Rotten Company

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

Approved Evidence

Added to Rotten Company: 8/29/2026
Conduct/Event period: July 23, 2026–July 23, 2026
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: July 23, 2026
misconduct

Italian privacy regulator fined TIM €9.5 million over telemarketing and consent violations in 2026

Summary

On 31 July 2026, Italy's data-protection authority announced a €9.516 million fine against TIM for privacy and telemarketing violations. The authority cited unlawfully obtained consents, inadequate oversight of unauthorized call centres, and obstacles to users exercising data rights. This is a separate later enforcement action from the authority's 2020 TIM case. Primary source: https://www.garanteprivacy.it/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/10277228

Evidence Weight
99.48
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 99.48472787402017
File Weight: 1
Added to Rotten Company: 8/29/2026
Conduct/Event period: January 15, 2020–January 15, 2020
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: January 15, 2020
misconduct

Italian privacy regulator fined TIM €27.8 million for unlawful marketing data processing

Summary

In January 2020, Italy's data-protection authority announced a €27,802,946 fine against TIM S.p.A. for numerous unlawful data-processing practices connected with marketing. The regulator said the violations affected several million people and included unsolicited contacts, invalid consent handling, excessive retention and inadequate security and accountability controls. Primary source: https://www.garanteprivacy.it/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9256409

Evidence Weight
99.48
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 99.48457265746765
File Weight: 1
Added to Rotten Company: 8/29/2026
Conduct/Event period: February 28, 2018–February 28, 2018
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: February 28, 2018
misconduct

Italian regulator fined Telecom Italia €4.8 million for misleading fibre-optic advertising

Summary

On 28 February 2018, AGCM imposed total fines of €4.8 million on Telecom Italia S.p.A. for an unfair commercial practice involving advertising of fibre-optic connectivity. The authority found that the advertising did not adequately explain material limitations and the different network technologies used to provide the promoted service. Primary source: https://www.agcm.it/media/comunicati-stampa/2018/3/alias-9197

Evidence Weight
99.48
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 99.48463242650939
File Weight: 1