Telecoms company TeliaSonera said on Monday the United States Department of Justice is investigating its purchase of a 3G license in Uzbekistan in 2007. “The Department of Justice has sent a request to TeliaSonera to hand over documents,” Telia said in a statement. “Furthermore, Telia has also received a request from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to … hand over documents to the SEC related to Uzbekistan.” In Sweden, prosecutors are looking into allegations of corruption related to Telia’s 2.3 billion Swedish crowns ($360.5 million) purchase of a 3G license in Uzbekistan.
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