Telenor signs new agreement for the provision of telecommunication services to DSS

Press release
Fornebu
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DSS has, on behalf of 16 ministries and the Office of the Prime Minister, chosen Telenor as the provider of fixed and mobile traffic. In total, the contract is worth approximately NOK 11 million annually.
The agreement covers fixed and mobile telephone services, with the option of associated services over a period of two years. The agreement may be extended by a further two years.

The agreement includes an integrated telephony solution for the ministries, with a common switchboard for landline and mobile phone users.

In addition to traffic, the agreement also includes the following options:

- Proffnett Total

- Alternative duplicated lines

- Alternative routing, common 5-digit numbers

- ADSL for home offices

- Mobile broadband

- Meetat conference services

- Preparedness solutions

- Link to the public telephone network with the help of IP telephony

Telecommunication is crucial to the work of the ministries, a situation that demands effective safety and preparedness solutions. "On a whole Telenor delivered the best offer and on this basis was chosen by DSS as the provider of telephony traffic and telecommunications services," says Ivar Gammelmo, Director at DSS.

"The agreement is important for Telenor's long term initiatives within the public sector, and the ministries in particular. We look forward to delivering future-proof communication solutions which can contribute to efficient communication tools for the ministries," says Abraham Foss, Director for the business market in Telenor.

For further information, please contact:

Director of Communications Elisabeth Evjen
Telenor, tel. +47 41 27 00 00

DSS (the ministries' service centre)

DSS's objective is to be a competent and efficient administrative tool of the government and the ministries. The main task is to procure competitive common services for the ministries and the Office of the Prime Minister through either purchases or in-house production and also be a promoter of their development and making services more efficient. For further information about DSS, please visit: www.dss.dep.no Telenor's Press Service - Tel. +47 800 80 900 › News alerts Receive news alerts on e-mail.