TeliaSonera signs European Framework to increas...
Press Release
February 6, 2007
TeliaSonera signs European Framework to increase safety for children using
mobile phones
In the continuous effort to increase the safe use of mobile phones, TeliaSonera
today signed a European Framework for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and
Children. The principles in the Framework cover access control mechanisms for
parents, awareness raising and education, classification of content as well as
working to find ways to remove illegal content. Signatories will implement the
Framework through self-regulation at national level. The target for agreement
of national codes is February 2008.
"We are pleased to be part of an industry that takes actions in this field. By
signing this Framework we increase our efforts to create a safer environment for
children using mobile phones", said Kenneth Karlberg, President TeliaSonera
Mobility Services.
TeliaSonera is constantly working with parents and other stakeholders to improve
safer use of mobile phones. TeliaSonera's Norwegian subsidiary Netcom, as well
as Telia in Sweden and Telia in Denmark, have issued parental guides with advice
to parents on the issue of children's use of mobile phones. TeliaSonera is also
working closely with law enforcement agencies and other bodies to combat child
pornography on the Internet. The European Framework offers a platform to further
address the issue of children and mobile safety.
"The Framework is setting ambitious principles for the EU-wide mobile industry.
TeliaSonera are signing up to these principles which will be implemented in all
our fully owned companies. We hope many other mobile operators in our markets
also will join", Kenneth Karlberg said.
The Framework, endorsed by 17 signatories representing operators and content
providers, took place on the Safer Internet Day in Brussels in the presence of
the European Commissioner for the Information Society Viviane Reding.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in the press release relating to future status or circumstances,
including future performance and other trend projections are forward-looking
statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and
uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will
occur in the future. There can be no assurance that actual results will not
differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements due to many factors, many of which are outside the control of
TeliaSonera.
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For further information journalists can contact:
Birgitta Grafström, Communications Manager Mobility Services TeliaSonera AB,
+46-(0)8-713 58 30
TeliaSonera is the leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic
regions. At the end of December 2005 TeliaSonera had 19,146,000 mobile customers
(69,887,000 incl associated companies) and 7,064,000 fixed telephony customers
(7,688,000 incl associated companies) and 2,263,000 internet customers
(2,331,000 incl associated companies). Outside the home markets TeliaSonera has
extensive interests in the growth markets in Russia, Turkey and Eurasia.
TeliaSonera is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and the Helsinki Stock
Exchange. Net sales January-December 2005 amounted to SEK 87.7 billion. The
number of employees was 28,175.
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