Tag: TeliaSonera

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First TeliaSonera transparency report released

The company disclosed surveillance requests from its two home jurisdictions, along with promises of more comprehensive reports to be released every six months.
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25 August 2014

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Business and Human Rights

More heads roll as TeliaSonera probes deals with ‘dictator’s daughter’

Swedish telco TeliaSonera is taking further steps to remedy its involvement in corrupt business deals in Uzbekistan, most recently by Monday’s ousting of four senior executives. …

2 December 2013

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Business and Human Rights

AGM season begins: TeliaSonera accounts for rights violations

Marie Ehrlin, newly-elected Chairman of the Board, told reporters at TeliaSonera’s annual shareholder meeting that the company would bring in outside help to review their operations “country by country, transaction by transaction, and deal by deal” after a year of bruising human rights and corruption allegations. For some, this response is not enough.…

5 April 2013

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Business and Human Rights

Telco Hall of Shame: TeliaSonera

Inductee: TeliaSonera AB Headquarters: Sweden Acting CEO: Per-Arne Blomquist Board Chairman: Anders Narvinger TeliaSonera Board of Directors CORPORATE INFO Network Size: 170 million subscribers. Countries of Operation: Azerbaijan, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Nepal, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan,…

7 February 2013

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Business and Human Rights

Teliasonera CEO resigns in wake of corruption probe

Amid allegations of corruption and bribery in Uzbekistan, Swedish telco giant TeliaSonera’s chief executive resigned today after an independent probe found faults with the company’s due diligence in securing the contract.…

1 February 2013