French billionaire Xavier Niel’s Iliad is reportedly in exclusive talks to buy wireless assets in Italy, which would enable it to become the country’s fourth MNO, from CK Hutchison and VimpelCom. Hong Kong-based Hutchison and Russia-focused VimpelCom are currently awaiting approval from the European Commission (EC) for the proposed merger of Three Italia and Wind Telecomunicazioni, Italy’s third and fourth largest mobile operators respectively. […]