NAICS category

Wired Telecommunications Carriers

NAICS 517311

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

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$152.9M
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
11
Recipients
NAICS 517311
Code

NAICS code 517311 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers) accounted for $152.9M in federal contracts in FY2026, led by the Department of Defense, across 11 recipients. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$332.2M
FY20
$338.6M
FY21
$381.9M
FY22
$417.6M
FY23
$252.7M
FY24
$224.1M
FY25
$152.9M
FY26 partial
▼ 33%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Wired Telecommunications Carriers (NAICS 517311) accounted for $152.9M in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $224.1M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Defense provided 78% of it.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 36% of this category's FY2026 obligations.

Lumen Technologies Government Solutions, Inc.$42.8M
AT&T Enterprises, LLC$10.3M
University of Maryland, College Park$1.8M
By Light Professional IT Services LLC$428K
Verizon Business Network Services LLC$340.9K
University of Alabama$260.2K
Comcast Business Communications, LLC$200.8K
Crown Castle Fiber LLC$105.9K
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research$15.8K

Recipient breakdown available for 36% of obligations shown

Awards

Source

Largest FY2026 awards in this category

Awards coded NAICS 517311 that started in FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

No award on record in this category started in FY2026.

Largest awards in this category

Operations and Maintenance
awarded 2021$83.9M
Continued O&m of Dark Fiber Network
awarded 2018$81M
Northstar Executive Aircraft Communication Network
awarded 2021$65.6M

Total value over each award’s life, largest first.

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