Enabling communication – strengthening diversity
As the federal government’s competence center for media and telecommunications, OFCOM ensures free, secure and diverse access to communication in Switzerland. It also plays an important role in the field of digitalisation. We create framework conditions that promote innovation, protect fundamental rights and support the digital transformation in a responsible manner. We are also committed to an independent, diverse and high-quality media landscape in Switzerland.
In Focus
New law on communication platforms and search engines
The Federal Council wants to strengthen the rights of users in the digital space and oblige very large online platforms and search engines to be more fair and transparent. A new law is to define core rules for services such as Facebook, X, TikTok or Google in law.
Stories from everyday digital life
The prevention campaign 'Stories from everyday digital life' run by a number of federal agencies and Swiss Crime Prevention aims to raise public awareness about responsible online behaviour and encourage a healthy approach to mobile phones, computers and managing one's own data. OFCOM is leading this national campaign with a comics series. The comics about the Webster family are published in all four national languages and in English. They provide teachers, parents and grandparents with a basis for discussion with young people about everyday digital life, as well as offering practical advice.
Artificial Intelligence
Overview and Switzerland's regulatory approach
Themes and files
Roaming
During trips abroad, using your mobile phone to make or receive calls, to send or receive text (SMS) or media (MMS) messages, or to access the internet could cost you dearly.
Drones and model aircraft
Remote controlled aircraft information
Award of mobile telephony frequencies
The Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) has instructed the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) to prepare for awarding the mobile radio frequencies that will become available in 2029. In the interests of competition and transparency, ComCom is planning a public tender for these frequencies, probably in 2026. In this context, OFCOM has drawn up draft tender documents and published them on 14 october 2025. Interested parties have until 5 December 2025 to comment on these documents as part of a consultation process aimed in particular at mobile network operators planning to participate in the frequency award procedure.
Mobile communications: evolution towards 5G
Every year the volume of data exchanged on the mobile network doubles. The introduction of the 3rd generation 3G (UMTS) in the middle of the 2000s, and then the rollout of the 4th generation 4G (LTE) from 2012 onwards made it possible to cover requirements, until now. These technologies, however, are now reaching their limits. The introduction of 5G will make it possible to appreciably increase data transmission capacities.
Media releases
New law on communication platforms and search engines: Start of consultation proceedings
The Federal Council wants to strengthen the rights of users in the digital space and oblige very large online platforms and search engines to be more fair and transparent. A new law is to define core rules for services such as Facebook, X, TikTok or Google in law. The Federal Council decided this at its meeting on 29 October 2025. Interested parties have until 16 February 2026 to submit their views.
Increase in funding for regional and local press
From 1 January 2026, the annual federal contribution to regional and local print media will rise to CHF 40 million, an increase of CHF 10 million. This was decided by the Federal Council at its meeting on 15 October. The decision implements the resolution passed by Parliament on parliamentary initiative 22.423 Bulliard-Marbach.
Confederation releases new comic on the risks of digitalisation
OFCOM published the fourth issue of its comic series Stories from Everyday Digital Life. In 12 new stories, the fictional Webster family encourages the public to be careful in the networked world. Pupils, teachers, parents and other readers can order print copies of the comic free of charge or download it online at www.websters.swiss. It is published in all four national languages and in English.
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