NAICS Code 51712 — Telecommunications Resellers and Agents for Wireless Telecommunication Services

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 2 direct sub-codes.

Code51712
TitleTelecommunications Resellers and Agents for Wireless Telecommunication Services
LevelNAICS Industry (5-digit)
EditionNAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

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)

Where 51712 sits in the hierarchy

LevelCodeTitle
Sector51Information
Subsector517Telecommunications
Industry Group5171Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite)
NAICS Industry51712Telecommunications Resellers and Agents for Wireless Telecommunication Services

Codes under 51712

CodeTitle
517121Telecommunications Resellers
517122Agents for Wireless Telecommunications Services

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Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.