TeliaSonera International Carrier: TeliaSonera to Power Monte Cristo Games' CITIES...

TeliaSonera International Carrier: TeliaSonera to Power Monte Cristo Games' CITIES XL IP Traffic

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(Business Wire)--
TeliaSonera International Carrier, Europe's largest IP carrier, is
pleased to announce that they will provide support for the technical
infrastructure for CITIES XL(TM), the upcoming city-building game from
French publisher Monte Cristo. Monte Cristo will be utilizing
TeleSonera's Global IP network and specialized collocation services to
power the data network behind CITIES XL(TM).

Currently CITIES XL(TM) is in closed Beta stage and TeliaSonera is
already working with Monte Cristo to support the game's data
infrastructure in the run up to its public release in 2009. Monte
Cristo is projecting a significant increase in the number of online
players over the next year, and for this reason feels that an
outsourced infrastructure is the best strategy for fulfilling consumer
demand and ensuring the best possible service for CITIES XL(TM)
players.

"We are delighted that we will be providing the data
communications infrastructure for Cities XL(TM)," said Anna Mossberg
Vice President of Product and Business Management, TeliaSonera
International Carrier. "Merging video gaming with social networking
and virtual worlds is something that has never been done before, and
we are proud to be part of this. As the premier online gaming carrier
of Europe, we are confident that we can support the technical needs of
CITIES XL(TM), and look forward to an exciting partnership with Monte
Cristo."

Jerome Gastaldi, CEO of Monte Cristo said, "We are expecting our
user base to increase considerably and felt that we would be wise to
make additional provisions for a substantial increase in data traffic,
and TeliaSonera International Carrier was a perfect partner to meet
this need. The technical side of the closed Beta has gone very
smoothly indeed and we are all looking forward to the release of
CITIES XL(TM) next year."

TeliaSonera International Carrier provides wholesale international
IP, Capacity and Voice services to major destinations in Europe and
across the Atlantic. The services are based on TeliaSonera
International Carrier's wholly owned European and trans-Atlantic
networks. As well as owning one of the largest network footprints in
Europe, TeliaSonera International Carrier also has peering points in
the US. TeliaSonera International Carrier is the leading carrier of IP
and Voice traffic in Europe. TeliaSonera International Carrier is a
company fully owned by the TeliaSonera Group. In 2007 TeliaSonera
International Carrier was awarded for Best Wholesale Carrier by the
World Communication Awards. Visit www.teliasoneraic.com

About Monte Cristo Created in 1995 Monte Cristo is a leading game
production company with over a decade of experience, having
successfully published 30 games worldwide. Backed by leading
international venture capitalists, we are currently focusing a team of
over 80 people on the development of CITIES XL(TM) which merges video
gaming with social networking and virtual worlds.

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of which are outside the control of TeliaSonera.

TeliaSonera (Nasdaq:TLSN) (STO:TLSN) (HEX:TLS1V) (LSE:TEE)
provides telecommunication services in the Nordic and Baltic
countries, in Spain and the emerging markets of Eurasia, including
Russia and Turkey. We are the leading European provider of quality
cross-border voice, IP and capacity services, provided through our
wholly-owned international carrier network. In 2007, TeliaSonera's net
sales amounted to SEK 96 billion, and at the end of December 2007 the
total number of subscriptions exceeded 114 million in 18 countries.
The TeliaSonera share is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and
the Helsinki Stock Exchange, and the company is included in the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index. Simplicity and service are important tools
for us in creating profitable growth and value for our customers and
shareholders. Read more at www.teliasonera.com

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