Italian local and regional governments' key long-term challenges will persist regardless of the outcome of March's national elections. The stated policies of all major parties suggest that LRGs will face limited or declining budget flexibility beyond 2018. 

Italy is due to hold national parliamentary elections on 4 March. The large numbers of

With its new plans, Vodafone is looking to pre-empt Iliad's entry in the Italian mobile market, due in early 2018. The use of zero-rating highlights the lack of clarity and fragmentation at the European level, as EU rules were not explicit on the service, leading operators to take advantage and offer free data on their tariffs.

Vodafone Italy has