STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 18, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- On May 25, TeliaSonera Sweden is reducing the minute rate for its Telia Refill prepaid card in Sweden by almost SEK 1.00 during the day and by SEK 0.11 in the evenings and on weekends. At the same time the service is being renamed Telia Refill "Evenings and Weekends" (Telia Refill "kvall och helg"). During a period, Telia Refill ``Round the Clock" (Telia Refill "dygnet runt") will also be offered, which customers can use to call all networks 24 hours a day at the same rate.
The daytime rate for Telia Refill "Evening and Weekends", for calls to all networks, will be SEK 3.99 per minute, Monday through Friday, 7.00- 19.00. During other hours the rate will be SEK 0.29 per minute for calls made to TeliaSonera Sweden's fixed network and mobile network, and SEK 1.99 per minute for calls to other networks during corresponding hours. For the average customer in Sweden, Telia Refill ``Evenings and Weekends" will be about 7 percent cheaper. "The reduced rates are part of our efforts to constantly increase the price value of our services and increase our competitiveness," says Indra Asander, head of the Consumer Segment at TeliaSonera Sweden. ``The new Refill prepaid card is based on flexibility and now our Swedish customers can easily switch between our two Refill offerings when it suits them best." On May 25, customers can also choose the new and temporary offering Telia Refill "Round the Clock" and call for SEK 1.29 per minute -- 24 hours a day -- to the networks of all operators in Sweden. The opening charge is SEK 0.69. Customers can subscribe to the offer until September 30, 2005. Customers can switch between "Evenings and Weekends" and "Round the Clock" once every seven days by calling 454 or requesting the change on www.telia.se. On June 20, the time for the daytime/evening rate for Telia Refill "Evenings and Weekends" will be changed to Monday through Friday, 7.00 to 19.00 (earlier 8.00 to 18.00). The opening charge will be raised at the same time from SEK 0.50 to SEK 0.59 per call.
Telia Refill Telia Refill "Old" Telia Refill
"Evenings "Round the Clock"
and Weekends"(1)
Opening charge SEK 0.59 SEK 0.69 SEK 0.50
Weekdays 7-19 SEK 3.99 SEK 1.29 SEK 4.90
Other hours SEK 0.29 SEK 1.29 SEK 0.40
To other mobile SEK 3.99 SEK 1.29 SEK 4.90
operators
weekdays 7-19
To other mobile SEK 1.99 SEK 1.29 SEK 2.00
operators
other hours
Prices include 25% VAT. (1)New opening charge + change evenings/weekends as of June 20, 2005.
For further information journalists can contact: Hakan Strom, Press Manager, TeliaSonera Sweden, +46-(0)8-713 5830
Forward-Looking Statements Statements made in the press release relating to future status or circumstances, including future performance and other trend projections are forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements due to many factors, many of which are outside the control of TeliaSonera.
TeliaSonera is the leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic regions. At the end of December 2004 TeliaSonera had 15,411,000 mobile customers (51,359,000 incl associated companies) and 8,312,000 fixed telephony customers (8,943,000 incl associated companies) and 2,017,000 internet customers (2,056,000 incl associated companies). Outside the home markets TeliaSonera has extensive interests in the growth markets in Russia, Turkey and Eurasia. TeliaSonera is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Net sales January-December 2004 amounted to SEK 81.9 billion (EUR 9.08 billion). The number of employees was 29,082.
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