Assembly — Regulation Updates

Switzerland

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.

Switzerland to triple minimum broadband speed in the USO by 2020

Switzerland to triple minimum broadband speed in the USO by 2020

The Federal Council updated the Universal Service Obligation to mandate 10Mbps for all.

Switzerland awards 5G spectrum

Switzerland awards 5G spectrum

The ComCom auctioned spectrum in the 700MHz, 1.4GHz, and 3.5GHz bands.

Swiss Parliament votes against introduction of fibre unbundling in telecoms reform

The Council of States has voted on the reform of the telecommunications act, but has rejected some of the initial proposals