Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

5133 - Telecommunications

This industry group comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining network facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound and full motion picture videos between network termination points. Telecommunications resellers are also included. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies.

• Exclusion(s):

  • Internet access providers (See 51419 Other Information Services)

51331 - Wired Telecommunications Carriers

This industry comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide direct communications via land lines, microwave or a combination of land lines and satellite link-ups.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • installing and maintaining cable systems on contract (See 23251 Electrical Work)
  • publishing telephone directories (See 51114 Database and Directory Publishers)
  • delivering television and radio programs to subscribers by cable or satellite systems (See 51322 Cable and Other Program Distribution)
  • operating and maintaining wireless telecommunication networks (See 51332 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite))
  • reselling telecommunications services (See 51333 Telecommunications Resellers)

51332 - Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)

This industry comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide direct communications via the airwaves. Establishments that provide cellular phone services, paging services and personal communication services are included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • operating satellite networks (See 51334 Satellite Telecommunications)

51333 - Telecommunications Resellers

This industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling telecommunications services to businesses, institutions or households. These establishments do not operate or maintain a full network.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • operating and maintaining wired telephone networks (See 51331 Wired Telecommunications Carriers)
  • operating and maintaining wireless telecommunications networks (See 51332 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite))
  • reselling satellite telecommunications services (See 51334 Satellite Telecommunications)

51334 - Satellite Telecommunications

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and maintaining satellite telecommunications facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound and full motion picture videos. Resellers of satellite communications are also included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • delivering television and radio programs to subscribers by a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite system (See 51322 Cable and Other Program Distribution)
  • delivering mobile personal communication services with low earth orbiting satellite technology (See 51332 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite))

51339 - Other Telecommunications

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.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • providing satellite telecommunications services (See 51334 Satellite Telecommunications)
  • providing expert advice in the field of information technology or in integrating communication and computer systems (See 54151 Computer Systems Design and Related Services)