TeliaSonera International Carrier Partners with HGC to Enter Asian Market by Establishing Hong Kong PoP using Trans-Pacific Gigabit Ethernet Link

Hong Kong and Stockholm, 17 October 2006 – TeliaSonera International Carrier (“TeliaSonera”), a wholly owned subsidiary of TeliaSonera Group (TLSN, SSE), and Hutchison Global Communications Limited (“HGC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (SEHK:2332 NYSE:HTX), today announced the joint establishment of the Gigabit Ethernet circuit between Hong Kong and the US.TeliaSonera expands its extensive international backbone into Asia and sets up its first point of presence (“PoP”) in Hong Kong. Asian customers will benefit from the availability of high