Telia Company AB is a Swedish multinational telecommunications company and mobile network operator present in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
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24 Facts About Telia Company
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At the height of the dot-com bubble, on 13 June 2000, close to one-third of Telia Company's shares were introduced on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
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When PTS awarded four licenses for the 3rd generation mobile networks in December 2000, Telia Company was not among the winners, but later established an agreement to build a 3G network jointly with Tele2 using Tele2's licence.
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On 12 April 2016, the company was renamed to Telia Company, dropping the Sonera part, rebranding the company to aid recover after bribery and money laundering allegations.
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On 20 July 2018, Telia Company announced the acquisition proposal of Bonnier Broadcasting Group from Bonnier Group for 9.
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On 6 October 2020, Telia Company agreed to sell its Internet backbone unit Telia Carrier to Polhem Infra for roughly US$1 billion.
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Telia Company is the largest Nordic and Baltic fixed-voice, broadband, and mobile operator by revenue and customer base.
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In Denmark Telia Company operates a mobile operator, a mobile virtual network operator, and a broadband supplier .
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Telia Company started in 1995, the result of a merger between Telia Stofa and TeliaSonera.
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Telia Company Mobile is the third-largest operator and is in fierce competition with Telenor, which is number two in the market.
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Telia Company was the fourth operator to launch 3G services and is the only operator to have a nationwide EDGE network.
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Telia Company Broadband was the first operator to launch digital TV with their broadband at no extra cost.
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In Sweden, Telia Company operates under the consumer brands Telia and its lower-cost flanker brands Halebop and Fello.
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Telia Company Sverige is currently the largest mobile phone operator in Sweden, both in terms of revenue and customer base.
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Telia Company has been selling off its shares in companies outside of its main region of business.
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In October 2017 Telia Company agreed to sell their entire MegaFon stake for US$1 billion.
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In September 2017 Telia Company announced that a global settlement had been reached with the U S Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission and the Dutch Public Prosecution Service relating to previously disclosed investigations regarding historical transactions in Uzbekistan.
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In 2016, TeliaSonera changed name to Telia Company and presented an updated pebble brand profile, designed by Wolff Olins, to be used by all Telia brand companies.
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In that context, Telia Company was criticized by media even in Sweden where its headquarters is located.
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