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Telecom Italia board could meet on Brazil options next week - sources

Published 11/11/2014, 12:59
Updated 11/11/2014, 13:00
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MILAN (Reuters) - The board of Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT) could meet as early as next week to discuss possible M&A operations in Brazil, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Tuesday.

Telecom Italia controls Brazil's No. 2 wireless operator TIM Participacoes (SA:TIMP3), which is seen as a likely candidate to take part in an expected consolidation of the local market.

One of the sources said among the operations that could be examined was a tie-up with Brazilian telecoms operator Oi (SA:OIBR).

According to the sources the board could give Telecom Italia's management a mandate to carry out an in-depth evaluation of some options. Any operation would take time and it is not certain that it would be successful, the sources added.

Telecom Italia declined to comment.

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On Friday, Telecom Italia CEO Marco Patuano said the group was ready to explore the possibility of buying or merging with Oi.

(Reporting by Danilo Masoni, editing by Silvia Aloisi)

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