This Chapter has been extracted from the ONS Explanatory Notes and provides a more detailed explanation of possible activities that could fall within the SIC Codes related to the Chapter.
This division includes the activities of providing telecommunications and related service activities, that is 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 common feature of the activities classified in this division is the transmission of content, without being involved in its creation. The breakdown in this division is based on the type of infrastructure operated.In the case of transmission of television signals this may include the bundling of complete programming channels (produced in division 60) in to programme packages for distribution.
61.1 Wired telecommunications activities
61.10 Wired telecommunications activities
This class includes:- operating, maintaining or providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound
and video using a wired telecommunications infrastructure, including:
• operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide point-to-point
communications via landlines, microwave or a combination of landlines and satellite linkups
• operating of cable distribution systems (e.g. for distribution of data and television signals)
• furnishing telegraph and other non-vocal communications using own facilities
The transmission facilities that carry out these activities, may be based on a single technology or a
combination of technologies.
This class also includes:
- purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of networks and providing
telecommunications services using this capacity to businesses and households
- provision of Internet access by the operator of the wired infrastructure
This class excludes:
- telecommunications resellers, see 61.90
61.2 Wireless telecommunications activities
61.20 Wireless telecommunications activities
This class includes:
- operating, maintaining or providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using a wireless telecommunications infrastructure
- maintaining and operating paging as well as cellular and other wireless telecommunications networks
The transmission facilities provide omni-directional transmission via airwaves and may be based on a
single technology or a combination of technologies.
This class also includes:
- purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of networks and providing wireless
telecommunications services (except satellite) using this capacity to businesses and households
- provision of Internet access by the operator of the wireless infrastructure
This class excludes:
- telecommunications resellers, see 61.90
61.3 Satellite telecommunications activities
61.30 Satellite telecommunications activities
This class includes:
- operating, maintaining or providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound
and video using a satellite telecommunications infrastructure
- 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. (The units classified here do not
generally originate programming material.)
This class also includes:
- provision of Internet access by the operator of the satellite infrastructure
This class excludes:
- telecommunications resellers, see 61.90
61.9 Other telecommunications activities
61.90 Other telecommunications activities
This class includes:
- provision of specialised telecommunications applications, such as satellite tracking, communications
telemetry, and radar station operations
- operation of satellite terminal stations and associated facilities operationally connected with one or more
terrestrial communications systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to or receiving
telecommunications from satellite systems
- provision of Internet access over networks between the client and the ISP not owned or controlled by
the ISP, such as dial-up Internet access etc.
- provision of telephone and Internet access in facilities open to the public
- provision of telecommunications services over existing telecom connections:
• VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) provision
- telecommunications resellers (i.e. purchasing and reselling network capacity without providing additional
services)
This class excludes:
- provision of Internet access by operators of telecommunications infrastructure, see 61.10, 61.20, 61.30
For all queries related to this Chapter or any other aspect of SIC Codes, please contact the Office of National Statistics on 01329 444970 or email classifications.helpdesk@ons.gov.uk.