{"id":4797,"date":"2021-02-10T10:15:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T09:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/?p=4797"},"modified":"2021-05-04T10:54:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T09:54:16","slug":"revision-des-fernmeldegesetzes-relevante-aenderungen-fuer-das-digitale-zeitalter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/news-insights\/revision-des-fernmeldegesetzes-relevante-aenderungen-fuer-das-digitale-zeitalter\/","title":{"rendered":"Revision of the Swiss Telecommunications Act \u2013 Relevant Changes for the Digital Era"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4797\" class=\"elementor elementor-4797\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e192929 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"41339\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a76e28a\" data-eae-slider=\"62952\" data-id=\"a76e28a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99081b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99081b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Revision des Fernmeldegesetzes \u2013 Relevante \u00c4nderungen f\u00fcr das digitale Zeitalter<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Koch\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d17332b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d17332b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-4d17332b{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fdab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6fdab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-e6fdab6{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcb7c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bcb7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The revised Telecommunications Act entered into force on 1 January 2021 and takes into account the increasingly digitalized society. In particular, the revision strengthens consumer protection (unfair advertising, international roaming, net neutrality and protection of children and young people) and introduces deregulations and administrative simplifications (abolition of the notification obligation for TSPs and the general licensing requirement).<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p><p>The revision of the Telecommunications Act (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedlex.admin.ch\/eli\/cc\/1997\/2187_2187_2187\/en\">TCA<\/a>), which entered into force on 1\u00a0January 2021, was dominated by the social transformation of our increasingly digitalised society. More and more data must be transferred faster and faster. In addition, the need for increased consumer protection became apparent. Hence, strengthening consumer protection by parallel amendments to the Federal Act on Unfair Competition (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedlex.admin.ch\/eli\/cc\/1988\/223_223_223\/de\">UCA<\/a>; available only in German) and administrative simplifications were key drivers of the revision.<\/p><p>The main points of the revision may be summarised as follows:<\/p><p><strong>Abolition of the General Notification Obligation as Major Administrative Simplification <\/strong><\/p><p>The revised TCA does no longer include a general notification obligation for telecommunications service providers (TSP). Amongst others, the numerous providers of over-the-top services (OTT services) such as messenger, VoIP or IPTV services (e.g. Threema, Skype or Zattoo) benefit from this administrative simplification. However, TSP which use certain addressing elements or radio frequencies requiring a license must still be registered (Art.\u00a04 para.\u00a01 TCA).<\/p><p><strong>Increased Consumer Protection Suggests Compliance Review <\/strong><\/p><p>With the revision of the TCA, amendments to UCA were implemented in order to strengthen consumer protection. These amendments are far-reaching and could entail consequences under both civil and criminal law. TSP should therefore review their compliance measures and processes with regard to the new rules where necessary.<\/p><p>In particular, stricter regulations apply to advertising calls. Targeting conduct such as spoofing (i.e. a scam strategy that includes disguised communication), advertisers are now obliged to use and also display telephone numbers in advertising calls which are entered in the telephone directory and which they are entitled to use (Art. 3 para. 1 lit. v UCA). In addition, not only those who make such unfair advertising calls themselves, but also those who make use of the information obtained from such calls are acting unfairly under the revised regulation and could be prosecuted (Art. 3 para. 1 lit. w UCA). In addition, as from 1 July 2021, unfair advertising calls will also be covered by the obligation to combat <em>spam<\/em> (Art. 45a TCA).<\/p><p>Another important point of the revision is contained in Art. 26a UCA and deals with the revocation or blocking of domain names and telephone numbers. According thereto, responsible public prosecutor&#8217;s offices and courts may revoke or block domain names and telephone numbers in the case of criminal offences under Art. 23 in conjunction with Art. 3 UCA or Art. 24 UCA (violation of the obligation to disclose prices to consumers including the Ordinance on Price Indication [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedlex.admin.ch\/eli\/cc\/1978\/2081_2081_2081\/de\">PIO<\/a>; available only in German]) respectively, in order to prevent new violations of <em>domain<\/em> names or telephone numbers, regardless of the criminal liability of a particular person.<\/p><p><strong>Regulation of Net Neutrality and Cyber Attacks and Unchanged Network Access Regime <\/strong><\/p><p>The revised TCA now explicitly regulates that TSP must adhere to the principle of net neutrality, i.e. the obligation to treat all Internet communication equally. Therefore, a differentiation in transmission is only permitted in exceptional cases (Art. 12e TCA).<\/p><p>Furthermore, in order to increase cyber security, TSP are now obliged to combat unauthorized manipulation of telecommunications equipment (Art. 48a TCA), for instance by rerouting or preventing connections or by suppressing information.<\/p><p>The network access regime, however, finally remained unchanged and was not advanced to a regulation of access in a technology-neutral manner. Hence, network access regulation remains restricted to the copper lines under the revised TCA and does not cover, <em>inter alia<\/em>, fibre networks.<\/p><p>For a comprehensive overview over the Swiss telecoms and media regulation, please consult our publication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexology.com\/gtdt\/tool\/workareas\/report\/telecoms-and-media\/chapter\/switzerland\">Getting The Deal Trough &#8211; Lexology \u2013 Telecoms and Media<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020_Telecoms-Media_Switzerland.pdf\">PDF<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b3fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0b3fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CORE Attorneys is a boutique law firm in Switzerland, focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/wettbewerbsrecht\/\">competition\/antitrust law<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/regulierung\/\">regulatory<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/vertriebsrecht\/\">distribution law<\/a> matters. 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