The merger talks of Sunrise and UPC were used for the Swisscom-Management is not surprising. “Mobile and fixed network together to grow, more and more, and the investments are high,” said Swisscom chief Urs Schaeppi on Thursday at the annual media conference in Zurich, one of the reasons.

“are commitments The impact on the market difficult to predict,” he said. Such a merger would lead, in his opinion, to more competition. The Swisscom was well-positioned and wide, “so that I positively look forward to”.

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No other Details of liked the CEO to the planned reduction in the current year. It is very difficult to predict this number. “We have always communicated to the high Numbers,” said Schaeppi. He reminded also the fact that last year only 24 workers landed at a Regional employment centre (RAV) – in spite of a total of 541 of a lower headcount.

Concealed, the Management gave also to the ongoing auction of the 5G frequencies. It is expected, however, that are worth the current investment in the fiber network still. “There will be a coexistence of 5G mobile communications and the Internet,” said the CEO is convinced. Many applications – such as TV hung on the Internet; and this is said to be suitable for better than a faster mobile.

Good beginning of the year in Italy

No Worries would have to make the investors that, due to 5G of the investments went awry, it was said. If these investments were incurred, to be completed the investments in the broadband network, more or less, said the head of the company.

also important is the Italy’s business to continue to grow in the next year. The Start of 2019 had succeeded there, it was said. “In January, we had a good development,” says Schaeppi. “But I assume that the market in Italy will remain hard.”

The CEO has a bit less

Schaeppi deserves to be moved in 2018, slightly less than in the previous year. The total remuneration decreased by 2.1 percent to 1.83 million Swiss francs, such as the business report of the Telekom, refer to company. The main reason was a lower variable remuneration, it was said.

The entire Executive Committee, the inventory at the end of the year, made up of seven persons, earned 8.02 million, which is also less than in the previous year. The ten-member Board of Directors received, meanwhile, a total of 2.29 million francs. (fal/sda)

Created: 07.02.2019, 12:08 PM