This service includes:
- Operation and maintenance of equipment for the transmission of speech, data, text, sound, and images via wired infrastructures, and the granting of access to such equipment:
- Operation and maintenance of switching and telecommunication facilities for point-to-point connections via wiring, microwaves, or a combination of wires and satellite connections
- Operation of wire transfer networks (e.g. for the transmission of data and television signals)
- Telegraphy and other non-speech communication services with their own equipment
The transmission systems used for this purpose may be based on a single technology or on a combination of several technologies.
- Purchase of access and network capacities from the owners or operators of networks, and the offering of telecommunications services to enterprises and private households, based on these capacities
- Internet access services by the network operator
This service does not include:
- Resale of telecommunication services (see 61.90.9)
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt