NAICS
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.
Examples
- Cellular telephone service carriers
- Wireless Internet service providers, except satellite
- Paging services, except satellite
- Wireless telephone communications carriers, except satellite
Alternate descriptions
- Beeper (i.e., radio pager) communication carriers
- Cellular telephone communication carriers
- Cellular telephone service carriers
- Mobile telephone communication carriers (except satellite)
- Paging services (except satellite)
- Radio paging services communications carriers
- Ship-to-shore broadcasting communication carriers (except satellite)
- Telecommunications carriers, cellular telephone
- Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite)
- Two-way paging communication carriers (except satellite)
- Wireless data communication carriers (except satellite)
- Wireless Internet service providers (except satellite)
- Wireless telephone communications carriers (except satellite)
Related NAICS
- 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.
Businesses
Top carriers
- Hartford Fire & Cas Grp
- State Fund
- The Hanover Ins Grp
- American Intl Grp
- Benchmark Holding Grp
- Wr Berkley Corp Grp
Cross reference
Industry codes related to NAICS 517112: general liability, SIC, and state or NCCI class codes.
Market report
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