First EU Comparative Report: AGCOM Resolution no. 156/23/CONS

An analysis by the Assoprovider Study Center on regulatory differences between Italy and the European Union The Assoprovider Study Center has published the first in a series of reports dedicated to comparing Italian regulations with those of other European Union countries, with particular attention to the impacts on local operators. This first in-depth study concerns the Resolution […]
AssoTG – July 28, 2025

📣 AssoTG – First international Italy-Spain newsletter on TLC! Following the collaboration agreement with AOTEC announced today, we are proud to present the first international edition of AssoTG with bilingual Italian-Spanish content and an English section for international partners. 🔍 In the episode of July 27, 2025: • The AssoProvider-AOTEC framework agreement and its implications […]
Assoprovider and AOTEC: an alliance to strengthen the voice of proximity operators in Europe

Assoprovider and AOTEC allied for EU digital regulation
Assoprovider has signed an agreement with AOTEC, the main Spanish association of local telecommunications operators.
Objective: strengthen the voice of proximity operators, share best practices, and contribute to the definition of future European digital regulation, including the consultation on the Digital Networks Act
The 2023 Assoprovider Manifesto

Following the Government hearing on January 18, the new Assoprovider Board of Directors publishes the report of the meeting sent on March 7, 2023, to Undersecretary Alessio Butti. We adopt this important document as our MANIFESTO for the coming years as it highlights our "mission" that we have been striving to achieve for over 20 years! You can read it here
2023: 3 technological trends that will define the new year

Let's talk about 3 new technologies that in 2023 will mark new steps for proximity operators
From Emilia Romagna to Conquering the World: The Story of FlashStart Group

We interview Francesco Collini, CEO of Flashstart Group, a company focused on online security.
Roberto Maroni and his decisive contribution to the liberalization of Wi-Fi connections

Today we learn with sadness of the passing of the honorable Roberto Maroni. As Minister of the Interior with the Lega Nord, Maroni contributed to writing the history of one of our historic battles: the liberalization of wifi.
Handbook for Municipalities (Sept. 2022)

Buy Now After the first version of the Handbook for Municipalities on the new European Communications Code, OpenTLC series, published by Consulservice and authored by Ing. Alfredo Pasini and Arch. Di Cesare, we present the September 2022 update: EUROPEAN COMMUNICATIONS CODE (Sept. 2022 version) Handbook for Municipalities Authors Ing. Pasini and Arch. Maurizio Di Cesare The handbook aims to assist local communities […]
Guide for ISP and WISP

Buy Now After the guide for municipalities on the new European Communications Code, OpenTLC series, published by Consulservice and authored by Ing. Alfredo Pasini and Arch. Di Cesare, comes another publication by Consulservice: GUIDE ON REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Vademecum for ISP and WISP in the electronic communications sector. Author Ing. Pasini, consultant for the association's regulations. The vademecum aims to assist the ISP […]
The third issue of AssoTG is online

In the third issue of our TG: The first "Market Place di Assoprovider" has concluded, the new format for live events aimed at facilitating meetings between members and companies. It is discussed by board member Antonella Oliviero, President Dino Bortolotto, and Vice President Marcello Cama. The New European Electronic Communications Code, a guide to […]
AssoTG the second issue is online!

The second AssoTG is finally online, in this issue we will discuss CyberSecurity with Aaron Visaggio, a lecturer from the Università degli Studi del Sannio. The talk "Who Pulls the CyberTrigger?" highlights the carelessness that often leads to cyber breaches. This will be followed by an intervention from GB Frontera, national vice president, who will explain the new editorial product, namely the Vademecum for […]
Green Card: On the Network, We Win, Join Assoprovider's Rightful Battles

"Help us help you" is not just a simple request: it is the slogan that best describes the mission of Assoprovider, the association of Internet Service Providers that brings together more than 200 companies from the North to the South of the country. Since 1997, the year of its foundation, we have been close to entrepreneurs who face many challenges every day, navigating through too many laws […]
The Assoprovider Marketplace: APMPR022

Event concluded, video content will be published in the coming days MAIN SPONSOR APMPRO22: Coretech Srl – ANNUAL PARTNER 2022 https://youtu.be/r2jKwQM2N-Q Slide Alfredo Pasini Slide Piero Micheletti Slide Luigi Perrella Slide Alessio Cecchi Slide Roberto Beneduci Slide Roberto Iannaccone Slide Matteo Fici APMPRO22 has been accredited by the Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti di Roma for the issuance of […]
📶 National Wireless Expo: Assoprovider is there

The National Wireless Expo returns, an event dedicated to Wireless and Ultra-Broadband.
TLC: Blank Signed Promissory Notes – First Episode

