NAICS Code 5179 – Other Telecommunications

Official 4-digit NAICS industry group U.S. Census Bureau NAICS 2017

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2017 NAICS mapping

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517 Telecommunications

  • 5171 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease, and providing telecommunications services using wired and wireless telecommunications networks; (2) reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services (except satellite); and (3) acting as agents for wireless telecommunications services.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS to 2022 NAICS concordance (xlsx)

U.S. Census Bureau NAICS

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Key facts

Code
5179
Classification level
Official 4-digit NAICS industry group
Official source
U.S. Census Bureau · NAICS 2017

NAICS classification hierarchy

Five official Census levels, from sector to national industry, plus a commercial extended level.

  1. Industry group 5179 Other Telecommunications

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Related classifications

Correspondences in SIC. These mappings do not replace the official Census definition.

System Code Title
NAICS This page 5179 Other Telecommunications
SIC 482 Telegraph and other Message Communications Telegraph and other Message Communications
SIC 489 Communication Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Communication Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

Sources

  • Official classification source U.S. Census Bureau.
    North American Industry Classification System (2017), NAICS 5179. U.S. Census Bureau →
  • SICCODE.com commercial data Company-record counts, coverage, and related commercial data are maintained by SICCODE.com. Methodology →

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