﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:59:38 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>World premier when Spotify joins Telia's digital-TV service</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/world-premier-when-spotify-joins-telia-s-digital-tv-service,c496302</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision265557</guid><description><![CDATA[Spotify, an online music service based in Sweden, is currently being used on millions of computers and mobile telephones. Now it's time for Spotify to conquer the living room of Swedish and Finnish households and one of their favourite home devices – the television set. Today, TeliaSonera – as the first television operator in the world – is launching a version of the popular Spotify music platform through its digital-TV service in Sweden and Finland.
Today, Telia and Spotify are taking another step towards realizing their vision of letting all their users listen to the music of the entire]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TeliaSonera offers two new Skanova ADSL services and announces plans to build out 100 switches in six months</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/teliasonera-offers-two-new-skanova-adsl-services-and-announces-plans-to-build-out-100-switches-in-six-months,e74684</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision72116</guid><description><![CDATA[TeliaSonera offers two new Skanova ADSL services and announces plans to build out 100 switches in six months TeliaSonera is now offering two new Skanova ADSL services to operators in Sweden. The transmission speeds are 0.25 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s. In addition, some 100 switches will be expanded in the country for ADSL applications. With this build-out, operators will be able to offer ADSL services to approximately 100,000 more consumers in Sweden. With the new services, operators will have greater possibilities to price and package services in various ways for different target groups.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:58:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First Nordic service for corporations  from TeliaSonera</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/first-nordic-service-for-corporations--from-teliasonera,e74573</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision72009</guid><description><![CDATA[First Nordic service for corporations from TeliaSonera TeliaSonera launches a nordic IP-VPN service, which is a total solution for corporations in need of cross border business networking and data communication. The offering is aimed at solving the customers' requirement of linking corporate offices, sites, networks, intranets and the Internet in secure, reliable, flexible, and cost-efficient way. Nordic IP-VPN service enables multiple ways of communication and sharing of resources with corporate customers and business partners, employees and between corporate offices. "As a result of the]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2003 12:55:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nordic countries favoured by Christmas calls</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/nordic-countries-favoured-by-christmas-calls,e71448</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision68947</guid><description><![CDATA[Nordic countries favoured by Christmas calls Many a Glaedelig Jul and Hyvää Joulua will be heard over the phone at Christmas times. Our Nordic neighbours top the list when it comes to international calls during Christmas. On Christmas Eve, the majority of calls go to Finland. More than 13 % of all international calls go to our Eastern neighbour that night. As there are more than 200 000 people with a background in Finland now living in Sweden, this is perhaps not very surprising. But considering the total number of calls throughout the holidays, Finland is surpassed by both Norway and]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2002 10:17:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Call even though the pre-paid card is empty</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/call-even-though-the-pre-paid-card-is-empty,e71097</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision68600</guid><description><![CDATA[Halebop launches collect call: Call even though the pre-paid card is empty Halebop, virtual operator and mobile portal, is first on the Swedish market to offer collect call to pre-paid card customers. This way a person with a Halebop Mobile pre-paid card can make calls even though there is no money left on the card. Collect call, calls paid by the receiver, has been available in the fixed line network for a long time. Now it is also offered to customers with a pre-paid card in the mobile phone. The customer dials a short number from the Halebop Mobile pre-paid card and is connected to a]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2002 09:00:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Telia campaign to promote corporate mobile e-mail</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/telia-campaign-to-promote-corporate-mobile-e-mail,e70510</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision68026</guid><description><![CDATA[Telia campaign to promote corporate mobile e-mail In co-operation with Microsoft and WM-data, Telia will lend free of charge Pocket PCs with integrated GSM/GPRS data phones to 1,000 company executives and other "ambassadors" at enterprises in different parts of Sweden. These ambassadors will be selected among Telia's customers and co-operation partners. The objective of lending the handheld device is to demonstrate the capabilities of mobile services. "A Pocket PC that can be used to read and send e-mail just like at work, browse the Internet, access the corporate intranet, work in Word and]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2002 10:31:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The board of Telia resolves to issue new shares and