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17 Facts About Telenor

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Telenor ASA is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo.

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Telenor is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and had a market capitalization in November 2015 of kr 225 billion, making it the third largest company listed on the OSE after DNB and Equinor .

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Telenor started off in 1855, as a state-operated monopoly provider of telegraph services named Telegrafverket.

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In October 2005, Telenor acquired Vodafone Sweden, changing the name to Telenor in April 2006.

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Telenor entered India, but had to withdraw from that market in 2017, with substantial losses.

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In March 2018, Telenor sold its business in Southeast Europe to the PPF Group, for a sum of 2.

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In 2019, Telenor bought DNA, the third largest mobile operator in Finland.

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Telenor offers a full range of telecommunication services in the Nordic countries, including mobile and fixed telephony, Internet access and as well as cable TV access and content.

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Telenor still remains the largest actor in Norway despite competition from Telia and others.

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10.

Telenor is a prominent actor in Asia with operations in five different Asian countries.

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At year-end 2021, Telenor held controlling interests in mobile operations in Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan.

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12.

Telenor's wholly owned subsidiary Canal Digital is a leading TV content distributor in the Nordic region with about 2.

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13.

Telenor operates the national terrestrial broadcast network in Norway, through its subsidiary Norkring.

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14.

Telenor operates three satellites from its satellite control centre at Fornebu .

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15.

Telenor has sold a number of divisions after its privatisation, including Bravida, the former installation division and Findexa, now part of Eniro that is responsible for telephone directories.

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Telenor formerly provided a range of services related to satellite communication, including voice, television and data before its Telenor Satellite Services division was purchased by Vizada in 2007.

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Telenor has previously been active in a number of international markets as a mobile phone network operator:.

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