Form ICT-1(S) Information & Communication Technology Survey (Short)

ICT-1(S)

FORM
(12-20-2007)

OMB No. 0607-0909: Approval Expires 01/31/2010
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

2007 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SURVEY

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

Industry Category Codes:

(Please correct any errors in name, address, and ZIP Code.)
Printed above are the industries in which we
believe your company operates. If necessary,
correct the above industry category code(s) to
reflect your company’s operations.
Refer to the list of industry codes and descriptions
beginning on page 5 of the Instructions and
Industry Category Codes List Manual.

Electronic Reporting
To complete this survey online go to: www.census.gov/econhelp/icts.
Click on "Census Taker" and use your username and password to login.
Username:

Password:

YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW. Title 13, United States Code, requires businesses and other organizations that receive this
questionnaire to answer the questions and return the report to the U.S. Census Bureau. By the same law, YOUR REPORT IS
CONFIDENTIAL. It may be seen only by persons sworn to uphold the confidentiality of Census Bureau information and may be used
only for statistical purposes. Further, copies retained in respondents’ files are immune from legal process.
Respondents are not required to respond to any information collection unless it displays a valid approval number from the Office of
Management and Budget. This 8-digit number appears at the top of this page.

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FORM ICT-1(S) (12-20-2007)

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FROM THE DIRECTOR
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
We are conducting the Information and Communication Technology Survey and would appreciate your
assistance in completing the enclosed survey form.
The Information and Communication Technology Survey supplements the Annual Capital Expenditures
Survey and is a key source of information about our country’s economic performance. These data are
very important for calculating the investment component of Gross Domestic Product and estimates of
capital stock. Investment data are also useful for identifying business opportunities, product development
and strategic planning.
Title 13, United States Code, requires you to respond to this survey. It also requires us to keep your
response confidential and use the information you provide for statistical purposes only. Your responses
are immune from legal process.
We recognize that completing this survey imposes a burden on you. However, your response is important
in providing accurate data about our Nation’s economic performance. We have limited the survey sample
to the fewest possible number of representative firms, and we accept estimates if book figures are not
available.
Please review the instructions, complete the form, and return it within 30 days. The instructions
describe how to report for each item. Returning your form promptly helps us keep follow-up costs down.
If you have any questions or comments, please call us toll-free at 1-800-528-3049.
Thank you for your cooperation and attention to this important initiative.
Sincerely,

Charles Louis Kincannon
Enclosure
DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE REFER TO THE ENCLOSED INSTRUCTIONS AND
INDUSTRY CATEGORY CODES LIST MANUAL.

• Reasonable estimates are acceptable.

• SURVEY SCOPE – This survey collects expenditure data for nonfarm • Report dollar
companies, organizations, and associations operating within the
United States. This includes churches and other non-profit
organizations, government owned but privately operated
organizations, tribal business operations, and agricultural services.
Agricultural production should be excluded.

• SURVEY PERIOD – Report data for calendar year 2007. Refer to
page 1 of the instruction manual if your records are on a
fiscal year basis.

• If your company ceased operations during the survey year,

complete the form for the period of time the company was
in operation.

values rounded
to thousands.

Example: If figure is
$179,125,628.00 report

$Mil

$Thou

179

126

$Dol

• Please complete and return the form in the envelope provided
by the due date shown on the top of the page with your
mailing address. To request another survey form or an
extension of time for filing, call 1–800–528–3049.

• To return the form by FAX, fax to 1–800–438–8040.
• If you have any questions regarding this survey or need
help completing it, call 1–800–528–3049.

FORM ICT-1(S) (12-20-2007)

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SAMPLE COPY
DO NOT SUBMIT.
This is a guide for completing the form. It is intended to supplement
the enclosed instruction booklet.
Complete one form for
each industry in which
the company operates.

For more information, refer to: http://www.census.gov/csd/ict
2007 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SURVEY
Report for all domestic operations only.
Reasonable estimates are acceptable.
Exclude depreciation.

