Ordinance on Telecommunications Services (OTS)

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Section 1 Implementation

Art. 105

1 OFCOM shall issue the technical and administrative regulations. 2 It is authorised to conclude international agreements on technical or administrative matters pertaining to this Ordinance.

Section 2 Repeal and Amendment of Existing Legisla

Art. 106 Repeal of current legislation

The Ordinance on Telecommunications Services of 31 October 2001 is repealed.

[AS 2001 2759; 2002 158, 271, 2003 544, 4767, 2005 669, 3555, 2006 3939]

Art. 106a Repeal of a further enactment

The DETEC Ordinance of 15 December 1997 on Telecommunications Services outside Residential Areas is repealed.

Art. 106a — Inserted by No I of the O of 2 Dec. 2016, in force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2017 13). [AS 1998 483, 2006 4393, 2009 477, 2013 4077]

Art. 107 Amendment of current legislation

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The amendments may be consulted under AS 2007 945.

Section 3 Transitional Provisions

Art. 108

Repealed by No I of the O of 18 Nov. 2020, with effect from 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 6183).

Art. 108a

Inserted by No I of the O of 2 Dec. 2016 (AS 2017 13). Repealed by No I of the O of 16 Dec. 2022, with effect from 1 Jan. 2024 (AS 2022 849).

Art. 108b Transitional provision to the Amendment of 18 November 2020

Providers of value-added services that do not have a registered office or a permanent settlement in Switzerland on the date that this Ordinance comes into force must designate a registered office or a permanent settlement in Switzerland within six months.

Art. 108b — Inserted by No I of the O of 18 Nov. 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 6183).

Art. 108c Transitional provision to the Amendment of 16 November 2022

Article 96a paragraphs 2 and 3 must be implemented by 1 January 2024 at the latest.

Art. 108c — Inserted by No I of the O of 16 Nov. 2022, in force since 1 Jan. 2023 (AS 2022 726).

Art. 108d Transitional provisions to the Amendment of 14 January 2026

1 Mobile telephony licensees must implement the measures set out in Article 96h relating to emergency services by 31 January 2031, and the measures relating to other services by 31 January 2034. 2 They must report to OFCOM as follows: a. They shall submit a plan for the implementation of the measures set out in Articles 94a, 96h and 96i by 31 January 2027. b. They shall submit an interim progress report annually, starting on 31 January 2028 and ending on 31 January 2034.

Art. 108d — Inserted by No I of the O of 14 Jan. 2026, in force since 1 March 2026 (AS 2026 42).

Section 4 Commencement

Art. 109

1 This Ordinance comes into force on 1 April 2007, with the exception of the provisions cited in paragraphs 2 and 3. 2 Articles 15, 16, 17 paragraph 2, 21 paragraph 1 and 22 paragraphs 1 and 2 come into force on 1 January 2008. 3 Article 9 comes into force on 1 October 2008.

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