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Articles tagged with: Comcom
Switzerland Starts Preparing for Radio Spectrum Auctions in 2013
Switzerland's Federal Communications Commission (comcom) has instructed the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) to prepare the allocation of mobile radio frequencies which are either currently free or which will become free in the foreseeable future. more
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Swiss Networks May Cooperate on LTE Network Upgrades
The President of the Swiss telecoms regulator, comcom says that two of the country's three mobile networks could cooperate on building their LTE networks. Marc Furrer said that Sunrise has agreed in principle to the idea, but that Orange was still considering the proposal. more
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Switzerland to Permit 3G at 900Mhz - Extends Licenses
Switzerland's telecoms regulator, comcom has renewed the GSM mobile telephony licences of Orange, Sunrise and Swisscom until the end of 2013. All the countries GSM licences, which were provisionally extended in April 2008, will now all expire at the same time (Swisscom, Sunrise, Orange and In&Phone). This gives comcom an opportunity to implement a comprehensive reallocation of all the mobile telephony frequencies which are free today or which will become free in 2013 or 2016. more
Related Tags: orange, sunrise, swisscom, tele2, 3g-license, wcdma, gsm, Switzerland
Swiss Regulator Provisionally Extends GSM Licenses
Switzerland's Federal Communications Commission (comcom) has provisionally extended the GSM mobile telephony licences of Orange, Sunrise and Swisscom, which expire at the end of May 2008, until 31 December 2013 at the latest. This is intended to bridge the delays in the renewal of the three expiring GSM licences which have arisen as a result of appeals procedures. more
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Swisscom Sees Positive Impact From ComCom Ruling
ZURICH -(Dow Jones)- Incumbent telecom operator Swisscom said Monday that interconnection price cuts levied by the regulator are less severe than expected, and should therefore boost its 2007 operating profit, as provisions unwind. more
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Swisscom Cuts Guidance, 2Q Net Profit Halved"
ZURICH -(Dow Jones)- Swisscom, Wednesday lowered its full year guidance and said second quarter net profit was slashed in half due to a CHF180 million charge related to a fine for overcharging termination fees. more
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On behalf of Switzerland's Federal Communications Commission (comcom), the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) has launched a public consultation on the renewal of the GSM licences of Swisscom Mobile, Orange Communications and TDC Switzerland. more
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Two more GSM operators for Switzerland
Switzerland's Federal Communications Commission (comcom) has decided in principle to award one GSM licence respectively in the 1800MHz frequency band to the companies In&Phone and Tele2. The licences will now be elaborated and granted at the beginning of 2004. To give smaller companies an opportunity, the frequencies were awarded within the framework of a competition based on criteria, excluding the three existing GSM operators. more
Related Tags: 1800mhz, tele2, federal-communications-commission
Switzerland to create several new GSM licenses
Switzerland's telecoms regulator, comcom has opened a tender for additional GSM frequencies. The aim of the award is the stimulation of the Swiss mobile radio market by means of innovative projects. In order to achieve this aim, the frequencies will be awarded using a criteria-based competition which excludes the three existing GSM operators. Though it would be theoretically possible to set up a fourth national mobile radio network, the results of a consultation carried out in 2002 indicated that this is unrealistic. more
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Switzerland's telecoms regulator, comcom has offered a delay to the 3G license holders, enabling them to slow down the rollout of their networks. The regulator has cited the lack of handsets and specific services for the reason to slow down the rollout requirements. more
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