OREANDA-NEWS. January 15, 2010. Shares of Eesti Telekom are no longer traded on the Tallinn Stock Exchange. Eesti Telekom wishes to thank all investors who have entrusted Eesti Telekom with the growth of their capital. Eesi Telekom has been among the best providers of dividend income throughout the history of Tallinn Stock Exchange, reported the press-centre of Eesti Telekom.

Estonian Central Register of Securities transferred minority of share capital of Eesti Telekom to TeliaSonera AB on January 12th, 2010. This finalized the end of listing and as of today, Eesti Telekom shares are no longer traded on NASDAQ OMX Tallinn main list.

Eesti Telekom was pleased to operate as a public company for 11 years. Eesti Telekom has received several awards for being the best public company in terms of investor relations in Estonia and Baltic countries. Also, Eesti Telekom has repeatedly received awards for having the best competitive strength among communication companies in Estonia and has been among most reputable companies in Estonia as well.

Eesti Telekom belongs to the TeliaSonera group and thus it will remain to be part of public company. TeliaSonera AB shares are listed on Stockholm and Helsinki stock exchanges. TeliaSonera is the leading telecommunication company in both mobile and landline communication in Nordic region and Baltic countries. TeliaSonera has 135 million customers and it operates in 20 countries in Nordics, Baltic countries, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Eesti Telekom will continue to follow principles of open and fair business practices and will remain open for its customers, partners and general public. Eesti Telekom will continue with the vision of being a leader of Estonian information society and will continue to develop its well-known brands EMT, Elion and Microlink. EMT, Elion and Microlink are market leaders in all segments – Eesti Telekom has built mobile network with the best quality and the largest broadband and IT infrastructure. EMT/ Elion has 47% market share of mobile communication market and 80% of market share of broadband and fixed communication market.

Eesti Telekom has played a significant role in Estonian stock market and has been one of the best dividend payers. East Telekom was listed on London Stock Exchange in 1999 and therefore has also contributed to spreading information about Estonian economy and development of Estonian digital society.

Eesti Telekom wishes to thank all investors who have trusted the company by participating in it’s growth through stock market for 11 years and wishes everyone good luck with growing their capital in the future as well.