TeliaSonera's subsidiary NextGenTel acquires the broadband and VOIP business of Tele2 Norway

Press Release
May 29, 2009

TeliaSonera's subsidiary NextGenTel acquires the broadband and VOIP business of
Tele2 Norway

NextGenTel, a TeliaSonera subsidiary and the second largest Norwegian broadband
supplier, acquires the broadband and VOIP business of Tele2 Norway. A price of
NOK 100 million will be paid for the business, cash and debt free. The business,
which will strengthen NextGenTel's position in the Norwegian market, comprises
97,000 broadband subscriptions of which 23,000 VOIP subscriptions (reported as
of 31 March, 2009) together with technical assets and key supplier contracts. 

“The broadband and VOIP business of Tele2 Norway is an attractive asset that
will strengthen our position in the Norwegian market. The increased customer
base will also result in improved capacity utilization of the network,” says
Håkan Dahlström, President of Broadband services at TeliaSonera. 

NextGenTel is a national supplier and an important challenger in the Norwegian
market. Once the acquisition has been completed, NextGenTel's market share on
the ADSL market will increase from 15 percent to approximately 22 percent. Both
the Tele2 national network and the customers' equipment will be easily
integrated with NextGenTel's network.

The acquisition requires the approval of the Norwegian Competition Authority.


TeliaSonera AB discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Swedish
Securities Markets Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instrument Trading Act. The
information was submitted for publication at 08:45 a.m. CET on May 29, 2009.

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