די וואַלן פראָנטראַננער פון איטאליע באַגריסן CDP ס מאַך צו פאַרהאַלטן באַפעלן פֿאַר TIM ס גריד

Brothers of Italy are happy with the decision of state lender CDP not to bid for Telecom Italia (TIM) fixed line grid until after a 25 September, national election, according to a top official of the right-wing party leading polls.

AlessioButti, a lawmaker responsible for telecoms policy at the Brothers of Italy party, said: "I appreciate CDP's determination to delay its nonbinding bid until after it votes."

Sources claimed that CDP decided to wait until the 25 September vote to file its non-binding offer to TIM's landline grid in order to make plans for creating a single broadband network throughout Italy.