http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2013/teliasonera-becomes-a-member-of-the-un-global-compact/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2013/teliasonera-becomes-a-member-of-the-un-global-compact/The UN Global Compact, with over 10,000 corporate members and other stakeholders across 130 countries, is the largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the world. It is a leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible and sustainable corporate policies and practices. In February, TeliaSonera became a signatory and a member of the UN Global Compact. One of the key requirements of the UN Global Compact is that the members commit to make the...Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:32:00 +0100http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/teliasonera-joins-joint-audit-cooperation-jac/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/teliasonera-joins-joint-audit-cooperation-jac/TeliaSonera has joined the Joint Audit Cooperation (JAC) : a co-operation of nine European telecommunication operators conducting combined CSR audits across common suppliers. This united strength in the ICT sector will continue to advance responsible and sustainable growth across the supply chain. JAC is an association of telecom operators founded by Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom and Telecom Italia in 2010. In addition to JAC's primary focus of striving to achieve higher CSR standards acro...Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:18:00 +0100http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/human-rights-within-the-international-framework/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/human-rights-within-the-international-framework/In May 2012, TeliaSonera launched an action programme to enhance our focus on human rights and increase transparency in our communications. One element of the action programme is to raise awareness about how the international legal framework for telecommunications relates to human rights. As promised on 23 August , we are now providing an overview of that framework, available here . The purpose is to make the framework - as well as the demands - on all operators clear to our customers, the...Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:37:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/sustainability-action-programme-update/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/sustainability-action-programme-update/Late Spring, we launched our sustainability action programme with a main goal to further improve the protection of privacy and freedom of expression in the markets we operate in. Since then progress has been made in those areas we have committed to; initiating dialogue with telecoms ministers in Central Asia, carrying out of risk assessments vis à vis human rights in business and educating our employees on Code of Ethics . We have partnered with the Danish Institute of Human Rights to use the...Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:36:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/tomas-bertelman/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/tomas-bertelman/TeliaSonera has today appointed former ambassador to Russia Tomas Bertelman as strategic advisor for matters related to the company’s operations in Central Asia. Bertelman will assist the board in their efforts to manage the difficult tradeoffs associated with conducting business in the markets in question. "I am looking forward to working with the issues related to TeliaSonera’s Eurasian operations. My commitment will be future oriented, and my efforts will be focused around areas where...Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:11:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/Clarification-regarding-media-reports/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/Clarification-regarding-media-reports/Following media reports that there is uncertainty surrounding the ownership of the assets TeliaSonera acquired from Takilant in 2007, TeliaSonera has today provided the prosecutor with documents which confirm that Takilant owned the licenses and frequencies at the time of the acquisition. TeliaSonera has previously communicated that the company paid the purchase price to an account belonging to Takilant, which owned the assets. Klargörande av mediauppgifter Efter mediauppgifter om att det råd...Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:26:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/uppdatering-uzbekistan/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/uppdatering-uzbekistan/We can confirm that the Swedish  police has collected information from TeliaSonera regarding Uzbekistan. A few days ago TeliaSonera announced that the company will initiate an external review regarding the allegations of bribes and money laundering. The anticorruption unit of the Swedish Prosecuting Authorities have now initiated an investigation, which we welcome. TeliaSonera will cooperate fully with the investigation. Uppdatering Uzbekistan Vi kan bekräfta att polisen har inhämtat uppgifte...Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:15:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/comment-by-chairman-anders-narvinger-on-recent-allegations/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/comment-by-chairman-anders-narvinger-on-recent-allegations/“The allegations regarding bribery and money laundering, directed at TeliaSonera in the current affairs' programme Uppdrag Granskning are very serious. Therefore, it is important that the external review we are initiating ascertains whether there are any grounds for these allegations. The board has full confidence in TeliaSonera’s President and CEO Lars Nyberg and in the way management handles the situation. I share Lars Nyberg’s concern about developments in Uzbekistan, both from a human...Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:11:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/press-conference-about-licenses-in-uzbekistan/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/press-conference-about-licenses-in-uzbekistan/At 10 am today, a press conference was held with CEO Lars Nyberg, where gave his view on the allegations made in the Swedish TV show Uppdrag Granskning on Wednesday evening. If you are unable to watch the broadcast (in Swedish) below, you may visit our Transcript of Lars Nybergs speech Presskonferens med VD Lars Nyberg om Uppdrag Granskning Kl 10.00 imorse hölls en presskonferens med Lars Nyberg där han gav sin syn på anklagelserna som fördes fram i TV programmet Uppdrag Granskning i onsdags...Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:33:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/3g-services-resumed-in-zhanaozen-city-kazakhstan/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/3g-services-resumed-in-zhanaozen-city-kazakhstan/Kcell has informed its subscribers that the 3G network now is working after the temporary closure requested by the authorized body. The 3G services were temporarily stopped in the town of Zhanaozen, Mangistau oblast at 13th September from 16.30 till 21.30. