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Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
NAICS 517112 · United States · 2022 edition
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.
Activities described by this code
- Cellular telephone service carriers
- Wireless Internet service providers, except satellite
- Paging services, except satellite
- Wireless telephone communications carriers, except satellite
Other activities to examine
- Operating and maintaining wired telecommunications networks: 517111 — Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Operating and maintaining satellite network infrastructure that they own and/or lease: 517410 — Satellite Telecommunications
- Providing satellite television distribution services: 517111 — Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Acting as agents for wireless telecommunications services, including operating as agents for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs): 517122 — Agents for Wireless Telecommunications Services;
- Providing expert advice in the field of information technology or in integrating communication and computer systems: 54151 — Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Census classification reference
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Wireless telecommunications carriers operate and maintain radio spectrum licenses, antenna towers, switching facilities, and transmission infrastructure to deliver voice, data, messaging, and video services over the airwaves to consumer and business subscribers. Day-to-day operations involve network monitoring and maintenance, field technician work at tower sites, customer service centers, and ongoing infrastructure buildout or leasing arrangements.
Questions to investigate
- What services does the carrier provide — cellular voice, wireless broadband, paging, or a combination?
- Does the carrier own its tower infrastructure outright, lease tower space from third parties, or both?
- Are tower climbing and maintenance operations performed by in-house employees or contracted crews?
- What is the approximate subscriber count and what categories of subscriber data are retained?
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