SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULE 13d-l(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT

TO RULE 13d-2(a)

(Amendment No.     )*

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares, no nominal value

(Title of Class of Securities)

IT0003497168**

(CUSIP number)

Cassa depositi e prestiti S.p.A.

Via Goito, 4

00185 Rome, Italy

+39 06 42211

with a copy to:

Ettore Santucci, Esq.

James Matarese, Esq.

Goodwin Procter LLP

100 Northern Avenue

Boston, MA 02210

617-570-1000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

February 18, 2019

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box  ☐.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to who copies are to be sent.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.

This statement relates to the ordinary shares, no nominal value (the “Ordinary Shares”), of Telecom Italia S.p.A., a joint stock company incorporated under the laws of Italy (the “Issuer”). The Issuer’s principal executive offices are located at Via Gaetano Negri 1, 20123 Milan, Italy.

Item 2 (a) – (c).

This Statement is being filed by Cassa depositi e prestiti S.p.A. (the “Reporting Person” or “CDP”) pursuant to Rule 13d-1 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

CDP is a corporation (società per azioni) organized under the laws of the Republic of Italy. The principal business of CDP is to finance investments in various sectors of the Italian economy, including the Italian state, its regions, local authorities, public entities and public law bodies, public and private entities, banks, infrastructure, research and development and tourism. CDP’s principal place of business and principal office is located at Via Goito, 4, 00185 Rome, Italy.

The Republic of Italy (acting through the Ministry of Economy and Finance, or Ministero dell’economia e delle finanze (the “MEF”)) currently owns approximately 82.8% of the shares of CDP and exercises control over CDP.

To the best of CDP’s knowledge as of the date hereof, set forth in Schedule I to this Schedule 13D and incorporated herein by reference is the following information with respect to each director and executive officer of CDP:

Item 2 (d) – (e). During the last five years, neither CDP nor, to the best of its knowledge, the MEF or any of the persons listed on Schedule I hereto has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or has been a party to any civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violations with respect to such laws.

Item 2 (f). See Schedule I to this Schedule 13D which is incorporated herein by reference.

CDP used approximately €823,974,676 (including brokerage commissions) of its working capital in the aggregate to purchase the Ordinary Shares reported in this Schedule 13D.

The information set forth under Items 3, 5 and 6 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.

On April 5, 2018 the board of directors of CDP approved CDP’s acquisition of a minority stake in the Issuer. On February 14, 2019 the board of directors of CDP resolved to authorize the acquisition of additional Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. CDP’s intent is to be a long-term shareholder, insofar as this investment falls within the institutional mission of CDP to support strategic national infrastructures in Italy and is intended to show CDP’s support for development and value creation initiatives undertaken by the Issuer in a sector that is of primary interest for the country.

CDP reserves the right, based on all relevant factors and subject to applicable law or other restrictions, at any time and from time to time:

Except as described in Item 6 and this Item 4, CDP does not currently have any plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any such actions.

CDP intends to review its investment in the Issuer from time to time on the basis of various factors, including the Issuer’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, general economic and industry conditions, the securities markets in general and those for the Issuer’s securities in particular, as well as other developments.

Item 5 (a) – (b)

As of the date of this report, CDP beneficially owns 1,073,500,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 7.1% of the Issuer’s Ordinary Shares based upon 15,203,122,583 Ordinary Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Ordinary Shares outstanding as of September 30, 2018 as reported in the Issuer’s Report of Foreign Private Issuer filed on Form 6-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 28, 2018.

With respect to the persons referenced in Item 2 above, to the best of CDP’s knowledge, as of the date hereof, no such person beneficially owns Ordinary Shares of the Issuer.

(b)

The responses of CDP with respect to Rows 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the cover page of this Schedule 13D that relate to the number of shares which CDP has sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition are incorporated herein by reference.

(c)

Except for the transactions described in this Schedule 13D, including those set forth on Schedule II, during the past 60 days there have been no other transactions in the securities of the Issuer effected by CDP or, to the best of CDP’s knowledge, the persons or entities referenced in Item 2 above.

(d) Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, to the knowledge of the Reporting Person, no person had the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, Ordinary Shares covered by this Schedule 13D.

(e) Not applicable.

The information set forth in Items 2 through 5 of this Statement is incorporated by reference into this Item 6.

Except as described herein, neither CDP nor, to the knowledge of CDP, any of its subsidiaries or any of the persons listed on Schedule I has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any persons with respect to any securities of the Issuer. CDP may consider entering into financial instruments or other agreements related to increases or decreases of its economic or beneficial exposure related to its investment in the Issuer.

Not applicable.

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 28, 2019

Schedule I

Information with Respect to Directors and Executive Officers of Cassa depositi e prestiti S.p.A.

The name, position, present principal occupation or employment of each of the directors and executive officers of Cassa depositi e prestiti S.p.A. (“CDP”) are set forth below. The business address for each such director or executive officer is Via Goito n. 4, 00185 Rome, Italy. Each director and executive officer is an Italian citizen.

Schedule II

TRANSACTIONS IN ORDINARY SHARES BY THE REPORTING PERSONS

The following table sets forth all transactions relating to the Ordinary Shares effected by the Reporting Person in the past sixty days that have not been previously reported on Schedule 13D. Unless otherwise noted, all such transactions were effected in the open market through a broker and all prices per share include commissions.