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Telenor controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2025

    Allegations concerning Myanmar surveillance and customer data

    Justice for Myanmar and ICJ Norway reportedly filed a complaint with Norwegian police alleging that Telenor provided surveillance equipment and customer data to Myanmar's military authorities. The allegations included claims that telecom information may have been used to locate dissidents. Norwegian parliamentary committees also sought explanations from the government. The claims and their legal outcome require verification against current primary reporting.

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  2. 2020

    ESA fines Telenor €112 million over Norwegian pricing practices

    Fine or penalty

    The EFTA Surveillance Authority said it fined Telenor €112 million for anticompetitive practices in Norway between 2008 and 2012. ESA said Telenor abused its market dominance through a pricing strategy that caused rivals to make losses when selling residential mobile broadband services on tablets and laptops. Telenor's Norway chief said the company was surprised by the decision and the size of the fine.

    Company response

    • Clarification — Telenor

      "We are very surprised by the decision and the size of the fine," Petter-Boerre Furberg, Telenor's Norway chief, said in a statement.

    • Denial — Telenor

      Furberg claimed Telenor has “followed all laws and regulations” regarding competition and that the company strongly opposes the accusations against it.

    Source excerpt

    • Telenor abused its market dominance by using a pricing strategy that resulted in rivals making a loss when selling residential mobile broadband services on tablets and laptops in that period, the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) said.
    • A European watchdog on Tuesday said it had fined telecoms company Telenor 112 million euros for anticompetitive practices in Norway between 2008 and 2012.
    • European regulators are punishing Norway’s state-controlled telecoms giant Telenor with a hefty fine of NOK 1.2 billion (USD 125 million) for misusing its market dominance to put pressure on the profit margins of other operators.
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