This industry comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular phone services, paging services, wireless Internet access, and wireless video services.
Illustrative Examples:
Cellular telephone services Wireless Internet service providers, except satellite Paging services, except satellite Wireless telephone communications carriers, except satellite
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
| Go to: | 2007 NAICS to 2002 NAICS [xls] | 2002 NAICS to 1997 NAICS | 2002 Economic Census and other data sources |
| 2007 NAICS | 2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS |
Corresponding Index Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 517210 | 517211 | 513321 | Beeper (i.e., radio pager) communication carriers |
| 517210 | 517212 | 513322 | Cellular telephone communication carriers |
| 517210 | 517212 | 513322 | Cellular telephone services |
| 517210 | 517212 | 513322 | Mobile telephone communication carriers, except satellite |
| 517210 | 517211 | 513321 | Paging services, except satellite |
| 517210 | 517211 | 513321 | Radio paging services communications carriers |
| 517210 | 517212 | 513322 | Ship-to-shore broadcasting communication carriers, except satellite |
| 517210 | 517212 | 513322 | Telecommunications carriers, cellular telephone |
| 517210 | 517212 | 513322 | Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite) |
| 517210 | 517211 | 513321 | Two-way paging communication carriers, except satellite |
| 517210 | 517212 | 513322 | Wireless data communication carriers, except satellite |
| 517210 | 518111 | 514191 | Wireless Internet service providers, except satellite |
| 517210 | 517212 | 513322 | Wireless telephone communications carriers (except satellite) |
| 517210 | 517212 | 513322 | Wireless video services, except satellite |
