North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0

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North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0
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723 - Telecommunications, broadcasting distribution and related services

This group comprises fixed wholesale and retail telecommunications services; fixed wholesale and retail Internet access services; mobile wholesale and retail telecommunications services; cable, satellite, Internet and other fixed or mobile broadcasting distribution services of audiovisual and audio works; and online games, except gambling.

72332 - Retail telecommunication services

This class comprises fixed retail telecommunications and Internet access services, and mobile retail telecommunications.

723323 - Mobile retail telecommunications services

This subclass comprises telecommunication services to end users where voice or data communications originate from, or terminate into, a mobile device connected to a wireless network.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • interconnection and roaming services sold by one wireless service provider to another (See 7233131 Mobile wholesale telecommunications services)
    • telephone services to end users where calls originate from a device connected to a landline (See 723321 Fixed retail telecommunications services (except Internet access))
7233231 - Mobile local and access telecommunications services, at retail

A wireless-based telecommunications service that allows end users to make and receive calls within a defined local area and provides access to a long distance network of the customer's choice. Mobile cell phone plans typically bundle voice and text messaging.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • calling features bundled with mobile phone local services
    • cell phone talk and data plans
    • cell phone voice and text service plans
    • cell phone voice, text and data plans
    • paging services
    • pay as you go cell phone plans
    • prepaid cell phone voice and messaging plans

    All examples

  • Inclusion(s)

    • additional calling features such as voice mail and call display, whether sold separately or bundled with the mobile local service plan
    • mobile phone service plans with Canada-wide minutes
    • voice and messaging cell phone plans that also include limited data

  • Exclusion(s)

    • local calls made from a device connected to a landline (See 7233211 Fixed local and access telecommunications services (except Internet access), at retail)
    • mobile phone service plans specifically designed to access the Internet through the cellular network (See 7233233 Mobile data services)
    • wireless based telecommunication service allowing end users to make calls outside a local calling area (See 7233232 Mobile long distance telecommunications services, at retail)
7233232 - Mobile long distance telecommunications services, at retail

Wireless based telecommunications service allowing end users to make calls outside a local calling area.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • long distance service plans for cell phones

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • long distance calling service plans that can be used with a fixed or mobile phone (See 7233212 Fixed long distance telecommunications services (except Internet access), at retail)
    • roaming services (See 7233234 Roaming services)
7233233 - Mobile data services

A service plan providing end users mobile access to text and multimedia messaging, along with access to the Internet through the cellular network. This service is also referred as "wireless mobile Internet access", at retail.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • mobile data plans for smartphones
    • mobile data plans for tablets
    • mobile hotspot plans
    • mobile Internet service plans

    All examples

  • Inclusion(s)

    • mobile dispatch services

  • Exclusion(s)

    • providing end users fixed connections to the Internet (See 723322 Fixed retail Internet access services)
    • voice and messaging cell phone plans that also include limited data (See 7233231 Mobile local and access telecommunications services, at retail)
7233234 - Roaming services

A service that allows a cell phone subscriber to use his or her mobile device while in the service area of another service provider.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • subscriber mobile international roaming services
    • subscriber national mobile roaming services

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • interconnection and roaming services sold by one wireless service provider to another (See 7233131 Mobile wholesale telecommunications services)
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