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NOGA 61.1 Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities
Activity from the Swiss General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA 2025), published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The full dataset (NACE 2.1 + ISIC 4 cross-walks) is included in Classifications (399 CHF).
611Multilingual description
NOGA 2025 provides the official designation in the four languages used by the Swiss federal authorities, alongside their European equivalents.
| Language | Designation |
|---|---|
| Français (fr) | Activités de télécommunications filaires, sans fil et satellitaires |
| Deutsch (de) | Leitungsgebundene, drahtlose und satellitengestützte Telekommunikation |
| Italiano (it) | Attività di telecomunicazioni fisse, mobili e satellitari |
| English (en) | Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 61.1 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 1 more specific sub-level.
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| class | 61.10 | Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 61.1 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 61.1 | 61.1 Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 61.2 | Telecommunication reselling activities and intermediation service activities for telecommunication | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 611 | Wired telecommunications activities | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 61.2 | Activités de revente de télécommunications et activités de service d’intermédiation pour les télécommunications | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 61.1 | 61.1 Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 61.1 | Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 611 | Wired telecommunications activities | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 61.1 | Activités de télécommunications filaires, sans fil et satellitaires | exact |
Type exact = strict 1:1 equivalence. partial = partial overlap. multi = one source code maps to several target codes.
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 61.1, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 61.2 | group | Telecommunication reselling activities and intermediation service activities for telecommunication |
| 61.9 | group | Other telecommunication activities |
| 60.3 | group | News agency and other content distribution activities |
| 60.2 | group | Television programming, broadcasting and video distribution activities |
| 60.1 | group | Radio broadcasting and audio distribution activities |
| 62.1 | group | Computer programming activities |
| 62.2 | group | Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities |
| 62.9 | group | Other information technology and computer service activities |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 61.1.
A company whose main activity falls under "Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities" is classified under NOGA code 61.1.
This category covers service companies, firms, agencies and sole traders whose main offering matches this activity: consulting firms, professional practices and independent providers.
The code is assigned on the principle of the main economic activity: if an entity has several activities, the one generating the most value added determines the classification.
How this code is used
NOGA code 61.1 is used by the Swiss federal authorities to classify companies by their main economic activity, notably:
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO): business and establishment register (BER), censuses and structural statistics.
- OASI compensation funds: classification of the employer's activity at registration.
- Federal Tax Administration (FTA): VAT profiling, net tax debt rates and sector statistics.
- Commercial register: "activities" field when registering a new legal entity.
- SUVA and accident-insurance funds: pricing of accident-insurance contributions by risk class.
- SECO and labour-market statistics: sector analyses and targeted support measures.
Official source
This page reproduces information from the NOGA 2025 standard published by the Federal Statistical Office. For the official version:
bfs.admin.ch — NOGA — General Classification of Economic Activities
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