TeliaSonera offers two new Skanova ADSL services and announces plans to build out 100 switches in six months

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. TeliaSonera is also making it simpler for operators to price services on a pay-as-you-use basis. The services are being presented to 12 ADSL operators on March 5. After this date, services will be packaged and priced for consumers by the operators. "There is a strong, growing demand for ADSL and for different ADSL solutions in the market. We have differentiated our offering to meet our customers' needs and requirements," says Marie Ehrling, head of TeliaSonera Sweden. In Sweden, 431,000 customers have broadband connections through one of the 12 operators offering services through Telia's network today. To date, 1,300 public switches have been built out for ADSL applications. Now TeliaSonera is expanding the network to provide access to ADSL services for more customers which will suit their needs. TeliaSonera will announce the locations of the switches that will be equipped for ADSL during March. For further information journalists can contact: Charlotte Löfgren, Press Manager, TeliaSonera Sweden, Networks and Production, Phone +46 8 713 58 30 TeliaSonera, formed through a merger of Telia and Sonera in December 2002, is the telecommunications leader in the Nordic and Baltic regions. TeliaSonera´s overall focus is on best serving its customers in its core business and creating value for its shareholders through stronger profits and cash flows. TeliaSonera is listed on Stockholmsbörsen, Helsinki Exchanges, and NASDAQ. Pro forma sales as of December 31, 2001, totalled 80.9 billion SEK (EUR 8.9 billion) and the number of employees as of June 30, 2002, was 30,045. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/20/20030220BIT00900/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/20/20030220BIT00900/wkr0002.pdf