Hurtigruten Group Extends Satellite Communications Agreement with Telenor Satellite Services.

Telenor to Continue Providing Satellite Broadband Communications On Board 9 Vessels with Three Additional Installations Slated for Early 2007

OSLO, Norway & ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Telenor of Norway (Oslo Stock Exchange:TEL and NASDAQ:TELN), announced today it has signed a three-year extension with the Hurtigruten Group for maritime broadband communications on board Hurtigruten's fleet of cruise and transport vessels.

Telenor's initial satellite communication agreement with Hurtigruten began in 2000.

The Hurtigruten Group, with headquarters in Narvik, Norway, is an international travel and public transportation business with operations in Europe, the United States, and South America. The company owns and operates a modern fleet of 14 cruise and passenger transport vessels operating in Scandinavia and offering cruises in Norway, Spitzbergen, Antarctica and Greenland.

The three-year agreement extension calls for continued "at sea" broadband communications on board Hurtigruten's fleet of European coast liner cruise and transport vessels. In addition, in early 2007, Telenor will install broadband very small aperture terminal (VSAT) systems on board three additional vessels that are slated for European and Antarctic cruises.

Sealink is Telenor's cost-efficient and highly reliable maritime broadband system that provides voice and high-speed data services via satellite, including Internet access and crew calling,

"Hurtigruten takes great pride in operating and developing one of the most attractive fleet of vessels for the most beautiful coastal voyages in the world," said Frid Fastbo, CIO of Hurtigruten Group. "Offering cruises and tours regionally and internationally, it is important to our business that we have advanced and reliable data communications providing our passengers with the robust and resource-efficient maritime communications. Our on board Sealink system enables our passengers to keep in touch with families and friend at home, start using new services, and allows us to efficiently conduct ships' business at sea."

"We are delighted that Hurtigruten has extended its communications agreement with Telenor," said Morten Tengs, CEO of Telenor Satellite Services. "Telenor's Sealink VSAT solution enables Hurtigruten to provide its passengers and ship operators with one of the world's premiere maritime broadband systems enabling high-quality service and advanced applications similar to what they expect at home."

Sealink is Telenor's suite of digital high-speed communications solutions that extend corporate networks and make other broadband communications available on a leased basis to ships at sea. Sealink provides turnkey managed communications solutions for a wide variety of maritime industries as well as ocean-going transportation and supply operations. All communications are delivered through Telenor's fully-owned network of Earth Stations.

Telenor is one of the world's largest providers of mobile broadband services on land and at sea, supporting more than 2,000 land-based VSAT sites and operating on more than 500 ships around the world.