Sunrise increases prices because of Swisscom
Starting in September 2009, Sunrise will be issuing higher phone bills to its landline customers. The company attributes this to the higher prices that Swisscom charges Sunrise and its other competitors.
Sunrise will be charging its landline customers higher telephone bills from September 2009. According to SDA, the reason for this is the higher prices that Swisscom is charging Sunrise and its other competitors.
In spring, Swisscom increased its wholesale prices for fixed-line telephony by up to 14 percent. This is the price that competitors pay to use the former monopolist's network. For the home connection, the so-called last mile, it proposed an increase of around three percent. As a result, Sunrise will be forced to charge its landline customers 10 centimes per call (call setup) from September instead of the previous 3.5 centimes, the company wrote on Wednesday. The telephone bill for these customers will therefore increase by an average of three percent. The company regrets the price increase, which was enforced by Swisscom, writes Sunrise. Sunrise immediately contested Swisscom's increase with Comcom.
In spring, Swisscom increased its wholesale prices for fixed-line telephony by up to 14 percent. This is the price that competitors pay to use the former monopolist's network. For the home connection, the so-called last mile, it proposed an increase of around three percent. As a result, Sunrise will be forced to charge its landline customers 10 centimes per call (call setup) from September instead of the previous 3.5 centimes, the company wrote on Wednesday. The telephone bill for these customers will therefore increase by an average of three percent. The company regrets the price increase, which was enforced by Swisscom, writes Sunrise. Sunrise immediately contested Swisscom's increase with Comcom.
