Editing Tele2 (section)

====Austria====
Tele2 operated in Austria from 1999 to 2007 and does not operate there now. The Tele2 operations started as an alternative fixed-line telephone operator. ADSL internet services were introduced in 2003. One Year later, Tele2 Austria bought UTA Telekom AG, a former competitor, and became the largest provider for alternative telecommunication service in Austria. In addition to fixed-line services, Tele2 Austria used their infrastructure for carrier services. In the first quarter of 2013, Tele2 Austria had an [[EBITDA]] of 38.2 million [[euro]]s, a rise of 6 percent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tele2.com/Tele2_Q1_2013_FINAL.pdf |title=First Quarter 2013 |website=www.tele2.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620140717/http://www.tele2.com/Tele2_Q1_2013_FINAL.pdf |archive-date=20 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In a brief press statement on 11 November 2014, the Sweden-based telecoms group has confirmed that it plans to re-enter the Austrian mobile sector in the second half of 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2014/11/11/tele2-austria-to-re-enter-mobile-sector-in-2h15/index.html |title=Tele2 Austria to re-enter mobile sector in 2H15 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=11 November 2014 |access-date=18 November 2014}}</ref>

In March 2008 Tele2 divested its Austrian MVNO operations to Telekom Austria, although retaining its fixed line and internet services until the latter two services were sold in 2017 (28.7.2017) to Hutchison Drei Austria, the third largest mobile operator in Austria.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tele2.at/ueber-uns/presse/tele2-ab-verkauft-tele2-oesterreich-hutchison-drei-austria-fuer-95-mio|title=Tele2 AB verkauft Tele2 Österreich an Hutchison Drei Austria für 95 Mio.|work=Tele2|access-date=2017-12-23|language=de}}</ref>