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2002 NAICS Definitions
517 Telecommunications

 

517 Telecommunications

Industries in the Telecommunications subsector include establishments providing telecommunications and the services related to that activity. The Telecommunications subsector is primarily engaged in operating, maintaining, and/or providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video. A transmission facility may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. Establishments primarily engaged as independent contractors in the maintenance and installation of broadcasting and telecommunications systems are classified in Sector 23, Construction.

 

5171 Wired Telecommunications Carriers

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating, maintaining or providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies.

 

51711 Wired Telecommunications Carriers

See industry description for 517110 below.

 

517110 Wired Telecommunications Carriers

This industry comprises establishments engaged in (1) operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide point-to-point communications via landlines, microwave, or a combination of landlines and satellite linkups or (2) furnishing telegraph and other non-vocal communications using their own facilities.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

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5171105133104813Facilities-based telecommunication carriers (except wireless)
5171105133104813Local telephone carriers (except wireless)
5171105133104813Long-distance telephone carriers (except wireless)
5171105133104813Telecommunications carriers, wired
5171105133104813Telecommunications networks, wired
5171105133104822Telegram services (except wireless)
5171105133104813Telephone carriers, facilities-based (except wireless)
5171105133104813Telephone installation by telecommunications carriers, wired

 

5172 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating, maintaining or providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wireless telecommunications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies.

 

51721 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities that provide omni-directional communications via airwaves. Included in this industry are establishments providing wireless telecommunications network services, such as cellular telephone or paging services.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in providing telephone answering services using pagers are classified in Industry 56142, Telephone Call Centers.

 

517211 Paging

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating paging networks. The establishments of this industry may also supply and maintain equipment used to receive signals.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in providing telephone answering services using pagers are classified in U.S. Industry 561421, Telephone Answering Services.

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5172115133214812Beeper (i.e., radio pager) communication carriers
5172115133214812Paging services
5172115133214812Radio paging services communication carriers
5172115133214812Two-way paging communication carriers

 

517212 Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating cellular telecommunications and other wireless telecommunications networks (except paging).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in operating paging networks are classified in U.S. Industry 517211, Paging.

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5172125133224812Cellular telephone communication carriers
5172125133224812Cellular telephone services
5172125133224812Mobile telephone communication carriers
5172125133224812Personal communication services (PCS) (i.e., communication carriers)
5172125133224899Ship-to-shore broadcasting communication carriers (except satellite)
5172125133224812Telecommunications carriers, cellular telephone
5172125133224812Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite)
5172125133224812Wireless data communication carriers (except satellite)
5172125133224812Wireless telephone communications carriers (except satellite)

 

5173 Telecommunications Resellers

 

51731 Telecommunications Resellers

See industry description for 517310 below.

 

517310 Telecommunications Resellers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of the networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services (except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate and maintain telecommunications switching and transmission facilities.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

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5173105133304813Long-distance telecommunication resellers (except satellite)
5173105133304813Microwave telecommunication resellers
5173105133304813Pre-paid calling cards, telecommunications resellers
517310513330 Resellers, telecommunication (except satellite)
5173105133304813Telecommunications resellers
517310513330 Telephone communications resellers (except satellite)
5173105133304813Wired telecommunication resellers
5173105133304812Wireless telecommunication resellers (except satellite)

 

5174 Satellite Telecommunications

 

51741 Satellite Telecommunications

See industry description for 517410 below.

 

517410 Satellite Telecommunications

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing point-to-point telecommunications services to other establishments in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries by forwarding and receiving communications signals via a system of satellites or reselling satellite telecommunications.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in providing direct-to-home satellite television systems to individual households or consumers are classified in Industry 517510, Cable and Other Program Distribution.

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5174105133404899Earth stations for satellite communication carriers
5174105133404899Long-distance telephone satellite communication carriers
5174105133404899Resellers, satellite telecommunication
5174105133404899Satellite telecommunication carriers
5174105133404899Satellite telecommunication resellers
5174105133404899Telephone communications carriers, satellite

 

5175 Cable and Other Program Distribution

 

51751 Cable and Other Program Distribution

See industry description for 517510 below.

 

517510 Cable and Other Program Distribution

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged as third-party distribution systems for broadcast programming. The establishments of this industry deliver visual, aural, or textual programming received from cable networks, local television stations, or radio networks to consumers via cable or direct-to-home satellite systems on a subscription or fee basis. These establishments do not generally originate programming material.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

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5175105132204841Cable program distribution operators
5175105132204841Cable TV providers (except networks)
5175105132204841Closed circuit television (CCTV)
5175105132204841Direct broadcast satellite (DBS)
5175105132204841Direct-to-home satellite systems
5175105132204841Music program distribution, cable or satellite
5175105132204841Satellite master antenna television service (SMATV)
5175105132204841Satellite television distribution systems
5175105132204841Television operations multichannel multipoint distribution services (MMDS)
5175105132204841Television operations, closed circuit
5175105132204841Television operations, multipoint distribution system

 

5179 Other Telecommunications

 

51791 Other Telecommunications

See industry description for 517910 below.

 

517910 Other Telecommunications

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) providing specialized telecommunications applications, such as satellite tracking, communications telemetry, and radar station operations; or (2) providing satellite terminal stations and associated facilities operationally connected with one or more terrestrial communications systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to or receiving telecommunications from satellite systems.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

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5179105133904899Earth stations (except satellite telecommunication carriers)
5179105133904899Radar station operations
5179105133904899Satellite telemetry operations on a contract or fee basis
5179105133904899Satellite tracking stations on a contract or fee basis
5179105133904899Telemetry and tracking system operations on a contract or fee basis

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