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MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s government has cleared Telecom Italia (TIM) planned sale, worth up to 22 billion euros ($23.92 billion), of its fixed-line network to KKR under the so-called golden power rule, the phone group said on Thursday. TIM said the approval came after the company made commitments which the government deemed to “be fully adequate to guarantee the protection of the strategic interests connected with the assets involved in the transaction.” Golden power legislation allows Italy to intervene in deals that involve sectors considered strategic, such as banking, energy and telecommu…

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