Fastweb, Iliad vying for Wind, 3 Italia assets - report

(Telecompaper) VimpelCom and CK Hutchison have potential deals in place with broadband provider Fastweb and Xavier Niel's Iliad to establish a new mobile operator in Italy, according to an unnamed source cited by the Financial Times. The news appears to confirm previous reports indicating that Wind and 3 Italia, the Italian subsidiaries of VimpelCom and CK Hutchison, have offered to sell assets including 8,000 network sites, frequencies and a roaming deal to create a fourth mobile operator in It