2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

517312 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)

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.

Illustrative Examples:

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


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Operating and maintaining wired telecommunications networks--are classified in U.S. Industry 517311, Wired Telecommunications Carriers;
  • Operating and maintaining satellite networks--are classified in Industry 517410, Satellite Telecommunications;
  • Providing satellite television distribution services--are classified in U.S. Industry 517311, Wired Telecommunications Carriers; and
  • Operating as mobile virtual network operations (MVNO)--are classified in U.S. Industry 517911, Telecommunications Resellers.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
517210   517210   517312   Beeper (i.e., radio pager) communication carriers
517210   517210   517312   Cellular telephone communication carriers
517210   517210   517312   Cellular telephone services
517210   517210   517312   Cellular telephone stores, primarily selling cellular phone service plans
517210   517210   517312   Mobile phone stores, primarily selling mobile phone service plans
517210   517210   517312   Mobile telephone communication carriers (except satellite)
517210   517210   517312   Paging services (except satellite)
517210   517210   517312   Radio paging services communications carriers
517210   517210   517312   Ship-to-shore broadcasting communication carriers (except satellite)
517210   517210   517312   Telecommunications carriers, cellular telephone
517210   517210   517312   Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite)
517210   517210   517312   Two-way paging communication carriers (except satellite)
517210   517210   517312   Wireless data communication carriers (except satellite)
517210   517210   517312   Wireless Internet service providers (except satellite)
517210   517210   517312   Wireless phone stores, primarily selling wireless phone service plans
517210   517210   517312   Wireless telephone communications carriers (except satellite)
517210   517210   517312   Wireless video services (except satellite)