(ANSA) - Milan, January 14 - Italy's Telecom is the
second-largest telecommunications group in Europe based on
industrial profit (operating income on revenue of 20.6%), just
behind British Telecom (24.3%), and just ahead of Vimpelcom,
Telefonica and Orange, according to a study on European
telecommunications groups by R&S Mediobanca released Thursday.
In investments, Telecom ranks last with an investment rate
of 3.5%, here again just trailing British Telecom at 3.8%.
Iliad, French entrepreneur Xavier Niel's relatively young
ISP and mobile operator, tops the investment rate ranking at
19.2%.
Italy's Telecom 2nd in EU for profit, lowest in investment
Mediobanca annual study shows Iliad top in investment