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.
1,500 employeesSBA size standard
0open contracts now
20posted in the last 12 months
5171Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite)
Open government contracts under NAICS 517112
Nothing is open under NAICS 517112 today. New solicitations post every day; search all open contracts or check back.
What NAICS 517112 covers
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.
Examples of work in this code:
Cellular telephone service carriers
Wireless Internet service providers, except satellite
Establishments primarily engaged in operating and maintaining wired telecommunications networks are classified in U.S. Industry 517111, Wired Telecommunications Carriers.
Establishments primarily engaged in operating and maintaining satellite network infrastructure that they own and/or lease are classified in Industry 517410, Satellite Telecommunications.
Establishments primarily engaged in providing satellite television distribution services are classified in U.S. Industry 517111, Wired Telecommunications Carriers.
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 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 517112 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 517112 solicitations in the last two years:
Campus Wi-Fi for Dorms (Misawa AB) · Department of Defense · posted September 24, 2026
Mobile & Data Services for the U.S. Embassy Panama · State, Department of · Pennsylvania · posted September 22, 2026
FA460026Q0118 - Unaccompanied Housing Wireless Internet · Department of Defense · Nebraska · posted September 18, 2026
FY 26 - FY 31 Unaccompanied Housing Wi-Fi · Department of Defense · Mississippi · posted September 16, 2026
LRAFB Whole Dormitory Wi-Fi Access · Department of Defense · Arkansas · posted September 15, 2026
Dedicated WIFI Internet Connectivity · State, Department of · posted September 4, 2026
OG Wireless Services · Department of Defense · California · posted September 1, 2026
INL_RFQ-PR16175580 Graykey Mobile License Renewal (Brand Name) · State, Department of · posted August 28, 2026
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NAICS 517112 is 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.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 517112?
The size standard for NAICS 517112 is 1,500 employees. Firms at or under it count as small businesses for contracts assigned this code.
Are there government contracts for wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)?
None are open under NAICS 517112 today, but 20 were posted in the last 12 months. New ones post daily.
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