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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2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS | 1987 SIC | Corresponding Index Entries |
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517110 | 513310 | 4813 | Facilities-based telecommunication carriers (except wireless) |
517110 | 513310 | 4813 | Local telephone carriers (except wireless) |
517110 | 513310 | 4813 | Long-distance telephone carriers (except wireless) |
517110 | 513310 | 4813 | Telecommunications carriers, wired |
517110 | 513310 | 4813 | Telecommunications networks, wired |
517110 | 513310 | 4822 | Telegram services (except wireless) |
517110 | 513310 | 4813 | Telephone carriers, facilities-based (except wireless) |
517110 | 513310 | 4813 | Telephone 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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2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS | 1987 SIC | Corresponding Index Entries |
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517211 | 513321 | 4812 | Beeper (i.e., radio pager) communication carriers |
517211 | 513321 | 4812 | Paging services |
517211 | 513321 | 4812 | Radio paging services communication carriers |
517211 | 513321 | 4812 | Two-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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2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS | 1987 SIC | Corresponding Index Entries |
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517212 | 513322 | 4812 | Cellular telephone communication carriers |
517212 | 513322 | 4812 | Cellular telephone services |
517212 | 513322 | 4812 | Mobile telephone communication carriers |
517212 | 513322 | 4812 | Personal communication services (PCS) (i.e., communication carriers) |
517212 | 513322 | 4899 | Ship-to-shore broadcasting communication carriers (except satellite) |
517212 | 513322 | 4812 | Telecommunications carriers, cellular telephone |
517212 | 513322 | 4812 | Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite) |
517212 | 513322 | 4812 | Wireless data communication carriers (except satellite) |
517212 | 513322 | 4812 | Wireless 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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2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS | 1987 SIC | Corresponding Index Entries |
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517310 | 513330 | 4813 | Long-distance telecommunication resellers (except satellite) |
517310 | 513330 | 4813 | Microwave telecommunication resellers |
517310 | 513330 | 4813 | Pre-paid calling cards, telecommunications resellers |
517310 | 513330 | Resellers, telecommunication (except satellite) | |
517310 | 513330 | 4813 | Telecommunications resellers |
517310 | 513330 | Telephone communications resellers (except satellite) | |
517310 | 513330 | 4813 | Wired telecommunication resellers |
517310 | 513330 | 4812 | Wireless 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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2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS | 1987 SIC | Corresponding Index Entries |
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517410 | 513340 | 4899 | Earth stations for satellite communication carriers |
517410 | 513340 | 4899 | Long-distance telephone satellite communication carriers |
517410 | 513340 | 4899 | Resellers, satellite telecommunication |
517410 | 513340 | 4899 | Satellite telecommunication carriers |
517410 | 513340 | 4899 | Satellite telecommunication resellers |
517410 | 513340 | 4899 | Telephone 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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2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS | 1987 SIC | Corresponding Index Entries |
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517510 | 513220 | 4841 | Cable program distribution operators |
517510 | 513220 | 4841 | Cable TV providers (except networks) |
517510 | 513220 | 4841 | Closed circuit television (CCTV) |
517510 | 513220 | 4841 | Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) |
517510 | 513220 | 4841 | Direct-to-home satellite systems |
517510 | 513220 | 4841 | Music program distribution, cable or satellite |
517510 | 513220 | 4841 | Satellite master antenna television service (SMATV) |
517510 | 513220 | 4841 | Satellite television distribution systems |
517510 | 513220 | 4841 | Television operations multichannel multipoint distribution services (MMDS) |
517510 | 513220 | 4841 | Television operations, closed circuit |
517510 | 513220 | 4841 | Television 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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2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS | 1987 SIC | Corresponding Index Entries |
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517910 | 513390 | 4899 | Earth stations (except satellite telecommunication carriers) |
517910 | 513390 | 4899 | Radar station operations |
517910 | 513390 | 4899 | Satellite telemetry operations on a contract or fee basis |
517910 | 513390 | 4899 | Satellite tracking stations on a contract or fee basis |
517910 | 513390 | 4899 | Telemetry and tracking system operations on a contract or fee basis |