ROME, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. investment firm KKR

will likely offer remedies next week in an attempt to

secure EU antitrust approval to buy Telecom Italia's (TIM)

fixed-line access network, a person familiar with the

matter said on Wednesday.

KKR wants to acquire TIM's domestic network for up to 22

billion euros ($23.87 billion), making the Italian telecoms

group the first in a major European country to divest its

landline grid.

The European Commission is now examining the deal, with a

decision due by May 30. KKR has until May 23 to offer remedies

or risk the EU competition enforcer opening a four-month long

investigation following the end of its preliminary review.

KKR is ready to offer remedies to allay EU antitrust

concerns in an effort to get the green light during the EU's

initial review, the person said.

Other people said remedies that allow fair and reasonable

access to the network and maintain existing contracts that were

put in place after the creation of FiberCop, Telecom Italia's

last-mile grid unit, could address regulatory concerns.

Other possible remedies include assurances that NetCo, a

venture comprising TIM's fixed access network, will continue to

offer rivals direct access to the fibre using their own

equipment, they said.

KKR is expected to sooth concerns linked to the volume

discount it granted TIM, which would remain the main customer of

the newly created wholesale network operator, the people said.

KKR declined to comment.

The Commission's main concerns focus on the impact of the

deal on the wholesale market, other people with direct knowledge

of the matter told Reuters last month.

TIM's landline network covers nearly 89% of the country's

households and its fibre and copper cables stretch over 23

million km (14.3 million miles). The sale is part of a

government-backed plan aimed at cutting debt and reviving the

group.

($1 = 0.9217 euros)

(Additional reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Kirsten

Donovan)