10 Facts About Telecom Italia

1.

Telecom Italia was officially created on 27 July 1994 by the merger of several telecommunication companies among which SIP, Iritel, Italcable, Telespazio and Sirm .

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2.

In 1997, under the chairmanship of Guido Rossi, Telecom Italia was privatised and was transformed into a large multimedia group.

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3.

Telecom Italia Group operates in South America; in Brazil as TIM Brasil, and in Argentina and Paraguay with Telecom Argentina Group.

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4.

Telecom Italia reported mounting debts in 2005, and, one year later, CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera resigned.

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5.

In 2015, Telecom Italia Group started a rebranding process of the telephony and mobile businesses under the single TIM brand.

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6.

Telecom Italia has been substituted by Luigi Gubitosi that became the new CEO on 18 November 2018.

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7.

TIM, formerly Telecom Italia Mobile, is an Italian telecommunications company owned by Gruppo TIM.

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8.

Telecom Italia has preserved its leadership on the direct fixed access lines market and the mobile postpaid segment.

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9.

In 2002, Telecom Italia subscribed to the United Nations corporate responsibility initiative Global Compact.

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10.

Telecom Italia promotes a sustainability strategy including both environmental and social issues: in June 2014 it signed an agreement with A2A to buy energy only from renewable sources.

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