RELANDER REDEFINES THE 'CELL' PHONE
The 41-year-old former CEO of Finland's telecom giant, Sonera, spent nearly two weeks in jail late last year after being arrested, but not charged, as part of Helsinki's investigation into whether Sonera violated Finnish privacy laws in 2000 and 2001; Relander was chief executive for just six months, resigning in June 2001 to join Accel. The government's allegation: Sonera monitored phone records of employees, board members and even journalists.
January 1, 2003