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ROME: Italy and France's Vivendi<\/a> are trying to work together on Rome's plan for a national broadband network<\/a>, easing tensions after the media giant complained about an Italian bill potentially curbing its business in the country, sources said.
The sources said government officials also reassured the French group that Rome will not try to dilute its presence on the board of former phone monopoly Telecom Italia<\/a> (TIM) when a slate backed by state lender CDP is presented next year.
The slate is expected to be presented by the outgoing board, the two sources close to the matter added.
Italy wants TIM, whose main shareholders are Vivendi and CDP with respective stakes of 24% and 10%, to merge its landline grid with state-backed Open Fiber, paving the way for a single ultra-fast broadband<\/a> infrastructure.
Given the size of its stake, Vivendi's support could be crucial in approving any decision of an extraordinary nature at TIM's shareholder meeting.
Vivendi is a key player in Italy as it also owns 29% of top commercial broadcaster Mediaset<\/a>, controlled by the family of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The two groups are embroiled in a legal battle stemming from a failed pay TV sale in 2016.
The French group complained to the European Commission this month after Rome presented a draft law that would require Italy's communications watchdog to investigate companies operating in the telecoms and media sectors.
The bill, if approved, would buy Mediaset time in its dispute with Vivendi and sources have said that Vivendi, in retaliation, might oppose Rome's single network plan.
However, Italian Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri spoke with Vivendi chief Arnaud de Puyfontaine by telephone on Nov 16 to seek clarification and ease tensions.
Representatives of the government and Vivendi then continued talks, sources said.
One of the sources said Vivendi would continue to oppose the draft law, but had agreed to talks over cooperation in the single network project and TIM's board renewal.
The Treasury, TIM and Vivendi all declined to comment.
A meeting between Gualtieri and French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is scheduled for Thursday morning in Rome.
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意大利,威望迪寻求协约在单一网络,尽管Mediaset争斗:来源
意大利和法国威望迪试图一起在罗马的全国宽带网络的计划,缓解紧张局势后,媒体巨头抱怨意大利法案可能限制其业务,消息人士说。
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罗马:意大利和法国维旺迪正在努力工作在罗马的计划吗全国宽带网络后,缓解了紧张的媒体巨头抱怨意大利法案可能限制其业务,消息人士说。
消息人士称政府官员也向这家法国集团保证罗马不会试图淡化其董事会的前电话垄断意大利电信(TIM)当板由国家银行CDP明年了。
石板预计将由即将离任的板,两位消息人士补充说。
意大利希望蒂姆,其主要股东威望迪CDP分别以24%和10%的股份,将其固定网格支持开放的纤维,为一个单一的铺平了道路超高速宽带基础设施。
鉴于其股份的规模,威望迪的支持可以在批准的任何决定是至关重要的特殊性在蒂姆的股东会议。
威望迪在意大利是一个关键的球员也拥有顶级商业广播公司29%的股份Mediaset,由家族控制的前意大利总理西尔维奥•贝卢斯科尼。两组都卷入了一场法律战,源于2016年失败的付费电视销售。
这家法国集团本月向欧盟委员会(European Commission)提出一项法律草案,要求意大利罗马通信监管机构调查公司在电信和媒体部门操作。
该法案,如果得到批准,将购买Mediaset时间与威望迪的争端和威望迪的消息人士称,为了报复,可能反对罗马的单一网络计划。
然而,意大利经济部长Roberto Gualtieri与威望迪首席Arnaud de Puyfontaine于11月16日通过电话寻求澄清和缓和紧张局势。
代表政府和威望迪然后继续谈判,消息人士说。
一名消息人士表示,威望迪将继续反对这项法律草案,但已同意谈判合作的单一网络工程和蒂姆的更新。
财政部,蒂姆和威望迪均拒绝置评。
Gualtieri之间的会议和法国财政部长Bruno Le Maire定于周四上午在罗马举行。
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