SIC Codes - Division E - Major Group 48: Communications

Major Group 48: Communications

This major group includes establishments furnishing point-to-point communications services, whether intended to be received aurally or visually; and radio and television broadcasting. This major group also includes establishments primarily engaged in providing paging and beeper services and those engaged in leasing telephone lines or other methods of telephone transmission, such as optical fiber lines and microwave or satellite facilities, and reselling the use of such methods to others. Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing telephone answering services are classified in Services, Industry 7389.

Industry Group 481: Telephone Communications
- 4812 Radiotelephone Communications
  Establishments primarily engaged in providing two-way radiotelephone communications services, such as cellular telephone services. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in providing telephone paging and beeper services and those engaged in leasing telephone lines or other methods of telephone transmission, such as optical fiber lines and microwave or satellite facilities, and reselling the use of such methods to others. Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing telephone answering services are classified in Services, Industry 7389.
  - Beeper (radio pager) communications services
  - Cellular telephone services
  - Paging services: radiotelephone
  - Radiotelephone communications
- 4813 Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone
  Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing telephone voice and data communications, except radiotelephone and telephone answering services. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in leasing telephone lines or other methods of telephone transmission, such as optical fiber lines and microwave or satellite facilities, and reselling the use of such methods to others. Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing radiotelephone communications are classified in Industry 4812, and those furnishing telephone answering services are classified in Services, Industry 7389.
  - Data telephone communications
  - Local telephone communications, except radio telephone
  - Long distance telephone communications
  - Voice telephone communications, except radio telephone

Industry Group 482: Telegraph And Other Message Communications
- 4822 Telegraph And Other Message Communications
  Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing telegraph and other nonvocal message communications services, such as cablegram, electronic mail, and facsimile transmission services.
  - Cablegram services
  - Electronic mail services
  - Facsimile transmission services
  - Mailgram services
  - Photograph transmission services
  - Radio telegraph services
  - Telegram services
  - Telegraph cable services
  - Telegraph services
  - Teletypewriter services
  - Telex services

Industry Group 483: Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations
- 4832 Radio Broadcasting Stations
  Establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting aural programs by radio to the public. Included in this industry are commercial, religious, educational, and other radio stations. Also included here are establishments primarily engaged in radio broadcasting and which produce radio program materials. Separate establishments primarily engaged in producing radio program materials are classified in Services, Industry 7922.
  - Radio broadcasting stations
- 4833 Television Broadcasting Stations
  Establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting visual programs by television to the public, except cable and other pay television services. Included in this industry are commercial, religious, educational, and other television stations. Also included here are establishments primarily engaged in television broadcasting and which produce taped television program materials. Separate establishments primarily engaged in producing taped television program materials are classified in Services, Industry 7812. Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing cable and other pay television services are classified in Industry 4841.
  - Television broadcasting stations

Industry Group 484: Cable And Other Pay Television Services
- 4841 Cable And Other Pay Television Services
  Establishments primarily engaged in the dissemination of visual and textual television programs, on a subscription or fee basis. Included in this industry are establishments which are primarily engaged in cablecasting and which also produce taped program materials. Separate establishments primarily engaged in producing taped television or motion picture program materials are classified in Services, Industry 7812.
  - Cable television services
  - Closed circuit television services
  - Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services
  - Multipoint distribution systems (MDS) services
  - Satellite master antenna systems (SMATV) services
  - Subscription television services
Industry Group 489: Communications Services, Not Elsewhere
- 4899 Communications Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
  Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing communications services, not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily engaged in providing on-line information retrieval services on a contract or fee basis are classified in Services, Industry 7375.
  - Radar station operation
  - Radio broadcasting operated by cab companies
  - Satellite earth stations
  - Satellite or missile tracking stations, operated on a contract basis
  - Tracking missiles by telemetry and photography on a contract basis