Division 61: Telecommunication

Section K, Telecommunication, computer programming, consulting, computing infrastructure and other information service activities. 7 subcategories with ISTAT's explanatory notes and the ATECO 2022 codes they come from.

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  1. 61Telecommunication

    This division includes the activities of providing telecommunication 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 complete bundled and programmed channels (produced in division 60) into programme packages.

    This division also includes the provision of services for Machine-to-Machine communication.

    This division also includes the transmission of audio or video data without having acquired the rights to the audio or video content.

    Excludes

    • motion picture, audiovisual, television programme, and sound recording production and post-production activities, including services to convert audio and video content into streaming formats, see division 5959
    • activities of broadcasting and provision of audio and video streaming or download distribution services, see division 6060
  2. 61.1Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities
  3. 61.10Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    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

    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 43.2143.21
    • publishing of instant messaging or satellite geolocation applications, see 58.2958.29
    • telecommunication reselling activities and intermediation service activities for telecommunication, see 61.2061.20
    • provision of telephone and internet access in facilities open to the public (e.g. internet cafés), see 61.2061.20
    • Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) provision, without operating facilities for the transmission of data, see 61.9061.90

    Implementation rule

    • The transmission facilities that carry out these activities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies.
  4. 61.10.0Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Implementation rule

    • The activities included in this category are subdivided in wired telecommunication activities, wireless telecommunication activities and satellite telecommunication activities.
  5. 61.10.01Wired telecommunication activities
    From ATECO 2022: 61.10.00 Telecomunicazioni fisse (all from here)
  6. 61.10.02Wireless telecommunication activities
    From ATECO 2022: 61.20.00 Telecomunicazioni mobili (all from here)
  7. 61.10.03Satellite telecommunication activities
    From ATECO 2022: 61.30.00 Telecomunicazioni satellitari (all from here)
  8. 61.2Telecommunication reselling activities and intermediation service activities for telecommunication
  9. 61.20Telecommunication reselling activities and intermediation service activities for telecommunication
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • provision of telecommunication services by operators of telecommunication infrastructure, see 61.1061.10
  10. 61.20.0Telecommunication reselling activities and intermediation service activities for telecommunication
  11. 61.20.00Telecommunication reselling activities and intermediation service activities for telecommunication
    From ATECO 2022: 47.99.10 Commercio al dettaglio di prodotti vari, mediante l'intervento di un dimostratore o di un incaricato alla vendita (porta a porta) (in part) · 61.90.20 Posto telefonico pubblico ed Internet Point (in part) · 61.90.91 Intermediazione in servizi di telecomunicazione e trasmissione dati (in part) · 61.90.99 Altre attività connesse alle telecomunicazioni n.c.a. (in part) · 62.09.09 Altre attività dei servizi connessi alle tecnologie dell'informatica n.c.a. (in part) · 63.12.00 Portali web (in part) · 63.99.00 Altre attività dei servizi di informazione n.c.a. (in part) · 82.99.99 Altri servizi di sostegno alle imprese n.c.a. (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    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
  12. 61.9Other telecommunication activities
  13. 61.90Other telecommunication activities
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • provision of internet access by operators of telecommunication infrastructure, see 61.1061.10
    • reselling of telecommunication services and intermediation services for telecommunication, see 61.2061.20
  14. 61.90.1Provision of internet access
  15. 61.90.10Provision of internet access
    From ATECO 2022: 61.90.10 Erogazione di servizi di accesso ad internet (ISP) (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • provision of internet access over networks between the client and the Internet Service Provider not owned or controlled by the Internet Service Provider (e.g. dial-up internet access)
  16. 61.90.2Provision of text messaging and notification services
  17. 61.90.20Provision of text messaging and notification services
    From ATECO 2022: 61.20.00 Telecomunicazioni mobili (in part) · 61.90.99 Altre attività connesse alle telecomunicazioni n.c.a. (in part)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • transmission via the internet of text messaging (SMS)
    • Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP), text messaging (SMS), advanced data services (SMS+, MMS+) and provision of SMS push services provision, without operating facilities for the transmission of data

    Also includes

    • provision of notification services (e.g. SMS bank alerts, advertising)
  18. 61.90.9Other telecommunication activities n.e.c.
  19. 61.90.90Other telecommunication activities n.e.c.
    From ATECO 2022: 61.90.99 Altre attività connesse alle telecomunicazioni n.c.a. (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • provision of specialised telecommunication applications (e.g. satellite tracking, communication telemetry, radar station operations)
    • operation of satellite terminal stations and associated facilities operationally connected with one or more terrestrial communication systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to or receiving telecommunications from satellite systems

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