Italy's Poste seeks meeting with Telecom Italia board over takeover bid, sources say

Poste Italiane has asked ‌the board of Telecom Italia (TIM) for a meeting where Chief Executive Matteo Del Fante could present the postal services group's 10.8 billion euro ($12 billion) cash-and-share bid for the ​former phone monopoly, two sources close to the matter said on ​Saturday.