Telecommunication Newsletter Switzerland
von
David Känzig
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Secretariat of the Competition Commission Finds Price and Margin Squeeze in Swisscom ADSL Pricing and Petitions the Competition Commission to Issue Sanctions
14. November 2008
ComCom Rules that Non-Discrimination Obligation Supersedes the Supremacy of Contract Negotiations
21. Oktober 2008
Consolidation in the Swiss Market: Sunrise to Acquire Tele2
30. September 2008
ComCom Reduces the Access Price to the Last Mile as well as Interconnection Fees
25. September 2008
Neither Ex Ante nor Ex Post Regulation: The New Swiss Approach or How to Avoid Touching the Hot Potato
3. September 2008
Functional Separation in Switzerland: Has Regulation Failied
24. Juli 2008
One Mobile Network for the Alternative Providers?
17. April 2008
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Consortium of Energy Suppliers Formed to Offer Broadband Access to the Public
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Swisscom Lowers Prices for the Twin Copper Pair
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Communication Commission Orders Swisscom to Offer Sub-loop Unbundling
8. April 2008
Painful Unbundling Experience: Is Ex Ante Regulation or Network Separation the Solution?
12. März 2008
ComCom Lowers Interconnection Charges for the
Years 2004 - 2006 by 15 - 20%
17. Dezember 2007
Public Utilities Join the Race for Bandwidth: The End of Infrastructure Competition?
29. November 2007
Swisscom Suffers Another Setback: ComCom Orders Swisscom to Offer Bit-Stream Access
22. November 2007
Federal Administrative Court Rejects Swisscom's Appeal Against ComCom Decision
14. November 2007
Sunrise Challenges Swisscom's Bundle Mobile and Naked DSL with Competition Commission
27. September 2007
National Roaming Obligation: Federal Administrative Court Remands Case Back to Communication Commission
28. August 2007
Swisscom Standard Offer on Unbundling
22. Mai 2007
New Amended Law On Telecommunications Enters Into Force On April 1, 2007
19. März 2007
Mobile termination charges to fall by 25 to 40% by 2009
9. Februar 2007
Federal Supreme Court confirms ComCom Decision against Swisscom to lower Fees for Porting Telephone Numbers
2. Februar 2007
Swiss Competition Commission Finds Mobile Operators to Have a Dominant Position in the Market for Terminating Calls in Their Own Networks.
29. November 2006
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court rules that a Servitude which permits a Party to transport Electricity over a Power Supply Line running across private Property does not permit the Beneficiary to use the Servitude to also transport Data for Telecommuniction Purposes.
13. November 2006
Competitive Tender for the Universal Service Licence in Telecommunications
12. Oktober 2006
Swiss Federal Council Includes Broadband Access in the Universal Services Obligation And Reduces the Maximum Price for National Telephone Calls in the Fixed Network. Public Tender for Universal Services Obligation is Expected for Autumn 2006.
19. September 2006
Federal Communication Commission Abandons the "Delta X Method" and Decrees the Interconnection Usage Charges Based upon the So-called Plausibility Schedules ("
Plausibilitätstabellen
")
4. September 2006
Swiss Federal Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by Swisscom against Interim Order of ComCom in Mobile Termination Case
7. August 2006
ComCom Orders Swisscom to Lower their Fees for Porting Telephone Numbers
7. Juli 2006
Swisscom not Exempt from Sanctions Pursuant to the Swiss Cartel Act Despite Notification
21. Juni 2006
Privatisation Proposal for Swisscom Finds no Support in the Swiss Parliament
9. Juni 2006
Federal Supreme Court Remands Interconnection Dispute to ComCom: The Odyssey Continues
9. Juni 2006
Finding of the Competition Commission that Mobile Operator Have a Monopoly on the Termination on Their Own Network Opens the Door for Interconnection Proceedings
20. April 2006
The Swiss Competition Commission Threatens Swisscom with a Fine in the Amount of CHF 489 Mio. for Abusive Pricing of Termination Costs
12. April 2006
Swiss Council of States Favours Unlimited Bit-Stream Access
10. März 2006
Consultation Procedure Regarding Switzerland's Participation in Swisscom AG
1. März 2006
Swiss Federal Council Proposes Changes to the Universal Services Obligation
1. März 2006
Swiss Federal Supreme Court Rules Upon Appeal that there is no Sufficient Basis in the Swiss Telecommunication Act to Request Swisscom Fixnet AG to Grant Interconnection for Leased Lines and Bit-Stream Access
22. Dezember 2005
Disagreement between Swiss National Council and Swiss Council of States on Unbundling Remains Unresolved
12. Dezember 2005
Swiss Federal Council intends to reduce its stake in Swisscom.
2. Dezember 2005
Invitation to Tender for Three Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Licenses. Single Sealed Bidding Will Apply.
2. Dezember 2005
The Swiss Communication Commission (ComCom) relaxes the carrier selection requirement for Voice over IP (VoIP) operators. Number Portability Also Applies to VoIP Operators. Identification of Location of Emergency Call Only Required for Principal VoIP Location.
1. Dezember 2005
Swiss Council of States Votes in Favour of Restricting Bit-Stream Access to the Copper Cable of the Incumbent Operator and Access to the Local Switch
1. Dezember 2005
Swisscom Announces a Reduction of the Interconnection Charges by 5% for the Year 2006
12. Oktober 2005
Disagreement on the unbundling of the local loop between Swiss National Council and Swiss Council of States destroys the hopes for a swift resolution of this key issue in the pending revision of the Swiss Telecommunication Act.
7. Oktober 2005
Commission of Transport and Communication proposes to restrict unbundling to the copper line
9. August 2005
Federal Communication Commission Drastically Reduces the Interconnection Prices Charged by Swisscom during the Years 2000 - 2003
14. Juni 2005
Swiss Council of States in Favour of the Unbundling of the Last Mile
7. Juni 2005
Federal Communication Commission ("ComCom") Rules that INA - Billing and Collection Services Are Not Caught By the Swiss Interconnection Regime
1. März 2005
Criminal Liability of Hosting Providers under Revised Draft of Swiss Penal Code
17. Januar 2005
Swiss Federal Court to Grant Appeal by Swisscom, TDC and MCI WorldCom
16. November 2004
Swisscom Bound to Open the Local Loop to Competitors
20. Oktober 2004
Swisscom Faces a Stiff Breeze in the Unbundling Discussions
31. August 2004
Full Unbundling Recommended By The Committee on Transportation and Telecommunication
29. Juni 2004
The Swiss Telecommunication Act is currently being revised and slated for discussions in the Swiss parliament in fall 2004.
16. Juni 2004