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NAICS 517110
Wired telecommunications carriers

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, quarterly data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

51	Information	137,678	891,845,956	194,670,163	3,736,061
517	Telecommunications	49,275	411,644,543	72,181,547	1,440,141
5171	Wired telecommunications carriers	27,955	237,697,299	47,496,436	842,426
51711	Wired telecommunications carriers	27,955	237,697,299	47,496,436	842,426
517110	Wired telecommunications carriers	27,955	237,697,299	47,496,436	842,426

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
N = Not available
51	Information	370,376	899,396,034	232,698	62.8	7,550,078	0.8	137,678	891,845,956
517	Telecommunications	71,417	412,622,155	22,142	31.0	977,612	0.2	49,275	411,644,543
5171	Wired telecommunications carriers	N	N	N	N	N	N	27,955	237,697,299
51711	Wired telecommunications carriers	N	N	N	N	N	N	27,955	237,697,299
517110	Wired telecommunications carriers	N	N	N	N	N	N	27,955	237,697,299

Definition: NAICS 517110 Wired telecommunications carriers

This industry comprises establishments engaged in (1) operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide point-to-point communications via landlines, microwave, or a combination of landlines and satellite linkups or (2) furnishing telegraph and other non-vocal communications using their own facilities.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Distributing scheduled television programs via cable or satellite facilities on a subscription or fee basis--are classified in Industry 517510, Cable and Other Program Distribution;
Providing coin-operated pay telephones--are classified in Industry 812990, All Other Personal Services;
Operating and maintaining wireless networks--are classified in Industry 51721, Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite);
Reselling telecommunications, without operating a network--are classified in Industry 517310, Telecommunications Resellers;
Publishing telephone directories--are classified in Industry 511140, Directory and Mailing List Publishers; and
Maintaining and installing wired telecommunication systems as independent contractors--are classified in Sector 23, Construction.

Historical Comparability - Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS

Figures to the left of 1997 NAICS codes indicate the percent of 2002 receipts (as classified by 1997 NAICS) represented by that part; and link to a complementary table where other parts of the 1997 NAICS are shown. Table description discusses features and symbols.
2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts		Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)

2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	($1,000)	(Pct)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)
517110			Wired telecommunications carriers	27,963	241,948,171	100.0	47,804,564	848,658
all of	513310		Wired telecommunications carriers	27,963	241,948,171	100.0	47,804,564	848,658

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

513310	Wired telecommunications carriers	2002	27,963	241,948,171	47,804,564	848,658
		1997	20,815	208,790,552	39,564,540	815,427
		% change	34.3	15.9	20.8	4.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Wired telecommunications carriers: 2002

Data for the Information sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, and places.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Description

Estab-
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ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

27,955

237,697,299

100.00

825

47,496,436

842,426

Texas

2,486

5,523,310

78,355

California

2,650

5,327,093

84,077

New York

1,694

3,254,721

60,741

New Jersey

900

2,672,396

38,208

Florida

1,464

2,550,905

44,624

Illinois

1,244

2,269,277

36,013

Virginia

901

2,165,395

36,186

Georgia

828

2,038,212

37,746

Colorado

620

1,776,457

30,127

Ohio

1,049

1,663,448

29,513

Missouri

692

1,520,358

27,392

Pennsylvania

1,113

1,251,484

27,777

Michigan

928

1,223,322

20,641

North Carolina

732

1,055,087

21,624

Massachusetts

717

1,032,204

20,434

Kansas

440

913,373

17,320

Maryland

532

822,005

18,228

Indiana

617

704,687

12,267

Washington

577

694,237

13,052

Arizona

475

664,894

15,097

Connecticut

348

662,332

10,090

Oklahoma

388

651,593

11,747

Wisconsin

481

639,815

10,965

Minnesota

566

612,336

12,047

Alabama

411

522,240

11,516

Iowa

413

489,302

14,561

Tennessee

456

472,573

10,483

Arkansas

220

444,080

8,983

South Carolina

308

390,842

8,951

Louisiana

336

340,576

7,311

Oregon

369

318,622

6,137

Utah

212

304,313

6,955

Hawaii

107

246,785

2,915

Nevada

174

235,307

4,531

Mississippi

263

215,974

4,778

Kentucky

304

213,684

5,302

Nebraska

205

211,369

4,048

District of Columbia

145

204,775

3,697

Alaska

118

194,580

3,240

West Virginia

238

152,539

3,930

New Mexico

173

122,627

3,782

New Hampshire

123

120,725

2,612

Maine

141

99,445

2,346

Idaho

156

96,123

2,364

Rhode Island

72,817

1,619

Montana

113

66,564

1,657

South Dakota

124

66,087

1,634

Delaware

63,740

1,428

North Dakota

61,937

1,582

Vermont

45,266

1,037

Wyoming

34,603

756

Products Lines for Wired telecommunications carriers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	237,697,29	100.00
32420	Carrier serv, incl netwk access serv to oth telecomm carriers	52,321,277	22.01
32430	Basic fixed local telephony - Residential	35,937,721	15.12
32440	Basic fixed local telephony - Business	26,729,461	11.25
32470	Basic fixed long distance telephony - Outbound - Residential	24,360,337	10.25
32480	Basic fixed long distance telephony - Outbound - Business	18,358,774	7.72
	-Other	79,989,729	33.65

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Wired telecommunications carriers
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997	Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-51SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-51SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-51SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
		Receipts by Class of Customer	US
		Construction Activity by Selected Kind of Business	US
EC02-51I-11	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-51A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 517110
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	US
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Quarterly Services Survey: Information Sector Services	Quarterly	Estimated revenue for employer firms	US
Service Annual Survey: Information Sector Services	Annual	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms	US
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas