international industry 51731
Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
Overview
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating, maintaining, and/or providing access to switching and transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired and wireless telecommunications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry.
The immediate parent of international industry 51731 is industry group 5173: Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
Illustrative Examples
- Broadband Internet service providers, wired (e.g., cable, DSL)
- Cable television distribution services
- Cellular telephone services
- Direct-to-home satellite system (DTH) services
- Satellite television distribution systems
- Telecommunications carriers, wired
- VoIP service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure
- Wireless Internet service providers, except satellite
- Wireless telecommunications carriers, except satellite
- Wireless telephone communications carriers, except satellite
2017 NAICS Edition Cross References
- Producing and distributing a channel of television programming for cable or satellite television systems--are classified in Industry 51521, Cable and Other Subscription Programming;
- Producing and distributing radio programs for cable or satellite radio systems--are classified in Industry 51511, Radio Broadcasting;
- Reselling telecommunications services (except satellite telecommunications), without operating a network, and/or operating as mobile virtual network operations (MVNO)--are classified in Industry 51791, Other Telecommunications;
- Operating and maintaining satellite networks and/or reselling satellite telecommunications services--are classified in Industry 51741, Satellite Telecommunications;
- Providing Internet access services via client-supplied telecommunications connections (e.g., dial- up ISPs)--are classified in Industry 51791, Other Telecommunications;
- Providing voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services via client-supplied telecommunications connections--are classified in Industry 51791, Other Telecommunications;
- Providing limited Internet connectivity at locations known as Internet cafes, in combination with other services such as facsimile services, training, rental of on-site personal computers, game rooms, or food services--are classified in Industry 56143, Business Service Centers, or Subsector 722, Food Services and Drinking Places, depending on the primary activity; and
- Operating coin-operated pay telephones--are classified in Industry 81299, All Other Personal Services.
Descendants
History
The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.
| Edition | Existed | Equivalent Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 51731 | |
| 2007 | 51791 | |
| 2012 | 51791 | |
| 2017 | 51791 | |
| 2022 | 51712 51781 |
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