Audiovisual broadcasting

With the entry into force of the revised Radio and Television Act (RTVA) and the revised Telecommunications Act (TCA) on 1 April 2007, the broadcasting of programme services is regarded as a telecommunication service, like telephony or the internet, for example. Broadcasting is a telecommunications service, the purpose of which is to provide, in real time or "on demand", programmes and/or content intended for the general public.

Real-time or "on demand" audiovisual broadcasting to end users (Table SF9)

Number of customers
(as of 31.12)

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 var. 21-22

On coaxial connections 

2'150'945 2'004'343 1'864'370 1'846'908 1'779'212 -3.7%

On DSL connections

1'426'747 1'474'227 1'424'229 1'375'770 1'323'347 -3.8%

On FTTH connections

551'519 645'824 705'106 831'947 926'056 11.3%
On virtual connections 327'113 370'856 1'708'625 1'580'084 1'744'330 10.4%

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Last modification 25.03.2024

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