March 20, 2025|
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|9 months agoSwitzerland Unveils National High-Speed Internet Strategy
Federal Council launches consultation on broadband promotion law to ensure nationwide high-speed internet coverage
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- The Federal Council has launched a consultation on a broadband promotion law
- Swisscom currently provides 99.9% population coverage
- The initiative aims to provide minimum 1 Gbit/second download speed nationwide
- Zurich and Lake Geneva regions have the best internet coverage
By The Numbers
730 million
Swiss Francs allocated for the initiative
7 years
Implementation timeline
1 Gbit/second
Minimum download speed target
They Said
"All of Switzerland must have access to high-speed internet"
"The Federal Council intends to create an incentive program for the deployment of broadband, and thus combat the urban-rural digital divide"