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NAICS 51731
Telecommunications resellers

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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.
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 5173 Telecommunications resellers 2,525 9,716,887 1,396,793 34,452
  51731 Telecommunications resellers 2,525 9,716,887 1,396,793 34,452
Go to this NAICS 517310 Telecommunications resellers 2,525 9,716,887 1,396,793 34,452

 

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
5173 Telecommunications resellers N N N N N N 2,525 9,716,887
51731 Telecommunications resellers N N N N N N 2,525 9,716,887

 

Definition: NAICS 51731   Telecommunications resellers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of the networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services (except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate and maintain telecommunications switching and transmission facilities.

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Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 51731, Telecommunications resellers, is comparable to 1997 NAICS 51333 Telecommunications resellers. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 51333 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. 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
51333 Telecommunications resellers 2002 2,529 9,756,660 1,399,974 34,510
1997 1,656 7,592,298 1,185,078 30,028
% change 52.7 28.5 18.1 14.9

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Telecommunications resellers: 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 2,525 9,716,887 100.00 34 1,396,793 34,452
See other industries in this state Texas 242 1,567,643 16.13 72 138,912 3,534
See other industries in this state New Jersey 102 1,283,060 13.20 150 176,881 2,400
See other industries in this state California 323 1,087,828 11.20 31 166,031 4,184
See other industries in this state Georgia 87 755,060 7.77 88 70,137 1,555
See other industries in this state New York 206 675,540 6.95 35 107,850 2,041
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 71 453,682 4.67 37 54,881 1,842
See other industries in this state Florida 252 372,348 3.83 22 53,434 1,634
See other industries in this state Illinois 86 288,205 2.97 23 48,701 833
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 55 247,075 2.54 38 54,655 856
See other industries in this state Indiana 49 246,731 2.54 40 32,262 856
See other industries in this state Kentucky 35 194,578 2.00 48 26,296 909
See other industries in this state Michigan 73 182,084 1.87 18 39,931 873
See other industries in this state Nevada 23 181,618 1.87 84 58,920 2,354
See other industries in this state Ohio 52 171,617 1.77 15 26,543 621
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 34 170,436 1.75 49 20,026 1,268
See other industries in this state Oregon 30 155,796 1.60 44 38,519 1,394
See other industries in this state Virginia 85 138,313 1.42 19 30,519 870
See other industries in this state Maryland 50 137,318 1.41 25 35,219 915
See other industries in this state Utah 30 134,503 1.38 58 13,788 383
See other industries in this state Missouri 25 132,230 1.36 23 17,943 301
See other industries in this state South Carolina 24 119,255 1.23 29 14,234 290
See other industries in this state Washington 58 104,302 1.07 17 14,672 353
See other industries in this state Louisiana 42 89,012 0.92 20 12,080 378
See other industries in this state Connecticut 29 86,282 0.89 25 19,372 422
See other industries in this state Minnesota 40 84,547 0.87 17 12,675 278
See other industries in this state Mississippi 19 79,151 0.81 28 12,468 400
See other industries in this state Colorado 55 75,723 0.78 17 13,247 315
See other industries in this state North Carolina 42 67,494 0.69 8 11,436 343
See other industries in this state Alabama 31 61,303 0.63 14 8,946 313
See other industries in this state Kansas 30 58,509 0.60 22 10,944 301
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 31 55,372 0.57 10 10,050 291
See other industries in this state Tennessee 37 48,861 0.50 8 9,266 216
See other industries in this state Arizona 27 26,495 0.27 5 5,025 136
See other industries in this state Iowa 21 18,425 0.19 6 3,320 103
See other industries in this state Hawaii 11 10,494 0.11 9 2,384 84
See other industries in this state Nebraska 11 9,805 0.10 6 3,147 69
See other industries in this state Montana 10 8,644 0.09 9 1,458 47
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 11 7,221 0.07 6 2,410 40
See other industries in this state Idaho 10 5,182 0.05 4 981 25
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 4 2,071 0.02 2 215 6
See other industries in this state New Mexico 6 1,400 0.01 1 289 16
  All other states, including those below 66 121,674 1.25   16,726 403
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 5 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Alaska 6 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 12 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 15 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 3 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 9 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Maine 7 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 3 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Vermont 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 5 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Telecommunications resellers
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 9,716,887 100.00
32470 Basic fixed long distance telephony - Outbound - Residential 2,437,195 25.08
32480 Basic fixed long distance telephony - Outbound - Business 1,295,852 13.34
32430 Basic fixed local telephony - Residential 1,128,248 11.61
32440 Basic fixed local telephony - Business 953,183 9.81
-Other 3,902,409 40.16

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Telecommunications resellers
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 51731
Hypertext Tables 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
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 5173 To broader NAICS

 

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