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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 158 / Thursday, August 19, 2021 / Proposed Rules general purpose governments county, municipal and town or township with populations of less than 50,000 and 12,040 special purpose governments independent school districts with enrollment populations of less than 50,000. Accordingly, based on the 2017
U.S. Census of Governments data, we estimate that at least 48,971 entities fall into the category of small governmental jurisdictions.
Satellite Telecommunications. This category comprises firms primarily engaged in providing telecommunications services to other establishments in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries by forwarding and receiving communications signals via a system of satellites or reselling satellite telecommunications. See U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definition, 517410 Satellite Telecommunications, https
www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/
naicsrch?input=517410&search=
2017+NAICS+Search&search=2017.
Satellite telecommunications service providers include satellite and earth station operators. The category has a small business size standard of $35
million or less in average annual receipts, under SBA rules. See 13 CFR
121.201, NAICS Code 517410. For this category, U.S. Census Bureau data for 2012 show that there were a total of 333
firms that operated for the entire year.
See U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census of the United States, Table ID:
EC1251SSSZ4, Information: Subject SeriesEstab and Firm Size: Receipts Size of Firms for the U.S.: 2012, NAICS
Code 517410, https data.census.gov/
cedsci/table?text=EC1251SSSZ4&
n=517410&tid=ECNSIZE2012.
EC1251SSSZ4&hidePreview=
false&vintage=2012. Of this total, 299
firms had annual receipts of less than $25 million. Consequently, we estimate that the majority of satellite telecommunications providers are small entities.
All Other Telecommunications. The All Other Telecommunications category is comprised of establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized telecommunications services, such as satellite tracking, communications telemetry, and radar station operation. See U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definition, 517919 All Other Telecommunications, https
www.census.gov/naics/?input=517919&
year=2017&details=517919. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in providing satellite terminal stations and associated facilities connected with one or more
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terrestrial systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to, and receiving telecommunications from, satellite systems. Id. Establishments providing internet services or voice over internet protocol VoIP services via client-supplied telecommunications connections are also included in this industry. Id. The SBA has developed a small business size standard for All Other Telecommunications, which consists of all such firms with annual receipts of $35 million or less. See 13
CFR 121.201, NAICS Code 517919. For this category, U.S. Census Bureau data for 2012 show that there were 1,442
firms that operated for the entire year.
See U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census of the United States, Table ID:
EC1251SSSZ4, Information: Subject SeriesEstab and Firm Size: Receipts Size of Firms for the U.S.: 2012, NAICS
Code 517919, https data.census.gov/
cedsci/table?text=EC1251SSSZ4&
n=517919&tid=ECNSIZE2012.
EC1251SSSZ4&hidePreview=false. Of those firms, a total of 1,400 had annual receipts less than $25 million and 15
firms had annual receipts of $25 million to $49,999,999. Id. Thus, the Commission estimates that the majority of All Other Telecommunications firms potentially affected by our action can be considered small.
Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Stations. There are approximately 4,303 earth station authorizations, a portion of which are Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Stations. We do not request nor collect annual revenue information and are unable to estimate the number of the earth stations that would constitute a small business under the SBA definition. However, the majority of these stations could be impacted by our proposed rules.
Fixed Satellite Small Transmit/
Receive Earth Stations. There are approximately 4,303 earth station authorizations, a portion of which are Fixed Satellite Small Transmit/Receive Earth Stations. We do not request nor collect annual revenue information and are unable to estimate the number of fixed small satellite transmit/receive earth stations that would constitute a small business under the SBA
definition. However, the majority of these stations could be impacted by our proposed rules.
Mobile Satellite Earth Stations. There are 19 licensees. We do not request nor collect annual revenue information and are unable to estimate the number of mobile satellite earth stations that would constitute a small business under the SBA definition. However, it is expected that many of these stations
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Wireless Telecommunications Carriers except satellite. This industry comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the airwaves.
Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular services, paging services, wireless internet access, and wireless video services. See U.S. Census Bureau, 2017
NAICS Definition, 517312 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers except Satellite, https www.census.gov/
naics/?input=517312&year=2017&
details=517312. The appropriate size standard under SBA rules is that such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. See 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS Code 517312 previously 517210. For this industry, U.S. Census Bureau data for 2012 show that there were 967 firms that operated for the entire year. See U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census of the United States, Table ID: EC1251SSSZ5, Information: Subject Series: Estab and Firm Size: Employment Size of Firms for the U.S.: 2012, NAICS Code 517210, https data.census.gov/cedsci/
table?text=EC1251SSSZ5&
n=517210&tid=ECNSIZE2012.
EC1251SSSZ5&hidePreview=false&
vintage=2012. Of this total, 955 firms employed fewer than 1,000 employees and 12 firms employed of 1000
employees or more. Id. Thus under this category and the associated size standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of Wireless Telecommunications Carriers except Satellite are small entities.
Wireless Carriers and Service Providers. Neither the SBA nor the Commission has developed a size standard specifically applicable to Wireless Carriers and Service Providers.
The closest applicable is Wireless Telecommunications Carriers except Satellite see U.S. Census Bureau, 2017
NAICS Definition, 517312 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers except Satellite, https www.census.gov/
naics/?input=517312&
year=2017&details=517312, which the SBA small business size standard is such a business is small if it 1,500
persons or less. Id. For this industry, U.S. Census Bureau data for 2012 show that there were 967 firms that operated for the entire year. See U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census of the United States, Table ID: EC1251SSSZ5, Information: Subject Series: Estab and Firm Size: Employment Size of Firms for the U.S.: 2012, NAICS Code 517210,
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