The battalion was formed in 1957 and operated the army's telecommunications network in the Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche, and Umbria regions.

The battalion was assigned to the VIII Territorial Military Command in Rome and operated the army's telecommunications network in the Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche, and Umbria regions and on the island of Sardinia.

The battalion was named for the Forca di Penne Pass, which connects the provinces of L'Aquila and Pescara.

On 12 November 1976, the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone granted with decree 846 the battalion a flag.

[8] On 1 January 2017, the 44th TLC Support Regiment was disbanded and the Signal Battalion "Penne" became once more an autonomous unit.