Tele2 Russia awarded 6 new GSM licenses

Stockholm - Tele2 AB (Tele2), (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: TEL2 A and TEL2 B) today
announced that it has been awarded 6 new GSM licenses in Russia. Including those
new licenses, Tele2 Russia's footprint will cover 43 regions with a total
population of more than 62 million.

Dmitry Strashnov, Market Area Director and CEO Tele2 Russia, commented: "Tele2
would like to be the regional operator of choice in Russia, helping the
country's citizens to access affordable and reliable telecom services. Receiving
6 new GSM licenses is a step in the right direction and will make our Best Deal
proposition available to an even larger number of consumers and businesses in
the country."

Contacts

Lars Torstensson, Investor Inquiries, Telephone: +46 702 73 48 79
Pernilla Oldmark, Press Inquiries, Telephone: +46 704 26 45 45


TELE2 IS ONE OF EUROPE'S LEADING TELECOM OPERATORS, ALWAYS PROVIDING THE BEST
DEAL. We have 31 million customers in 11 countries. Tele2 offers mobile
services, fixed broadband and telephony, data network services, cable TV and
content services. Ever since Jan Stenbeck founded the company in 1993, it has
been a tough challenger to the former government monopolies and other
established providers. Tele2 has been listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm since
1996. In 2010, we had net sales of SEK 40.2 billion and reported an operating
profit (EBITDA) of SEK 10.3 billion.

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