As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2003

# FORM 6-K

# SECURITIES EXCHANGE
COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16
or 15d-16 ofthe Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 For the month of
November 2003

TELE2 AB(Translation of
registrants name into English)

Skeppsbron 18Box 2094S103 13 StockholmSweden(Address of principal
executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F

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information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
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TELE2: THE DEREGULATION OF
THE EUS TELECOM MARKETS IS ADVANCING TOO SLOWLY

Member States are taking too long
to implement the EUs new regulatory framework for electronic communications,
according to a major new report presented in Brussels today by Tele2. In the report,
entitled Tele2  the Monopoly Challenger, the company presents its
views on fixed telephony subscription, carrier pre-selection, MVNO and ADSL and suggests
how the prevailing domination by the former incumbents can be broken.

In March 2002, the EU adopted its new
regulatory package for electronic communications, with the deadline for implementation by
Member States having expired on July 25, 2003. Only a few Member States have so far
implemented the framework.

Many of the EUs
recommendations are still on hold in the Member States, mainly due to the national
regulatory authorities shortage of resources, or in some cases, failing
interest, said Jan Tjernell, Director of Regulatory Affairs at Tele2.

The report, which compares the
regulatory situation in the EU and Accession countries, stresses the importance of a rapid
and uniform implementation of the EU regulatory package.

Even though Tele2, as
Europes leading pan-European telecommunications company, has had the power to
influence the competitive situation in the right direction in a number of areas, most
countries still have a monopolistic situation when it comes to key areas like fixed
telephony subscription, carrier pre-selection, mobile telephony network access and
ADSL, said Tjernell.

In the report, Tele2 highlights how
Denmark has solved the fixed telephony subscription issue. Denmark is the only EU Member
State so far to have enabled alternative operators to offer fixed telephony subscriptions.
In addition, a maximum price level has been set, which has had positive effects on
consumers total fixed telephony costs. Sweden has also recently shown itself to be
open to a discussion on the subscription issue. Other countries could also follow the
Danish example if provided with sufficient information.

Fixed telephony subscription is
the most important issue that needs to be resolved in order to lower consumers costs
for fixed telephony. We must put an end to the former incumbents habit of
rebalancing lower traffic prices with higher subscription fees. The only way to do this is
to let alternative operators also offer fixed telephony subscription, said Tjernell.

Another important area regarding fixed
telephony is carrier pre-selection (a service that enables the caller to chose an
alternative operator without dialling a prefix). According to the European Commission,
carrier pre-selection has proved a highly successful means of opening the market to
competition.

In order for carrier
pre-selection to develop, the regulatory conditions need to be constantly improved. Here
Sweden serves as an example. The ordering process for new clients in Sweden has been
simplified and clients now only need to make a verbal order instead of sending a written
confirmation, continued Tjernell.

Competition in the mobile telephony
sector has long been thought to be more effective than in the fixed telephony sector.
However, both competition and the macroeconomic gains would be greater if the Mobile
Virtual Network Operator concept (MVNO) were more widely accepted across Europe. The MVNO
concept opens the market to additional operators and radio frequencies can be more broadly
shared. In Sweden, Tele2 is a network owner that lets other operators use its network,
while in other countries Tele2 is itself an MVNO.

Because it solves the issue of
limited frequencies and thus increases competition, the MVNO concept results in a more
efficient use of a countrys radio infrastructure. This creates a win-win situation
for all parties. Network owners receive a better return on investment, while the MVNOs can
offer a complete range of services. The main winners are the consumers, as the MVNO
concept helps lower prices and increases the number of available services, according
to Tjernell.

Tele2 also believes the national
regulatory authorities should devote more attention to strengthening the competitive
environment surrounding ADSL. Internet services can be provided in many ways, but ADSL is
the only real mass-market broadband product.

If EU Member States are serious
about wanting to boost Internet penetration, they need to address the ADSL issue much more
decisively. Today, alternative operators experience an unreasonable margin squeeze between
the wholesale price and the end-user price. The former incumbents are still not giving
alternative operators access to ADSL under cost-oriented conditions, said Tjernell.

This autumn Tele2 has intensified its
contacts with Europes national regulatory authorities to discuss fixed telephony
subscription, carrier pre-selection, MVNO and ADSL.

Tele2 is the only pan-European
telecommunications company that did not begin life as an incumbent. Tele2 operates in most
EU Member States and in several of the Accession States. The report Tele2  The
Monopoly Challenger was recently presented to Erkki Liikanen, European Commissioner
for Enterprise and Information Society.

CONTACTSJan Tjernell Telephone: +46 8 562 640 00
Head of Regulatory Issues, Tele2 AB

Dwayne Taylor Telephone: + 44 20 7321 5038
Investor enquiries

# Visit us at our homepage:
http://www.Tele2.com

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

TELE2 AB By:   /s/ Håkan Zadler
Name:Title:

Date: November 4, 2003