Welcome to the homepage of PTSS, the Post and Telecommunications Surveillance Service. This website is aimed at Communication Service Providers (CSP), Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) as well as the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) for information, communication and exchange purposes.

The PTSS is responsible for ensuring the implementation of post and telecommunications surveillance measures. It acts independently and autonomously, and is not subject to directives.

Statistics 2022

The PTSS carries out surveillance measures on behalf of the federal and cantonal prosecution authorities to investigate serious criminal offences.  In 2022, the number of surveillance measures ordered has increased by 27 percent. This increase is mainly due to the strong rise in antenna searches.

Extranet

Persons required to cooperate can submit an application via the extranet in order to have their obligation status assessed by PTSS, for example to have their status changed to CSP with reduced surveillance obligations (Downgrade). Documentation supporting the application must also be submitted here. Furthermore, the persons required to cooperate can communicate changes to their details, for example the contact details of their LI-Officers, via the extranet.

News

28th april 2023
Statistik zur Fernmeldeüberwachung: Mehr Überwachungsmassnahmen

22nd february 2023
Pauschalen für Fernmeldeüberwachung: Vernehmlassung eröffnet

4th may 2022
Bundesgesetz über polizeiliche Massnahmen zur Bekämpfung von Terrorismus tritt im Juni in Kraft

22nd april 2022
Statistik zur Fernmeldeüberwachung: Weniger Überwachungsmassnahmen, mehr Auskünfte zu Fernmeldeanschlüssen

11th march 2022
Fernmeldeüberwachung: Gesetzliche Grundlage für die Analysefunktionen

16th february 2022
Press release - Technologische Entwicklung erfordert Anpassungen der Verordnungen zur Fernmeldeüberwachung

9th september 2021
Audit of the key ICT project Telecommunications Surveillance

31st may 2021
Changes in the management within the PTSS