Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing telegraph and other nonvocal message communications services, such as cablegram, electronic mail, and facsimile transmission services.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 4822 - Telegraph and Other Message Communications are:
- 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
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Cable Providers in the US (51711a)
Revenue 2025
$83.6bn
Growth 2025
-1.09%
Key Trends
The industry has experienced intense competition from new external sources
The rise of streaming was bolstered by the pandemic
The industry is expected to experience rapidly escalating competition from external sources
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 4822 - Telegraph and Other Message Communications
US-SIC Code 4822 - Telegraph and Other Message Communications sits in the 2-digit Telegraph and Other Message 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
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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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 4822 - Telegraph and Other Message Communications
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 4822 - Telegraph and Other Message Communications. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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482201 Facsimile transmission service
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482202 Telegraph service
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482203 Electronic mail service
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482204 Teletypewriter communications service
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482205 Telegram service
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482206 Video conferencing
8 Digit SIC Codes
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48220000 Telegraph and other communications
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48220100 Photographic message services
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48220101 Photograph transmission services
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48220102 Telephoto services
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48220200 Cable, telegram, and telex services
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48220201 Cablegram service
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48220202 Mailgram services
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48220203 Radio telegraph services
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48220204 Telegram services
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48220205 Telegraph cable services, land or submarine
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48220206 Telegraph services
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48220207 Teletypewriter services
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48220208 Telex services
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48229900 Telegraph and other communications, nec
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48229901 Electronic mail
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48229902 Facsimile transmission services
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48229903 Nonvocal message communications
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48229904 Stock ticker service
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48229905 Transradio press service
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