Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
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NAICS 5172
Industry Definition
Establishments engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the airwaves, such as cellular phone services, paging services, wireless Internet access, and wireless video services.
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