NIC 61—Telecommunications

Where 61 sits

1. K Telecommunications, computer programming, consultancy, computing infrastructure, and other information service activities
2. 61 Telecommunications

Contains 3 narrower codes

• 611 Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities
• 612 Telecommunication reselling activities and intermediation service activities for telecommunication
• 619 Other telecommunication activities

What 61 includes

• This division includes the activities of providing telecommunications and related service activities, i.e. transmitting voice, data, text, sound and video. The transmission facilities that carry out these activities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. The commonality of activities classified in this division is the transmission of content, without being involved in its creation or alteration. In the case of transmission of television signals, this may include the bundling of complete programming channels (produced in division 60) into programme packages for distribution.

What 61 excludes

• This division excludes motion picture, audiovisual, television programme, and sound recording production and postproduction activities, including services to convert audio and video content into streaming formats (division 59), and the activities of broadcasting and provision of third party ondemand audio and video streaming distribution services (division 60).

61 in other systems