Federal obligations in telecommunications resellers (NAICS 517911)

Resold access, not owned networks, at $714.3M

Telecommunications resellers buy capacity from carriers and sell it onward. Federal agencies still tag $714.3M of contract obligations to NAICS 517911 on 1,043 awards. The total is not a count of circuits and not a count of handsets.

Wired telecommunications carriers (517111, 517311) and wireless carriers except satellite (517312) are facilities-based neighbors. Other telecommunications (517910) is a residual carrier-side class. $714.3M follows the 517911 reseller tag. Packet facts are the dollar total and the 1,043 count.

1,043 awards and a reseller-vehicle average

One thousand forty-three awards against $714.3M averages about $685,000 per action. That size fits multi-year resale vehicles better than a single SIM order. Modifications still increment 1,043, so the count is not unique resellers and not unique lines.

A few large government telecom-resale contracts can dominate $714.3M. Amount sort on the industry hub separates those from smaller restock actions. Treat the average as a divider, not a typical monthly bill.

Reseller contracts can include devices, minutes, and access in one vehicle. The NAICS still says reseller, not carrier. $714.3M on 1,043 awards follows 517911. Wired and wireless carrier hubs answer facilities-based questions. Handset inventories are not in the packet facts.

Resellers versus carriers and publishers

517911 resells telecom. Facilities-based wired and wireless carriers sit in other 517 codes. Internet publishing and web search portals (519130) are an information-sector neighbor. Dual-role firms can be tagged either way. $714.3M stays with 517911 on 1,043 tagged actions.

Cite the extract as $714.3M in USAspending contract obligations tagged to NAICS 517911, telecommunications resellers, on 1,043 awards. The packet has no fiscal year. Live tables can move; the harvested pair remains $714.3M and 1,043.

The harvested pair for this overlay remains $714.3M and 1,043 tagged reseller awards in USAspending contract obligations, not carrier outlays.

Obligation timing on resale contracts

Telecom contracts often obligate a service period and pay on billed usage. $714.3M is committed value on 1,043 tagged actions, not cash already paid for every minute or gigabyte. Cancellations de-obligate. Outlays track payments separately.

Mis-tags occur when a vendor both operates facilities and resells. Keep $714.3M attached to 517911 as tagged, then read the 1,043 descriptions. This overlay does not merge carrier or internet-publishing dollars into the reseller cell.

Finding reseller rows

The telecommunications resellers industry page lists the 1,043 awards behind $714.3M. The all-industries directory opens wired, wireless, and publishing codes without combining those totals here. Source: USAspending.gov contract awards.

Assistance without NAICS remains outside even when a grant funds similar connectivity. Internal links on this file point only to the 517911 industry page and the all-industries directory.

Resellers do not have to own the last-mile network. $714.3M on 1,043 awards is the 517911 resale tag. Facilities-based wired and wireless carriers sit in other 517 titles. Internet publishing is 519130. Circuit counts are not in the packet. Anyone quoting this total as 'federal telecom spending' without the reseller NAICS overstates the extract. Source: USAspending.gov.

Resale tags versus facilities-based carrier tags

The same phone number can be provisioned by a carrier or a reseller. $714.3M on 1,043 awards follows the 517911 reseller tag as recorded. Wired carriers (517111, 517311), wireless carriers except satellite (517312), and other telecommunications (517910) are facilities-side or residual carrier titles. Internet publishing (519130) is information, not access resale.

The about $685,000 average fits multi-year resale vehicles. Modifications inflate 1,043 relative to unique lines. Amount sort on the telecommunications resellers industry page shows concentration inside $714.3M. Circuit counts and handset counts are not in the packet facts.

Quote $714.3M in USAspending contract obligations tagged to NAICS 517911, telecommunications resellers, on 1,043 awards. Assistance without NAICS remains outside. No fiscal year is in the packet. Internal links are the 517911 hub and the all-industries directory. Source: USAspending.gov contract awards.

Questions

How much federal contracting is coded to telecommunications resellers?

NAICS 517911 shows $714.3M in obligations on 1,043 USAspending contract awards. That is resellers as tagged, not facilities-based wired or wireless carriers. The unit is obligations, not outlays or circuit counts. Assistance awards may not carry NAICS, so grants remain outside the 1,043-award extract behind $714.3M.

Does 517911 include wired telephone companies?

No. Wired telecommunications carriers sit in 517111 and 517311. Wireless carriers except satellite are 517312. This page’s $714.3M is the 517911 reseller tag on 1,043 awards. Internet publishing (519130) is a different information code, not telecom resale.

What does the $685,000 average mean?

Dividing $714.3M by 1,043 awards yields about $685,000 per action. That fits multi-year resale vehicles, but modifications also increment count. It is not unique resellers and not unique lines. Sort the hub by amount to see whether a few large rows drive most of the tagged total.

Are connectivity grants included?

Usually not. Assistance awards may not carry NAICS, so they fall outside this 1,043-award contract extract. Use program pages for grants. This industry guide covers tagged contracts only: $714.3M obligated on 1,043 telecommunications resellers awards in USAspending. Outlays are a different field.