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Russia: Tele2 Awarded Mobile Licenses Print E-mail
Monday, 10 December 2007
The Swedish operator Tele2 has been awarded 14 GSM1800 licenses in Russia.

The licenses will allow Tele2 to cover 34 regions and around 60 million people. In November, Tele2 said the Russian government awarded the company 17 licenses, but only three were officially awarded at that time.

"The licenses were expected, but it does mean that Tele2 will be able to continue growing in the region over the next three to five years," said Swedbank Markets analyst Sven Skoeld.

Tele2 now has GSM licenses in 23 out of 28 regions in the North-West and Central Federal Districts, two licenses in the Southern Federal District, three licenses in the Volga Federal District, one license in the Urals Federal District and five licenses in the Siberian Federal District.

Source: Dow Jones - WDR/Intelecon Regulatory News.