61 – Telecommunication

This class includes: - operating, maintaining or providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound and video using wired, wireless or satellite telecommunication infrastructure, including: • operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide point-to-point communication via landlines, microwave or a combination of landlines and satellite link-ups • operating of cable distribution systems (e.g. for distribution of data and television signals) with or without providing customers with third-party video-on-demand services • provision of internet access by the operator of the infrastructure • maintaining and operating cellular and other wireless telecommunication networks (including paging systems) • delivery of visual, aural or textual programming received from cable networks, local television stations or radio networks to consumers via direct-to-home satellite systems or via internet protocol television (the units classified here generally do not produce programming material) • voice over internet protocol (VoIP) provision by the operator of the infrastructure · The transmission facilities that carry out these activities, may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. · This class excludes: - installation of telecommunication, computer network and cable television wiring in buildings, including fibre-optic wiring without operating facilities for the transmission of data, see 43.21 - publishing of instant messaging or satellite geolocation applications, see 58.29 - telecommunication reselling activities and intermediation service activities for telecommunication, see 61.20 - provision of telephone and internet access in facilities open to the public (e.g. internet cafés), see 61.20 - voice over internet protocol (VoIP) provision, without operating facilities for the transmission of data, see 61.90

This class includes: - reselling of wired, wireless and satellite telecommunication (i.e. purchasing and reselling network capacity), including activities of telecommunication brokers and resellers of prepaid calling cards and services - intermediation services for wired, wireless and satellite telecommunication activities, including: • agent activities for telecommunication carriers • selling mobile telephone service plans on an agent basis • wireless telephone service plan sales agent activities, selling on behalf of wireless telecommunication carriers • agent activities for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) • provision of telephone and internet access in facilities open to the public · This class excludes: - provision of telecommunication services by operators of telecommunication infrastructure, see 61.10