STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 22, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Due to the fact that operations were transferred from other business areas to Equity during the fourth quarter of 2001, figures for the period 1999 - third quarter of 2001 have been changed to take these transfers into account. The transfers are primarily Telia Promotor AB (consulting services to companies that develop communications systems for customer service) and Offentlig Telekom (public pay phone operations), which were transferred from business area Networks, and the associated companies Wireless Maingate AB and Drutt Corporation AB, which were transferred from business area Mobile.
The figures are available in Excel format and can be downloaded from Telia's website www.telia.com in the Investor Relations section.
Telia is the Nordic leader in telecommunications. Over the past year, we have streamlined theGroup, focusing our core businesses making the company more flexible. Our four core businesses are: Mobile communications, Internet services, International carrier operations and Fixed network operations. Telia is listed on Stockholmsborsen. Sales Jan- Sep 2001 totaled MSEK 42,226 and the number of employees was 22,500.
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