ITEM 1

Report capitalized ICT
equipment expenditures.
Exclude maintenance and
repairs and items charged as
current operation expenses.

Enter Industry Category Code from cover page
• Complete a separate page for each industry in which this company operated and had capitalized or non-capitalized ICT expenditures in 2007.
• The list of Industry Category Codes on the cover page are the industries in which we expected this company to have operations in 2007.
• If your company did not have any capitalized or non-capitalized ICT expenditures for the 2007 reporting period, enter "0" in the appropriate cell(s).

ITEM 2
EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES
(Report Computer Software in Item 3)

Non-capitalized Purchases
(Excluding purchased computer and
communication services and
maintenance and repairs)

Capitalized Expenditures
(810)

Report capitalized
computer software
expenditures developed
or obtained for internal
use during the year. Also
include capitalized loaded
payroll directly related to
software development.
Report non-capitalized
purchases and upgrades of
equipment. If there are
service agreements, refer
to the instructions booklet.
Exclude maintenance and
repairs and items for which a
depreciation account has
been established.

311

Computer and Peripheral Equipment
Mainframes, personal computers, laptops, workstations,
terminals, computer servers, printers, plotters, monitors,
storage devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs),
automatic teller machines (ATMs), point of sale terminals,
etc.

313

Information and Communication Technology Equipment,
Excluding Computer and Peripheral Equipment
Central office switching equipment, telephones (wired and
wireless) and telephone apparatus, facsimile equipment,
bridges, routers, gateways, portable transmitting and receiving
antennas, communications satellites, cable television
equipment, global positioning system (GPS) equipment, radio
and television studio broadcasting equipment, fire detection
and alarm systems, intercom systems, etc.

316

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
Magnetic resonance imaging equipment,
electrocardiographs, medical ultrasound equipment,
electromedical endoscopic equipment, defibrillators, etc.

ITEM 3
COMPUTER SOFTWARE EXPENDITURES
(Including Payroll for Developing Software)
318

Computer Software (Including Payroll for Developing
Software)
● Prepackaged (off-the-shelf), vendor customized, and
internally developed software.
● Costs related to software development (for internal use
and/or resale) including loaded payroll (salaries, wages,
benefits, and bonuses).
●

$Mil.

(901)
$Thou.

$Dol.

Capitalized Purchases and Payroll
for Developing Software

$Mil.

(902)
$Thou.

$Dol.

Non-capitalized Purchases and
Payroll for Developing Software
(Excluding maintenance and repairs)

$Mil.

$Thou.

$Dol.

$Mil.

$Thou.

$Dol.

$Thou.

$Dol.

For each type of
equipment, report
payments made in
exchange for use of
equipment with no
transfer of ownership,
e.g. rent and operating
lease payments. In
multi-year rental
agreements, report
only the figure for the
current year. Exclude
capital leases.

Non-capitalized Software Licensing
and Service/Maintenance
Agreements
(Including leased software)

(901)

(810)
$Mil.

Non-capitalized Operating Leases
and Rental Payments
(Excluding maintenance and repairs)

$Mil.

(902)
$Thou.

$Dol.

Exclude other IT payroll.

In this cell, report one-time or periodic purchases or upgrades for software. Include
site and seat licenses if purchased on a one-time or periodic basis; include operating
systems, applications, back-office software, etc. Also include the portion of loaded
payroll directly related to software development (whether the developed software is for
internal use or resale). Such payroll figures include salaries, wages, benefits, and
bonuses. Exclude payroll related to other IT functions.

In this cell, report expenses for software under
operating leases. Include site and seat licenses for
software if they are part of an agreement to renew
on a regular basis, e.g. operating systems,
tax-preparation applications, etc. Also include
service agreements for software. Exclude
one-time purchases or upgrades of software.
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2007 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SURVEY
Report for all domestic operations only.
Reasonable estimates are acceptable.
Exclude depreciation.

