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NAICS 51741
Satellite telecommunications

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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 5174 Satellite telecommunications 646 5,748,139 914,593 14,418
  51741 Satellite telecommunications 646 5,748,139 914,593 14,418
Go to this NAICS 517410 Satellite telecommunications 646 5,748,139 914,593 14,418

 

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
5174 Satellite telecommunications N N N N N N 646 5,748,139
51741 Satellite telecommunications N N N N N N 646 5,748,139

 

Definition: NAICS 51741   Satellite telecommunications

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing point-to-point telecommunications services to other establishments in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries by forwarding and receiving communications signals via a system of satellites or reselling satellite telecommunications.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in providing direct-to-home satellite television systems to individual households or consumers are classified in Industry 517510, Cable and Other Program Distribution.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 51741, Satellite telecommunications, is comparable to 1997 NAICS 51334 Satellite telecommunications. 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
51334 Satellite telecommunications 2002 648 5,750,239 915,650 14,435
1997 521 5,096,182 599,282 11,931
% change 24.4 12.8 52.8 21.0

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Satellite telecommunications: 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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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 646 5,748,139 100.00 20 914,593 14,418
See other industries in this state California 87 630,430 10.97 18 68,131 1,066
See other industries in this state Colorado 31 526,869 9.17 117 37,491 747
See other industries in this state District of Columbia 13 474,246 8.25 819 90,157 945
See other industries in this state New York 39 464,257 8.08 24 56,041 994
See other industries in this state New Jersey 24 436,808 7.60 51 71,137 815
See other industries in this state Texas 44 406,717 7.08 19 60,834 1,139
See other industries in this state Connecticut 7 380,740 6.62 110 36,141 449
See other industries in this state Georgia 18 352,853 6.14 41 68,653 965
See other industries in this state Virginia 35 330,018 5.74 45 56,257 785
See other industries in this state Maryland 27 280,855 4.89 52 62,260 970
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 19 271,385 4.72 22 62,280 1,168
See other industries in this state Florida 49 247,025 4.30 15 31,442 636
See other industries in this state Louisiana 10 161,079 2.80 36 17,640 285
See other industries in this state Illinois 21 112,493 1.96 9 28,551 502
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 10 107,280 1.87 17 28,623 391
See other industries in this state Missouri 13 94,607 1.65 17 46,016 784
See other industries in this state Arizona 14 88,741 1.54 16 9,842 130
See other industries in this state Washington 12 80,926 1.41 13 28,076 402
See other industries in this state Ohio 27 28,619 0.50 3 6,675 196
See other industries in this state Utah 9 24,390 0.42 10 4,922 104
See other industries in this state Tennessee 8 22,520 0.39 4 4,133 64
See other industries in this state Michigan 13 21,435 0.37 2 7,020 88
See other industries in this state Minnesota 7 19,171 0.33 4 1,731 20
See other industries in this state Kentucky 8 13,688 0.24 3 2,335 52
See other industries in this state Nebraska 4 9,657 0.17 6 1,422 26
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 9 5,075 0.09 1 751 31
See other industries in this state Indiana 9 4,730 0.08 1 992 39
See other industries in this state Alabama 4 4,445 0.08 1 1,018 24
See other industries in this state New Mexico 4 3,621 0.06 2 133 13
See other industries in this state Oregon 3 1,239 0.02 0 162 11
See other industries in this state Iowa 4 923 0.02 0 346 23
  All other states, including those below 64 141,297 2.46   23,381 554
See other industries in this state     North Carolina 14 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Hawaii 6 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Kansas 6 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Maine 2 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Mississippi 5 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Montana 5 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Nevada 4 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Vermont 2 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Alaska 3 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Idaho 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 3 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     South Carolina 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 1 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Wisconsin 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 1 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Satellite telecommunications
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 5,748,139 100.00
32420 Carrier serv, incl netwk access serv to oth telecomm carriers 3,710,089 64.54
32530 Data transmission services 779,570 13.56
32520 Private network services 375,894 6.54
-Other 882,586 15.35

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Satellite telecommunications
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 51741
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 5174 To broader NAICS

 

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