An Italian newspaper reported that the Italian government preferred the merger of Telecom Italia with Spain's Telefonica than have Naguid Sawiris acquire a stake in the firm.
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After the Verizon-Vodafone USD130 billion deal, AT&T and Billionaire Tycoon Naguib Sawiris was reported to see Telecom Italia to be its next target.
A source told Reuters that Naguib Sawiris, America Movil and AT&T made preliminary contact with the core investors in Telecom Italia who wanted to exit the company.
Findim Group said it would be willing to support the sale of Telecom Italia's shares for as long as a plan to return value to its shareholders was put in place.
Telecom Italia announced the appointment of Mario Di Loreto who previously worked at Barilla Holding SpA's.
In a released statement, the European Commission questioned Italian telecom watchdog AGCOM about the changes it wanted to implement to the prices of broadband.
Vodafone sued Telecom Italia and claimed that the company abused its dominant position in the market.
Telecom Italia's chairman Franco Bernabe said that price was unsustainable and an alliance was likely to happen.
Milan-based Telecom Italia's shares fell by 6.5% after Il Messaggero reported a capital increase that the company will suppose to tackle during its board meeting scheduled August 1.
Telecom Italia announced that it had ended contacts with Hong Kong based Hutchison and directed its focus to spin off its fixed network and make it an independent company.
