# NAICS 517: Telecommunications

No SBA size standard is recorded for NAICS 517.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Code | 517 |
| Title | Telecommunications |
| Level | 3 |
| Parent | 51 |
| Size standard | - |
| Footnote | - |

## Description

Industries in the Telecommunications subsector group establishments that provide telecommunications and the services related to that activity (e.g., telephony, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP); cable and satellite television distribution services; Internet access; telecommunications reselling services). The Telecommunications subsector is primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies.

## Sources

- Census NAICS: https://www.census.gov/naics/
- SBA size standards: https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards

## API and MCP

- REST: GET https://samgovapi.io/api/v1/naics/517/size-standard?revenue_usd=...
- MCP tools: naics_lookup, size_standard_check

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