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Italian court rejects TIM's bid to block FiberCop network tariffs
The Milan court said TIM's proposed interpretation of the Master Service Agreement was not supported by the contract, and the MSA prices do not apply in areas under AGCOM regulation.
A Milan court rejected Telecom Italia's request for precautionary measures against KKR-backed FiberCop over new tariffs for access to Italy's main fixed-line telecoms network, FiberCop said. The dispute centers on the terms governing TIM's access to the fixed-line network it sold to a KKR-led consortium in 2024 as part of a restructuring aimed at cutting the former phone monopoly's debt. TIM sought a fast-track order requiring FiberCop to notify Italy's telecoms regulator, AGCOM, of the economic conditions in a long-term service agreement covering TIM's access.
According to FiberCop, the court ruled that TIM's reading of the Master Service Agreement was not supported by the contract. The court also said the MSA prices in question do not apply in areas covered by AGCOM's regulatory framework, and it found FiberCop was not required to provide the disclosure TIM requested.
FiberCop said it revised its pricing framework after AGCOM in March classified it as a wholesale-only operator and granted it a lighter regulatory regime, which replaced cost-oriented price controls with a fair and reasonable pricing assessment. Reuters previously reported the new tariff scheme could raise TIM's annual costs by dozens of millions of euros, and the updated pricing framework is set to take effect September 16 after a transition period.