Registration form for the provision of telecommunication services

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1 Federal Department of theenvironment, Transport, Energy and Communications DETEC Federal Office of Communications OFCOM Telecom Services Division Registration form for the provision of telecommunication services Part 1: The register or obtain a licence Part 2: Registering telecommunication services Part 3: Notification of subscriber interfaces of telecommunications networks Part 4: Information on the dissemination of radio or television programmes Address for submission: Federal Office of Communications Telecom Services Zukunftstrasse 44 CH-2501 Biel Information: Tel Fax Guide: Guide to the Registration form for the provision of telecommunication services Version: 6 Valid from:

2 Introduction This registration form records the data necessary for the registration of a company as a provider of telecommunication services. The most important legal foundations are listed in the guide to the present form. In each case, the current versions of the cited laws and decrees are definitive. This form, the corresponding guide, the texts of laws and decrees, technical and administrative regulations and other important information can be found on the website of the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) at In so far as no prevailing public or private interests are compromised, OFCOM provides information on the names and address of the telecommunication services providers and on the telecommunication services and interfaces they provide. The telecommunication services provider declares that it consents to OFCOM publishing the information contained in this questionnaire. The telecommunication services provider is obliged immediately to report to OFCOM by means of this form any changes or enhancements to the services and interfaces provided or to the infrastructure it operates. 2/9

3 Addresses and signature Company address Company name: Legal form: Address line 1: Address line 2: Postal code: Town: Country: Telephone: Internet (URL): Registration number (if already allocated by OFCOM): Fax: (e.g. PLC, Ltd., sole proprietorship) Correspondence address in Switzerland Name / company name: Address line 1: Address line 2: Postal code: Town: Country: Switzerland Telephone: Fax: Contact for questions regarding telecommunications statistics Name: Authorised signatory/signatories: Last name / first name: Signature: Place and date: Address line 1: Address line 2: Postal code: Country: Telephone: Town: Fax: 3/9

4 Part 1: register Note: Please read each question and the possible answers carefully and then cross each answer which is relevant to your company. Further explanations on completing the registration form can be found in the corresponding guide. Questions on basic characteristics of services Questions 1 to 6 serve to clarify whether the services you provide fall within the scope of the Law on Telecommunications and therefore whether these are telecommunication services or not. 1. By means of the services you provide, you enable third parties to transmit information using telecommunications techniques, in that you independently, i.e. under your own name, sell telecommunication services and assume responsibility to your customers for the telecommunication services provided. If so, there is generally an 2. The transmission of information provided by you for your customers is used exclusively for communication between your customers and yourself. If so, there is generally no 3. By means of the services your offer / provide, you enable your customers (third parties) to exchange information exclusively: a) within a building or b) on a property, on two adjoining properties or on two properties opposite each other or c) within one and the same company, between a parent company and subsidiary companies or within a group or d) within corporate bodies under public law and between the same. If so, there is generally no 4. The telecommunication services you provide to third parties are intended exclusively for scientific applications. If so, you may be exempt from the 5. The transmission of information using telecommunications techniques which you provide to third parties is used for the dissemination of radio or television programmes. If so, there is generally an 6. Do you offer your customers a radio interface (e.g. GSM, VSAT, SPCS, UMTS) or do you use the frequency spectrum to provide your services? A licence is required 4/9

5 7. In the form of a summary, please describe the nature and extent of your telecommunication services and the telecommunications infrastructure you operate: 5/9

6 Part 2: Registering telecommunication services This part of the registration form is used to register telecommunication services. This information is published on the internet at Public telephone service 1. Voice transmission (telephone service) in real time with free origination and termination and single-stage call set-up a) voice transmission via a fixed-network connection (e.g. PSTN, ISDN) b) voice transmission, nomadic (e.g. VoIP via broadband connection) c) voice transmission, mobile (e.g. GSM, UMTS) Other voice transmission 2. E.g. trunked radio, simplex relay, telephone service with multi-stage call set-up or restricted origination and termination Constant bitrate transmission capacity 3. Leased lines a) 64 kbit/s to 140 Mbit/s b) 155 Mbit/s (STM-1) to 10 Gbit/s (STM-64) c) other (please attach list) Variable bitrate transmission capacity 4. Variable bitrate transmission capacity e.g. IP (Ethernet for internet access) or ATM Dissemination of radio and TV programmes 5. Analogue or digital dissemination, via CATV or broadband networks or by radio (see also Part 4) a) Dissemination of radio programmes b) Dissemination of TV programmes Other services 6. a) Virtual data networks (VPN) b) Internet Service Provider (ISP) c) SMS services (SMS/MMS) d) other (please attach list) 6/9

7 Part 3: Notification of subscriber interfaces of telecommunications networks (Network Termination Point or NTP) This part of the registration form must be completed separately for each interface (Network Termination Point) provided. Telecommunication services provider: Registration number: (if already allocated by OFCOM) Attachment page number: 1. Designation of interface at Network Termination Point: a) Service designation of the telecommunication services provider for the interface: b) Usual international interface designation: In the case of a standardised interface 2. Telecommunication services provided via the NTP: Note: In accordance with article 7 of the Decree on Telecommunication Services of 9 March 2007 (DTS; SR ), a telecommunication services provider is obliged to publish accurate and appropriate technical interface specifications. The telecommunication services provider must on request provide OFCOM with information on the nature and manner of publication. 7/9

8 Part 4: Information on the dissemination of radio or television programmes This part of the registration form provides information on the dissemination of radio and television programmes, enabling the office to maintain a register as defined in article 29 of the Decree on Radio and Television (DRTV). 1. Dissemination of radio and TV programmes Please specify the internet page with the list of radio and television programmes you disseminate:.. 2. Preparation of radio and television programmes Where do you source the radio and television programmes? (e.g. own head-end [location?], another provider [name?]).. 3. Locations covered This list may also be submitted electronically (e.g. as an Excel file). Location Municipality Number of connections Total: Note: Please note that for the subscriber interfaces, Part 3: Notification of subscriber interfaces of telecommunications networks must be completed! 8/9

9 Enclosures: Addresses and signature Part 1 Obligation to register Part 2 Registration of telecommunication services List: other constant bitrate transmission capacity (point 3.c) List: other services (point 6.d) Part 3 Notification of subscriber interfaces of telecommunications networks Part 4 Information on the dissemination of radio or television programmes Number of pages: Other: 9/9