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A Q&amp;A session will be available after the presentation. I now hand it over to Mr. Mario Rosso, CEO of the Group. ...

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</description><pubDate>3/20/2008 3:07:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Tiscali SPA</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Full Year 2007 Tiscali SPA Earnings Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">TIS.MI</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">11:00am CET</ccbn:time><title>Full Year 2007 Tiscali SPA Earnings Conference Call Transcript</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1799340</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/630553</link><guid isPermaLink="false">spcred/630553</guid><spcred:index_mode xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">norm</spcred:index_mode><title>Tiscali SpA</title><description>The latest Full Report from S&amp;P</description><pubDate>2/13/2008 10:30:51 AM</pubDate><spcred:type xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Full Report</spcred:type><spcred:price xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">400</spcred:price><spcred:dataset xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">global</spcred:dataset><spcred:docid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">630553</spcred:docid><spcred:index_entry_dispcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Italy</spcred:index_entry_dispcountry><spcred:index_entry_dispgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Internet Software &amp; Services</spcred:index_entry_dispgics><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Europe, Middle East, Africa</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Global Issuers</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Corporations</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Telecommunications &amp; Cable</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_disptype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Full Report</spcred:index_entry_disptype><spcred:index_entry_excerpt xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Favorable strategic positioning in the high-growth broadband markets of the U.K. (15% market share) and Italy (6%) An attractive triple-play product portfolio and IP-ready core network infrastructure Expected strong growth in the direct customer base, supported by LLU Negative free operating cash flow generation High financial leverage, primarily from the acquisition of Pipex Fairly modest size and an ongoing investment phase that is weighing on margins and cash flow generation Fierce competition and integration risk of Pipex in the U.K., and small-scale and hefty capital-expenditure plans in Italy The rating on Tiscali SpA is constrained by the group's negative free operating cash flow (FOCF) generation (€126 million in the first nine months of 2007) and by high financial leverage owing</spcred:index_entry_excerpt><spcred:index_entry_primcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">ITA</spcred:index_entry_primcountry><spcred:index_entry_primgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">45101010 451010 4510 45</spcred:index_entry_primgics><spcred:index_entry_primissuer xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Tiscali SpA</spcred:index_entry_primissuer><spcred:index_entry_primissuerid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">386369</spcred:index_entry_primissuerid><spcred:index_entry_primreg xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">EUROMIDAFR</spcred:index_entry_primreg><spcred:index_entry_primticker xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">TIS@IM</spcred:index_entry_primticker><spcred:index_entry_reporttype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">FULL</spcred:index_entry_reporttype><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">GLOBISS</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">CORP</spcred:index_entry_sector><spcred:index_entry_sector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Telecommunications</spcred:index_entry_sector><category>Credit &amp; 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Cable</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_disptype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Summary</spcred:index_entry_disptype><spcred:index_entry_excerpt xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">The rating on Tiscali SpA is constrained by the group's negative free operating cash flow (FOCF) generation (€126 million in the first nine months of 2007) and by high financial leverage owing mainly to the September 2007 acquisition of the broadband and voice division of U.K.-based Internet services provider (ISP) Pipex Communications PLC for £187 million (€243 million). 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