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.
1,500 employeesSBA size standard
5open contracts now
97posted in the last 12 months
5171Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite)
Department of Defense · Alabama · Due November 6, 2026
What NAICS 517111 covers
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 of work in this code:
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
Not in this code
Establishments primarily engaged in operating and maintaining wireless telecommunications networks are classified in U.S. Industry 517112, Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite).
Establishments primarily engaged in operating television and radio broadcasting networks, including satellite television and radio networks, that produce media programming for distribution through cable, satellite, streaming, or Internet broadcasting are classified in Industry 516210, Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers.
Establishments primarily engaged in operating radio and television broadcasting stations are classified in Industry Group 5161, Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations.
Establishments primarily engaged in reselling telecommunications services (except satellite telecommunications and agents for wireless telecommunications services), without operating a network are classified in U.S. Industry 517121, Telecommunications Resellers.
Establishments primarily engaged in acting as agents for wireless telecommunications services, including operating as agents for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are classified in U.S. Industry 517122, Agents for Wireless Telecommunications Services.
Establishments primarily engaged in reselling satellite telecommunications services are classified in Industry 517410, Satellite Telecommunications.
Establishments primarily engaged in providing Internet access services via client-supplied telecommunications connections (e.g., dial-up ISPs) are classified in Industry 517810, All Other Telecommunications.
Establishments primarily engaged in providing voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services via client-supplied telecommunications connections are classified in Industry 517810, All Other Telecommunications.
Establishments primarily engaged in providing expert advice in the field of information technology or in integrating communication and computer systems are classified in Industry 54151, Computer Systems Design and Related Services.
SBA size standard
A business is small under NAICS 517111 if it has no more than 1,500 employees (averaged over the last 24 months, including affiliates).
Source: SBA Table of Size Standards, effective 2023-03-17. Always check the size standard printed in the solicitation itself.
Who buys it
Departments that posted the most NAICS 517111 solicitations in the last two years:
Amended - provide, install and maintain a 5 mbps ethernet circuit (dynamic IP with PRI handoff/ethernet-pri in washington dc.) · Department of Defense · posted September 28, 2026
Amended - provide, install and maintain 5 mbps ethernet circuit (dynamic IP with PRI handoff / ethernet-pri in washington DC) · Department of Defense · posted September 28, 2026
VOIP for Norfolk and Phil areas · Department of Defense · Virginia · posted September 26, 2026
VOIP for Key West and Great Lakes · Department of Defense · Florida · posted September 25, 2026
Solicitation - 1G Symmetrical Internet · Department of Defense · Texas · posted September 24, 2026
Verizon technician renewal · Department of Defense · Washington, D.C. · posted September 24, 2026
CANCELLED: Requirement to start a 50MB commercially provided Virtual Private Network Service (VPNS) lease Intra-Europe. · Department of Defense · posted September 23, 2026
Canceled - provide, install, and maintain this four wire circuit in washington DC · Department of Defense · posted September 23, 2026
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NAICS 517111 is Wired Telecommunications Carriers. 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.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 517111?
The size standard for NAICS 517111 is 1,500 employees. Firms at or under it count as small businesses for contracts assigned this code.
Are there government contracts for wired telecommunications carriers?
Yes. 5 government contracts are open under NAICS 517111 right now, and 97 were posted in the last 12 months.
Can I bid on NAICS 517111 contracts without registering in SAM.gov?
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