Jusletter IT

Net(work) Neutrality in Switzerland: Where Do We Stand?

  • Author: Pascal Favrod-Coune
  • Category of articles: Telecommunications law
  • Category: Articles
  • Region: Switzerland, EU, USA
  • Field of law: Internet-Governance, Telecommunications law
  • Citation: Pascal Favrod-Coune, Net(work) Neutrality in Switzerland: Where Do We Stand?, in: Jusletter IT 23 May 2019
As in other jurisdictions, network neutrality was at the heart of the revision of the Swiss Telecommunications Act in 2019. To begin with, this article aims to expose the position of Switzerland in comparison to other major jurisdictions, the United States and the European Union. Subsequently, it questions the fact that network neutrality is identical to net neutrality with the increasing rise of online platforms, even though the debate on net neutrality often refers solely to network neutrality. This article analyzes in which respect the regulation could and should impose neutrality on online platforms in order to make the Internet more neutral for users.

Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. General Presentation of the Concept of Network Neutrality
  • 3. Regulations Addressing Network Neutrality
  • 3.1. In Switzerland
  • 3.1.1. Project of the Federal Council for a Revised TCA
  • 3.1.2. Modifications of the Project by the Parliament
  • 3.1.3. Final Text on Network Neutrality as Voted by the Parliament
  • 3.1.4. Other Discussions
  • 3.2. Some Other Jurisdictions
  • 3.2.1. United States
  • 3.2.2. European Union
  • 4. Perspectives Regarding Net Neutrality
  • 4.1. Are «Network Neutrality» and «Net Neutrality» Alike?
  • 4.2. Platforms as Other Guardians of Net Neutrality?
  • 4.3. Regulating Platforms
  • 4.3.1. Competition Regulation
  • 4.3.2. Idiosyncratic Regulation
  • 5. Conclusion

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