580 Telecommunications Services
This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:
5801 Wired Telecommunications Network Operation
This class consists of units mainly engaged in operating, maintaining or providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound and video using wired telecommunications networks. Units operate fixed (wired) telecommunications infrastructure, but may also utilise other types of technologies in order to deliver services.
Primary activities
- International telephone network operation (wired)
- Local telephone network operation (wired)
- Long distance telephone network operation (wired)
- Telecommunications network operation (wired)
- Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Provision (Wired telecommunication-based)
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in
- operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities that provide omni-directional or point-to point communications via wireless telecommunication networks are included in Class 5802 Other Telecommunications Network Operation;
- reselling telecommunications without operating a network are included in Class 5809 Other Telecommunications Services;
- producing and broadcasting television programs for pay or subscription television networks or stations are included in Class 5622 Cable and Other Subscription Broadcasting;
- publishing telephone directories are included in Class 5414 Directory and Mailing List Publishing; and
- maintaining and installing telecommunications infrastructure are included in Class 3109 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.
5802 Other Telecommunications Network Operation
This class consists of units mainly engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities that provide omni-directional or point-to point communications via wireless telecommunication networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies, including communications via airwaves and through satellite systems.
Primary activities
- Mobile telecommunications network operation
- Satellite telecommunications network operation
- Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Provision (Wireless telecommunications-based)
- Wireless telecommunications network operation
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in
- operating, maintaining or providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound and video using wired telecommunications networks are included in Class 5801 Wired Telecommunications Network Operation;
- reselling telecommunications without operating a network are included in Class 5809 Other Telecommunications Services;
- broadcasting television programs for pay or subscription television networks or stations are included in Class 5622 Cable and Other Subscription Broadcasting; and
- maintaining and installing telecommunications infrastructure are included in Class 3109 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.
5809 Other Telecommunications Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing a range of other telecommunication services such as paging services and other specialised telecommunications applications. Also included in this class are units of telecommunications resellers purchasing access and network capacity from telecommunication carriers.
Primary activities
- Paging service
- Satellite earth station operation
- Telecommunications reselling (including satellite systems)
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in
- operating and maintaining transmission networks to provide point-to-point communications are included in Class 5801 Wired Telecommunications Network Operation;
- broadcasting television programs for cable systems are included in Class 5622 Cable and Other Subscription Broadcasting;
- maintaining and installing telecommunications infrastructure are included in Class 3109 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.