Several webcams installed at Swiss mountain resorts, such as Chasseral, Mont Gibloux, and Mont Pèlerin, will be deactivated next year when the 3G network is switched off. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Swiss telecoms operator Swisscom says the cost of upgrading the webcams on its transmitters is too costly, but the measure is meeting with some opposition. Such webcams are very popular by helping people to escape the fog and bad weather that can hang to mountain plateaus. + What you need to know about hiking in Switzerland For Elias Vogt, the owner of the Hôtel Restaurant Chasseral, the webcam is much more than a gadget. "It's very important for people who want to know if the weather is good or not in Chasseral. “Is there enough snow or not? It's an important public service," he told Swiss public broadcaster RTS. The camera at the Mont Pèlerin transmitter will also be deactivated by Swisscom. So why shut down webcams that are so popular, especially with ...
