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Art. 21 Information on telecommunications services
1 Providers of telecommunications services shall supply the Service with the following information on specified telecommunications services: a. the surname, first name, date of birth, address and, if known, the occupation of the subscriber; b. the addressing resources under Article 3 letter f of the Telecommunications Act of 30 April 1997 (TCA); c. the types of services; d. other data on telecommunications services specified by the Federal Council; such data may be administrative or technical in nature or permit the identification of persons; e. in addition in the case of customer relationships for pre-paid or free services: the place of supply and the surname and first name of the person who supplied the means of access to the telecommunications service. 2 They must ensure that this information is recorded when the customer relationship is established and can be supplied during the customer relationship and for 6 months after its termination. The Federal Council shall specify that the
Para. 1 let. b — Amended by Annex No 4 of the FA of 22 March 2019, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 6159; BBl 2017 6559). Para. 1 let. b — SR 784.10
Art. 22 Information to identify perpetrators of criminal offences via the internet and to identify persons in the case of threats to internal or external security
1 If it is suspected that a criminal offence has been committed via the internet, providers of telecommunications services are required to provide the Service with all the information necessary to identify the perpetrator. 1bis If sufficient evidence exists that a threat to internal or external security is being or has been made via the internet, providers of telecommunications services are required to provide the Service with all the information required to identify the author of the threat or the origin of the threat. 2 The Federal Council shall determine which information the providers of telecommunications services must retain and be able to supply for the purpose of identification during the customer relationship and for 6 months after its termination. It shall specify certain of these data that providers of telecommunications services must retain and be able to supply for the purpose of identification for only 6 months. Providers of telecommunications services must provide the Se
Art. 22 — See Art. 46 No 1. Para. 1bis — See Art. 46 No 1.
Art. 23 Procedure for recording data and providing information
1 The Federal Council shall regulate how providers of telecommunications services must record the data pursuant to Article 21 paragraph 1 letter a and Article 22 paragraph 2 first sentence. 2 It shall regulate the form and retention of information requests. 3 It may provide that the data referred to in Articles 21 and 22 be made accessible online at all times to the authorities referred to in Article 15.
Para. 3 — Amended by No I 9 of the FA of 19 March 2021 on Administrative Facilitations and a Relief of the Federal Budget, in force since 1 Jan. 2022 (AS 2021 654; BBl 2020 6985).
Art. 24 Information before ordering surveillance
Providers of telecommunications services must provide the Service on its request with the technical information required for ordering surveillance.
Art. 25 Information on services
Providers of telecommunications services shall inform the Service on its request at any time in detail of the type and characteristics of the services they have placed on the market or wish to bring to the market within 6 months.