Telecom Italia to pursue broadband plans despite government objections

Milan

TELECOM Italia will go ahead with plans to roll out an ultrafast broadband network in rural or sparsely populated areas of Italy despite objections from the government, the phone group's chief executive told a newspaper on Sunday.

"Our investments have already started, we flagged them well in time and according to the law. . . we will press ahead," Flavio Cattaneo told La Repubblica newspaper.