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NAICS 51721
Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)

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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.
Indus-
try
Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 51 Information 137,678 891,845,956 194,670,163 3,736,061
Go to this NAICS 517 Telecommunications 49,275 411,644,543 72,181,547 1,440,141
Go to this NAICS 5172 Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) 11,155 99,192,758 13,206,715 281,415
  51721 Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) 11,155 99,192,758 13,206,715 281,415
Go to this NAICS 517211 Paging 1,643 2,662,566 678,122 19,556
Go to this NAICS 517212 Cellular & other wireless telecommunications 9,512 96,530,192 12,528,593 261,859

 

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)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
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
5172 Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) N N N N N N 11,155 99,192,758
51721 Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) N N N N N N 11,155 99,192,758

 

Definition: NAICS 51721   Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities that provide omni-directional communications via airwaves. Included in this industry are establishments providing wireless telecommunications network services, such as cellular telephone or paging services.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in providing telephone answering services using pagers are classified in Industry 56142, Telephone Call Centers.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 51721, Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite), is comparable to 1997 NAICS 51332 Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite). See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

 

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
51332 Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) 2002 11,156 99,158,384 13,117,279 279,171
1997 6,386 37,888,862 5,839,301 146,302
% change 74.7 161.7 124.6 90.8

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite): 2002

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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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Indus-
tries		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Receipts
% of
U.S.		 Receipts
per capita
($)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 11,155 99,192,758 100.00 344 13,206,715 281,415
See other industries in this state     Texas 1,084 Q     1,628,878 32,065
See other industries in this state     California 1,242 Q     1,509,598 30,114
See other industries in this state     Washington 251 Q     915,478 14,784
See other industries in this state     Florida 785 Q     870,935 23,597
See other industries in this state     Georgia 471 Q     796,112 17,543
See other industries in this state     Kansas 158 Q     764,770 12,059
See other industries in this state     Virginia 238 Q     674,469 10,977
See other industries in this state     New Jersey 264 Q     536,413 8,528
See other industries in this state     Illinois 446 Q     479,232 9,210
See other industries in this state     New York 613 Q     422,363 8,869
See other industries in this state     Massachusetts 182 Q     333,645 6,058
See other industries in this state     Pennsylvania 388 Q     326,629 6,979
See other industries in this state     Ohio 344 Q     294,117 6,651
See other industries in this state     Colorado 198 Q     267,878 5,903
See other industries in this state     Tennessee 251 Q     252,598 7,340
See other industries in this state     Maryland 197 Q     248,651 5,100
See other industries in this state     North Carolina 294 Q     236,367 6,160
See other industries in this state     Louisiana 215 Q     181,145 5,492
See other industries in this state     Oklahoma 180 Q     174,509 5,564
See other industries in this state     Mississippi 146 Q     169,940 5,057
See other industries in this state     Michigan 320 Q     169,360 3,647
See other industries in this state     South Carolina 104 Q     161,214 4,431
See other industries in this state     Indiana 170 Q     137,976 3,900
See other industries in this state     Alabama 236 Q     130,272 4,175
See other industries in this state     Arizona 192 Q     126,777 3,097
See other industries in this state     Minnesota 181 Q     123,517 2,852
See other industries in this state     Missouri 213 Q     120,750 2,867
See other industries in this state     Oregon 134 Q     115,441 3,155
  All other states, including those below 276 Q 100.00   267,274 5,720
See other industries in this state     New Mexico 86 Q     97,843 3,260
See other industries in this state     Wisconsin 145 Q     95,530 2,108
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 107 Q     92,866 1,894
See other industries in this state     Kentucky 218 Q     89,609 3,073
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 91 Q     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 71 Q     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Idaho 69 Q     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 15 Q     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 30 Q     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Utah 121 Q     69,898 1,558
See other industries in this state     Nebraska 62 Q     54,641 1,502
See other industries in this state     Nevada 94 Q     46,833 934
See other industries in this state     Hawaii 74 Q     46,317 1,017
See other industries in this state     Iowa 133 Q     39,200 1,127
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 27 Q     36,306 616
See other industries in this state     Maine 69 Q     25,304 685
See other industries in this state     Alaska 44 Q     17,201 388
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 56 Q     16,780 372
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 31 Q     12,497 276
See other industries in this state     Delaware 25 Q     9,221 144
See other industries in this state     Montana 39 Q     6,709 136
See other industries in this state     Vermont 22 Q     7,361 199
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 29 Q     6,291 232

 

Products Lines for Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 99,192,758 100.00
32540 Mobile local access & use 62,787,922 63.30
32570 Mobile all distance telephony 9,933,410 10.01
32560 Mobile long distance telephony 6,243,196 6.29
32620 Telecommunications equipment sales 5,686,863 5.73
-Other 14,541,367 14.66

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)
Link
to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables		 Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-BDG Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997 Link to drill-down tables Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined US
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-51SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-51SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-51SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
Link to data in AFF Receipts by Class of Customer US
Link to data in AFF Construction Activity by Selected Kind of Business US
link to PDF EC02-51I-11 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF EC02-51A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 51721
Hypertext Tables 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
Link to table for this industry 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
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 5172 To broader NAICS

 

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