Telecom Italia Quarterly Sales Rise on Mobile Subscriber Growth

Telecom Italia SpA posted first-quarter sales that beat analysts’ estimates driven by growth in domestic mobile and broadband subscriber numbers. In the carrier’s first results since U.S. activist investor Elliott Management Corp. took control of its board this month, Telecom Italia said revenue rose 2.7 percent in organic terms to 4.71 billion euros ($5.5 billion). Elliott defeated Vivendi SA after shareholders supported its call to improve corporate governance and push for asset sales and a reintroduced dividend.