TELE2 ACQUIRES MOBILE OPERATOR IN LIPETSK, RUSSIA
Lipetsk Mobile currently operates mobile services under the AMPS/DAMPS standard and has deployed a limited GSM test network. Lipetsk is a prosperous region, with a population of 1.24 million, of which around 42% live in the city of Lipetsk. Mobile penetration in the region is about 50%. Lars-Johan Jarnheimer, CEO of Tele2 said; “The acquisition of Lipetsk Mobile with its GSM licence is another step in the expansion of Tele2 in Russia, following our successful GSM mobile launches in twelve regions. With the Lipetsk licence Tele2’s licence footprint in Russia now covers a population of 34.5 million.”CONTACTSLars-Johan Jarnheimer, Telephone: + 46 8 562 640 00President and CEO, Tele2 ABHåkan Zadler, Telephone: + 46 8 562 640 00CFO, Tele2 ABDwayne Taylor, Telephone: + 44 20 7321 5038Lena Krauss, Telephone: + 46 8 562 000 45 Investor enquiriesVisit us at our homepage: http://www.Tele2.com