NAICS 2022 · in 5171
51712
Telecommunications Resellers and Agents for Wireless Telecommunication Services
Analysis
NAICS 51712 is the 2022 NAICS industry for telecommunications resellers and agents for wireless telecommunication services, part of 5171 (Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite)). Census lists 15 example activities under it in the official index.
Across its national industries Census lists 15 index entries; typical ones are long-distance telecommunication resellers (except satellite… and agents for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs).
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 51711, 51741 and 42. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
For example, operating and maintaining wired and wireless telecommunications networks (except satellite) are classified in 51711 (Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)) instead.
County Business Patterns publishes no national count for it, either because the code is out of the survey's scope or because the figures are suppressed to protect individual businesses.
Official definition
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)
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Operating and maintaining wired and wireless telecommunications networks (except satellite) | 51711 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) |
| Reselling satellite telecommunications services | 51741 Satellite Telecommunications |
| Reselling cellular telephones and accessories without selling service plans | 42 Wholesale Trade, or Sector 44-45, Retail Trade |
Index entries (15)
- Long-distance telecommunication resellers (except satellite telecommunications)
- Agents for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs)