Telecom Italia said on Friday it would resume talks with the main shareholders of broadband company Metroweb to see whether they can share investments to build an ultra-fast broadband network in Italy.
A multi-billion euro plan by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's government to build a nationwide broadband network has run into difficulties given disagreements over the role Telecom Italia should play in it.
However, Metroweb's top two shareholders - infrastructure fund F2i and state holding Cassa Depositi e Prestiti's investment arm - recently sent a letter to Telecom Italia, setting no limits to the phone group's presence in Metroweb, a source close to the matter said last week.
In a statement after a board meeting on Friday, Telecom Italia said it had decided to resume talks with the two shareholders "with regards to the possibility of sharing a plan of investments in the FTTH (fiber-to-the home) network".
Source: http://lta.reuters.com/article/idLTAI6N12604U20151016?rpc=401