Key facts
Code summary
Code 61
Official title Telecommunications
Version PSIC 2019
Source layer PSA / BSP
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PSIC 2019 Navigation-first hub Division 61 - Telecommunications
PSIC Division 61 covers Telecommunications. Child codes include Wired telecommunications activities, Wireless telecommunications activities, and Satellite telecommunications activities. It is the shortlist layer for...
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Practical summary
Division 61 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under J Information and Communication. This division collects tightly related groups, with child examples such as Wired telecommunications activities, Wireless telecommunications activities, and Satellite telecommunications activities. It is the main bridge between a broad sector label and the more precise groups below it.
Administrative context
Where this code is used
This division is used when the first pass is too broad and the work needs to be split into groups such as Wired telecommunications activities, Wireless telecommunications activities, and Satellite telecommunications activities. It helps with registration wording, sector analytics and review of near-miss options.
Selection note
How to choose it
Use this division as the first narrowing step. Compare child groups such as Wired telecommunications activities, Wireless telecommunications activities, and Satellite telecommunications activities and move to the group that best matches the real activity, not the marketing description.
Official note
Source-backed description
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 commonality of 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) to programme packages for distribution.
FAQ
What does PSIC Division 61 cover?
PSIC Division 61 groups the main activity family for Telecommunications and acts as the first narrowing step below the section level.
How do I compare Division 61 with nearby divisions?
Read the child groups side by side and compare the exact operational wording. The closest neighboring options are 58 Publishing Activities and 59 Motion Picture, Video and Television Programme Production, Sound Recording and Music Publishing Activities.
Why does Division 61 matter for filing?
It is the level that helps you narrow a broad section into the right group before you reach a class or subclass decision.