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Telenor
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Telenor ASA (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtêːlənuːr] or [tɛləˈnuːr])[2] is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo. It is one of the world's largest mobile telecommunications companies with operations worldwide, but focused in Scandinavia and Asia. It has extensive broadband and TV distribution operations in four Nordic countries, and a 10-year-old research and business line for machine-to-machine technology. Telenor owns networks in 8 countries.[3]
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Company type | Public company State-owned |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 1855; 169 years ago (1855) |
Headquarters | Fornebu, Norway |
Key people | Sigve Brekke (President and CEO), Jens Petter Olsen (Chair of the Board) |
Products | Fixed line and mobile telephony, internet, digital television, IT services, IPTV Telegraphy |
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Owner | Government of Norway (54%) |
Number of employees | 11,000 (2023)[1] |
Subsidiaries | see Subsidiaries |
Website | https://www.telenor.com |
Telenor is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and had a market capitalization in November 2015 of kr 225 billion, making it the third largest company listed on the OSE after DNB and Equinor (previously known as Statoil).[4]