Information and Communication Technology Survey

ICT-L1
(1-2011)

SECOND REQUEST

FROM THE CHIEF,
COMPANY STATISTICS DIVISION
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
We have not received your response to the 2010 Information and Communication
Technology Survey (ICTS) that was mailed to you in March. We recognize the burden
involved in completing this survey, but the Census Bureau depends on your input to
ensure the accuracy of our data. Also, we remind you that response to this survey is
mandatory under Title 13 of the United States Code. If you recently submitted your
response, we thank you and ask that you disregard this notice.
The ICTS data are a key source of information about our country’s economic
performance. Data on business investment in information and communication
technology that falls below a company’s capitalization threshold help economists to
assess prospects for future productivity and economic growth. In addition, the data are an
improved source of information for official estimates of the investment component of
Gross Domestic Product, and U.S. capital stock and capital flows.
In case the original survey form did not reach you or was misplaced, we have enclosed a
duplicate. We urge you to complete this survey promptly, as it is now past due. You can
also complete the survey online by using Centurion, our secure, interactive, user-friendly
Internet program. To file electronically using Centurion, go to
http://bhs.econ.census.gov/BHS/acesict/index.html.
If book figures are not available, we accept reasonable estimates. If you have questions,
need help completing the survey, or need an extension of time for filing, please call 1800-528-3049. If you believe this survey does not apply to your operations, or if you did
not operate in 2010, please explain these facts in the “Remarks” section of the paper or
electronic form and return the form to us by mail, fax (to 1-888-300-5192), or by using
Centurion.
Your prompt response will enable us to keep follow-up costs at a minimum. Thank you
for your cooperation and your contribution to this survey.
Sincerely,

Jeffrey L. Mayer