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=== Russia and CIS === ====Kazakhstan==== Tele2 operated in Kazakhstan from 2005 to 2018 and does not operate there now.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-05-23 |title=UPDATE 1-Sweden's Tele2 agrees deal to exit Kazakhstan |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/tele2-kazakhstan-idUSL5N22Z1FX |access-date=2023-04-21}}</ref> 51% of Mobile Telecom-Service LLP was purchased by Tele2 in early 2010 to serve as a base for the company's mobile services in Kazakhstan. Tele2 has an option to buy the remaining 49% of Mobile Telecom-Service LLP within 5 years after the contract was closed. Tele2 is the smallest of three mobile operators in Kazakhstan with about 4.3 million customers. In December 2018 Tele2 ended operations, leaving Beeline to be the only government-independent carrier. Even nowadays, Tele2 in general keeps working in Kazakhstan, but it is owned by [[Kazakhtelecom]] ====Russia==== {{Main|T2 (telecommunications company)}} Tele2 operated in Russia from 2003 to 2013 and does not operate there now. Tele2 started the operations in the Russian Federation by acquiring 12 regional mobile operators from its sister company [[Millicom]] in 2001, years later in 2013 Tele2 sold their Russian operations to the bank VTB for US$2–4 billion plus $1.15 billion in net debt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/tele2-to-sell-russian-operations-for-usd-24-bln--933996 |title=Tele2 to sell Russian operations for USD 2.4 bln |publisher=Telecompaper |access-date=9 May 2013}}</ref> Since February 2020, Rostelecom acquired 100% share by purchasing 50% share from VTB group.<ref name="sobstv_19_02_20" /> in September 4, 2024, "Tele2 Russia" rebranded and changed its name to "t2".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Информация о компании t2 – оператор сотовой связи t2 |url=https://msk.t2.ru/about/company/about-company |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=msk.t2.ru |language=ru |trans-quote=Information about the company t2 – mobile operator t2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-04 |title=Tele2 сменил название |url=https://www.rbc.ru/technology_and_media/04/09/2024/66d7b8919a79471dbb785938 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=РБК |language=ru |trans-quote=Tele2 changed its name}}</ref>
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