The announcement by HOT Telecommunication Systems Ltd. that it wants to acquire Partner Communications Ltd. is leading Cellcom Israel Ltd. to reconsider its options. It is now believed that the right thing for Cellcom to do is merge with Golan Telecom. No formal negotiations are taking part between the parties so far, but sources close to the companies said that the matter is on the table. A Hot-Partner merger will make all of the players reassess their merger options.