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:43:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/kcell-communicates-temporary-shutdown-of-3g-network-in-zhan-ozen-/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/kcell-communicates-temporary-shutdown-of-3g-network-in-zhan-ozen-/Kcell has informed its subscribers of the temporary closure of its 3G network in Zhanaozen via www.kcell.kz Below is the text in English: Dear subscribers in Zhanaozen, Under the resolution of the authorized body, 3G services have been temporarily stopped in the town of Zhanaozen, Mangistau oblast. We will inform you of restoration of the 3G services additionally. We apologize for any inconveniences. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:31:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/cr-update/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/cr-update/On August 25, Tcell received an approval from the local authorities to open their networks in Badaskshan. Tcell resumed its services immediately and informed their customers accordingly. Our partner in Tcell – the Aga Khan Foundation – have actively been involved in negotiating a solution to the regional crisis. Tcell welcomes the move from the local authorities and hopes that thecurrent limitations in internet traffic will be eased. Due to political unrest in the Badakshan region in Eastern...Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:28:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/ceo-provides-cr-action-programme-update/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/ceo-provides-cr-action-programme-update/Today, as part of our ongoing Corporate Responsibility action plan initated in May, our President and CEO Lars Nyberg gave an update. Click on the links below for more information and see the recorded video from the press conference. IFrame . .   Widget zone placeholder . . More information English transcript of CEO speech Swedish transcript of CEO speech CR update presentation Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:00:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/update-in-the-badakshan-region-in-eastern-tajikistan-/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/update-in-the-badakshan-region-in-eastern-tajikistan-/Due to political unrest in the Badakshan region in Eastern Tajikistan all operators’ communication networks in the region have been shut down at the request of the government from July 25. The network closure initially affected around 115 thousand of Tcell’s (part of TeliaSonera) subscribers, or about 5% of Tcell’s subscriber base. Since then some of the base stations have been switched on. On August 1 the Global Network Initiative (GNI) issued a statement. On July 25, all operators and ISPS...Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:02:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/teliasonera-partners-with-danish-institute-for-human-rights/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/teliasonera-partners-with-danish-institute-for-human-rights/TeliaSonera partners with the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) for support and review of its corporate human rights work. TeliaSonera has engaged the Danish Institute for Human Rights to support and review its human rights impact assessment. DIHR will develop a tool tailored to TeliaSonera and its human rights risk profile. It will include freedom of expression and privacy issues and be benchmarked on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights . DIHR will also...Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:32:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/telecommunications-industry-dialogue-selects-five-host-organisations-as-potential-addresses/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/telecommunications-industry-dialogue-selects-five-host-organisations-as-potential-addresses/During the Industry Dialogue's recent meeting in Stockholm, potential requirements for a permanent 'home' were discussed. Consequently a letter of inquiry was sent to  five selected host organisations: GeSI, GNI, GSMA, ITU and UNGC. Finding a home has been a medium-term objective of the Dialogue since inception. The goals of bringing the Dialogue within a host organisation include: creating a more formalised and inclusive process for stakeholder consultations, increasing membership, and...Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:19:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/un-human-rights-council-adopts-resolution-on-freedom-of-expression-on-line/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/un-human-rights-council-adopts-resolution-on-freedom-of-expression-on-line/Today, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, adopted, with consensus, a resolution on freedom of expression online. The resolution states that people must have the same rights online as offline. In particular freedom of expression, which is applicable regardless of frontiers and through any chosen media. The resolution also calls upon all countries to promote and facilitate access to the Internet, both to infrastructure and content. Following TeliaSonera’s Annual General Meeting this Spring,...Thu, 05 Jul 2012 08:28:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/swedish-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-publishes-country-specific-reports-on-human-rights/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/swedish-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-publishes-country-specific-reports-on-human-rights/The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently published a range of country-specific reports on the situation for a broad range of human rights in 44 different countries, along with a debate article. The country reports cover a number of countries in which TeliaSonera has operations, such as Azerbajdzjan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In some countries there are signs and hopes for improvement as to the human rights situation, in some the situation has worsened. In the article the ministers...Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:47:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/sida-publishes-presentations-from-its-ict-in-a-changing-world-conference/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/sida-publishes-presentations-from-its-ict-in-a-changing-world-conference/The Swedish International Development and Cooperation Agency ( SIDA ) publishes key note speakers' presentations from its " ICT in a changing world" conference , held June 13 in Stockholm TeliaSonera participated in the full-day conference and workshop organised by SIDA for governments, civil societies, companies and investors. The workshop dealt with issues such as the respective roles of governments and companies in protecting and respecting human rights. The seminar also highlighted exampl...Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:10:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/teliasonera-on-panel-at-eurodig/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/teliasonera-on-panel-at-eurodig/Last week TeliaSonera participated in a panel during the EuroDig (the Pan-European Dialogue on Internet Governance) in Stockholm. EuroDig is an open platform for informal and inclusive discussion and exchange on public policy issues related to Internet Governance (IG) between stakeholders from across Europe. The stakeholders participating in the EuroDIG programme network comprise of representatives from: civil society, the business sector, the technical and academic community as well as...Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:10:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/high-level-discussions-with-the-european-commission-regarding-freedom-of-expression-and-privacy/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/high-level-discussions-with-the-european-commission-regarding-freedom-of-expression-and-privacy/On 14 June, Lars Nyberg , President and CEO of TeliaSonera and Cecilia Edström , Head of Group Communications and Strategy met with Vice President of the European Commission Neelie Kroes . At the meeting, which was held in connection with the EuroDig conference in Stockholm, TeliaSonera initiated a dialogue on Freedom of Expression and Privacy linked to telecommunications and a free Internet. Vice President Kroes welcomed the initiative and asked TeliaSonera to provide its views on how...Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:56:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/industry-dialouge/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/industry-dialouge/On June 8, major telecom players came together, at Telia Sonera's initiative, in Stockholm, for a meeting of the Industry Dialogue on telecommunications, privacy and freedom of expression, started in 2011. The goal was to discuss and further develop guiding principles on Business and Human Rights for the telecommunications sector, based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, finalised in 2011, define what is called th...Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:32:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/hot-topics/sustainability/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/hot-topics/sustainability/Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:30:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/eija-pitkanen-to-lead-the-protection-of-privacy-and-freedom-of-expression-action-programme/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/eija-pitkanen-to-lead-the-protection-of-privacy-and-freedom-of-expression-action-programme/TeliaSonera’s head of Corporate Responsibility, Eija Pitkänen will lead and coordinate all actions related to the recently launched programme related to human rights. Eija is a well-known authority in Corporate Responsibility matters with over 15 years of relevant experience. For a large part of her previous career she was Head of Sustainability at Stora Enso . In addition, she has prior experience in in areas as diverse as: gene technology, food ingredients, paper and pulp, and financial...Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:30:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/an-update-to-our-action-programme-related-to-human-rights/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/an-update-to-our-action-programme-related-to-human-rights/Since we initiated our action programme related to the protection of privacy and freedom of expression in April, we have taken a number of actions. We set in motion a review of the legal and license based requirements for lawful interception affecting mobile operators in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Moldova – the addressed markets. We have also initiated a more detailed assessment of the internal processes we follow when our active involvement in providing...Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:30:00 +0200ab16847f-9d07-4416-ba53-1d22a89ea1aahttp://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/blogs/my-blog/?blogId=5&entryId=57priya.sawhney@teliasonera.comLast week I wrote about how our species has spread over the earth in just about 70,000 years.  The picture alongside illustrates it. We are all living with the result of this expansion. Being social animals has its plus and minuses – a plus being the interest and desire to cooperate and contribute, a minus being… Since I prefer to focus on the positives I’ll leave it for others to decide the biggest minus – global warming, starvation and wars or something else. The biggest plus I see is the...Wed, 23 May 2012 18:10:23 +02002012-05-23T18:10:23+02:00http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/teliasonera-launches-action-programme-for-protection-of-privacy-and-freedom-of-expression-/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/teliasonera-launches-action-programme-for-protection-of-privacy-and-freedom-of-expression-/Following media criticism during the past few days and clear signals from our shareholders, TeliaSonera launches an action programme for handling issues related to protection of privacy and freedom of expression in non-democratic countries, in a better and more transparent way. Press release 27 April 2012 The measures to be taken include, for example, an overhaul of compliance with the regulatory frameworks governing operations in the countries under discussion, cooperation with external...Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:06:00 +0200http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/our-views-on-telecommunications-operators-presence-in-authoritarian-countries/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/our-views-on-telecommunications-operators-presence-in-authoritarian-countries/In a debate article in today’s Sydsvenska dagbladet , we are presenting our views about the role of telecommunications operators in authoritarian countries which we feel deserves closer scrutiny. TeliaSonera has established operations in several countries that lack a democratic tradition. This has been met with some criticism, but we feel it is important to be present and build mobile networks in these countries, writes Cecilia Edström, Senior Vice President and Head of Group Communications a...Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:51:00 +0100http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/teliasonera-launches-new-newsroom/http://www.teliasonera.com/en/newsroom/news/2012/teliasonera-launches-new-newsroom/In order to reduce the distribution of online content depicting sexual abuse of children, Telia, the leading operator in Sweden and part of TeliaSonera, is improving the technology that can block this type of material more effectively on the Internet. The company launched this initiative in November 2011 by introducing the Child Safeguard service in its network. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100