Editing Tele2 (section)

==Divestments==
[[Image:Tele2 Map 2.0.svg|thumb|332x332px|{{legend|#47b300|Countries where Tele2 operates.}}{{legend|#b30009|Countries where Tele2 no longer operates.}}]]
Tele2's operates in Sweden and the Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania only. Focusing on own infrastructure-based operations which provide higher growth options and possibly better margins for the future. One area of notable success has been the growth of the mobile Internet broadband connectivity.

Tele2 has terminated operations, activities, and holdings in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

In 2007 the company sold its holdings in Belgium to Dutch operator [[KPN]], in France to [[SFR]] and activities in Spain and Italy to [[Vodafone Italy]], in Portugal to Clix and in Switzerland to [[Sunrise Communications AG|TDC Sunrise]]. In March 2008 Tele2 divested its Austrian [[Mobile virtual network operator|MVNO]] operations to [[Telekom Austria]], although retaining its fixed line and internet services until the latter two services were sold to [[3 (telecommunications)#Austria|Hutchison 3]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tele2.com/media/press-releases/2017/tele2-ab-sells-tele2-austria-to-hutchison-drei-austria-gmbh-for-eur-95-million|title=Tele2 AB sells Tele2 Austria to Hutchison Drei Austria GMBH for EUR 95 million - Tele2}}</ref> In June 2008 Tele2 sold its Liechtenstein and Luxembourg holdings to Belgian operator [[Belgacom]]. The same month Tele2 sold its Polish operations to Netia.

Tele2 reportedly attempted to sell its German unit as well in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abcmoney.co.uk/news/152007118939.htm |title=Abcmoney.co.uk |date=15 August 2007 |publisher=Abcmoney.co.uk |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-date=20 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620053837/http://www.abcmoney.co.uk/news/152007118939.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> eventually the sale came through a management buyout in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teltarif.de/tele2-verkauf-buy-out/news/82794.html |title=teltarif.de |date= 6 December 2020 |publisher=teltarif.de |access-date=3 February 2023}}</ref> The newly formed company trades as STROTH Telecom GmbH.

In 2005 they sold their [[Tele2 UK Services|UK & Ireland fixed operations]] to [[Carphone Warehouse]] for £8.7m.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.se/20051219/2713/#.UVQKWFdgKF8 |title=Tele2 sells up in Britain - The Local |publisher=Thelocal.se |access-date=8 November 2014}}</ref> They also pulled out of the Finnish market stating problems with the competitive and regulatory environment<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.se/20050819/1921/#.UVQKZVdgKF8 |title=Tele2 pulls out of Finland - The Local |publisher=Thelocal.se |access-date=8 November 2014}}</ref> after the Finnish government had previously cancelled their 3G licence, due to not completing a network in time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.se/20050629/1682/#.UVQK_FdgKF8 |title=Finland cancels Tele2 3G licence - The Local |publisher=Thelocal.se |access-date=8 November 2014}}</ref>

In 2021 the company sold its stake in T-Mobile Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tele2 and Deutsche Telekom divest T-Mobile Netherlands - Tele2 |url=https://www.tele2.com/media/news/2021/tele2-and-deutsche-telekom-divest-t-mobile-netherlands/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=www.tele2.com |language=en}}</ref>