TeliaSonera Signs an Exclusive Agreement With Merlin in Denmark
Exhibit
99.1
TeliaSonera
Signs an Exclusive Agreement With Xxxxxx in Denmark
STOCKHOLM,
Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2007--TeliaSonera (STO:TLSN)
has signed an exclusive agreement with the Danish electronics
chain Merlin, which has 48 shops across the country. According
to the agreement, Xxxxxx will only sell TeliaSonera's mobile telephony
services in Denmark.
TeliaSonera
now have totally 104 shops in Denmark, including the 48
Merlin
shops covered by the exclusive agreement as well as TeliaSonera's
own 56 Telia-shops, strengthening the company's position on
the
Danish market. The co-operation with Merlin means that TeliaSonera's
offering will be locally more easily accessible to customers.
"Thanks
to
the agreement with Xxxxxx, we will be more easily accessible
to our Danish customers, as our geographical sales channels now
expand
in Denmark. Besides, Merlin already has telecom competence, and
its
focus is very much on TeliaSonera's mobile telephony services. The
agreement also gives us a better opportunity to increase our market
share on the tough Danish market," says Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, President
and Head of Business Area Mobility Services in TeliaSonera AB.
Merlin
has
sold TeliaSonera products and services under the Telia brand
since 2004, but after the agreement entered into force on January
1,
2007, they concentrate entirely on the Telia product portfolio
for services and subscriptions.
TeliaSonera
is the leading telecommunications company in the Nordic
and
Baltic regions. At the end of December 2005 TeliaSonera had 19,146,000
mobile customers (69,887,000 incl associated companies) and
7,064,000
fixed telephony customers (7,688,000 incl associated companies)
and 2,263,000 internet customers (2,331,000 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 2005 amounted to SEK 87.7
billion.
The number of employees was 28,175.
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