ZURICH: Switzerland's competition commission (COMCO) has opened an investigation into telecoms provider Swisscom<\/a>, ordering immediate precautionary measures to allow competitors access to networks during its optical fibre expansion<\/a>.

Swisscom is expanding its fibre optic home network, aiming to double the number of connections by 2025 to reach a further 1.5 million households and businesses in the small country.

COMCO on Thursday said Swisscom's expansion risked excluding other participants from the market that could amount to misuse of its market-leading position.

\"In areas that it is expanding on its own, it is changing the design of the network in such a way that competitors no longer have direct access to the network infrastructure,\" COMCO said in a statement.

\"For this reason, the Competition Commission is immediately taking precautionary measures to prohibit Swisscom from denying competitors access to end-to-end lines during expansion of the fibre optic network<\/a>,\" it said.

Swisscom said it planned to defend itself against the allegations and would file an objection against the precautionary measures ordered by COMCO.

\"Swisscom offers all its competitors broad access to its networks on a non-discriminatory basis on terms that are regulated or commercially agreed,\" the company said in a statement.

\"Swisscom fails to understand the allegations made by COMCO, will analyse them in detail and decide on the further course of action,\" the company said.
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监督调查电信光纤网络的扩张

电信是扩大光纤家庭网络,旨在连接数的两倍,到2025年达到150万家庭和企业的小国家。

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2020年12月17日更新是03:21点

苏黎世:瑞士的竞争委员会(COMCO)调查了电信提供商电信,命令立即预防措施,允许竞争对手在其访问网络光纤扩张。

电信是扩大光纤家庭网络,旨在连接数的两倍,到2025年达到150万家庭和企业的小国家。

COMCO周四表示,电信的扩张可能会扣除从市场其他参与者可能滥用其市场领先地位。

”地区扩大自己,改变网络的设计在这样竞争对手不再有直接访问网络基础设施,“COMCO在一份声明中说。

“出于这个原因,竞争委员会立即采取预防措施禁止电信否认竞争对手获取端到端线路在扩张光纤网络,”它说。

电信表示,计划辩护的指控并将文件对预防措施的反对COMCO下令。

“电信提供了所有竞争对手广泛接触其网络在非歧视的基础上条款监管或商业同意了,”该公司在一份声明中说。

“电信无法理解这些指控由COMCO将详细地分析它们,并决定进一步行动,”该公司表示。