Back in 2008, when the industry sat down at the Round Table organized by the Federal Communications Commission, it was Swisscom, the incumbent itself, that pushed for the four-fiber Point-to-Point model. The company argued that a single fiber would create a monopoly and that regulation would be necessary.

So the standard was set. Four fibers per home. Point-to-Point. Open access for competitors on Layer 1 - the physical fiber itself.

Then, in 2020, Swisscom changed course. The company announced a new network expansion strategy, this time using P2MP, the shared model with splitters. On paper, they argued it was cheaper and faster to deploy.
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Swisscom fought this all the way to the Federal Court. They lost. In 2021, the Federal Administrative Court confirmed COMCO’s measures, stating that Swisscom had failed to demonstrate “sufficient technological or economic grounds” to deviate from the established fiber standard.5 In April 2024, COMCO finalized its ruling, fining Swisscom 18 million francs for violating antitrust law.

God damn