Telecom Italia

PRESS RELEASE

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TELECOM ITALIA SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES THE LAUNCH OF A 7YEAR BOND FOR 750 MILLION EURO

The amount and quality of the orders allowed the raising of funds at the tight end of the initial price guidance

Milan, 18 May 2011

Telecom Italia successfully completed a Euro 750 million fixed rate bond issue offered to institutional investors.

The wide range of investors participating in the transaction confirms the market positive attitude towards Telecom Italia’s credit.

This issue positively contributes to lower Telecom Italia’s average cost of debt – which as of March 31^st, 2011 stood at 5.4% - and the proceeds will be used to refinance maturing debt.

Details are:

Issuer: Telecom Italia S.p.A.
Amount: Euro 750 million
Settlement date: 25 May 2011

Maturity:  25 May 2018
Coupon:  4.75%
Issue price:   99.889%
Redemption price: 100%

The effective yield to maturity is 4.769% per year, which corresponds to a yield of 162 basis points above the reference rate (mid – swap).

The notes will be issued under the Group’s Euro 20 billion EMTN Programme and will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

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Actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking information is based on certain key assumptions which we believe to be reasonable but forward-looking information by its nature involves risks and uncertainties, which are outside our control, that could significantly affect expected results.

The following important factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward-looking statements:

1. the continuing impact of increased competition in a liberalized market, including competition from established domestic competitors and global and regional alliances formed by other telecommunications operators in our core Italian domestic fixed-line and wireless markets;

2. our ability to restructure our organizational model from one based on technology (fixed and mobile) to one based on customer segments (consumers, SOHOs, SMEs, Corporates) in order to focus on customers and their needs in utilizing our products and services;

3. our ability to utilize our relationship with Telefónica to attain synergies primarily in areas such as network, IT, purchasing, sales activities in Germany and international mobile roaming;

4. our ability to introduce new services to stimulate increased usage of our fixed and wireless networks to offset declines in the traditional fixed-line voice business due to the continuing impact of regulatory required price reductions, market share loss, pricing pressures generally and shifts in usage patterns;

5. our ability to successfully implement our internet and broadband strategy both in Italy and abroad;

6. our ability to successfully achieve our debt reduction targets;

7. the impact of regulatory decisions and changes in the regulatory environment in Italy and other countries in which we operate;

8. the impact of economic development generally on our international business and on our foreign investments and capital expenditures;

9. our services are technology-intensive and the development of new technologies could render such services non-competitive;

10. the impact of political and economic developments in Italy and other countries in which we operate;

11. the impact of fluctuations in currency exchange and interest rates;

12. our ability to successfully implement our strategy over the 2011-2013 period;

13. our ability to build up our business in adjacent markets (pay-TV and IT services) and in international markets (particularly Brazil in mobile telecommunications and Europe-Germany-in BroadBand), due to our specialist and technical resources;

14. our ability to achieve the expected return on the investments and capital expenditures we have made and continue to make in Brazil on mobile and in Europe on BroadBand;

15. the amount and timing of any future impairment charges for our licenses, goodwill or other assets; and 16. the outcome of litigation, disputes and investigations in which we are involved or may become involved.

The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, including, without limitation, changes in our business or acquisition strategy or planned capital expenditures, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.