NAICS code: 517121 — Telecommunications Resellers
2022 NAICS code: 517121 — Telecommunications Resellers
Industry description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services to businesses and households (except satellite telecommunications and agents for wireless telecommunications services).  Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure.

Illustrative Examples:

Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) (except agents)
Pre-paid calling cards, telecommunications resellers
Wired telecommunications resellers
Wireless telecommunications resellers (except satellite telecommunications and agents) 


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

NAICS hierarchy: 51 Information > 517 Telecommunications > 5171 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) > 51712 Telecommunications Resellers and Agents for Wireless Telecommunication Services

ExioML sector: Post and telecommunication services (64)
Region: US, year: 2022
Value added: 1318185.34972 M.EUR
Employment: 6912.63288208 thousand persons
GHG emissions: 14755932297.8 kg CO2 eq.
Energy carrier net total: 266659.908906 TJ
Carbon intensity: 0.011194125546103478

Companies in this industry:

Company: Pacific Bell Telephone Company
The Pacific Bell Telephone Company (Pac Bell) is a telephone company that provides telephone service in California. The company is owned by AT&T through AT&T Teleholdings, and, though separate, is now marketed as “AT&T”. The company has been known by a number of names during which its service area has changed.

Company: AT&T Inc
operates as a communications holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides local and long-distance phone, wireless and data communications, Internet access and messaging, IP-based and satellite television, telecommunications equipment, and directory advertising and publishing services.

Company: Nevada Bell Telephone Company
Nevada Bell Telephone Company, doing business as AT&T Nevada, provides telecommunication services. The Company offers mobile, telephony, television, and internet services.

Company: MCI Communications Corporation
MCI Communications Corp. was an American telecommunications company that was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the AT&T monopoly of American telephony and ushered in the competitive long-distance telephone industry.

Company: Qwest Services Corporation
Qwest Services Corporation provides telephone voice and data communications services. The Company offers internet, internet security, data backup, Wi-Fi, home wireless network, phone, and hosting services. Qwest Service operates throughout the United States.

Company: Sprint Corporation
Sprint LLC provides wireless and wireline communications products and services to consumers, businesses, government subscribers, and resellers. The Company provides internet, voice, data, phones, and devices to to consumers, businesses, government subscribers, and resellers.

Company: Embarq Corporation
The Company provides local and long distance phone service, and high-speed data and wireless services to residential and business customers in the United States.

Company: Qwest Corporation
Qwest Services Corporation provides telephone voice and data communications services. The Company offers internet, internet security, data backup, Wi-Fi, home wireless network, phone, and hosting services.

Company: Charter Communications Inc
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator serving more than 32 million customers in 41 states through its Spectrum brand.