warrants</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/the-board-of-telia-resolves-to-issue-new-shares-and-warrants,e70231</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision67756</guid><description><![CDATA[The board of Telia resolves to issue new shares and warrants As a part of the merger between Telia [SSE: TLIA] and Sonera [HEX: SRA, NASDAQ: SNRA], the board of Telia has, based on authorization given by the general meeting, resolved to issue 1,604,556,725 shares and 31,220,339 warrants for subscription of shares in Telia. It is expected that Telia shares and warrants will be available on book- entry accounts for persons who have accepted Telia's offer on Monday, December 9, 2002, when trading in Telia shares and warrants 2002/2005:A on the Helsinki Exchanges and Telia ADSs on NASDAQ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2002 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Telia delivers mobile solution to ABB</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/telia-delivers-mobile-solution-to-abb,e70188</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision67714</guid><description><![CDATA[Telia delivers mobile solution to ABB Telia (SSE: TLIA) has signed an agreement with ABB covering the provision of mobile services and mobile traffic. The agreement also includes a solution enabling the integration of fixed and mobile telephony. The three-year agreement is valued at more than SEK 150 million. Telia and ABB have developed a business solution and technical platform making it possible to integrate fixed line and mobile telephony service at ABB companies in Sweden. Today, ABB uses about 10,000 mobile handsets in its Swedish operations and many ABB employees use two telephones,]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2002 12:00:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Telia and BT create wireless broadband partnership</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/telia-and-bt-create-wireless-broadband-partnership,e70116</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision67642</guid><description><![CDATA[Telia and BT create wireless broadband partnership Telia has signed a roaming agreement for public Wireless-LAN with BT Openzone, BT's new service providing wireless broadband access. Telia currently has roaming agreements in Italy and Aland. The agreement with BT Openzone allows customers with Telia HomeRun subscriptions to use BT Openzone's wireless network at hotspots including those in selected hotels and conference centres around the United Kingdom. BT Openzone's subscribers, in turn, gain access to 480 sites where Telia offers its HomeRun wireless broadband service. BT Openzone is]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2002 09:03:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shareholders representing more than 90% of the shares in Sonera have accepted Telia#s public offer</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/shareholders-representing-more-than-90--of-the-shares-in-sonera-have-accepted-telia-s-public-offer,e69836</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision67372</guid><description><![CDATA[Shareholders representing more than 90% of the shares in Sonera have accepted Telia's public offer Telias [SSE:TLIA] public offer to holders of shares and warrants in Sonera [HEX:SRA, NASDAQ:SNRA] has been accepted by owners representing more than 90% of the total number of shares and votes in Sonera. According to the calculations, 1 060 062 362 Sonera shares (including shares represented by Sonera ADS:s) and 26 750 072 Sonera warrants, in aggregate representing 95.0% of the shares and votes (fully diluted) in Sonera, have been tenderd. An important condition for the merger between Telia]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2002 07:00:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Telia signs Nordic agreement on mobile services with Microsoft</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/telia-signs-nordic-agreement-on-mobile-services-with-microsoft,e69788</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision67325</guid><description><![CDATA[Telia signs Nordic agreement on mobile services with Microsoft Telia Mobile has signed an agreement for mobile services for the Nordic countries with MSN, Microsoft's Internet portal. The agreement gives Telia´s mobile customers the possibility to easily access e-mail from MSN Hotmail sent via SMS to their mobile phones. This is one of the first large Nordic agreements for Telia Mobile Partner Services. Partner Services, which handles Telia Mobile's content provider business, has high expectations of the future mobile market. Collaboration with major well-known players such as MSN is]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2002 09:00:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Telia (SSE:TLIA) announces preliminary results of tender offer to the holders of shares and warrants of Sonera</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/telia--sse-tlia--announces-preliminary-results-of-tender-offer-to-the-holders-of-shares-and-warrants-of-sonera,e69624</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision67164</guid><description><![CDATA[Telia (SSE:TLIA) announces preliminary results of tender offer to the holders of shares and warrants of Sonera Based on preliminary calculations as of November 17, 2002, shares in Sonera, including shares represented by American Depository Shares, and warrants to subscribe for shares in Sonera, representing a total of approximately 94.8 percent of the shares in Sonera (on a fully diluted basis), have been tendered. Telia expects to announce the final results on Thursday November 21, 2002, whereafter trading in Sonera exchanged shares and warrants is expected to commence on the Helsinki]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2002 07:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Information Regarding Cash Price to be Paid in a Possible Mandatory Redemption