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Variant of NAICS 2007: Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries
| 517112 | Cable and Other Program Distribution | |
| This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telecommunications and video entertainment on networks originally designed for the distribution of television channels. Establishments in this industry are generally known as cable, satellite and wireless cable television operators. They operate co-axial based distribution networks, satellite-based distribution networks and fixed wireless-based distribution networks and they primarily serve the residential market. The establishments of this industry can offer a range of telecommunications and video entertainment services or specialize in the latter. Establishments providing a similar range of services through a copper twisted pair based network are classified in 517111, Wired Telecommunications Carriers (except Cable). | ||
| Exclusion(s): Establishments primarily engaged in: | ||
| ▪ | installing and maintaining cable systems by independent contractors (23821, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors) | |
| ▪ | broadcasting radio programs in a defined and limited format via operators of cable or satellite radio networks (51511, Radio Broadcasting) | |
| ▪ | broadcasting television programs in a defined and limited format via operators of cable or satellite distribution systems (51521, Pay and Specialty Television) | |
| ▪ | providing telecommunications and/or video entertainment services to mobile telecommunication devices over network facilities operated by them (51721, Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)) | |
| ▪ | providing access to satellite telecommunications facilities to telecommunications carriers and business users (51741, Satellite Telecommunications) | |
| ▪ | providing telecommunications services to customer premises or mobile telecommunication devices over network facilities operated by others on a re-sale basis or over a high speed Internet connection provided by others (51791, Other Telecommunications) | |
| ▪ | offering limited Internet connectivity at establishments usually known as Internet cafés and a combination of other services such as facsimile services, training, rental of on-site personal computers for word processing, games rooms, or food services (56143, 722, ) | |
| Example Activities | ||
