Swisscom has acquired regulatory approval to accumulate Vodafone Italia, marking a serious step in direction of establishing a converged telecom operator in Italy. The deal was authorized by the Italian Competitors Authority (AGCM) on December 20, 2024, and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT) on December 19, 2024.
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Commitments by Swisscom
The AGCM’s approval is contingent upon behavioural commitments proposed by Swisscom. These embody the continued provision of wholesale providers to operators, consistent with Fastweb’s present follow, and the sharing of data in any public tender for fastened telephony and stuck connectivity providers issued by the general public administration, the place Fastweb or Vodafone Italia is the present provider. These commitments, which will probably be monitored by an unbiased trustee, will stay in impact for 3 years, Swisscom stated.
Approval from MIMIT
MIMIT authorized the transaction by clearing the change of management over Vodafone Italia because the holder of spectrum licenses. The MIMIT clearance, which included spectrum license transfers, adopted beneficial opinions from the Italian Authority for Communications and the Italian Competitors Authority.
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The merger will mix Fastweb’s and Vodafone Italia’s fastened and cellular networks, aiming to ship enhanced providers to Italian customers and companies. The transaction is anticipated to shut by Q1 2025, Swisscom stated in a press release on December 20.
