Brussels, 19/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to refer to the Italian competition authorities (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) the examination of the impact of the proposed acquisition of Infostrada by Enel and France Telecom on the Italian electricity sector. The Commission did not, however, raise any objection concerning the impact of this operation on the telecommunications and Internet markets.
On one hand, the deal concerns the...