#Uninor appoints Vivek Sood as new CEO

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Uninor today announced the appointment of VivekSood as CEO, Uninor. Morten Karlsen Sørby steps down as CEO of Uninor due to illness in his immediate family and will assume a new role in Telenor Group. Uninor has also appointed a new CMO, Upanga Dutta replacing Rajeev Sethi, who moves to Grameenphone as CEO.  All the changes are effective December 1, 2014, but Morten will remain as an advisor to the Uninor top management until January 1, 2015.
Vivek Sood is moving back to India from his position as CEO in Grameenphone, the largest mobile operator in Bangladesh. During his two year tenure Grameenphone has significantly strengthened its market position and gained financial strength. Under him Grameenphone crossed the 50 million customer milestone and became first country within the Telenor Group to do so. Before moving to Grameenphone, Sood was the chief financial officer (CFO) at Uninor. He has more than 20 years of experience with companies such as Tata AIG Life Insurance, Hutchison Telecom, Tupperware India and Hindustan Lever Limited (Unilever).

 “I am happy to return to Uninor and to work with a passionate team which is delivering strongly, both on revenues and subscriber share.  With the extension of Uninor’s Sabse Sasta proposition to Internet-based services and ongoing investments in the network across all circles, the company is set to deliver further growth,” said VivekSood, CEO, Uninor

Special Ramzaan pack from #Uninor

Uninor announced the launch of a special Ramzaan pack – STV 48. By opting for this pack, Andhra Pradesh Uninor subscribers will get 5,000 night seconds everyday (valid between 10pm to 7am), cheap ISD calls -  Saudi @ 15p/sec, Kuwait/ Bahrain 11p/sec, UAE @ 20p/sec and US/Can @2P/Sec for a validity of 25 days."This is just another step towards our commitment of offering Sabse Sasta services. I am sure the subscribers of AP will benefit from such service," said Satish Kannan, Circle Business Head for Andhra Pradesh, Uninor.

Uninor opens a record 367 Exclusive Stores in one day

After announcing a massive 30% expansion in its network sites and launching the most affordable 'internet for all' services, Uninor today conducted its largest ever retail expansion since launch. In one day, 367 new exclusive Uninor retail stores opened up for business in the six circles of UP West, UP East, Bihar (including Jharkhand), Maharashtra and Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat where the company offers its sabsesasta voice and internet for all services. This is a  30% expansion of the exclusive retail footprint that takes Uninor to 1480 exclusive stores – the second largest among all operators in these six circles.

Of these, 39 new stores were launched in the circle of Andhra Pradesh. This is the largest number of stores opened by any mobile operator in a single day and takes Uninor to over 181 exclusive stores in Andhra Pradesh.

“SabseSasta Uninor services for both in voice and Internet are now available at 350,000 retail points across six circles and 53,146  inAndhra Pradesh. Infact, Uninor now has the second largest number of retail shops among all operators in (circle name). This means that it has never been easier for those who are worried about their mobile tariffs to move to Uninor for its 25 paisa per minute voice calls or the Rs. 1 per day unlimited Facebook and Whatsapp,” said Satish Kannan, Uninor’s Circle Business Head for Andhra Pradesh.

“We declared early on this year that 2014 will be about investments, expansion and growth for Uninor. We started this with the addition of a record 5000 new network sites and follow that up today with our largest ever retail expansion,” said Morten KarlsenSorby, nominated CEO of Uninor. “Every day we get closer still to our customers. We have the network, the retail footprint and the product portfolio of sabsesasta voice, sms and internet for all – to truly serve the segment we have chosen – the mass market,” he added.

Uninor recently announced the launch of its entirely new internet strategy– moving from MB and KB pricing to unlimited sabsesasta tariffs for services like Facebook and Whatsapp. With the network expansion earlier and retail expansion now, the company expects a significant increase in its customer base that includes doubling of its active internet users within this year.

“Together with being the best in basic services and low cost operations, being best in mass market distribution are the three pillars that define Uninor’s strategy in India. We take a big leap forward on retail today,” said Rajeev Sethi, Chief Marketing Officer of Uninor. “It is the mass market customer who often requires greater engagement with the operator– to be able to walk into a store in the neighbourhood and get the information and assistance needed. This is what these stores will do– within walking distance of our subscribers,” he added.

