Anders Igel celebrated the 100 millionth customer
Press Release
April 26, 2007
Anders Igel celebrated the 100 millionth customer
In March 2007, TeliaSonera reached the milestone of 100 million customers.
Anders Igel, President and CEO of TeliaSonera, celebrated our 100 millionth
customer in Helsinki. TeliaSonera now has a total of 100,158,000 customers in 15
countries.
TeliaSonera's 100,000,000th customer is Mr Mikko Hietala, 40, from Helsinki. In
March 2007, he decided to subscribe to a Sonera bundled package with a mobile
phone especially suitable for music.
"I am an average mobile user, using mostly voice and text messages. Now I wanted
a phone and subscription suitable for music, because I like to download music
onto my mobile and listen to it when I'm on the move," said Mikko Hietala.
Anders Igel met Mikko Hietala at the Sonera Piste shop in Kamppi, Helsinki, and
presented him with a 1,000 voucher for Sonera services. He was also awarded
with tickets to the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki,
where TeliaSonera is one of the main sponsors.
"I am very proud to meet Mikko and also proud that we have exceeded the magic
limit of 100,000,000 customers. The Finns are perhaps the most "mobile" people
in the world so it is not surprising that our 100 millionth customer is a Finn!
The fact that Mikko chose a subscription not only for making calls but for the
content services or music as well, reflects our customers' new way of making
selections. I wish all our customers and especially Mikko a very interesting
future together with TeliaSonera," said Anders Igel.
The number of TeliaSonera subscriptions rose by 19 percent to 100,158,000 from
March 2006 to March 2007. This includes customers within fixed voice, mobile
communications, Internet and broadband as well as cable TV. In the
majority-owned operations in the Nordic and the Baltic countries, Eurasia and
Spain, the number of subscriptions increased to 31 million, and in associated
companies in Russia, Turkey and Ukraine the number of subscriptions increased to
69 million.
For further information journalists can contact:
Press Service, TeliaSonera AB, +46-(0)8-713 58 30
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TeliaSonera.
TeliaSonera is the leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic
region, with strong positions within mobile communications in Eurasia, Turkey
and Russia. At the end of 2006, TeliaSonera launched mobile services in Spain.
We provide reliable, innovative and easy-to-use services for transferring and
packaging voice, images, data, information, transactions and entertainment. In
2006, TeliaSonera's net sales amounted to SEK 91 billion, and at the end of
March 2007 the total number of customers exceeded 100 million in 15 countries.
The TeliaSonera share is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and the Helsinki
Stock Exchange, and the company is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability
Index. Simplicity and service are important tools for us in creating profitable
growth and value for our customers and shareholders. Read more at
www.teliasonera.com.