TIM signs network-sharing deal with Open Fiber to speed up rollout


FILE PHOTO: The Tim logo is seen at its headquarters in Rome, Italy November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/

MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) has signed a commercial agreement with Open Fiber to provide the rival broadband network company with access to its infrastructure to speed up the rollout of fibre in the more remote parts of Italy, the companies said on Friday.

Under the deal Open Fiber will pay 200 million euros ($208 million) to use TIM's network infrastructure in the hard-to-reach so-called 'white areas'.

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