IC Italy Chapter Telecommunications in the Digital Transformation: Regulatory Policy Outcome Report, March 2026, Rome.
marzo 2026
Rome, March 2026 — The International Institute of Communications (IIC) Italy Chapter has published its latest report, Telecommunications in the Digital Transformation: Regulatory and Policy Outcome, offering a comprehensive overview of the policy, regulatory, and market dynamics shaping Europe’s digital future.
Prepared at the initiative of the IIC Italy Chapter, with the support of MEDEA (Mediterranean Europe and Africa), the report is edited by Adriana Mutu, Coordinator or MEDEA. It reflects a collaborative effort among leading stakeholders across the telecommunications and digital ecosystem.
The publication builds on the outcomes of a high-level meeting held on 11 November 2025 in Rome, jointly organized by the IIC Italy Chapter and the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, AGCOM).
This landmark event brought together senior representatives from European and national regulatory authorities, including Roberto Viola, Director General of DG CONNECT at the European Commission; Giacomo Lasorella, AGCOM President; and Laura Aria and Elisa Giomi, AGCOM Commissioners.
Industry leaders included Giuseppe Gola, CEO of Open Fiber; Pietro Labriola, CEO of TIM Group; Benedetto Levi, CEO of Iliad Italia; Walter Renna, CEO of Fastweb / Vodafone; Diego Ciulli, Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google Italy; Antongiulio Lombardi, Regulatory Affairs Director, WindTre; and Livia Ferraro, Head of IT Digital Public Policy, Amazon.
Academic and legal expertise was provided by Sandro Frova from Bocconi University, Fabrizio Cugia of Cugia Cuomo & Associati and Raffaele Giarda of Baker McKenzie, also members of the IIC Italian Chapter. Contributions from sector associations and councils were represented by Alessandro Gropelli, Director General, Connect Europe; Francesco Nonno, President, FTTH Council Europe; and Pinar Serdengecti, Regulation and Competition Affairs Director, European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA). The sessions were moderated by Andrea Biondi, Deputy Editor of Il Sole 24 Ore.
The meeting was inaugurated by Elisa Giomi, Commissioner at the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority, alongside Augusto Preta, President of the IIC Italy Chapter, CEO of ITMedia Consulting and founding member of MEDEA.
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Alla ricerca della sovranità tecnologica perduta
novembre 2025
di Fabrizio Cugia
Poche cose affascinano più della lotta impari dell’uomo contro il fluire inesorabile del tempo. Se poi ci si mettono anche ingredienti dal sapore fatale come la perdita del blasone storico e di libertà, allora la sfida sa davvero di eroico e di epico (aggancio dell’Italia all’euro docet).
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LA SCIA E LA TUTELA DELL’INTERESSE DEL TERZO LEGITTIMITA’ COSTITUZIONALE E FUNZIONALITA’ RIMEDIALE DELL’ART. 19, COMMA 6-TER, DELLA L. 241/1990
gennaio 2024
"LA SCIA E LA TUTELA DELL’INTERESSE DEL TERZO LEGITTIMITA’ COSTITUZIONALE E FUNZIONALITA’ RIMEDIALE DELL’ART. 19, COMMA 6-TER, DELLA L. 241/1990"
di Pietro Cuomo
Rivista O/M, (Concorso magistratura/TAR)
Amministrativo - Anno VIII, N. 1- 2024
DIKE giuridica
Abstract: L'Autore si propone di affrontare la questione relativa alla tutela giuridica del terzo il cui interesse sia pregiudicato dagli effetti consolidati di una segnalazione certificata di inizio attività, la SCIA, un istituto espressione del processo di liberalizzazione amministrativa disciplinato dall’art. 19 della legge 7 agosto 1990, n. 241 (la l. 241/90).
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TMT Dicembre 2020
dicembre 2020
Top Legal ha pubblicato la Guida per i migliori studi e professionisti del 2020 nel settore TMT.
Lo Studio Cugia Cuomo & Associati e l'Avv. Fabrizio Cugia restano una certezza nei settori Telecomunicazioni e e Techology, e crescono nel settore Privacy and Cybersecurity.
Grazie a tutti per la fiducia riposta in noi!
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Decreto Legge 8 marzo 2020, n. 11
marzo 2020
Pubblichiamo una analisi sulle misure straordinarie ed urgenti per contrastare l'emergenza epidemiologica da COVID-19 e contenere gli effetti negativi sullo svolgimento dell'attivita' giudiziaria. (20G00029) (GU Serie Generale n.60 del 08-03-2020)
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Communications: regulation and outsourcing in Italy: overview
giugno 2019
by Fabrizio Cugia di Sant'Orsola and Silvia Giampaolo, Cugia Cuomo & Associati
A Q&A Guide to communications regulation and outsourcing law in Italy.
The Q&A gives a high level overview of communications law, including authorisation and licensing, universal service obligations, spectrum use, access and interconnection, data protection and security, price regulation, subscriber management, and outsourcing and telecommunications.
