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NAICS 517211
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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual 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
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
517211	Paging	1,643	2,662,566	678,122	19,556

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
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
517211	Paging	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,643	2,662,566

Definition: NAICS 517211 Paging

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating paging networks. The establishments of this industry may also supply and maintain equipment used to receive signals.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in providing telephone answering services using pagers are classified in U.S. Industry 561421, Telephone Answering Services.

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)
517211			Paging	1,643	2,662,566	100.0	678,335	19,562
all of	513321		Paging	1,643	2,662,566	100.0	678,335	19,562

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

513321	Paging	2002	1,643	2,662,566	678,335	19,562
		1997	3,427	16,970,204	2,583,708	70,445
		% change	-52.1	-84.3	-73.7	-72.2

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Geographic Distribution -- Paging: 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.

Other
Indus-
tries

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

1,643

2,662,566

100.00

9.24

678,122

19,556

Texas

174

129,787

4,215

California

172

108,477

2,617

All other states, including those below

100.00

17,806

586

Arkansas

(100-249)

Iowa

(100-249)

District of Columbia

(20-99)

North Dakota

(20-99)

Vermont

(20-99)

West Virginia

(20-99)

Alaska

(1-19)

Rhode Island

(1-19)

South Dakota

(1-19)

Wyoming

(1-19)

New York

122

39,185

1,038

Mississippi

38,358

1,261

Massachusetts

36,700

1,000

New Jersey

34,246

669

Virginia

32,213

677

Florida

124

24,886

828

North Carolina

20,474

666

Connecticut

18,325

311

Maryland

18,449

489

Ohio

15,278

513

Pennsylvania

13,554

381

Washington

13,348

438

Georgia

10,012

314

Michigan

10,120

318

Illinois

9,050

292

Colorado

6,794

208

Arizona

6,048

228

Indiana

6,383

198

Louisiana

5,755

253

Tennessee

5,806

203

Alabama

5,195

208

Hawaii

4,883

113

Kansas

4,772

154

Minnesota

5,479

162

Missouri

4,714

167

Oklahoma

5,093

152

Oregon

4,690

139

Kentucky

4,400

124

Maine

2,890

108

New Mexico

3,013

115

Nebraska

1,888

Nevada

1,759

South Carolina

2,474

Utah

2,082

Wisconsin

2,067

New Hampshire

1,051

Delaware

347

Idaho

210

Montana

Products Lines for Paging
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	2,662,566	100.00
32580	Messaging (paging) services	2,335,644	87.72
32620	Telecommunications equipment sales	109,850	4.13
32640	Telecommunications equipment maintenance	79,109	2.97
	-Other	137,963	5.18

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Paging
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 517211
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
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