MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s telecoms lobby has called on the European Union to consider ways to help the industry cope with rising energy costs as well as to shield their networks from any planned power cuts, a document seen by Reuters showed. The energy crisis comes on top of other business concerns for telecoms operators in Europe, which are caught up between high investment needs and low returns partly linked to a crowded and competitive landscape. In a letter sent to EU industry Chief Thierry Breton on Friday, Assotelecomunicazioni asked for telecoms players to be treated like energy-intensiv…