Italian court rejects TIM’s precautionary appeal in network tariff dispute

MILAN: A Milan court has rejected a request for precautionary measures filed by Telecom Italia (TIM) against KKR-backed FiberCop over new tariffs for access to Italy’s main fixed-line telecoms network, grid owner FiberCop said.

The dispute centres on the terms governing TIM’s access to the fixed-line network it sold to a ‌KKR-led consortium ⁠in ⁠2024 under a restructuring aimed at cutting the former phone monopoly’s debt. TIM had asked the court, under a fast-track procedure, to order FiberCop to notify telecoms regulator AGCOM of the economic conditions set out in a long-term service agreement governing TIM’s access to the network assets.