Offer</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/information-regarding-cash-price-to-be-paid-in-a-possible-mandatory-redemption-offer,e69455</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision66998</guid><description><![CDATA[Information Regarding Cash Price to be Paid in a Possible Mandatory Redemption Offer In connection with the exchange offer by Telia to the shareholders of Sonera, Telia may, pursuant to Finnish law, as described in Telia's exchange offer prospectus, be required to make a mandatory redemption offer to those shareholders who have not exchanged their Sonera shares for Telia shares. This mandatory redemption offer shall include a cash offer made at a price based on the volume-weighted average trading price paid for the Sonera share on the Helsinki Stock Exchange during the twelve-month period]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2002 07:01:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Telia extends the offer period in the offer for shares and warrants in Sonera</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/telia-extends-the-offer-period-in-the-offer-for-shares-and-warrants-in-sonera,e69218</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision66765</guid><description><![CDATA[Telia extends the offer period in the offer for shares and warrants in Sonera Telia has decided to extend the offer period for the offer to holders of shares, including shares in the form of ADSs, and warrants in Sonera. The extended offer period will expire at 16:00 Helsinki time (09:00 a.m. New York City time) on Friday, November 15, 2002. The uncertainties related to the discussions between the main owners of Telia and Sonera concerning the composition of the combined TeliaSonera board, were resolved on November 7, 2002. Telia has understood that the short time period between the]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2002 06:45:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has today announced the following:</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/the-finnish-ministry-of-transport-and-communications-has-today-announced-the-following-,e69149</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision66699</guid><description><![CDATA[The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has today announced the following: Minister Sasi on Telia's CEO Anders Igel's relinquishment from the Board of TeliaSonera: The Republic of Finland considers that the balance in the TeliaSonera Board composition has now been met when Anders Igel has relinquished from his seat on the Board of TeliaSonera. The balance has been agreed in the Shareholders' Agreement between the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden. Thus, there is no obstacle for the Republic of Finland to exchange its Sonera shares into Telia shares in Telia's]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2002 16:52:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment from Lars-Eric Petersson, Chairman of the Telia Board</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/comment-from-lars-eric-petersson--chairman-of-the-telia-board,e69148</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision66698</guid><description><![CDATA[Comment from Lars-Eric Petersson, Chairman of the Telia Board In relation to the announcement by Telia's President and CEO Anders Igel that he relinquishes his position as a member of the combined TeliaSonera Board, Telia's Chairman Lars-Eric Petersson has the following comment: - The dialogue of the last few days and the uncertainty that this has caused both the Telia and Sonera organisations is of course unfortunate. - At the same time it is also important to note that the fact that the CEO is not formally a member of the Board after the merger has been finalised does not in any way]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2002 16:33:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Anders Igel relinquishes his seat on the Board of TeliaSonera</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/anders-igel-relinquishes-his-seat-on-the-board-of-teliasonera,e69068</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision66619</guid><description><![CDATA[Anders Igel relinquishes his seat on the Board of TeliaSonera During the Telia EGM on Monday November 4, an election resolution was passed regarding the composition of the Board for the combined entity TeliaSonera. One of these elected members was Anders Igel, presently CEO of Telia. This decision by the EGM is applicable conditional upon and effective from the date whereby Telia has access to the shares in Sonera acquired as a consequence of the publicly announced offer to Sonera shareholders. The Finnish state claims that the decision to elect Anders Igel on the Board of TeliaSonera is]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2002 13:15:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Opening up for new TV channels com hem to send TV4 plus in the higher frequency band</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/opening-up-for-new-tv-channels-com-hem-to-send-tv4-plus-in-the-higher-frequency-band,e69138</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision66688</guid><description><![CDATA[Opening up for new TV channels com hem to send TV4 plus in the higher frequency band com hem is opening up a high frequency band for new channels and services. The first new channel to use the slot will be TV4 plus, which will be available for com hem customers via their landlord or digital box. The number of TV channels on offer is increasing all the time. To make space for new channels such as TV4 plus, com hem has reserved part of the higher frequency band. All households with an upgraded cable TV network have access to the higher frequency. Today around 500,000 of com hem's 1.4 million]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2002 13:10:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Correction: Information Regarding Cash Price to be Paid in a