Scroll to read about the key milestones in the Eutelia case.
The Landi family controls Eutelia S.p.A., then the fourth largest telecom operator in Italy with over 2 000 employees and a 15 000 km proprietary fiber-optic network valued at €200 million. They acquire Enterprise Digital Architects (EDA), a firm handling classified communications for the Carabinieri and other Italian government authorities. Political push-back soon forces the Landis to cede control.
Mediaset, a company that was founded by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, runs due diligence on Eutelia for a joint venture to use its network for digital terrestrial TV. After examining Eutelia's assets, Mediaset exits just before signing the agreement, paving the way to force Eutelia into special administration and scoop up its assets on the cheap.
Public Prosecutor Roberto Rossi requests Eutelia’s insolvency, citing hefty tax penalties that are later largely annulled. Records show Rossi met frequently at Berlusconi’s private residence prior to the filing.
Berlusconi, who was also interim Minister for Economic Development at the time, signs the decree placing Eutelia into extraordinary administration. Commissioners Daniela Saitta, Gianluca Vidal, and Francesca Pace take over. Saitta is linked to ex-defence minister Cesare Previti, convicted for bribing judges. Corruption is a recurring theme throughout this story...
Pier Giorgio Rossi and Mark De Simone create Clouditalia just months before it acquires Eutelia’s network. Ownership is split among offshore entities, which all own 10 % each, in order to keep the true beneficiaries anonymous.
Eutelia’s 15 000 km fiber network is sold to Clouditalia for €15 million. This is less than 10 % of the lowest independent valuation.
Daniela Saitta acts as the sole key witness against former CEO Samuele Landi. In 2019 Landi files a complaint which prompts an investigation naming Saitta as a suspect for judicial corruption and wrongful conviction of an innocent party.
An explosive exposé is filed with the Ministry of Economic Development and two public prosecutors. It details how tax fines were “weaponised” to justify the takeover and alleges that top officials, secret‑service contacts and the three commissioners colluded to strip Eutelia’s assets.
Investigation into the corruption of Silvio Berlusconi, Roberto Rossi, Daniella Saitta, and the Italian state continues.