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- Numbers of subscribers (31.12.2008, in 1000)
- Price index for telecommunication services (August) and consumer price index for telecommunication services
- Number of service providers
- Comparison of the allocation of individual numbers in service in December 2007 and December 2008
- Number of notification of radiocommunication equipment
- Number of radiocommunication licences
- Number of radio examination
- Number of candidates for radio operators' examination
- Rates of the most frequent non-conformities among the equipment checked
- Administrative procedures relating to equipment
- Results of licence checks
- LRTV administrative penalty procedures
Numbers of subscribers (31.12.2008, in 1000)
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009* |
PSTN and ISDN access services / total number of costumers | 3'941 | 3'831 | 3'760 | 3'698 | 3'635 | 3'497 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile telephony services / total number of customers (with and without subscription) | 6'275 | 6'834 | 7'436 | 8'209 | 8'897 | 9'255 |
Broadband services (ADSL, cable-modem and others) / total number of customers | 1'227 | 1'624 | 1'990 | 2'367 | 2'556 | 2'622 |
Price index for telecommunication services (August) and consumer price index for telecommunication services
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
Price index for an average fixed telephone user | 70.2 | 67.0 | 65.9 | 63.8 | 62.0 | 62.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Price index for an average mobile telephone user | 83.2 | 70.6 | 52.9 | 52.0 | 49.7 | 50.1 |
Price index for an average user of broadband services | 60.8 | 60.8 | 60.2 | 61.2 | 58.9 | 53.6 |
Consumer price index for telecommunication services | 68.9 | 64.9 | 60.2 | 58.4 | 56.8 | 53.9 |
Sources: OFCOM/ Swiss Federal Statistical Office
Number of service providers
Service Code | 12.98 | 12.99 | 12.00 | 12.01 | 12.02 | 12.03 | 12.04 | 12.05 | 12.06 | 12.07 | 12.08 | 12.09 |
Voice transmission over fixed etwork (e.g. PSTN fixed connection) | 41 | 87 | 129 | 149 | 150 | 158 | 189 | 213 | 229 | 220 | 199 | 201 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voice transmission nomadic (e.g.VoIP via broadband connection) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 43 | 63 |
Voice transmission mobiel (e.g. GSM, UMTS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 20 |
Other transmission (without universal service, e.g. PMR) | 11 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 69 |
Constant bit rate transmission capacity - 64 Kbit/s bis 140 Mbit/s | 40 | 76 | 105 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 146 | 151 | 154 | 150 | 142 | 146 |
Constant bit rate transmission capacity - 155 Mbit/s bis 10Gbit/s | 19 | 37 | 60 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 80 | 79 | 84 |
Constant bit rate transmission capacity - other | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Variable bit rate transmission capacity - IP, ATM etc. | 67 | 111 | 147 | 173 | 179 | 193 | 216 | 223 | 226 | 224 | 220 | 230 |
Radio broadcast | 18 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 56 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 497 | 487 | 489 |
Radio and TV broadcast | 18 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 56 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 497 | 488 | 489 |
Other services - Virtual Private Network (VPN) | 41 | 75 | 103 | 122 | 129 | 135 | 152 | 160 | 164 | 159 | 155 | 164 |
Other services - Internet Service Provider (ISP) | 65 | 100 | 134 | 156 | 162 | 164 | 189 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 195 | 205 |
Other services - SMS services (SMS / MMS) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 54 |
| Other services (other) | 15 | 28 | 53 | 81 | 90 | 99 | 105 | 134 | 129 | 108 | 105 | 89 |
Comparison of the allocation of individual numbers in service in December 2007 and December 2008
| 0800 | 0840 | 0842 | 0844 | 0848 | 0878 | 0900 | 0901 | 0906 |
12.09 | 25'717 | 1'504 | 531 | 2'315 | 7'899 | 86 | 8'172 | 11'810 | 12'628 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12.08 | 25'669 | 1'561 | 530 | 2'354 | 8'053 | 118 | 8'338 | 12'390 | 12'798 |
Number of notification of radiocommunication equipment
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
Notifications | 2'087 | 1'211 | 1'593 | 1'307 | 1'208 | 1'044 | 910 | 1'556 | 962 |
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Number of radiocommunication licences
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
Mobile terrestrial radio (formerly professional radio) | 10'821 | 10'636 | 9'802 | 9'248 | 9'236 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maritime and Rhine ships | 1'600 | 1'682 | 1'789 | 1'824 | 1'850 |
Aeronautical mobile stations | 3'959 | 3'947 | 3'889 | 3'861 | 3'801 |
Amateur radio | 4'560 | 4'569 | 4'585 | 4'603 | 4'624 |
| Personal call devices | 1'378 | 1'252 | 1'118 | 1'031 | 948 |
| Citizens' band (CB) | 6'526 | 6'133 | 5'879 | 5'640 | 5'492 |
Number of radio examination
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
Amateur radio | 204 | 221 | 155 | 206 | 172 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LRC | 277 | 314 | 254 | 284 | 294 |
SRC | 276 | 238 | 291 | 265 | 279 |
Inland navigation | 99 | 82 | 97 | 92 | 96 |
Rates of the most frequent non-conformities among the equipment checked
| Non compliant | Compliant |
Total | 88% | 12% |
|---|---|---|
Declaration of conformity | 67% | 33% |
Technical documentation | 68% | 32% |
Markings (Category identifier, serial number) | 45% | 55% |
Essential requirements (compliance with standards) | 44% | 56% |
Administrative procedures relating to equipment
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Administrative procedures initiated | 241 | 227 | 278 | 272 | 181 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Administrative procedures completed | 223 | 245 | 276 | 247 | 178 |
Number of equipment inspected | 205 | 226 | 241 | 248 | 233 |
Results of licence checks
Konzessionen in Ordnung | 25% |
|---|---|
Konzessionen mussten geändert werden | 75% |
LRTV administrative penalty procedures
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Investigations initiated | 3615 | 3685 | 2481 | 2500 | 2771 | 3285 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procedures concluded | 3816 | 3721 | 2587 | 2730 | 2689 | 3048 |
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