Federal Office of Communications
The Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) (German: Bundesamt für Kommunikation, BAKOM; French: Office fédéral de la communication, OFCOM; Italian: Ufficio federale delle comunicazioni, UFCOM) is a Swiss federal office that deals with issues relating to telecommunications, broadcasting and postal services in Switzerland.
| (in German) Bundesamt für Kommunikation (in French) Office fédéral de la communication (in Italian) Ufficio federale delle comunicazioni | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1992 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Biel/Bienne |
| Minister responsible | |
| Parent agency | Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications |
| Website | www.bakom.admin.ch |
Created in 1992, the office is attached to the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC), and is based in Biel/Bienne.
The OFCOM's activities are governed by the Swiss Telecommunications Act (TCA),[1] the Federal Act on Radio and Television (RTVA)[2] and the Federal Postal Act.[3]
Comparable authorities
- in France, the Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) and the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (ARCOM)
- in Belgium, the Institut belge des services postaux et des télécommunications (IBPT) and the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA)
- in Canada, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
- in the United States, the Federal Communications Commission
- in the United Kingdom, the Ofcom
Directors
- Since July 2020: Bernard Maissen[4]
- 2014-2020: Philipp Metzger
- 2005-2013: Martin Dumermuth
References
- "Fedlex". www.fedlex.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- "Fedlex". www.fedlex.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- "Fedlex". www.fedlex.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- OFCOM, Federal Office of Communications. "Senior management". www.bakom.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
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