All Uninor Exclusive Stores will be full service outlets that will offer all services including new connections, recharges, on-the-spot query resolution and complete assistance to all subscribers. The stores will be staffed by trained customer service personnel and equipped with the fully automated IT solutions that will help in spot resolution of all queries and conduct all service requests.
About Uninor
Uninor is majority owned subsidiary of Telenor Group – one of the major mobile operators with headquarters in Oslo, Norway.  Uninor’s pre-paid GSM services are commercially available in the six circles of UP (West), UP (East), Bihar (including Jharkhand), Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Together, these circles account for more than 50% of India’s population giving Uninor the ability to serve every second person in India.

Uninor will be rolling out services in the seventh circle of Assam shortly.

Uninor's three-pillar strategy of being the best in basic services, mass market distribution and low cost operations has helped the company achieve EBIDTA and OCF breakeven in all the 6 operational circles within 4 years of launching services. By focusing on affordable tariffs, Uninor empowers its 32 million subscribers to enjoy the benefits of mobile telephony through its simple proposition of – ‘Sabsesasta’ (lowest) tariffs for all basic services. For more information, please visit www.uninor.in
About Telenor
Telenor Group is an international provider of tele, data and media communication services. Telenor Group has mobile operations in 13 markets in the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia, as well as a voting stake of 42.95 per cent (economic stake 33 per cent) in VimpelCom Ltd., operating in 17 markets. Headquartered in Norway, Telenor Group is one of the world’s major mobile operators with 166 million mobile subscriptions, revenues in 2013 of NOK 104 billion, and a workforce of over 33,000.

Uninor launches SabseSastaFacebook and Whatsapp packs

Changing its Internet strategy, Uninor has decided to shift from volume based Internet offerings (MB and GB offerings) to service based Internet offerings (Facebook and Whatsapp). Offering Unlimited Facebookpacks starting 50 Paisa for an hour and Unlimited Whatsapp access starting 1 rupee a day, these service-based offerings forms the cheapest way for mobile users to access Facebook or use Whatsapp in Andhra Pradesh

Addressing the media at the press conference, Satish Kannan, Circle Business Head, Andhra Pradesh said “When consumers use internet services for social networking, messaging, browsing and emails, there is no reason why operators should serve and charge for MBs and GBs. Uninor is putting an end to these confusing tariffs by offering the services at flat rates for unlimited usage.”

For youth of today, 80% of their need is social networking and messaging .. Whatsapp and FB are the most popular and Uninor is hence taking care of 80% of the youth’s data needs at affordable rates

Unlimited Sabse Sasta Facebook starts at 50p for 1 hour

One hour Facebook product is the first such in India. For the first time ever, a mobile operator offers Facebook access for a 1 hour validity and that too at a price of only 50 paisa. The company also offered unlimited Facebook access for a day at just 1Re; a week at 5 Rupees and unlimited month long access at 16 Rupees.

Unlimited Sabse Sasta Whatsapp packs starts at 1 rupee a day
For one rupee, Uninor offers subscribers of the Whatsapp pack, unlimited messaging on the platform for the entire day.  The company also offered unlimited whatsapp access for a week at 5 Rupees and unlimited month long access at 15 rupees.

Importantly, all these products offer unlimited access – upload as much content and make as many posts as you like during the validity period.

“By launching unlimited Facebook and Whatsapp packs Uninor eliminates the price shock associated with data packs”said Amaresh Kumar, Chief Product Officer, Uninor. “This is not just about product, but a complete revamp of our technology. From creation of dedicated resources in the network for these services, enhancement of packet core nodes and by employing new transmission and compression technology, we now havethe capacity to meet double the demand of Internet than today.”

·         Uninor’s Internet revenue has grown by an impressive 97% (Jan’13 -  Jan’2014)
·         Over 22.3%  of Uninor subscribers in the circle are already active data users
·         Data Unique users have grown by 121% (Jan’13 Vs Jan’14)
·         Further active Facebook & Whatsapp users on mobile are 12% of the total subscriber base.