Possible Mandatory Redemption Offer</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/correction--information-regarding-cash-price-to-be-paid-in-a-possible-mandatory-redemption-offer,e69093</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision66643</guid><description><![CDATA[Correction: Information Regarding Cash Price to be Paid in a Possible Mandatory Redemption Offer In connection with the exchange offer by Telia to the shareholders of Sonera, Telia may, pursuant to Finnish law, as described in Telia's exchange offer prospectus, be required to make a mandatory redemption offer to those shareholders who have not exchanged their Sonera shares for Telia shares. This mandatory redemption offer shall include a cash offer made at a price based on the volume-weighted average trading price paid for the Sonera share on the Helsinki Stock Exchange during the twelve-]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2002 09:58:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Information Regarding Cash Price to be Paid in a Possible Mandatory Redemption Offer</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/information-regarding-cash-price-to-be-paid-in-a-possible-mandatory-redemption-offer,e69064</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision66615</guid><description><![CDATA[Information Regarding Cash Price to be Paid in a Possible Mandatory Redemption Offer In connection with the exchange offer by Telia to the shareholders of Sonera, Telia may, pursuant to Finnish law, as described in Telia's exchange offer prospectus, be required to make a mandatory redemption offer to those shareholders who have not exchanged their Sonera shares for Telia shares. This mandatory redemption offer shall include a cash offer made at a price based on the volume-weighted average trading price paid for the Sonera share on the Helsinki Stock Exchange during the twelve-month period]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2002 07:50:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Swedish Ministry of Employment, Industry and Communications issued the following comments today by Minister Leif Pag</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/the-swedish-ministry-of-employment--industry-and-communications-issued-the-following-comments-today-by-minister-leif-pag,e68975</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision66529</guid><description><![CDATA[The Swedish Ministry of Employment, Industry and Communications issued the following comments today by Minister Leif Pagrotsky about the decision made at Telia's Extraordinary General Meeting yesterday: "The Swedish government has been discussing for some time with the Finnish government the nomination committee's proposal to elect Anders Igel as a member of TeliaSonera's Board of Directors. In order to take into consideration the Finnish government's earlier views about the nomination, the Swedish government requested the nomination committee at the Extraordinary General Meeting yesterday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2002 14:49:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report from the Extraordinary General Meeting in Telia</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/report-from-the-extraordinary-general-meeting-in-telia,e68927</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision66483</guid><description><![CDATA[Report from the Extraordinary General Meeting in Telia At Monday's extraordinary general meeting in Telia it was resolved to authorize the board of directors to resolve the issues of shares and debentures with attached warrants to subscribe for new shares, necessary for the completion of the exchange offer directed to Sonera's shareholders and warrant holders. The shareholders' meeting also resolved that Telia shall change its company name to TeliaSonera AB. Furthermore, it was resolved to appoint Tapio Hintikka, Lars-Eric Petersson, Carl Bennet, Ingvar Carlsson, Eva Liljeblom, Caroline]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2002 07:35:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Telia Interim Report January-September 2002</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/telia-interim-report-january-september-2002,e68383</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision65948</guid><description><![CDATA[Interim Report January-September 2002Telia ab (publ), SE-123 86 Farsta, Corp. Reg. No. 556103-4249, Registered office: Stockholm Q3 in Brief · Underlying ebitda improved 25 % to msek 4,281 (3,420). Substantially strengthened margin from 24 % to 30 % · Strong free cash flow of msek 2,059 · Restructuring of the Danish fixed network operations affected operating income by msek -3,072 · Costs totaling msek 12,089 for restructuring and streamlining efforts, primarily within International Carrier and the Danish fixed network operations, impacted operating income, falling to msek -10,815 (2,745) ·]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2002 07:00:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marie Ehrling to head Telia's Swedish operations</title><link>http://news.cision.com/telia/r/marie-ehrling-to-head-telia-s-swedish-operations,e68008</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision65583</guid><description><![CDATA[Marie Ehrling to head Telia's Swedish operations On 1 January 2003 Marie Ehrling will take up the position of Head of Telia's Swedish operations. Marie Ehrling will report directly to Telia's President and CEO Anders Igel. Marie Ehrling is 47 years old with a B.Sc in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics. Marie Ehrling joins Telia from her most recent employer, SAS, where she has held a variety of positions over the last 20 years. In her latest role Marie Ehrling was Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer responsible for SAS Airline, with 22,000 employees and revenues in excess]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2002 08:02:01 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>