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Golan Telecom is a mobile network operator in Israel. In July 2011 the company won a tender to operate a 3G wireless network in Israel beginning in 2012. ==History== The company was founded by Michael Golan (''b.'' Michaël Boukobza, Paris, France, 1978), a businessman who immigrated to Israel from France in 2007, and his partners, including Xavier Niel – with whom Golan previously developed several telecom ventures as an executive of the Iliad group in France, using a business model emphasizing low-cost fixed monthly pricing rather than metered usage. Golan Telecom is the fifth operator to enter the mobile communications market in the country, after Pelephone, Cellcom, Partner Communications (Orange) and Mirs (HOT Mobile), and is the first brand new company to do so in Israel since 1999. The company received the prefix 058 and on 14 May 2012 began offering no-contract packages of calls (including free long-distance calling to certain international destinations), text messages and unlimited Internet surfing for NIS 99 a month and a low-cost metered package starting at NIS 9.90 a month which includes 100 minutes, unlimited text messages, and 100 MB of data.〔(More call minutes, more internet bandwidth, unlimited SMS and all for NIS9.90 per month and internet surfing at NIS37 per month )〕 The company signed a nationwide roaming agreement with Cellcom in order to supplement its coverage in Israel while it expands its own network. At the beginning of July 2012 Golan announced 80,000 users in two months, equaling 10,000 new customers per week.〔http://www.haaretz.com/business/upstart-golan-counts-80-000-users-1.448917〕 On 4 December 2013 Golan Telecom claimed 380,000 subscribers,〔http://www.telecoms.com/204951/israeli-firms-agree-network-sharing-deal/〕 a 134,000 increase from the start of the year.〔http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000906398&fid=1725〕 On 30 June 2014 this number grew to 500,000 subscribers,〔(גולן טלקום הגיעה לחצי מיליון מנויים - מס' 1 בגיוסים )〕 and in May 2015 it hit 750,000 subscribers.〔()〕 Golan Telecom built its business around the somewhat blunt and unusual slogan, "Enough of being a sucker," which is currently shown as part of its logo. The direct approach in choosing such slogan arose from the frustration of Israeli consumers with the high cost of living in Israel, with cellular communication rates in particular, and as a means of empathy with consumers. Indeed, upon their introduction, Golan's rates were significantly lower than those offered by the existing wireless providers in the country and quickly forced the other providers to drastically reduce their prices, thus providing a boon to many Israeli wireless telephone subscribers. Iliad had previously made similar market-disrupting moves in the telecom sector in France. In October 2015 Golan entered talks with HOT Mobile on a possible merger.〔(HOT Mobile and Golan Telecom in talks over possible merger )〕 Following the announcement of a possible merger with HOT Mobile, Pelephone announced their intention to purchase Golan for ₪1B ILS.〔(Israel's Pelephone offers to buy rival Golan Telecom )〕 In November 2015 it was announced that Golan has reached an acquisition agreement with Cellcom for ₪1.17B ILS.〔(Cellcom buys out Golan Telecom for NIS 1.17 billion )〕 Following Cellcom's announcement, Moshe Kahlon the Minister of Finance announced his opposition to the takeover plan, and stated he would do everything in his power to ensure the Antitrust Authority and the Communications Ministry would block the take over.〔(Cellcom in Pact to Buy Golan Telecom for $301 Million )〕 Benjamin Netanyahu the Prime Minister of Israel, also announced his opposition to the deal, and his intention to use his power within the communications ministry portfolio, which he also holds, to block the deal.〔(Netanyahu opposes Cellcom-Golan Telecom deal )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Golan Telecom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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