▁early ▁history ▁ ▁Fast web ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁in ▁Milan ▁by ▁Sil v io ▁Sc aglia , ▁Francesco ▁Mich eli , ▁and ▁R ug ger o ▁Gram atica . ▁e . B is com ▁was ▁founded ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁developing ▁a ▁fi ber - opt ic ▁network ▁in ▁Italy , ▁and ▁Fast web ▁was ▁launched ▁as ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁with ▁A EM ▁to ▁develop ▁IP ▁services . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁e . B is com ▁went ▁public ▁on ▁the ▁Italian ▁New ▁Market ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁to ▁expand ▁and ▁fin ance ▁the ▁fi ber - opt ic ▁network ▁in ▁major ▁Italian ▁cities . ▁e . B is com ▁soon ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁operator ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁use ▁full ▁IP ▁technology ▁and ▁bring ▁fi ber - opt ic ▁networks ▁to ▁cities , ▁and ▁launched ▁home ▁tele communic ation ▁services . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁fi ber - opt ic ▁cab ling ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁Milan , ▁and ▁Fast web ▁cons olid ated ▁its ▁presence ▁in ▁Rome , ▁Gen oa , ▁Tur in , ▁Nap les , ▁and ▁Bolog na . ▁ ▁e . B is com ▁mer ger ▁ ▁e . B is com ▁announced ▁a ▁possible ▁mer ger ▁with ▁Fast web ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁mer ger ▁was ▁final ized ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁April . ▁The ▁company ▁took ▁on ▁Fast web ’ s ▁name , ▁and ▁focused ▁on ▁its ▁core ▁business