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Duma Pushes on Telenor

By The Moscow Times

Sep. 6, 2012

State Duma deputies have sent letters to top Russian and Norwegian officials in an effort to make Telenor comply with the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service's demand that Alfa Group and Telenor achieve parity ownership of VimpelCom, Interfax reported.

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