Variant of NAICS 2017 Version 3.0 - Durable / non-durable manufacturing industries

Others / autres - Non-manufacturing industries

This category comprises all NAICS codes that are not included in NAICS sector 31-33 'Manufacturing'.

51 - Information and cultural industries

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing and distributing (except by wholesale and retail methods) information and cultural products. Establishments providing the means to transmit or distribute these products or providing access to equipment and expertise for processing data are also included.

The unique characteristics of information and cultural products, and of the processes involved in their production and distribution, distinguish this sector from the goods-producing and services-producing sectors.

The value of these products lies in their information, educational, cultural or entertainment content, not in the format in which they are distributed. Most of these products are protected from unlawful reproduction by copyright laws. Only those possessing the rights to these works are authorized to reproduce, alter, improve and distribute them. Acquiring and using these rights often involves significant costs.

The intangible nature of the content of information and cultural products allows for their distribution in various forms. For example, a movie can be shown at a movie theatre, on a television broadcast, through video on demand, or rented at a local video store; a sound recording can be aired on radio, embedded in multi-media products or sold at a record store; software can be bought at retail outlets or downloaded from an electronic bulletin board; a newspaper can be purchased at a newsstand or received on-line. In addition, improvements in information technology are revolutionizing the distribution of these products. The inclusion in this sector of telecommunications services providers reflects the increasingly important role these establishments play in making these products accessible to the public.

The main components of this sector are the publishing industries, the motion picture and sound recording industries, the broadcasting industries, the telecommunications industries, and the data processing and hosting services industries.

There are establishments engaged in culture-related activities that are classified in other sectors of NAICS. The most important are listed as exclusions below.

• Exclusion(s)

  • design activities (See 54 Professional, scientific and technical services)
  • duplicating information or cultural products in print form, or in the form of optical or magnetic media (See 31-33 Manufacturing)
  • performing in artistic productions, and creating artistic and cultural works or productions as independent individuals (See 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation)
  • preserving and exhibiting objects, sites, and natural wonders of historical, cultural and/or educational value (See 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation)
  • producing live presentations that involve the performances of actors and actresses, singers, dancers, musical groups and artists, and other performing artists (See 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation)
  • retailing information and cultural products such as newspapers, books, software and sound recordings (See 44-45 Retail trade)
  • wholesaling information and cultural products such as newspapers, books, software, videocassettes, DVDs and sound recordings (See 41 Wholesale trade)

517 - Telecommunications

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telecommunications and/or video entertainment services over their own networks, or over networks operated by others. The establishments of this subsector are grouped into industries on the basis of the nature of services provided (fixed or mobile), the type of network used to deliver those services (wireline or wireless), and the business model they employ (facilities-based or resale).

• Exclusion(s)

  • installation and maintenance of broadcasting and telecommunications systems by independent contractors (See 23 Construction)
  • pay and specialty television broadcasting (See 515210 Pay and specialty television)
  • radio and television broadcasting (See 5151 Radio and television broadcasting)

5173 - Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers(except satellite)

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telecommunications and video entertainment services to their customer premises and/or to mobile telecommunication devices over network facilities operated by them. These establishments can own a network, lease a network or combine leased and owned facilities and their networks can integrate various technologies.

51731 - Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telecommunications and video entertainment services to their customer premises and/or to mobile telecommunication devices over network facilities operated by them. These establishments can own a network, lease a network or combine leased and owned facilities and their networks can integrate various technologies.

517310 - Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telecommunications and video entertainment services to their customer premises and/or to mobile telecommunication devices over wired and wireless network facilities operated by them. These establishments can own a network, lease a network or combine leased and owned facilities and their networks can integrate various technologies.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • cable television providers and operators
  • cellular telephone services plans, facilities-based
  • direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service providers or operators
  • facilities-based telecommunication carrier
  • Internet service provider (ISP), facilities-based
  • local telephone carrier, facilities-based
  • long-distance telephone carrier, facilities-based
  • mobile Internet service
  • telephone carrier, facilities-based

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • cable, satellite television and wireless cable television operators operating co-axial based distribution network, satellite-based distribution networks and fixed wireless-based distribution networks and primarily serving the residential market
  • telephone companies, incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) and facilities-based competitive service providers often providing a full range of telecommunication services to residential, business and wholesale customers

• Exclusion(s)

  • broadcasting radio programs in a defined and limited format via operators of cable or satellite radio networks (See 515110 Radio broadcasting)
  • broadcasting television programs in a defined and limited format via operators of cable or satellite distribution systems (See 515210 Pay and specialty television)
  • installing and maintaining cable systems by independent contractors (See 238210 Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors)
  • installing and maintaining wired systems on contract (See 238210 Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors)
  • operating coin-operated pay telephones (See 812990 All other personal services)
  • providing access to satellite telecommunications facilities to telecommunications carriers and business users (See 517410 Satellite telecommunications)
  • providing telecommunications and/or video entertainment services to mobile telecommunication devices over network facilities operated by others (mobile virtual network operators) (See 517911 Telecommunications resellers)
  • 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 517911 Telecommunications resellers)