PARIS (Reuters) - French media group Vivendi (>> Vivendi) said it had no comment on Italy's decision on Monday to exercise its so-called "golden power" to protect former state telephone monopoly Telecom Italia (>> Telecom Italia).

The Italian government has been looking into whether Vivendi breached an obligation to notify it of its effective control of TIM, which is considered a strategic national asset.

(Reporting by Gwenaelle Barzic; Editing by Richard Lough)

Stocks treated in this article : Vivendi, Telecom Italia