ITEM 1
Enter Industry Category Code from cover page

• Complete a separate page for each industry in which this company operated and had capitalized or non-capitalized ICT expenditures in 2007
• The list of Industry Category Codes on the cover page are the industries in which we expected this company to have operations in 2007.
• If your company did not have any capitalized or non-capitalized ICT expenditures for the 2007 reporting period, enter "0" in the appropriate cell(s).

ITEM 2
EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES
(Report Computer Software in Item 3)
311

313

316

Computer and Peripheral Equipment
Mainframes, personal computers, laptops, workstations,
terminals, computer servers, printers, plotters, monitors,
storage devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs),
automatic teller machines (ATMs), point of sale terminals,
etc.
Information and Communication Technology
Equipment, Excluding Computer and Peripheral
Equipment
Central office switching equipment, telephones (wired and
wireless) and telephone apparatus, facsimile equipment,
bridges, routers, gateways, portable transmitting and receiving
antennas, communications satellites, cable television
equipment, global positioning system (GPS) equipment, radio
and television studio broadcasting equipment, fire detection
and alarm systems, intercom systems, etc.

Non-capitalized Purchases
Non-capitalized Operating
(Excluding purchased computer and Leases and Rental Payments
communication services and
(Excluding maintenance and repairs)
maintenance and repairs)

(810)
$Mil.

$Thou.

(901)
$Dol.

$Mil.

$Thou.

(902)
$Dol.

$Mil.

$Thou.

$Dol.

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
Magnetic resonance imaging equipment,
electrocardiographs, medical ultrasound equipment,
electromedical endoscopic equipment, defibrillators,
etc.

ITEM 3
COMPUTER SOFTWARE EXPENDITURES
(Including Payroll for Developing Software)
318

Capitalized Expenditures

Computer Software (Including Payroll for
Developing Software)

●

Prepackaged (off-the-shelf), vendor customized,
and internally developed software.
Costs related to software development (for internal
use and/or resale) including loaded payroll (salaries,
wages, benefits, and bonuses).

●

Exclude other IT payroll.

●

http://www.census.gov/csd/ict

Capitalized Purchases and
Payroll for Developing
Software
$Mil.

(810)
$Thou.

$Dol.

Non-capitalized Purchases and
Payroll for Developing Software
(Excluding maintenance and repairs)
$Mil.

(901)
$Thou.

$Dol.

Non-capitalized Software
Licensing and Service/
Maintenance Agreements
(Including leased software)
$Mil.

(902)
$Thou.

$Dol.

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REPORTING PERIOD COVERED
a. Do the reported data cover the calendar year 2007?
95

1
2

Month

YES
NO – Specify period covered

FROM
Day

Year

3

Month

TO
Day

Year

Month

Day

Year

Month

Day

Year

4

OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
a. Was this company in operation on December 31, 2007?
96

1
2

YES
NO – Give date operations ceased

3

b. Did the ownership of this company change during the year ending December 31, 2007?
97

1
2

YES
NO

Specify date of change
AND fill in c. below

c. Name of new operator/company

Contact name at new company

Number and street address

Contact telephone number

City

(
REMARKS

3

State

ZIP Code

)

Please explain any large or unusual changes to your company’s domestic ICT expenditures.

CERTIFICATION – This report is substantially accurate and has been prepared in accordance with instructions.
Name of person to contact regarding this report (Please print or type)

Telephone number
Area code Number

(
Signature of authorized official

)

FAX number
Ext.

Area code Number

(

–

E-mail address

)

–
Date

Please be sure to correct any name, address, and ZIP Code errors on the imprinted address on page 1 of this form booklet.
PLEASE RETURN YOUR
COMPLETED FORM TO

U.S. Census Bureau
1201 East 10th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47132-0001

OR

FAX the form to 1–800–438–8040

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS SURVEY.
FORM ICT-1(S) (12-20-2007)