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Industry · NAICS 517111 · sector 51 Information
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
Federal contract obligations classified under NAICS 517111, the organisations that win them and the agencies that award them.
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
Federal agencies obligated $422M in contracts classified under NAICS 517111, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, in FY2026, and $1.6B over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the industry ranks 150 of 526 on this site.
Obligations were down 35% on FY2025 ($649M), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were Verizon Business Network Services LLC ($217M), Caci, Inc. - Federal ($208M) and AT&T Enterprises, LLC ($161M).
By place of performance, the most money went to VA, MA and CO.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest industry FY2026
| Measure | This industry | Aircraft Manufacturing | All contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract obligations, FY2026 | $422M | $45B | $716B |
| Five-year total | $1.6B | $211B | $3.0T |
| Share of all contract obligations, five years | 0.1% | 7.1% | 100% |
Top contractors obligations, FY2022–FY2025
$14M among the top 40 went to recipients not shown.
Buying agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the work is performed
Largest awards since FY2023
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | Department of AgricultureOffice of the Chief Financial Officer | ContractDefinitive Contract | $163M | 8 Sep 2023 | CO | USAspending |
| M. C. Dean, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $161M | 10 Apr 2026 | MA | USAspending |
| Verizon Business Network Services LLC | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $136M | 4 Apr 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| Caci, Inc. - Federal | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $109M | 25 Jul 2025 | MA | USAspending |
| Caci, Inc. - Federal | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $100M | 23 Sep 2025 | MA | USAspending |
| General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $79M | 3 Jul 2025 | MA | USAspending |
| Lumen Technologies Government Solutions, Inc. | Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $56M | 16 Nov 2023 | MD | USAspending |
| Verizon Business Network Services LLC | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDelivery Order | $51M | 25 Oct 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| T-Mobile Secure Federal Operations LLC | Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $31M | 26 Sep 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| Computer World Services, Corp. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | $31M | 28 Feb 2025 | TX | USAspending |
Other industries in sector 51: Information
- 511210 Software Publishers $23B
- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services $13B
- 517110 Wired Telecommunications Carriers $8.6B
- 517410 Satellite Telecommunications $5.1B
- 513210 Software Publishers $5.0B
- 517919 All Other Telecommunications $3.0B
- 511199 All Other Publishers $1.4B
- 517312 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) $1.1B
- 517810 All Other Telecommunications $1.1B
- 517311 Wired Telecommunications Carriers $1.0B
- 517112 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) $828M
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services $818M
- 517911 Telecommunications Resellers $718M
- 519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals $578M
- 519190 All Other Information Services $434M
- 512110 Motion Picture and Video Production $245M
- 511130 Book Publishers $183M
- 513120 Periodical Publishers $179M
- 511120 Periodical Publishers $169M
- 517121 Telecommunications Resellers $160M
- 519120 Libraries and Archives $147M
- 519210 Libraries and Archives $124M
- 513130 Book Publishers $89M
- 513199 All Other Publishers $86M
Questions and answers
How much does the federal government spend on NAICS 517111?
$422M in contract obligations classified under Wired Telecommunications Carriers in FY2026, $1.6B over the five fiscal years since FY2023. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who are the top contractors in Wired Telecommunications Carriers?
Verizon Business Network Services LLC ($217M), Caci, Inc. - Federal ($208M), AT&T Enterprises, LLC ($161M), General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. ($79M), Computer World Services, Corp. ($59M), by contract obligations over FY2022–FY2025.
Which agencies buy in this industry?
By the value of $1.0M-plus contracts since FY2023: Department of Defense ($821M), Department of Transportation ($201M), Department of Agriculture ($165M), Department of Homeland Security ($42M), Department of Health and Human Services ($26M).
What is a NAICS code?
In USAspending's words: "NAICS stands for the North American Industrial Classification System. This 6-digit code tells you what industry the work falls into. Each contract record has a NAICS code." Assistance awards (grants, loans, direct payments) carry no NAICS code and are not counted here.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (NAICS) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 NAICS list, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.