MILAN, March 4 (Reuters) - Italian phone company TelecomItalia wants to reach an agreement with investors infiber optic company Metroweb in coming weeks to development of abroadband network in Italy, two sources close to the matter saidon Friday.
Metroweb is a small company controlled by infrastructurefund F2i and state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti through itsinvestment arm Fondo Strategico Italiano.
It has become politically sensitive because the Italiangovernment considers Metroweb the building block to implement a12-billion-euro project to roll out faster Internet nationwide.
F2i, CDP and Telecom Italia plan to set up a new companyjointly owned by Metroweb and Telecom Italia whose aim will beto invest in a broadband network, the sources said.
On Friday CDP chairman met with the heads of F2i andMetroweb in Milan to discuss the issue. Telecom Italia's CEO,who attended the meeting via conference call, was determined toreach an agreement quickly, one of the sources said.
Telecom Italia, CDP, F2i and Metroweb declined to comment onthe issue. (Reporting by Stefano Rebaudo; writing by Francesca Landini)