MILAN: British telecoms provider Vodafone Group is suing Telecom Italia for abusing its dominant position in Italy, seeking damages of more than ¤1bn ($1.3bn).
A Vodafone spokeswoman said yesterday that the civil action in Milan stated that Telecom Italia committed a series of abuses from 2008 to 2013 “with the intention and effect of impeding growth in competition in the Italian fixed-line market”. Telecom Italia rejected the claim saying it was confident it would demonstrate the “total correctness” of its behaviour.
In May, Italy’s competition authority fined Telecom Italia about ¤104m for abusing its dominant market position as owner and manager of the country’s largest fixed-line telephone network.
Reuters
