2022 Edition

national industry 517112

Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily 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.

The immediate parent of national industry 517112 is international industry 51711: Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)

Illustrative Examples

  • Cellular telephone service carriers
  • Wireless Internet service providers, except satellite
  • Paging services, except satellite
  • Wireless telephone communications carriers, except satellite

2022 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Operating and maintaining wired telecommunications networks--are classified in U.S. Industry 517111, Wired Telecommunications Carriers;
  • Operating and maintaining satellite network infrastructure that they own and/or lease--are classified in Industry 517410, Satellite Telecommunications;
  • Providing satellite television distribution services--are classified in U.S. Industry 517111, Wired Telecommunications Carriers;
  • Acting as agents for wireless telecommunications services, including operating as agents for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs)--are classified in U.S. Industry 517122, Agents for Wireless Telecommunications Services; and
  • Providing expert advice in the field of information technology or in integrating communication and computer systems--are classified in Industry 54151, Computer Systems Design and Related Services.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 517112 - Beeper (i.e., radio pager) communication carriers
  2. 517112 - Cellular telephone communication carriers
  3. 517112 - Cellular telephone service carriers
  4. 517112 - Mobile telephone communication carriers (except satellite)
  5. 517112 - Paging services (except satellite)
  6. 517112 - Radio paging services communications carriers
  7. 517112 - Ship-to-shore broadcasting communication carriers (except satellite)
  8. 517112 - Telecommunications carriers, cellular telephone
  9. 517112 - Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite)
  10. 517112 - Two-way paging communication carriers (except satellite)
  11. 517112 - Wireless data communication carriers (except satellite)
  12. 517112 - Wireless Internet service providers (except satellite)
  13. 517112 - Wireless telephone communications carriers (except satellite)

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 517211 517212
2007 517210
2012 517210
2017 517312
2022 517112

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 4812 - Radiotelephone Communications
  2. 4813 - Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 517112, Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite):

  1. cell phone store
  2. cellular and other wireless telecommunication
  3. cellular phone
  4. cellular phone sale installation and repair
  5. cellular phone store
  6. cellular telephone sale installation and repair in automobile
  7. cellular telephone service
  8. cellular telephone store retail ny
  9. communication reseller
  10. communication service including cablevision
  11. datum communication vendor and value added reseller
  12. information
  13. internet access provider
  14. internet and telecommunication service provider
  15. internet service provider
  16. other telecommunication
  17. paging
  18. radiotelephone communication
  19. technology integration installation service or repair
  20. telecommunication
  21. telecommunication and internet service
  22. telecommunication company
  23. telecommunication reseller
  24. telecommunication reseller naic
  25. telecommunication service
  26. telecommunication service provider
  27. telecommunication service provider rebiller and reseller only
  28. telecommunication telephone cable or internet service provider heavy installation and service with construction
  29. telecommunication telephone cable or internet service provider light installation and service no construction
  30. telecommunication telephone internet and network access provider office only
  31. telephone communication except radiotelephone
  32. telephone communication service
  33. tower telecommunication existence hazard
  34. tower telecommunication existence hazard only
  35. wired and wireless telecommunication carrier
  36. wired telecommunication carrier
  37. wireless telecommunication carrier except satellite
  38. wireless telecommunication carrier except satellite naic

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