(Telecompaper) Telecom Italia (TIM) is open to talks with wholesale-only operator Open Fiber about merging their respective fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) assets, said the company's CEO Amos Genish in a briefing. "We are more than open ... to participate in a dialogue on such a combination," said Genish. However, according to an unnamed source cited by Reuters, TIM has already spoken about the idea to the shareholders of Open Fiber, state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and utility giant Enel. "The ball is in Open Fiber's court, we are willing to sit down with them," said the source.