Sabse Sasta Facebook and Sabse Sasta Whatsapp – 50 p for an hour of FB, Rs. 1 for a day of Whatsapp

Termed Sabse Sasta (most affordable) Facebook and Sabse Sasta (most affordable) Whatsapp, the products will allow subscribers unlimited access to these services at one fixed charge for a period ranging from 1 hour to 1 month. With just a one-time charge, subscribers can use Facebook and Whatsapp for the duration of the period without worrying about MBs and GBs. Subscribers can enjoy unlimited Facebook access for a week at 5 Rupees and unlimited month long access at 16 rupees. Customers can also recharge by dialing

1 Whatsapp *555*201#              1 FB *555*101#

 “More than half of India’s mobile Internet users are active on Facebook and Whatsapp. This is why we have launched SabseSasta Facebook and SabseSastaWhatsapp as the flagship Internet products today. Uninor has stood for simple, affordable tariffs on voice and it will stand for the same in Internet. If you are a Facebook or Whatsapp user today, Uninor will be your best choice for good quality and affordable tariffs. This is our commitment,” added Satish Kannan

Ramping up sales and customer service set up
Apart from the product, the sales, distribution and customer service functions are also being developed for the expected increase in Internetusage. Towards this Uninor is setting up stand-alone Internet service kiosks in each of its exclusive retail outlets, recruit additional resources at its customer service facilities and conduct internet specific training for all service agents.

Uninor to expand by 30% across Andhra Pradesh

Uninor has today announced its largest ever network expansion with the deployment of 550 additional network sites across Andhra Pradesh. This is almost 30% additional sites being deployed and will be completed within the next 03 months. With this expansion, Uninor will have close to 3500 network sites deployed across Andhra Pradesh.

The expansion announcement comes on the back of Uninor achieving breakeven by proving the sustainability of its operating model. Uninor has acquired an additional 1.4 MHz of spectrum in Andhra Pradesh in 1800MHz band. The total spectrum for Andhra Pradesh with this addition will be 6.4 MHz. This strengthening of spectrum will lead to superior voice and data services.

This expansion drive will significantly benefit Vijayawada Circle comprising of Krishna, Guntur and West Godavari districts. The circle will see an addition of 70 new sites, besides better quality and wider outreach because of  spectrum expansion.

Speaking on the expansion, Satish Kannan, Circle Business Head, Uninor said; “The announcement is a part of Uninor’s network expansion plan for Andhra Pradesh region of which Vijayawada is an important market. We want to assure all our partners and customers that we are a mass market service operator and will continue to offer ‘Sabse-Sasta’ services in Andhra Pradesh.”

Uninor today serves over 4.5 million subscribers across Andhra Pradesh. The company offers its connections and recharges through 60000 points of sale 175 exclusive stores and 375 distributors in the circle.  The points of sale will be expanded to 65000 in Andhra Pradesh by end of June this year.  Uninor’s current market share in Andhra Pradesh is 15% to 17% in Gross add, which is month on month additions in subscriber base.

According to Satish Kannan, Uninor has been focusing on Pre-paid which is mass market and 99% of the customers are prepaid subscribers.
 

Uninor hosts free health check up for women to commemorate International Women’s day

Andhra Pradesh’s most affordable tariffs telecom service provider, hosted free medical health check-up camps for women to commemorate International Women’s Day, on Saturday. Uninor setup 25 such camps, across Andhra Pradesh including Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Vizag and other cities and towns. Women underwent eye, BMI, BP, Sugar check up at these camps manned by specialists.

Uninor announces 30% network expansion

Uninor has today announced its largest ever network expansion with the deployment of 5000 additional network sites in its six circles of UP West, UP East, Bihar (including Jharkhand), Maharashtra and Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. This is a 30% expansion of network sites in one go – the largest ever since launch of operations - and will be completed within the next 5 months. With this expansion, Uninor will have close to 24,000 network sites deployed across its six circles with an ability to cover 5 crores or 50 million additional population in these regions.

The expansion announcement comes on the back of Uninor achieving breakeven by proving the sustainability of its operating model.

"With this expansion Uninor will now extend its SabseSasta services to millions of new subscribers in its six circles even as we strengthen our network in the areas we already cover,” said Morten KarlsenSorby, nominated CEO of Uninor. “Achieving profitability in record time shows that Uninor can continue to keep its most affordable tariffs position in the market while offering a profitable business proposition to its distributors and retailers and expanding its network coverage. This will continue to be our strategy in 2014," he added.

The company has also reported an improvement in all its major business metrics for the fourth quarter of 2013, the results of which were announced by Telenor Group today.

