Swiss Federal Office of Communications

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communications regulator government agency telecommunications regulator

The Swiss Federal Office of Communications is the national authority responsible for regulating and overseeing telecommunications, broadcasting, and electronic media in Switzerland.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Bundesamt für Kommunikation	2
OFCOM Switzerland	2
Office fédéral de la communication	2
Swiss Federal Office of Communications canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4548402 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Swiss Federal Office of Communications
Context triple: [La Première, regulator, Swiss Federal Office of Communications]

A. Swiss Federal Audit Office
The Swiss Federal Audit Office is Switzerland’s supreme audit institution responsible for independently reviewing the federal government’s finances, accounts, and management of public funds.
B. Swiss Broadcasting Corporation
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation is Switzerland’s national public service broadcaster, operating multiple radio, television, and online services in the country’s various official languages.
C. Federal Office of Civil Aviation (Switzerland)
The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (Switzerland) is the national authority responsible for regulating and overseeing civil aviation safety, security, and operations within Switzerland.
D. Swiss Federal Office of Culture
The Swiss Federal Office of Culture is the national government body responsible for shaping and supporting Switzerland’s cultural policy, heritage preservation, and promotion of the arts.
E. Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology
The Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology is Switzerland’s national metrology institute responsible for establishing and maintaining the country’s measurement standards and ensuring their international compatibility.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Swiss Federal Office of Communications
Target entity description: The Swiss Federal Office of Communications is the national authority responsible for regulating and overseeing telecommunications, broadcasting, and electronic media in Switzerland.

A. Swiss Federal Audit Office
The Swiss Federal Audit Office is Switzerland’s supreme audit institution responsible for independently reviewing the federal government’s finances, accounts, and management of public funds.
B. Swiss Broadcasting Corporation
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation is Switzerland’s national public service broadcaster, operating multiple radio, television, and online services in the country’s various official languages.
C. Federal Office of Civil Aviation (Switzerland)
The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (Switzerland) is the national authority responsible for regulating and overseeing civil aviation safety, security, and operations within Switzerland.
D. Swiss Federal Office of Culture
The Swiss Federal Office of Culture is the national government body responsible for shaping and supporting Switzerland’s cultural policy, heritage preservation, and promotion of the arts.
E. Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology
The Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology is Switzerland’s national metrology institute responsible for establishing and maintaining the country’s measurement standards and ensuring their international compatibility.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	communications regulator ⓘ government agency ⓘ telecommunications regulator ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
employerType	public sector ⓘ
goal	ensure reliable and competitive communications services ⓘ promote efficient use of radio spectrum ⓘ protect consumers in the communications sector ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Switzerland ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Biel/Bienne ⓘ
jurisdiction	Switzerland ⓘ
languageOfWork	French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ
legalFramework	Swiss broadcasting law ⓘ Swiss radio and television act ⓘ Swiss telecommunications law ⓘ
levelOfGovernment	federal ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time ⓘ Central European Time ⓘ
nativeName	Bundesamt für Kommunikation ⓘ linked to: Swiss Federal Office of Communications Office fédéral de la communication ⓘ linked to: Swiss Federal Office of Communications Ufficio federale delle comunicazioni ⓘ linked to: Federal Office of Communications
parentOrganization	Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications ⓘ
partOf	Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications ⓘ
regulates	broadcasting ⓘ electronic media ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ
responsibility	broadcasting regulation ⓘ electronic media regulation ⓘ frequency allocation ⓘ internet governance issues ⓘ licensing of broadcasters ⓘ licensing of telecommunications service providers ⓘ monitoring compliance with communications law ⓘ postal services regulation ⓘ radio spectrum management ⓘ telecommunications policy ⓘ universal service in telecommunications ⓘ
sector	communications ⓘ
shortName	BAKOM ⓘ OFCOM ⓘ OFCOM Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Swiss Federal Office of Communications
supervises	broadcasting market in Switzerland ⓘ telecommunications market in Switzerland ⓘ
website	https://www.bakom.admin.ch ⓘ

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