Telecom Italia proposal yet not received: Italy PM

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has not yet received any proposal or plan regarding the proposed merger of Italy’s largest phone operator Telecom Italia SpA and Spain’s Telefonica SA. According to Silvio Berlusconi, his government believes in a free market economy.

The Italian government has denied any involvement in a merger plan with Telefonica; besides making it clear that it had no contacts or meetings on the issue and hasn’t stipulated any condition for a possible tie-up.

According to Italian Minister for Parliamentary Relations Elio Vito, the Italian government would support the creation of an “ad hoc company” to include Telecom Italia’s fixed-line network which is considered a strategic asset for the country with the participation of all the main operators