Monday, November 28, 2005

TeliaSonera Takes Action vs. Alfa Group

An AP newswire article, via Yahoo! News, reports that:

TeliaSonera AB, the Nordic region's largest telecommunications company, said Monday it is suing Russian rival Alfa Group in an ongoing battle over control of the Turkish mobile-phone company Turkcell.

The company also announced legal action over a bank transfer of $135 million from Turkcell.

TeliaSonera claims Alfa Group's June 22 purchase of Turkcell shares was improper and a violation of its own contract with Turkish shareholder Cukurova Group. TeliaSonera and Cukurova own 51 percent of Turkcell through a holding company.

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