During the quarter, Uninor has improved its ARPU by 17% to reach INR 106 as a result of improved quality of the customer base. The company's revenues from the six circles where it offers services have improved by 36% to reach INR 8.5 billion. Additionally, Uninor has also continued to reduce churn quarter on quarter to reach 4.6% for the current period.

Uninor has reported a sequential quarter on quarter growth of 13.2% in revenue at a time when the growth of the larger operators is between 0 to 5%. The Revenue Market Share for Q3 has increased by 50 bps (source: TRAI). It is expected that Uninor gains further revenue market share in Q4 in 2013.

Uninor today serves over 32.7 million subscribers (as reported in India) in the six circles of UP West, UP East, Bihar (including Jharkhand), Maharashtra and Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. The company offers its connections and recharges through 345,000 points of sale and 1828 distributors.

About Uninor: Uninor is majority owned subsidiary of Telenor Group – one of the major mobile operators with headquarters in Oslo, Norway.  Uninor’s pre-paid GSM services are commercially available in the six circles of UP (West), UP (East), Bihar (including Jharkhand), Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Together, these circles account for more than 50% of India’s population giving Uninor the ability to serve every second person in India.

Uninor's three-pillar strategy of being the best in basic services, mass market distribution and low cost operations has helped the company achieve EBIDTA and OCF breakeven in all the 6 operational circles within 4 years of launching services. By focusing on affordable tariffs, Uninor empowers its 32 million subscribers to enjoy the benefits of mobile telephony through its simple proposition of – ‘Sabsesasta’ (lowest) tariffs for all basic services. For more information, please visit www.uninor.in |www.twitter.com/uninornews

About Telenor: Telenor Group is an international provider of tele, data and media communication services. Telenor Group has mobile operations in 12 markets in the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia, as well as a voting stake of 42.95 per cent (economic stake 33 per cent) in VimpelCom Ltd., operating in 17 markets. Headquartered in Norway, Telenor Group is one of the world’s major mobile operators with 161 million mobile subscriptions in its consolidated operations per Q3 2013, revenues in 2012 of NOK 102 billion, and a workforce of nearly 34,000.

Uninor Announces Major Expansion Drive in Andhra Pradesh

Uninor, one of India’s fastest growing telecom operators, today announced a major expansion of its operations in the Andhra Pradesh region. As a part of this expansion, Uninor will deploy an additional 550 network sites across 2700 towns & villages beginning January 2014, in the region, facilitating employment opportunities for many in Andhra Pradesh.  Additionally, Uninor also aims to add 7000 new retail points to reach 60000 in total with a total of 250 retail stores.

To celebrate the new wave of growth and to engage better with its customers through fun games, activities and freebies, Uninor has planned a special Extravaganza in mini clusters across the circle, over a period of 3 months. Several on ground activities, are a part of a special Carnival that brings Uninor closer to its customers with their special products like 25 paisa. With this expansion and a unique concept of carnival, the benefits of the Sabse Sasta operator reach many new subscribers in the circle.  

With this initiative, Uninor will become the first operator to announce such an on-ground activity in the Andhra Pradesh circle.

Speaking on the occasion, Uninor’s Circle Business Head for Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Satish Kannan said, “We as a company want to consolidate on the good work that we have done in this circle. Uninor is all set to invest and expand its operations in the region. With this network expansion, several new towns and villages will also start getting the state's most affordable mobile tariffs.” Talking about the Uninor Carnival, Mr. Kannan added, “We want to go closer to our audiences and celebrate the growth of affordable mobile services with them in a fresh manner. This is where the on ground activities will help us connect better.”

With this new wave of expansion, Uninor will own 3300 network sites spanning across 2700 towns & villages, with 60000 point of sales, 800 RSEs, 260 CREs and about 330 distributors in the Andhra Pradesh circle.

About Uninor: Uninor is majority owned subsidiary of Telenor Group – one of the major mobile operators with headquarters in Oslo, Norway.  Uninor’s pre-paid GSM services are commercially available in the six circles of UP (West), UP (East), Bihar (including Jharkhand), Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Together, these circles account for more than 50% of India’s population giving Uninor the ability to serve every second person in India.

