TeliaSonera joins FreeMove, Telefonica Mobiles Leave Group

TeliaSonera has joined FreeMove, the mobile alliance between Orange, Telefonica Moviles, TIM (Telecom Italia Group) and T-Mobile.

The FreeMove alliance is focused on the development of roaming business and delivering competitive services to multinational customers. Collectively, FreeMove alliance members now span 26 markets and reach more than 230 million customers across Europe.

The alliance was formed in 2003 aiming to take the complexity out of international mobile services.

At the same it was disclosed that Telefonica Moviles, a founding member of FreeMove, has announced its intention to leave the alliance and for this reason it will not participate in the agreements with TeliaSonera.