Industry Description
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.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 4812 - Radiotelephone Communications are:
- Beeper (radio pager) communications services
- Cellular telephone services
- Paging services: radiotelephone
- Radiotelephone communications
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers in the US (51721)
Revenue 2025
$326.4bn
Growth 2025
1.76%
Key Trends
The industry has been defined by a transition from primarily providing voice services to focusing on providing data services
Demand for mobile data services has proliferated
The percentage of US households with only wireless service will continue increasing
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 4812 - Radiotelephone Communications
US-SIC Code 4812 - Radiotelephone Communications sits in the 2-digit Radiotelephone Communications sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: E
Division Title: Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services
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411 Local and Suburban Passenger Transportation
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412 Taxicabs
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413 Intercity and Rural Bus Transportation
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414 Bus Charter Service
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415 School Buses
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417 Terminal and Service Facilities for Motor Vehicle
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421 Trucking and Courier Services, Except Air
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422 Public Warehousing and Storage
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423 Terminal and Joint Terminal Maintenance
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431 United States Postal Service
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441 Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight
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442 Deep Sea Domestic Transportation of Freight
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443 Freight Transportation On the Great Lakes-st.
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444 Water Transportation of Freight, Not Elsewhere
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448 Water Transportation of Passengers
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449 Services Incidental To Water Transportation
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451 Air Transportation, Scheduled, and Air Courier
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452 Air Transportation, Nonscheduled
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458 Airports, Flying Fields, and Airport Terminal
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461 Pipelines, Except Natural Gas
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472 Arrangement of Passenger Transportation
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473 Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo
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474 Rental of Railroad Cars
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478 Miscellaneous Services Incidental To Transportation
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481 Telephone Communications
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482 Telegraph and Other Message Communications
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483 Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations
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484 Cable and Other Pay Television Services
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489 Communications Services, Not Elsewhere
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491 Electric Services
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492 Gas Production and Distribution
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493 Combination Electric and Gas, and Other Utility
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494 Water Supply
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495 Sanitary Services
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496 Steam and Air-conditioning Supply
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497 Irrigation Systems
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 4812 - Radiotelephone Communications
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 4812 - Radiotelephone Communications. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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481201 Paging & signaling svc-common carrier
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481202 Paging & signaling service-private systs
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481203 Emergency reporting systems
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481204 Radiotelephone communications
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481205 Mobile telephone service
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481206 Beepers equipment service & repair
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481207 Cellular telephones (services)
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481208 Marine-radio telephone service
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481209 Mobile radio emergency communications
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481210 Pagers-sales & service
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481211 Paging equipment-sales & service
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481212 Paging & signaling equipment & systems
8 Digit SIC Codes
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48120000 Radiotelephone communication
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48129900 Radiotelephone communication, nec
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48129901 Cellular telephone services
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48129902 Paging services
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48129903 Radio pager (beeper) communication services
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