May 8 (Reuters) - Swisscom reported a 39.3%

rise in its first-quarter revenue on Thursday, meeting market

expectations, citing the successful acquisition of Vodafone

Italia.

Group revenue on a reported basis came in at 3.76 billion

Swiss francs ($4.56 billion) in the quarter, in line with

analysts' forecast of 3.76 billion francs in a company-provided

consensus.

($1 = 0.8249 Swiss francs)