Which Nice Classification Class Are Telecom and Internet Services In?
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Published 13 August 2026 · Updated 13 August 2026 · 1 min read
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Telecom carriers, internet service providers, and broadband and mobile network services fall under Class 38, which covers telecommunications — transmitting and providing access to voice, data, and internet connectivity.
What Class 38 covers here
This includes mobile network operators, broadband and fibre ISPs, satellite communication services, and messaging or calling services delivered as a service rather than as a product. The class is about the transmission and connectivity function itself.
Where telecom brands often need a second class
A telecom company selling its own hardware — routers, modems, mobile handsets — needs Class 9 for those physical devices, separate from Class 38 covering the connectivity service. If the company also offers a customer-facing app for account management, bill payment, or streaming content bundled with the plan, that software layer can fall under Class 9 (as a downloadable app) or Class 42 (if delivered as a hosted service), depending on how it's structured.
A telecom brand that also retails devices through its own stores would need Class 35 for the retail service on top of everything else.
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