Federal Office of Communications

Swiss federal agency

Simonetta Sommaruga, Federal Councillor

Parent agencyFederal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and CommunicationsWebsitewww.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]

Comparable authorities

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

Directors

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

References

^ "Fedlex". www.fedlex.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
^ "Fedlex". www.fedlex.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
^ "Fedlex". www.fedlex.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
^ OFCOM, Federal Office of Communications. "Senior management". www.bakom.admin.ch. Retrieved 2023-12-16.