To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Communications: Regulation and Outsourcing
Country Q&A tool.
This Q&A is part of the Communications: Regulation and Outsourcing Global Guide. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit
www.practicallaw.com/communications-guide.
Law stated as at 01-Jun-2019
Resource Type Country Q&A
Jurisdiction Italy
Practical Law
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No Data No Party: la profilazione nel GDPR
febbraio 2018
L'Avv. Fabrizio Cugia di Sant'Orsola ha pubblicato sulla rivista "Sec Solution Magazine" l'articolo intitolato "No data NO party: la profilazione nel GDPR"
"È stato calcolato che nei prossimi dieci anni sul nostro pianeta vi saranno oltre 300 miliardi di device collegati in Rete, molti dei quali interattivi e capaci di interrogare i big data in via autonoma e diretta ed atti a rilevare dati inerenti ai comportamenti umani tramite uso di traccianti o sensori di geolocalizzazione. Il GDPR interviene anche sul fenomeno dell’uso e trattamento automatizzato di dati, ponendo nuovi obblighi a carico dei titolari del trattamento per l’uso di sistemi, apparati o tecnologie che non consentono per loro stessa natura la minimiz- zazione dei dati, obbligo generale posto dal GDPR a carico di ogni titolare del trattamento (...)"
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Cyber Security 2017
gennaio 2017
Mr. Fabrizio Cugia di Sant'Orsola took part to the Virtual Round Table on Cyber Security 2017, organized by CorporateLive Wire.
Highlighted topics include an overview on new italian regulation, advice on how to implement and improve security measures and strategies, and a discussion on the impact of innovation and the emergence of disruptive technology.
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Communications: regulation and outsourcing in Italy: overview
gennaio 2017
“Communications: Regulation and Outsourcing global guide, Italy Chapter- The Telecommunications Market, 2017 – 2th Edition – Italy Chapter“, published by Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited.
A Q&A guide to communications regulation and outsourcing law in Italy.
The Q&A gives a high level overview of communications law, including authorisation and licensing, universal service obligations, spectrum use, access and interconnection, data protection and security, price regulation, subscriber management, and outsourcing and telecommunications.
To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Communications: Regulation and Outsourcing
Country Q&A tool.
Executive Summary:Benchmarking Public Procurement Report
novembre 2016
Avv. Chiara Reali of Cugia Cuomo & Associati Law Firm has contributed to the Benchmarking Public Procurement report produced by the World Bank Group in 2016 (http://bpp.worldbank.org/reports).
World Bank Group has been building on the research started by the Benchmarking Public Procurement team to create an indicator that will measure the efficiency, quality, and integrity of public procurement systems worldwide. This new indicator is managed by the Doing Business team, which annually produces one of the World Bank Group’s most anticipated and cited publications – the Doing Business report (www.doingbusiness.org). The Doing Business report measures business regulation in 190 economies.
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Benchmarking Public Procurement Report
settembre 2016
Avv. Chiara Reali of Cugia Cuomo & Associati Law Firm has contributed to the Benchmarking Public Procurement report produced by the World Bank Group in 2016 (http://bpp.worldbank.org/reports).
World Bank Group has been building on the research started by the Benchmarking Public Procurement team to create an indicator that will measure the efficiency, quality, and integrity of public procurement systems worldwide. This new indicator is managed by the Doing Business team, which annually produces one of the World Bank Group’s most anticipated and cited publications – the Doing Business report (www.doingbusiness.org). The Doing Business report measures business regulation in 190 economies.
DRONI 2.0
Il nuovo articolo dell'Avv. Fabrizio Cugia di Sant'Orsola dal titolo "Droni 2.0, Scompare il PIlota Remoto" e' stato pubblicato sul numero di A&S Italy- Giugno, a p. 76.
Quanto vale la democrazia
L'Avv. Fabrizio Cugia di Sant'Orsola ha pubblicato sulla rivista telematica "Nel Futuro" l'articolo dal titolo "Quanto vale la democrazia"
"Il successo elettorale dei nuovi populismi, e la ricerca della pietra filosofale, ricetta o elemento vincente che si nasconderebbe dietro questi fenomeni inarrestabili, rischia di appannare il vero duello innestato dalla nostra “epoca dello smarrimento”, per dirla con Christofer Bollas: se la democrazia deve vivere oppure no (...)".
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Regulatory Community - Lawyer Montly
novembre 2015
Fabrizio di Sant’Orsola, Senior Partner of “Cugia Cuomo & Associati” provides his opinion on the issues and challenges surrounding regulatory communications on the latest edition of “Lawyer Monthly”.
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New Journal of European Criminal Law
novembre 2014 Fabrizio Cugia di Sant’Orsola, partner, and Silvia Giampaolo, senior associate, contribute an article on administrative liability of legal entities for “New Journal of European Criminal Law”.
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