Telia Mobile streamlines retail operations in Finland

Telia Mobile streamlines retail operations in Finland Telia Mobile transfers 31 of the company´s Telia stores in Finland to TeleMaaria Oy as part of streamlining the retail operations. The transferred Telia stores are represented at places in Finland outside of Telia Mobile´s GSM 1800-network coverage. Telia Mobile continues its sales via the remaining 54 stores in Finland. "The transfer is part of Telia Mobile´s streamlining of its operations in Finland. With the transfer of stores outside of our GSM 1800-network, we´re now able to focus and expand our sales in areas within Telia Mobile´s coverage", says Erik Hallberg, Acting Head of Telia Mobile Finland. Telia Mobile owns and operates a GSM 1800-network covering the main cities in Finland including Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Oulu, Jyväskylä and Lahti with more than 2.5 million inhabitants. For further information journalists can contact: Charlotte Züger, Press Manager, Telia Mobile AB, Phone: +46-8-713 58 30 Vilhelmiina Kojo, Communication Manager, Telia Mobile Finland Phone: +358-41 500 4318 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/05/03/20020503BIT00780/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/05/03/20020503BIT00780/wkr0002.pdf