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Diversity
Living diversity Diversity management is a concept that is extremely important within an international working environment. The aim of the concept is to recognise each individual’s special knowledge and skills and utilise them for the benefit of the entire company. Diversity champions an open working environment, in which employees are treated with respect and everyone is free to develop and reach their full potential. Swisscom sees diversity as something it must commit to internally within the company, as well as externally with its customers ...
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General conditions
Macroeconomic environment Swisscom’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows are primarily influenced by macroeconomic factors, notably economic trends, interest rates, exchange rates and the capital markets. Economy Switzerland enjoyed robust economic growth in 2013, thanks in large measure to strong domestic demand. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 2%. Despite modest improvement in the economic situation in Europe and an easing of the financial crisis, there is still the risk of a phase of sluggish growth or even a recessio...
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Post-employment benefits
Defined benefit plans Swisscom maintains several pension plans for employees in Switzerland and Italy. Expenses of defined benefit plans totalled CHF 295 million in 2013 (prior year: CHF 80 million). Of this amount, CHF 258 million (prior year: CHF 50 million) was recorded as personnel expense and CHF 37 million (prior year: CHF 30 million) as finance expense. comPlan The majority of Swisscom’s employees are insured for the risks of old age, death and disability by the independent pension plan, comPlan. The benefits of comPlan exceed the minim...
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Summary of significant accounting policies
3 Summary of significant accounting policies 3.1 Consolidation Subsidiaries Subsidiaries are all companies over which Swisscom Ltd has the effective ability of controlling their financial and business policies. Control is generally presumed where Swisscom Ltd directly or indirectly holds the majority of the voting rights or potential voting rights of the company. Subsidiaries are included in consolidation from the date on which they are acquired and deconsolidated from the date they are disposed of. Intercompany balances and transactions, income an...
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Report of the Statutory Auditor
Report of the Statutory Auditor on the Consolidated Financial Statements to the General Meeting of Shareholders of Swisscom Ltd, Ittigen (Berne) Report of the Statutory Auditor on the Consolidated Financial Statements As statutory auditor, we have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements on pages 151 to 221 of Swisscom Ltd, which comprise the income statement, statement of comprehensive income, balance sheet, statement of cash flows, statement of changes in equity and notes for the year ended 31 December 2013. Board of Directo...
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Other terms
BSA (bit stream access): Regulated bit stream access is a high-speed link which Swisscom sets up on the last mile (on a metallic pair cable from the local exchange to the home) and makes available to other telecoms service providers (TSP) as an upstream service at a price regulated by the government. TSPs can use this link, for example, to offer their customers broadband services or fast Internet access. Collocation: Collocation is governed by the Ordinance on Telecommunications Services (Verordnung über Fernmeldedienste, FDV). The market-dominant pro...
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Provisions
In CHF million Terminationbenefits Dismantlementand restorationcosts Regulatoryproceedings Other Total Balance at 31 December 2011 10 549 131 213 903 Additions to provisions 74 4 ...
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Notes to the financial statements
1 General information The financial statements of Swisscom Ltd, the parent company of the Swisscom Group, comply with Swiss law. 2 Contingent liabilities At 31 December 2013, guarantees in favour of third parties for the account of Group companies amount to CHF 142 million (prior year: CHF 308 million). 3 Fire insurance values of property, plant and equipment The fire insurance values of property, plant and equipment correspond generally to their replacement value or fair value. 4 Amounts payable to pension funds As in the prior year, ther...
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Goodwill and other intangible assets
In CHF million Goodwill Internallygeneratedsoftware Purchasedsoftware Customerrelationships Brands Otherintangibleassets Total ...
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