North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012
Introduction

517111 - Wired telecommunications carriers (except cable)CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telecommunications and video entertainment services primarily by copper twisted pair links. These establishments are generally known as telephone companies, incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) and facilities-based competitive service providers and they often provide a full range of telecommunication services to residential, business and wholesale customers. Establishments providing a similar range of services through a co-axial-based network are classified in 517112 Cable and other program distribution.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • broadband Internet service providers (ISPs), digital access line (DAL), wired telecommunications
    • facilities-based telecommunication carrier (except wireless and cable operators), wired telecommunications
    • incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), wired telecommunications
    • Internet service provider (ISP), facilities-based (except cable), wired telecommunications
    • local telephone carrier (except wireless and cable operators), wired telecommunications
    • long-distance telephone carrier, facilities-based, wired telecommunications
    • telephone companies, wired telecommunications

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • installing and maintaining wired systems on contract (See 238210 Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors)
    • providing telecommunications and/or video entertainment services to mobile telecommunication devices over network facilities operated by them (See 517210 Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite))
    • providing access to satellite telecommunications facilities to telecommunications carriers and business users (See 517410 Satellite telecommunications)
    • providing telecommunications services to customer premises or mobile telecommunication devices over network facilities operated by others on a re-sale basis or over a high speed Internet connection provided by others (See 517910 Other telecommunications)
    • operating coin-operated pay telephones (See 812990 All other personal services)
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