Exclusive: Italy pushes to end stalemate over single broadband network - source

Italy has told state-controlled utility Enel to reach a deal with Telecom Italia by the end of July on plans to create a single broadband network for the country, a person close to the matter told Reuters on Saturday.

In an effort to close its digital gap with the rest of Europe, Italy has been pushing for a unified network combining Telecom Italia's assets with those of Open Fiber, a wholesale-only operator owned by Enel and state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti .TIM has been in talks for months over a merger of its fibre network assets with those of Open Fiber, but differences over issues such as governance and regulation have created a deadlock.

The government has already been pushing Enel and TIM to join forces, but Gualtieri's imposition of a deadline was the most concrete step so far to break the stalemate over the network expected to underpin the development of Italy's digital economy.Advertisement Starace has said he does not oppose the idea of a single broadband network but has so far shown little enthusiasm for TIM's proposals due to the differences over governance and regulation.

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