Telefonica strengthens grip on Telecom Italia: source
MILAN (Reuters) - Spanish telecoms company Telefonica has agreed to hike its stake in rival Telecom Italia , a source close to the deal said, ending months of speculation on...
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Telecom Italia takes first step to spin off network
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia took a first step to spin off its domestic fixed-line access network on Thursday, a move that could allow the debt-laden Italian telecoms group to...
Telecom Italia Media sells La7 channel for 1 million euros
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia Media said on Monday it would pump money into its cash-burning La7 channel before offloading it to media firm Cairo Communication for a token price....
Indian tender twisted to favor Italian firm-prosecutors
BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy (Reuters) - Three brothers with family ties to a former head of the Indian air force helped to twist rules in a helicopter tender won by Italy's...
Telecom Italia plots hybrid debt issue, cuts dividend
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia launched a plan on Friday to raise up to 3 billion euros ($4 billion) in costly hybrid debt and halved its dividend to help fund...
Monte Paschi seeks new investor as scandal deepens
ROME/MILAN (Reuters) - Monte dei Paschi di Siena said on Sunday it was seeking a financial investor as the political storm over a derivatives scandal at the ailing bank intensified...
Italy’s Monti raises specter of crisis amid protests
MILAN/BOLOGNA (Reuters) - Italy is again flirting with economic disaster, Prime Minister Mario Monti said, as crowds massed in sporadically violent protest at his austerity programme a day ahead of...
Italy’s Monti raises specter of crisis amid protests
MILAN/BOLOGNA (Reuters) - Italy is again flirting with economic disaster, Prime Minister Mario Monti said, as crowds massed in sporadically violent protest at his austerity programme a day ahead of...