Telecom Italia heads for rural fibre showdown with govt

Telecom Italia is pushing ahead with plans to deploy ultrafast broadband in rural areas, setting it on course for a potential showdown with the government.Italy's undersecretary of state for development, Antonello Giacomelli, said in a La Repubblica report on Saturday that the incumbent's rollout plan risks damaging the government's own rural broadband plan…read more on TotalTele.com »