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FRB Product Class Descriptions for NAICS 3342

The entirety of primary product production of NAICS 3342 is covered by the following groups of classes:

  

High-level Product Classes
Product Class Description
Wireline Equipment Terminal devices, switching equipment, & transmission equipment
Wireless Equipment Cellular system equipment, satellite system equipment, & misc. wireless equipment
Misc. communications equipment Studio & broadcast equipment, alarm systems, intercom systems, & signal systems.

Mid-level Product Classes
Product Class Description
Terminals Telephones, fax machines, modems, & misc. terminals. (Computer terminals are classified to NAICS 3341.)
Switching equipment Data networking equipment, voice switching equipment, & legacy central office equipment
Transmission equipment Local loop equipment, fiber optic & non-fiber long-haul equipment
Cellular system equipment Cell phones & cell network equipment
Satellite system equipment Satellites & satellite ground station equipment
Misc. communications equipment Studio & broadcast equipment, alarm systems, intercom systems, & signal systems.

Low-level Product Classes
Product Class Description
Telephones Corded and cordless telephones for 'plain old telephone system' (POTS). Excludes phones with integrated answering devices.
Fax machines Multifunction printers are classified to NAICS 3341.
Modems Analog and broadband modems. Digital terminal equipment w/ integrated modems classified to NAICS 3341.
Misc. terminals Examples include answering devices, contact center equipment
Legacy central office equipment Examples include asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) systems. Excludes internet protocol (IP) systems.
Enterprise voice network equipment Examples include PBX & KTS systems.
Data networking equipment Internet protocol (IP) systems. Examples include routers, switches, hubs. Includes wireless LAN equipment LAN cards are classified to NAICS 3341.
Local loop equipment Tranmsmission equipment between service provider switching centers and access locations.
Fiber-optic long-haul equipment Transmission equipment such as dense wave division multiplexers (DWDMs), digital cross connects.
Non-fiber long-haul equipment Transmission equipment such as ATM systems, microwave backhaul.
Cell phones Mobile handsets for cellular systems and for non-cellular systems using public network, such as IMTS.
Cell stations Cellular base stations equipment.
Satellites Communication satellites. Excludes scientific research satellites.
Satellite ground equipment Earth station equipment, such as satellite dishes.
Misc. wireless equipment Examples include public safety systems, logistics.
Studio & broadcast equipment Television cameras, radio/TV transmission antenna equipment, etc.
Intercom systems Intercom systems
Signal systems Highway, pedestrian, railway, traffic signals, etc.
Alarm systems Fire, burglar, car alarm systems, etc.

Memo
Product Class Description
Telecommunications equipment Includes wireless and wireline equipment. Excludes miscellaneous equipment (i.e. studio & broadcast equipment, intercom systems, signal systems, and alarm systems)

Last Update: June 1, 2018