Analysis
NAICS 517810 is the 2022 national industry for all other telecommunications, part of 51781 (All Other Telecommunications). Census lists 9 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include dial-up Internet service providers, using client-supplied…, earth stations (except satellite telecommunication carriers), internet service providers, using client-supplied… and online access service providers, using client-supplied…, among 9 in all.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 517111, 54151 and 517410. 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, providing wired broadband Internet services, direct-to-home satellite television distribution services, or wired VoIP services via own operated telecommunications infrastructure are classified in 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers) 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 providing specialized telecommunications services, such as satellite tracking, communications telemetry, and radar station operation. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in providing satellite terminal stations and associated facilities connected with one or more terrestrial systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to, and receiving telecommunications from, satellite systems. Establishments providing Internet services or Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services via client-supplied telecommunications connections are also included in this industry. Establishments in this industry do not operate as telecommunications carriers.
Illustrative Examples:
Dial-up Internet service providers Internet service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications connections (e.g., dial-up ISPs) Satellite tracking stations VoIP service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications connections
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing wired broadband Internet services, direct-to-home satellite television distribution services, or wired VoIP services via own operated telecommunications infrastructure | 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers |
| Providing expert advice in the field of information technology or in integrating communication and computer systems | 54151 Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
| Providing satellite telecommunications services | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications |
Index entries (9)
- Dial-up Internet service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications connections
- Earth stations (except satellite telecommunication carriers)
- Internet service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications (e.g., dial-up ISPs)
- Online access service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications (e.g., dial-up ISPs)
- Radar station operations
- Satellite telemetry operations on a contract or fee basis
- Satellite tracking stations
- Telemetry and tracking system operations on a contract or fee basis
- VoIP service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications connections