Uber, in its first official
statement after Italy's taxi revolt against its spread, said
Thursday "today we are finally able to offer people what they
want: more choice and quality of the service they use to move.
The new technologies can and must enable this by following rules
made to safeguard consumers and open up to competition in the
sector". It said "only in this way will it be possible to have
ever cheaper services and to create jobs. We hope the government
also listens to the voices of citizens and consumers". Taxi
drivers struck for six days across Italy and Rome endured mayhem
on Tuesday as protesters clashed with police and blew in windows
with firecrackers, while making Fascist salutes. Transport
Minister Graziano Delrio ended the dispute by promising
legislation within a month to regulate the sector in a "fair"
way without "giving into those in the streets".
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