If you are planning to move to, or visit, the more rural areas of Switzerland, you may want to know whether you’ll be able to use your smartphone and computer without a hitch.
Where the expansion of broadband networks is not worthwhile for providers, a digital deficit threatens. The Federal Council therefore requests a commitment loan of 365 million Swiss francs.
The Swiss population could benefit from rapid access to the Internet. The Federal Council transmitted to Parliament a project aimed at supporting broadband connections in sparsely populated areas by 2029. The aim is to reach a rate of at least 1 gigabit per second everywhere.
The Federal Council is sending a new Broadband Promotion Act to the Parliament. From 2030 to 2037, 365 million Swiss francs are to finance the expansion of glass fibre in peripheral areas.