Telephone CompaniesSIC 4813 | NAICS 517110 The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more. Select from the following sections or scroll below to view available resources: For guides to other industries, see our index of over 400 industries. Industry Analysis, Trends, Statistics, and ForecastsComprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
NCTA Rural Telecom Magazine https://www.ntca.org/ Bimonthly trade publication features news and information for small independent community-based communications providers, with topics covered in this publication including business management, operations, marketing, customer service, human resources, technology trends, legislative activities, and regulatory decisions. Current and archived digital editions of the magazine are available online. Wireless Telecommunications Services Telecommunications Resellers http://www.firstresearch.com First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
TIA ICT Market Review and Forecast http://www.tiaonline.org/ Comprehensive annual market review and forecast identifies where growth is happening and why in the information and communications technology industry, with market segments analyzed by growth prospects including pacesetters (rapidly growing), turnarounds (changing direction, accelerating, or decelerating), steady state (growing at steady rates), and legacy technologies (in long-term decline). USTelecom Broadband Industry Statistics https://www.ustelecom.org/ Statistical profiles provide an overview of the market for broadband services, with topics covered in these profiles including number of service providers by type of technology used, capital investment, residential availability, number of connections by type of connection, household penetration by type of connection, residential market share by type of connection, traffic volume, and employment data. CTIA Information resources available from this trade association include:
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Wireless Industry Indices Industry Financial Ratios Wired / Wireless Telecommunications Carriers https://www.bizminer.com Search for "517" to see reports for specific types of operations Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
First Research Wired Telecommunications Services Wireless Telecommunications Services Telecommunications Resellers http://www.firstresearch.com Financial information section of these profiles provides income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios by company size based on annual revenue for wired communications providers that offer services such as local and long-distance calling, Internet access, and TV program distribution; wireless voice and data communications providers; and resellers of both types of telecom services. NTCA Compensation and Benefits Report https://online.ntca.org/ Annual salary survey provides compensation and benefits information for more than 80 job positions in independent community-based telecommunications companies, with survey results broken down by total number of access lines, annual company revenue, primary line of business, total number of full-time-equivalent employees, geographic region, and total number of years in current job position. PayScale, Inc. Telecommunications https://www.payscale.com/ Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as operations manager, network engineer, software engineer, operations center technician, network technician, and field service technician, with employers for which data is provided including Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, AT&T Mobility, CenturyLink, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile. Business Valuation Guide Chapter 29 - Independent Local Telephone Companies Hawkins, Paschall, Wolters Kluwer, annual https://www.businessvalue.com/ Comprehensive business valuation guide includes a number of chapters that address valuation issues and factors specific to certain industries, with Chapter 29 of this valuation guide providing an overview of the business environment in which independent local telephone companies operate and discussing pertinent issues and factors to be considered in performing business valuations for these companies. |