Federal Office of Communications

Federal Office of Communications

(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	Simonetta Sommaruga, Federal Councillor
Parent agency	Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
Website	www.bakom.admin.ch

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.

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]

• 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

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

• Official website

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