international industry 51712
Telecommunications Resellers and Agents for Wireless Telecommunication Services
Overview
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services to businesses and households (except satellite telecommunications) or (2) acting as agents for wireless telecommunications carriers and resellers, selling wireless plans on a commission basis. Establishments in this industry do not operate as telecommunications carriers. Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are included in this industry.
The immediate parent of international industry 51712 is industry group 5171: Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite)
Illustrative Examples
- Agents for wireless telecommunications carriers
- Cellular telephone stores, selling cellular phone service plans on an agent basis
- Mobile phone stores, selling mobile phone service plans on an agent basis
- Wired telecommunications resellers
- Wireless phone service plan sales agents, selling on behalf of wireless telecommunications carriers
- Wireless telecommunications resellers (except satellite telecommunications)
2022 NAICS Edition Cross References
- Operating and maintaining wired and wireless telecommunications networks (except satellite)--are classified in Industry 51711, Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite);
- Reselling satellite telecommunications services--are classified in Industry 51741, Satellite Telecommunications; and
- Reselling cellular telephones and accessories without selling service plans--are classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade, or Sector 44-45, Retail Trade.
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 | 51711 51721 51791 | |
| 2007 | 51711 51721 51791 | |
| 2012 | 51711 51721 51791 | |
| 2017 | 51731 51791 | |
| 2022 | 51712 |
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