'RTMI' ('Radio Telefono Mobile Integrato') was the first mobile communication service in
Italy, started in
1973. It operated on the 160 MHz frequency band and was used by a few people working in the public sector (public administartions and defense officials). In the 1980s, the Radio Telephone Mobile (RTM) emerged, which operated on the 450 MHz frequency band and attracted 100,000 customers.