TeliaSonera reports tough first quarter

TeliaSonera yesterday recorded net sales of SEK2.8bn (ВЈ209m) at its mobile division in its home market of Sweden in the first quarter, flat on the same period a year earlier.

Although the operator’s Swedish mobile subscriber base increased to 4.4 million at the end of March, average revenue per user (ARPU) dropped from SEK205 in the first quarter 2005 to SEK199 in 2006.

In Finland TeliaSonera recorded sales of SEK2.2bn, down from SEK2.6bn in the first quarter 2005. Finnish ARPU also fell from SEK31.90 in the first quarter of 2005 to SEK27.30 in 2006. The Finnish mobile subscriber base climbed to 2.5 million at the end of March.

Tags: Finland, Sweden, TeliaSonera

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