Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide direct communications via the airwaves. Establishments that provide cellular phone services, paging services and personal communication services are included.

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  Example Activities:
  Cellular telephone services
  Paging services
  Personal communication services (PCS) (i.e., communications carriers)
  Ship-to-shore broadcasting communications carriers
  Wireless telephone communications carriers

  Exclusions

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  providing fixed telecommunications or video entertainment services using fixed wireless facilities (see
  517112 Cable and other program distribution)
  providing access to satellite telecommunications facilities to telecommunications carriers and business
  users (see 517410 Satellite telecommunications)
  providing telecommunications and/or video entertainment services to mobile telecommunication devices
  over network facilities operated by others (mobile virtual network operators) (see 517910 Other
  telecommunications)