TeliaSonera January-March 2009

Friday, April 24th, 2009
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TeliaSonera (Stockholm: TLSN) net sales increased 11.5 percent to SEK 27,204 million (24,398). Organic growth in local currencies was 0.6 percent.

Broadband Services

TeliaSonera has strengthened its market position in IPTV, particularly in the Baltic countries but also in Sweden.

The number of subscriptions for broadband access rose to 2,300,000, an increase of 84,000 from the first quarter 2008 and 16,000 from year-end 2008.

The total number of TV subscriptions rose by 100,000 from the first quarter 2008 to 688,000, of which 509,000 were IPTV subscriptions, up 102,000. More than 20 percent of TeliaSonera’s broadband customers now also subscribe to the TV service. The total number of IPTV subscriptions increased by 32,000 during the quarter, of which 9,000 in Sweden.

TV subscriptions (‘000):

             Q1    Q4    Q3    Q2    Q1    Q4    Q3    Q2    Q1  Year  Year
           2009  2008  2008  2008  2008  2007  2007  2007  2007  2008  2007
           ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----
Sweden                                            
 IPTV       333   324   320   320   318   304   216   158    82   324   304
Finland                                            
 Cable TV   175   176   176   176   177   178   177   177   176   176   178
 IPTV         0     0     0     0     0     0     -     -     -     0     0
Norway                                            
 IPTV        10    10    10     8     4     2     1     -     -    10     2
Denmark                                            
 IPTV         2     1     1     -     -     -     -     -     -     1     -
Lithuania                                            
 IPTV        81    67    48    35    25    18    14    12     9    67    18
Estonia                                            
 Cable TV     4     4     4     4     4     3     3     3     0     4     3
 IPTV        83    75    71    64    60    54    45    36    30    75    54
           ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----
Total       688   657   630   607   588   559   456   386   297   657   559

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