5171 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating, maintaining, and/or providing access to switching and transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired and wireless telecommunications networks (except satellite). Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry. Illustrative Examples: Broadband Internet service providers, wired (e.g., cable, DSL) Cable television distribution services Cellular telephone service carriers Direct-to-home satellite system (DTH) services Satellite television distribution systems Telecommunications carriers, wired and wireless VoIP service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure Wireless Internet service providers, except satellite Wireless telecommunications carriers, except satellite Wireless telephone communications carriers, except satellite Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

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. 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) Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--