# Wired Telecommunications Carriers

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/Owb3UMd0QD6dOOcZEFe9zw

## Labels

## Definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating, maintaining, and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services; wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution; and wired broadband Internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry.

## Examples

- Broadband Internet service providers, wired (e.g., cable, DSL)
- Cable television distribution services
- Closed-circuit television (CCTV) services
- Direct-to-home satellite system (DTH) services
- Local telephone carriers, wired
- Long-distance telephone carriers, wired
- Multichannel multipoint distribution services (MMDS)
- Satellite television distribution systems
- Telecommunications carriers, wired
- VoIP service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/w4DOnajkSfC-XzLtKxtfQg

**Is Defined By:** https://www.naics.com/six-digit-naics/?code=517111

**Deprecated:** False