section 2.16.4.4), the Company has been prepared to provide a wholesale telephony service in a manner consistent with the Ministry's decision under the notice since the beginning of 2019, and intends to act in accordance with the Ministry's notice.
It should be noted that the Ministry's letter states that the Ministry's decision does not express an opinion regarding the Company's compliance with the directives in respect of the telephony service, and it shall not prevent the Ministry from initiating supervisory and enforcement proceedings on this matter.
As the Company noted in its reports, in its estimation, the implementation of wholesale telephony, in general, may adversely affect its financial results. However, the Company is still unable to assess the extent of that impact, which may constitute a material impact, as that depends on many variables, including the scope of the demand for the service, the price levels of substitute products available in the market today (such as VOB service), and more.
The above information constitutes a translation of the Immediate Report published by the Company. The Hebrew version was submitted by the Company 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.
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