{"id":19303,"date":"2024-11-06T10:41:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T09:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assoprovider.it\/?page_id=19303"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:35:32","slug":"assoprovider-25-anni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/assoprovider.it\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Assoprovider 25 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From digital divide to digital proximity: the story of the network that changed Italian telecommunications<\/strong><\/p>

In 2025, Assoprovider opens a new chapter in its history with the launch of a international collaboration project<\/strong> that starts from the agreement with\u00a0AOTEC<\/a>, the main Spanish association of local telecommunications operators.
Objective: strengthen the representation of proximity operators<\/strong> European level and contribute to the definition of the future digital regulation of the European Union, starting from the consultation on Digital Networks Act (DNA)<\/strong>.<\/p>

\"This alliance strengthens the visibility of proximity operators in Brussels, at a crucial moment for the future of the sector,\" they stated Antonella Oliviero<\/strong>, President of Assoprovider, and Antonio Garc\u00eda Vidal<\/strong>, President of AOTEC<\/a>.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>

Since 1999, Assoprovider today represents 173 small and medium-sized telecommunications enterprises, technological hubs rooted in the territory that provide tailored services and immediate responses, even in marginal areas and small centers. This model of digital proximity<\/strong>, embodied in the registered trademark \"Operatori di Prossimit\u00e0\", distinguishes our members from the major national players and concretely contributes to reducing the digital divide.<\/p>

Over its more than 25 years of activity, the association has been able to transform the telecommunications market with historic battles\u2014from the liberalization of WiFi to the abolition of the installer license\u2014and with cultural initiatives such as technical-regulatory guides, webinars, podcasts, and the OpenTLC news outlet. During the pandemic, Proximity Operators demonstrated their full social value by enhancing infrastructures free of charge to meet the increased user demands and supporting local communities.<\/p>

Today more than ever, joining Assoprovider means participating in a qualified and widespread network, capable of speaking the \"local language\" and being a true bridge between innovation and territory<\/strong>. Collaborating with the association is equivalent to having 173 \"technological branches\" distributed throughout Italy and, now, a direct channel of representation in Europe as well.<\/p>

The battles won and the projects initiated have created new growth opportunities for the entire sector, as recounted in the following timeline.<\/p><\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2025: New European Alliances
<\/strong>Assoprovider signs a framework agreement with AOTEC, the main Spanish association of local operators, to strengthen the representation of proximity operators and contribute to the definition of future European digital regulation, starting with the consultation on the Digital Networks Act (DNA).<\/p>

2023-2024: The Battle of the Piracy Shield<\/strong><\/p>