Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Federal Office of Communications

Swiss federal agency From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Federal Office of Communicationsmap
Remove ads

The Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM)[a] is a Swiss federal office that deals with issues relating to telecommunications, broadcasting and postal services in Switzerland.

Quick Facts Agency overview, Formed ...

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]

Remove ads

Comparable authorities

Remove ads

Directors

  • Since July 2020: Bernard Maissen[4]
  • 2014-2020: Philipp Metzger
  • 2005-2013: Martin Dumermuth

Notes

  1. German: Bundesamt für Kommunikation, BAKOM; French: Office fédéral de la communication, OFCOM; Italian: Ufficio federale delle comunicazioni, UFCOM

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads