NAICS 517112:
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular phone services, paging services, wireless Internet access, and wireless video services.
Cellular telephone service carriersWireless Internet service providers, except satellitePaging services, except satellite+1 example
Matching SIC code: 4812 Radiotelephone Communications (also 4899 Communications Services, Not Elsewhere Classified)
Where it sits
- 51InformationSector
- 517TelecommunicationsSubsector
- 5171Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite)Industry group
- 51711Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)NAICS industry
- 517112Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)National industry
Largest companies with NAICS 517112
Updated Nov 9, 2026| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Verizonverizon.com | Bernards Township, US | 102K |
| 2 |  T-Mobilet-mobile.com | Bellevue, US | 96K |
| 3 |  China Unicomchinaunicom.com.cn | US | 26K |
| 4 |  Cricket Wirelesscricketwireless.com | Atlanta, US | 9K |
| 5 |  Boost Mobileboostmobile.com | Littleton, US | 6.3K |
| 6 |  Metro by T-Mobilemetrobyt-mobile.com | Richardson, US | 6.1K |
| 7 |  UScellularuscellular.com | Chicago, US | 5.9K |
| 8 |  MetroPCSmetropcs.com | Bellevue, US | 3.7K |
| 9 |  Alltel Wirelessalltelwireless.com | Little Rock, US | 1.7K |
| 10 |  C Spirecspire.com | Ridgeland, US | 1.7K |
Not this code?
Similar activities the Census classifies elsewhere.
- 517410Satellite TelecommunicationsOperating and maintaining satellite network infrastructure that they own and/or lease
- 54151Computer Systems Design and Related ServicesProviding expert advice in the field of information technology or in integrating communication and computer systems
Questions about NAICS 517112
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Code titles, definitions, examples and SIC matches: NAICS 2022 and the Census concordances, US Census Bureau. Company counts and lists: Crustdata, companies with a website, each by its primary code, updated weekly. Employee counts are estimates.