Editing Tele2 (section)

==History==
Tele2 started in 1981 as a mobile phone provider called Comvik as an alternative mobile phone operator to the state-owned company [[Televerket (Sweden)|Televerket]] (today known as [[Telia Company]]). The cable television provider Kabelvision AB started in 1986. Comvik later changed its name to become [[Comviq]] when the company got a [[GSM]] license in 1988 and started operating in 1992.

In 1991, Sweden's first commercial ISP was started with the Swedish IP Network (Swipnet (sv), AS1257) by Investment AB Kinnevik, later renamed as Tele2, and in 1993 with telephone liberalization in Sweden, Tele2 started to offer international calls.

The three companies Comviq, Kabelvision, and Tele2 came together as the Tele2 brand on fixed-line services and Comviq on mobile services in Sweden in 1997. The Swipnet branding was phased out in 2014. International growth came in the form of acquisitions in Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, and France.

In June 2016 Tele2 acquired the B2B services provider TDC Sweden AB from Danish TDC Group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tele2 acquires TDC Sweden and strengthens its position in the Swedish B2B market - Tele2 |url=https://www.tele2.com/media/news/2016/tele2-acquires-tdc-sweden-and-strengthens-its-position-in-the-swedish-b2b-market/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=www.tele2.com |language=en}}</ref>

In November 2018, Tele2 was merged with telecom operator Com Hem, which delivered, among other things, TV, broadband and telephony.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mobile, broadband and entertainment converges in one brand as Com Hem becomes Tele2 - Tele2 |url=https://www.tele2.com/media/news/2021/mobile-broadband-and-entertainment-converges-in-one-brand-as-com-hem-becomes-tele2/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=www.tele2.com |language=en}}</ref> At the beginning of 2020, the streaming service Comhem Play+ was launched available to those who are not a customer at Com Hem and changed name to Tele2 Play in January 2022.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=Tele2 släpper nytt streamingpaket med linjära kanaler - Tele2 |url=https://www.tele2.com/sv/media/pressmeddelanden/2022/tele2-slapper-nytt-streamingpaket-med-linjara-kanaler/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=www.tele2.com |language=sv}}</ref> The same week, the new digital operator Penny was also launched.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>