"Politically incorrect" post? For the series: "Have you ever wondered who invented this world of yours in 2014? Who paved the way?" Year 2014, Article 6, paragraph 4 of Destinazione Italia All companies operating in the TLC market: ISP, Wisp, Voip Operators, Manufacturers, Distributors, and users have, some unknowingly but well aware […]
PNRR the Government's Wrong Choices on the "Public Administration Cloud"

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CUP: Single Asset Contribution

a draft letter, to be completed with your data, and sent to local authorities that request user information in order to calculate and charge you the single fee for public land occupation which, in our opinion, and based on recent regulatory changes, should be paid solely by the concessionaire.
TedTrip a project "spin off" Assoprovider

TEDTRIP a mix between a Tour Operator and a Media Company Tedtrip is the result of an exceptional featuring, on one hand, the technological avant-garde in the ICT field by Matteo Tedo Fici, Project Manager of Tedtrip and founder of Assoprovider (National Association of Independent Providers), and on the other, Experiential Tourism, which, in addition to being the future […]
AssoTG – the first issue – the new editorial effort by Assoprovider

February 10, 2022, from an idea by Antonella Oliviero and Marcello Cama, the Assoprovider News was born. In the first issue: Assoprovider: word from the President Eng. Dino Bortolotto; PNRR and Providers: the steering committee has been launched; PNRR, Facilitated Finance and Tax Credit: Dr. Roberto Iannaccone, Assoprovider consultant; PNRR: opportunities for Proximity Operators – Matteo Fici, treasurer and founder […]
APRO21 – event registration

The recording of the entire day, 7 hours and 44 minutes of footage from which we will extract many videos and insights Watch now
TLC, Bortolotto (Assoprovider): "PNRR collective good, must be defended from partisan logic"

On December 10 in Rome, APRO21 kicks off, the event promoted by Assoprovider, the association of proximity operators, to gauge the pulse of the TLC market in Italy, amidst regulations, funding, and new technologies. All opportunities for small and medium providers in TLC. This is the claim of APRO21, the event organized by the association that brings together […]
Proximity Operators

In Assoprovider, we were the first, in January 2020, to coin the headline "Proximity Operators" to better highlight the role that our colleagues and members, ISP and Wisp, have played in their respective territories over the past 20 years. Some of these "#PionieridellaRete" stories have been told in our podcasts, in our newspaper OpenTLC (www.opentlc.it) […]
[APodcast] Assoprovider's battle to liberalize Wi-Fi in the last mile

The podcast series of the association continues with contributions from Sicetelecom, TP-Link, and AVM, and editorial support from Radio IT.
The Assoprovider camper sets off with ApVAN

July 2021 – the Assoprovider camper sets off We are the “main sponsor” of the initiative that for twelve months will lead us to meet old colleagues, and hopefully new ones, in the most picturesque and digitally divided villages of Italy. Proximity Operators work where there is a “hunger for Internet” where the “#DigitalDivide”, both structural and cognitive, is more pronounced and is […]
Ideas for the tourism crisis: "No need to repeat the failure of Italia.it"

Assoprovider offers its solutions to boost tourism and criticizes the choice of a public portal to replace OTAs
APLab: Tp-Link – Agile Solution and Omada SDN tested by Assoprovider members

The first APLab has concluded, involving five members and Tp-Link, who, over more than three months, were technically supported to test one of Tp-Link's solutions for WISPs, namely: Agile Solution and Omada SDN. The participants for Assoprovider were: WT S.r.l. – ICAROINTERNET.IT, MACROTEL ITALIA S.r.l., Airlan S.r.l., Erprise S.r.l., Level7 S.r.l. For the members' final reports: https://www.tp-link.com/it/press/news/19436/ or visit […]
Assoprovider's contribution to the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR)

Greetings to all, on behalf of our President, I would like to inform you that Assoprovider was recently heard by the VIII Commission of the Senate of the Republic (public works and communications) and the IX Commission of the Chamber of Deputies (Transport, postal services, and telecommunications) regarding the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) and on that occasion, we presented the memorandum […]
Assoprovider “the activities of 2021”

Assoprovider, guest of CIOClub Italia, through Vice President Marcello Cama presents the association's numbers and projects for 2021. Watch event!
Women in IT, an impossible combination? Here are 3 women who made tech history

Many women have made history in the field of the Internet and computing in general. Assoprovider wants to tell you the story of three Pioneers of the Net, including a brilliant Italian.
Happy birthday Faggin, the Italian father of the microprocessor turns 79 years old

Today, Federico Faggin celebrates his 79th birthday. We tell the story of the Italian genius, father of the microprocessor.