TIM Italy

ISP Network Operator

Italy

Valid from 1997-01-01

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About

TIM S.p.A. is an ISP that sells fixed broadband, mobile, telephony, pay-TV, and cloud services directly to residential and business consumers nationwide under the TIM brand; former state monopoly privatized in 1997, acquired full control of Telecom Italia Mobile in 2005, launched TIMvision OTT in 2014, and remains Italy's largest retail telecom provider with ~30M mobile and ~8M fixed broadband customers in 2025 (Source), (Source).

Operator Characteristics

Retail-only ISP?

No (2024-07-01)
TIM S.p.A. is not retail-only; it owned fixed network infrastructure until NetCo sale closed 1 July 2024 (Source), (Source).
Yes (2024-07-01)
TIM S.p.A. became retail-only after NetCo sale closed 1 July 2024, when it divested fixed network infrastructure to KKR/NetCo and operates as a retail-only service provider using wholesale access (Source), (Source).

Business-only ISP?

No
TIM S.p.A. is not business-only; it offers services to both residential consumers and businesses (Source), (Source).

Owns Networks

TIM Copper DSL Italy — 2001-04-01 – 2024-06-30
TIM S.p.A. owned legacy copper DSL infrastructure until NetCo sale to KKR closed 1 July 2024 (Source), (Source).
TIM FTTC Italy — 2015-01-01 – 2024-06-30
TIM S.p.A. owned fiber-to-the-cabinet infrastructure until NetCo sale to KKR closed 1 July 2024 (Source), (Source).
TIM FTTH Italy — 2015-01-01 – 2024-06-30
TIM S.p.A. owned fiber-to-the-home infrastructure until NetCo sale to KKR closed 1 July 2024 (Source), (Source).

Sells Over Networks

FiberCop Italy FTTC — 2024-07-01
TIM S.p.A. uses FiberCop FTTC network via wholesale access for part-fibre broadband services after NetCo sale closed 1 July 2024 (Source), (Source).
FiberCop Italy FTTH — 2024-07-01
TIM S.p.A. uses FiberCop FTTH network via wholesale access for full-fibre broadband services after NetCo sale closed 1 July 2024 (Source), (Source).
TIM Copper DSL Italy — 2001-04-01 – 2024-06-30
TIM S.p.A. used its own TIM Copper DSL network for legacy broadband services until NetCo sale closed 1 July 2024 (Source), (Source).
TIM FTTC Italy — 2015-01-01 – 2024-06-30
TIM S.p.A. used its own TIM FTTC network for part-fibre broadband services until NetCo sale closed 1 July 2024 (Source), (Source).
TIM FTTH Italy — 2015-01-01 – 2024-06-30
TIM S.p.A. used its own TIM FTTH network for full-fibre broadband services until NetCo sale closed 1 July 2024 (Source), (Source).

Corporate Relationships

→ agreement: FiberCop Italy — 2024-07-01
TIM and FiberCop Master Service Agreement governing wholesale access post-NetCo separation; AGCM accepted TIM's commitments 17 February 2026 (proceeding I874) (Source), (Source).
← agreement: FiberCop Italy — 2024-07-01
FiberCop and TIM Master Service Agreement governing wholesale access post-NetCo separation; AGCM accepted TIM's commitments 17 February 2026 (proceeding I874) (Source), (Source).