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Telecom and energy

Two items everyone pays, few ever revisit, and where the advertised price is rarely the price paid. This dossier explains where to look — with no tariffs, for want of a public register.

Reading a mobile or internet plan

The first year’s price is almost never the following years’. Compare offers over the full commitment, hardware included, and look at what is owed if you terminate early — that is where two apparently identical offers diverge.

A number can be ported between operators: switching does not mean losing your number, but it does mean respecting the notice period of the current contract, failing which you pay two plans for several months.

Electricity in Switzerland

Households fall under basic supply: the supplier depends on the municipality and the tariff is approved by the regulator and published annually. You therefore do not choose your electricity supplier the way you choose a mobile operator, and comparison sites that suggest otherwise are describing the large-consumer market.

What remains within your control is consumption itself, and the choice of product where the supplier offers several. Your municipality’s official tariffs are published by the federal regulator — that is the source, not a sales brochure.

What drives the price

  • The commitment period and the termination conditions.
  • The price after the promotional period, often the real price.
  • The hardware included, and what it costs if you leave early.
  • For electricity, the municipality: it determines the default supplier.

We show no tariffs on this page. Unlike LAMal premiums, no public register publishes prices for this branch: they depend on your profile and are calculated case by case. Quoting a figure here would be an invention.

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