The Telenor Group is an international provider of high quality tele, data and media communication services with mobile operations in 13 markets across the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia. The core business of Telenor Group is telecommunications. The Telenor Group is among the largest mobile operators in the world with over 165 million mobile subscriptions and a workforce of approximately 40,000. By the mid 90s, Telenor was in a strong position to expand its communication services internationally. Telenor started out as a public company in 1855 and builds on more than 150 years of telecom experience. The company was ranked top performer by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes in 2007 and 2008. The view of technology isn’t just built around the technical. It’s built around human needs. It’s built around the idea that the things we make and invent can help benefit people’s lives. Economically and socially.