The Economics and Statistics Section:
- is responsible for the division’s economic affairs;
- performs systematic monitoring and analysis of the Swiss telecommunications market;
- checks fulfilment of the economic objectives laid down by the legislature regarding the telecommunications market and the information society;
- handles cost allocation during regulatory procedures such as interconnection;
- deals with questions concerning market structure and dominant market position in the telecommunications sector;
- provides expertise regarding the economic effects of measures and regulatory instruments in the telecommunications sector;
- draws up studies of the Swiss telecommunications market for international reference;
- draws up economic reports on fundamental questions of principle;
- collects and publishes the official telecommunications statistic;
- regularly publishes diverse data on the telecommunications market and the information society.
