Telecom Italia CEO Says Firms Need Scale to Survive

Poste Italiane's 10.8 billion ($12.5 billion) bid for full control of Telecom Italia moves forward much-needed consolidation that will strengthen Europe's telecom sector, the phone company's chief executive officer said in an interview. "The digital business is all about scale," CEO Pietro Labriola told Francine Lacqua. "You need to move fast and have strong financial backing."