This major group covers businesses engaged in providing communication services across various technologies and platforms. It includes companies offering point-to-point communication, whether audio or visual, as well as radio and television broadcasting stations. The group also encompasses providers of paging, beeper, and satellite-based communication services, along with businesses that lease or resell telephone lines, fiber-optic networks, and microwave transmission systems. These establishments play a vital role in global connectivity—supporting telephone, radio, television, and emerging digital communication services. Companies primarily offering telephone answering services are classified under Industry 7389.
Industry Group 481: Telephone Communications
- 4812 Radiotelephone Communications
- 4813 Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone
Industry Group 482: Telegraph and Other Message Communications
- 4822 Telegraph and Other Message Communications
Industry Group 483: Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations
- 4832 Radio Broadcasting Stations
- 4833 Television Broadcasting Stations
Industry Group 484: Cable and Other Pay Television Services
- 4841 Cable and Other Pay Television Services
Industry Group 489: Communications Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 4899 Communications Services, Not Elsewhere Classified