Telenor: We want all channels in our offer, including N1, Arena Sport and Sport Klub

"Our goal is to have as much as available channels in our offer, including N1 and Nova S. Telenor is and will continue to fight false allegations by using all legal means to protect the reputation of our company, which we have been carefully building for 15 years. That is why we have filed law suits - to protect our reputation and prevent future damage", Goran Vasic said.
He further claims that "the media campaign on United Group channels is an attempt to put pressure on the Commission and courts and an attempt to prevent another competitor from entering the market. SBB has a 46% share in this market, which we have not entered yet, and therefore, we do not see any connection between our business ambitions and the stifling of media freedoms in Serbia. You know, when you say media freedom, when somebody is accusing you of stifling media freedom, those are serious accusations. We categorically deny that our business plans in any way are jeopardizing any entity, especially free media".
B92.net: After mobile telephony and other services it provides, Telenor has decided to enter another market and become a cable operator. Why did you make such a decision?
The ambition to expand our business is a logical decision that we made after a detailed analysis of the telecommunication market in Serbia. Telenor is the mobile leader and this position opened the possibility to think about expanding the offer for our existing and new customers. Everywhere in the world, including our country, the mobile market has been stagnating, due to the pressure both from local competition and global OTT providers, like WhatsApp and Viber. That is why mobile operators are seeking and entering other segments to grow the business. In Telenor, we...

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