TIM looks to Openreach-style separation to appease Gov

Telecom Italia’s Board of Directors has given the green light to the Vivendi-tinged TIM CEO Amos Genish to start the legal separation of its fixed access network.
The move should come as little surprise to anyone keeping an eye on developments here, as the Italian government has seemingly been quite worried about the influence French media monster Vivendi has over proceedings. The Government has been flexing its muscles in recent months, prying more intently into the business on the ground