January 20, 2009

Lubbock, TX – January 20, 2009 – XFONE, Inc. (NYSE Alternext and TASE: XFN) (“XFONE” or “the Company”) announced that Arie Rosenfeld has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of January 16.

Mr. Rosenfeld is currently the Chairman of Software Imaging Ltd., a UK-based company specializing in software tools for printer drivers and controllers, and is a managing partner in DOR Ventures, S.A. a Brussels-based venture capital fund. From 1997 to 2007, he served as Chairman of XAAR plc, an international provider of ink jet technologies to the industrial printing market. During his tenure at XAAR , revenues increased significantly. From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Rosenfeld served as President, CEO and as a director of Scitex Corp. Ltd, a multinational company providing visual information communication products for the graphic arts and digital printing industries. Mr. Rosenfeld has also served on the boards of Creo Products, Inc.; Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd; and AVT Ltd. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in electronics engineering from the Technion, Haifa, Israel and holds his MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleu, France.

“Mr. Rosenfeld has enjoyed a distinguished career in the international marketplace particularly in the computer technology and software imaging sectors. His leadership roles with publicly listed global companies such as XAAR (LSE: XAR) and Scitex (NASDAQ: SCIX) have provided him with knowledge and expertise that will contribute significantly to our company, and we are very pleased that Mr. Rosenfeld has agreed to join XFONE’s board,” stated Guy Nissenson, President and Chief Executive Officer of XFONE.

About XFONE, Inc.

A U.S.-domiciled corporation, XFONE, Inc. is an international voice, video and data communications services provider with operations in the United States, United Kingdom, and Israel that offers a wide range of services, which include: local, long distance and international telephony services; video; prepaid and postpaid calling cards; cellular services; Internet services; messaging services (Email/Fax Broadcast, Email2Fax and Cyber-Number); and reselling opportunities. The Company serves customers worldwide. For the company's website, please visit: www.xfone.com

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For More Information, Please Contact:
U.S. IR Contact
John Nesbett/Jennifer Beloeau Institutional Marketing Services (IMS) Phone: 1.203.972.9200. E-mail: jnesbett@institutionalms.com
Xfone Contact
Niv Krikov Chief Financial Officer Phone:  + 972.39254446 (Israel) E-mail: E-mail: niv@xfone.com