, Columnist
How to Repel a Billionaire
Here's how Italy's telecoms companies should respond to Xavier Niel.
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Xavier Niel, the most aggressive telecom entrepreneur in Europe, is officially on his way to Italy.
Thursday's decision by Europe's top competition watchdog, Margrethe Vestager, to approve the merger of Hutchison and VimpelCom's Wind on condition they sell some assets will allow Niel's Iliad to get a toehold as Italy's fourth mobile operator.