TeliaSonera has issued statements about the updated remedy package that it has submitted to the Norwegian Competition Authority regarding its acquisition of Tele2 Norway, but has not given any details. It said it would guarantee continued strong competition in the Norwegian mobile market. Robert Andersson, head of the Europe region at TeliaSonera, said it strongly believes in this acquisition and its ambition is to close the transaction in the first quarter of 2015.
TeliaSonera Norway CEO Charlotta Rehman said taken together, the agreement and remedies would enable TeliaSonera to compete with Telenor on equal terms. It would a genuine third operator on the Norwegian market. Customers would get better services, amopng other things through faster 4G deployment. The acquisition would mean 98 percent of the population getting LTE coverage before the end of 2016. TeliaSonera runs the NetCom brand in Norway.
