the information and communication technology industry in oslo region facts & figures general description of comprises around 3 665 companies employs more than 43 000 people this group includes product service providers within ict such as manufacturers equipment wholesale consulting services database management telecommunication 1 s total revenues amounted to nok 134 billion 2001 r representing a growth 49 percent from 1997 terms value creation these constitute 35 6 based on profits wages including social costs 8 9 26 7 respectively assets 172 with return profit margin during past five years has experienced sharp followed by downturn much like worldwide have gone through recent period rationalisation make their organisations efficient order improve profitability telenor been partly privatized