Uninor is a young operator that focuses on the mass market serving over 32 million customers. Uninor’s innovative products and services empower customers to enjoy the benefits of mobile telephony through its simple price proposition of – ‘sabse sasta’ (lowest) tariffs for all basic services. The company is committed to profitable growth in this highly price sensitive and competitive market. For more information, please visit www.uninor.in

Andhra Pradesh’s cheapest mobile call launched today by Uninor

At a time when consumers are worried about rising prices, Uninor has made Sabse Sasta even more sasta. The mobile operator has today launched a brand new tariff plan that offers the cheapest rates for any kind of mobile phone call in Andhra Pradesh. Now, Uninor’s Andhra Pradesh customers can now make local as well as STD calls to any network in the country at just 25paisa/minute.

As an extension to Uninor’s promise of being the ‘Sabse Sasta’ service provider, the company has launched two special tariff vouchers. Subscribers can enjoy local calls to any network at just 25paisa/minute by simply recharging their phones with STV17. That’s not all. Uninor customers who make both STD as well as local calls get to enjoy the same tariffs using STV29. Both offers come with a validity of 28 days.

Satish Kannan, Circle Business Head- Andhra Pradesh, Uninor said “With our 25 paisa/min tariffs, this is now by far the cheapest call anyone can make in Andhra Pradesh. Sabse Sasta for us not just a promotion, it is a commitment that we intend to keep.”

Uninor makes its products and services available through 56,000 retail outlets across Andhra Pradesh.

About Uninor: Uninor is majority owned subsidiary of Telenor Group – one of the major mobile operators with headquarters in Oslo, Norway.  Uninor’s pre-paid GSM services are commercially available in the six circles of UP (West), UP (East), Bihar (including Jharkhand), Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Together, these circles account for more than 50% of India’s population giving Uninor the ability to serve every second person in India.

Uninor is a young operator that focuses on the mass market serving over 32.7 million customers. Uninor’s innovative products and services empower customers to enjoy the benefits of mobile telephony through its simple price proposition of - ’sabse sasta’ (lowest) tariffs for all basic services. The company is committed to profitable growth in this highly price sensitive and competitive market.  Uninor achieved break-even in the two circles of UP East and Gujarat – the fastest by any mobile operator in India. For more information, please visit http://uninor.in

About Telenor Group: Telenor Group is an international provider of tele, data and media communication services. Telenor Group has mobile operations in 12 markets in the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia, as well as a voting stake of 42.95 per cent (economic stake 33 per cent) in VimpelCom Ltd., operating in 17 markets. Headquartered in Norway, Telenor Group is one of the world’s major mobile operators with more than 150 million mobile subscriptions in its consolidated operations per Q2 2013, revenues in 2012 of NOK 102 billion, and a workforce of nearly 34,000.For more information about Telenor Group, please visit www.telenor.com

Uninor announced September 9 will be Free Internet Day in Andhra Pradesh for its users

Uninor today announced that September 9 will be a “free internet day” for all its subscribers in Andhra Pradesh. This means free and unlimited browsing, downloading, chatting and social media on all Uninor connections.
Speaking on launch, Satish Kannan, Circle Business Head- Andhra Pradesh, Uninor said that “Not only the most affordable tariffs for voice and sms, Uninor is also the most affordable operator for internet. Our internet tariffs are as much as 30% cheaper than those of any other operator. I encourage all our subscribers to use the internet freely on September 9 and freely thereafter too with our cheapest tariffs.”
Offer validity would be limited from midnight to 8PM, post which the GPRS usage would be charged on regular basis.
Uninor customers can also subscribe to STV 146 and STV 89 to enjoy 4GB and 1.5GB of free data respectively for a period of 28 days. Close to 56,000 retailers and 130 exclusive stores serve nearly 4.47mn Uninor customers in Andhra Pradesh.
About Uninor:
Uninor is majority owned subsidiary of Telenor Group – one of the major mobile operators with headquarters in Oslo, Norway.  Uninor’s pre-paid GSM services are commercially available in the six circles of UP (West), UP (East), Bihar (including Jharkhand), Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Together, these circles account for more than 50% of India’s population giving Uninor the ability to serve every second person in India.
Uninor is a young operator that focuses on the mass market serving over 32.7 million customers. Uninor’s innovative products and services empower customers to enjoy the benefits of mobile telephony through its simple price proposition of - ’sabse sasta’ (lowest) tariffs for all basic services. The company is committed to profitable growth in this highly price sensitive and competitive market.  Uninor achieved break-even in the three circles of UP East, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh – the fastest by any mobile operator in India. For more information, please visit http://uninor.in
About Telenor Group
Telenor Group is an international provider of tele, data and media communication services. Telenor Group has mobile operations in 11 markets in the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia, as well as a voting stake of 42.95 per cent (economic stake 35.7 per cent) in VimpelCom Ltd., operating in 18 markets. Headquartered in Norway, Telenor Group is one of the world’s major mobile operators with 148 million mobile subscriptions in its consolidated operations per Q4 2012, revenues in 2012 of NOK 102 billion, and a workforce of approximately 30,000.

