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Swisscom

Swisscom/Vodafone Italia deal faces an in-depth review

While the parties anticipated the AGCM’s Phase 2 investigation, they remain confident it will lead to a favourable outcome

Swisscom’s fibre rollout strategy deemed anti-competitive

COMCO claims to have prevented the creation of a potential monopoly, but will fibre deployments take longer and cost more?

M&A: Latest developments in Europe

While an in-market mobile merger in France appears likely, consolidation in Portugal’s fixed broadband market is facing strong opposition

UK: CMA Phase I review of Vodafone/Three

Following formal notification, a 40 working day assessment of the merits of the merger now begins before deciding whether a longer (up to 32-week) investigation is required

Improving mobile network resilience in Switzerland

Proposals for back-up power would ensure mobile communications during power outages, but similar rules are not overly common in major European countries

Switzerland to include 80Mbps broadband in the USO

It will be the most ambitious broadband USO in the world, and require significant investment

Swisscom forced to pause its FTTH expansion

Swisscom wants to use point-to-multipoint technology for its future deployments. Regulators are concerned that this could be an anticompetitive move

Swiss mobile operators win an important legal battle over 5G deployment

Operators should now be able to deploy new antennas more easily, but local authorities are likely to continue putting obstacles in the way

Swiss competition authority launches inquiry into Swisscom’s fibre deployment

ComCo argues that Swisscom is changing the network architecture in its new deployments, so that alternative operators are unable to access the network.

Swiss competition authority investigates Swisscom’s behaviour in business connectivity market

The Competition Commission believes Swisscom may be charging excessive prices in the interconnection of commercial sites.