OSLO, Norway, Sept. 17, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The official opening of Telenor's (Nasdaq:TELN) new headquarters will take place on Monday September 23. This is an event that will start off a new era for the Telenor group. A manned press centre will be kept open throughout the day. A press breakfast will also be arranged on the same day, focusing on the new workplace at Fornebu.
The press centre will be situated on level 2 of the Expo Visitor's Centre at Fornebu which has its entrance at the end of the Telenor Square, down the stairs towards the sea. Access to the press centre will be given to holders of press cards/ID cards. The press centre will contain facts sheets, press material, pictures and video clippings as well as the necessary infrastructure to allow journalists to send material directly to their editors.
Here is a quick look at what we are offering to the press on September 23:
0800 hrs. - Opening of the press centre, Expo Visitor's Centre,
level 2
0900-1030 hrs. - Press breakfast, Auditorium A, Expo Visitor's Centre
Theme: The new workday by CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas
1030-1130 hrs. - Tour of the completed headquarters
1830 hrs. - Short fotosession at the start of a round table
conference with Jon Fredrik Baksaas, CEO of Telenor,
Carly Fiorina CEO of HP and Norwegian industry leaders,
Expo Visitor's Centre
Kl. 2000-2115 - Opening ceremony, in the Fornebu Square
Kl. 2115 - Opportunities for interviews with participants at the
opening ceremony
Telenor
Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Telenor is an international provider of high quality telecommunications, data and media communication services. Telenor is one of Norway's largest companies with a turnover of approx. NOK 46 billion and a workforce of 21,000 manyears domestically and abroad in 2001. Telenor is listed at the Oslo Stock Exchange (TEL) and Nasdaq in New York (TELN).