Uninor offers free GPRS on Raksha Bandhan

Uninor, the fastest growing service provider today announced Free GPRS day to celebrate the spirit of Raksha Bandhan. Uninor’s Andhra Pradesh customers can now avail free GPRS on Raksha Bandhan – Wednesday, August 21, 2013, says Satish Kannan, Uninor Circle Business Head for Andhra Pradesh.

The offer is valid only on 21st August. Uninor customers can also subscribe to STV146 and STV89 to enjoy 4GB and 1.5GB of free data respectively for a period of 4 weeks.

Uninor announces Andhra Pradesh’s top 10 most popular patriotic songs

Uninor has announced a special promotion for its prepaid customers on the occasion of India’s 67th Independence Day. Uninor customers in Andhra Pradesh can listen to Patriotic songs and set their favorites as their caller tunes for free!!

To set these songs as caller tunes for free, Uninor customers can dial the IVR number 52211 and choose their favorite patriotic song. The call charge for setting up the caller tune through IVR is Rs. 6 per minute. The caller-tune service however comes free of cost for a period of 30 days. Customers can change unlimited songs during this period at no extra cost.

Some of the most downloaded movie songs on independence theme are mentioned below:

Movie Song                  Language         Movie                           Code
Meme Indians                 TELUGU Khadgam                        1202169
Vandemataram                TELUGU Leader                           3200106
Nenusaitham1                 TELUGU Tagore                          0572918
Jai Ho                             HINDI Slumdog Millionaire           5045224
MaaTujhe Salaam              HINDI VandeMaataram              2204011
Rang De Basanti               HINDI Rang De Basanti         1205692

Speaking on the launch of the Independence Day special offer, Satish Kannan, Uninor Circle Business Head for Andhra Pradesh said “Now announce your patriotism to anyone who calls you. Spread the fervor as we celebrate our Independence Day. Uninor now makes it possible to set a patriotic song as a caller-tune at no additional cost. I encourage our subscribers to make the most of this offer by dialing 52211 today.”

To avail this offer, subscribers can either SMS CT to 51234 (tollfree).The service can be availed at a subscription cost of Rs. 40 for a period of 30 days.

About Uninor:  Uninor is majority owned subsidiary of Telenor Group – one of the major mobile operators with headquarters in Oslo, Norway.  Uninor’s pre-paid GSM services are commercially available in the six circles of UP (West), UP (East), Bihar (including Jharkhand), Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Together, these circles account for more than 50% of India’s population giving Uninor the ability to serve every second person in India.

Uninor is a young operator that focusses on the mass market serving over 32.7 million customers. Uninor’s innovative products and services empower customers to enjoy the benefits of mobile telephony through its simple price proposition of - ’sabsesasta’ (lowest) tariffs for all basic services. The company is committed to profitable growth in this highly price sensitive and competitive market.  Uninor achieved break-even in the three circles of UP East, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh – the fastest by any mobile operator in India. For more information, please visit http://uninor.in

About Telenor Group: Telenor Group is an international provider of tele, data and media communication services. Telenor Group has mobile operations in 11 markets in the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia, as well as a voting stake of 42.95 per cent (economic stake 35.7 per cent) in VimpelCom Ltd., operating in 18 markets. Headquartered in Norway, Telenor Group is one of the world’s major mobile operators with 150 million mobile subscriptions in its consolidated operations per Q4 2012, revenues in 2012 of NOK 102 billion, and a workforce of approximately 31,000.
Uninor expects its remaining circles to achieve break-even targets by the end of 2013.