Industry Code: 54501
Businesses in this industry operate an intricate network of telephone and communication systems including phone and transmission lines and towers, switching and receiving equipment, underground cable, and satellite dishes, for the purpose of transferring or relaying information or data.
Operation Details:
Transmitted information is switched to a specific subscriber who receives the information by phone, fax, computer, teletypes, etc. The equipment used in sending, transmitting, and receiving information requires highly skilled technicians for maintenance and service. Businesses may operate a highly complex public information service for weather information, lottery numbers, general consumer information, etc. Businesses may publish and print phone books for various areas listing subscriber names and phone numbers, and Yellow Page books featuring commercial and business advertising. Businesses may operate retail store operations to sell telephones, cellular phones, paging equipment etc., and to accept billing payments.
Employers may utilize transmitters, receivers, towers, satellite dishes, fiber optic cable and other sending/receiving equipment used in the transfer or relay of signals. Businesses will operate trucks and equipment, and maintain facilities for repair, service and installation, and may hire communications technicians and other technical staff, linemen, labourers, drivers, sales/estimators, and office/administrative staff.
This industry includes internet service employers. A provider is a company which supplies the lines. A server administers the computers and modems that connect users to the internet. A server buys time from the provider, and sells a set of time to users usually for a monthly or flat fee. A user that uses more time than what the monthly or flat fee allows, is billed for the additional time. Marketing of internet services is in this industry.
Underwriting Considerations:
These businesses function as a utility operation, and construction installations and expansion are recognized as integral to its regular evolving and expanding operation.
With deregulation of the phone industry, there are numerous long distance communications firms in the marketplace. Some businesses purchase ‘space’ from other telecommunication companies to allow it to provide long distance services.
Industry Custom Pricing: Waiving Cost Relief Option
This industry has chosen to participate in Industry Custom Pricing effective January 1, 2010. Costs related to the aggravation of a pre-existing condition will not be removed from the experience record of employers classified in this industry. In return, the portion of premiums collected to fund retroactive cost relief has been removed from the industry rate, resulting in a reduction in WCB premium rates for the industry.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Cellular Communication Services
Internet Servers
Internet Service Providers
Telecommunication Systems - Operation of
Telephone Companies
Web Page Hosting in Conjunction with Internet Provider
Rate Group History:
There have been no changes to this rate group since 1990 when major classification restructuring began.
Businesses in this industry operate an intricate network of telephone and communication systems including phone and transmission lines and towers, switching and receiving equipment, underground cable, and satellite dishes, for the purpose of transferring or relaying information or data.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Cellular Communication Services
Internet Servers
Internet Service Providers
Telecommunication Systems - Operation of
Telephone Companies
Web Page Hosting in Conjunction with Internet Provider
Operation Details:
Transmitted information is switched to a specific subscriber who receives the information by phone, fax, computer, teletypes, etc. The equipment used in sending, transmitting, and receiving information requires highly skilled technicians for maintenance and service. Businesses may operate a highly complex public information service for weather information, lottery numbers, general consumer information, etc. Businesses may publish and print phone books for various areas listing subscriber names and phone numbers, and Yellow Page books featuring commercial and business advertising. Businesses may operate retail store operations to sell telephones, cellular phones, paging equipment etc., and to accept billing payments.
Employers may utilize transmitters, receivers, towers, satellite dishes, fiber optic cable and other sending/receiving equipment used in the transfer or relay of signals. Businesses will operate trucks and equipment, and maintain facilities for repair, service and installation, and may hire communications technicians and other technical staff, linemen, labourers, drivers, sales/estimators, and office/administrative staff.
This industry includes internet service employers. A provider is a company which supplies the lines. A server administers the computers and modems that connect users to the internet. A server buys time from the provider, and sells a set of time to users usually for a monthly or flat fee. A user that uses more time than what the monthly or flat fee allows, is billed for the additional time. Marketing of internet services is in this industry.
Underwriting Considerations:
These businesses function as a utility operation, and construction installations and expansion are recognized as integral to its regular evolving and expanding operation.
With deregulation of the phone industry, there are numerous long distance communications firms in the marketplace. Some businesses purchase ‘space’ from other telecommunication companies to allow it to provide long distance services.
Industry Custom Pricing: Waiving Cost Relief Option
This industry has chosen to participate in Industry Custom Pricing effective January 1, 2010. Costs related to the aggravation of a pre-existing condition will not be removed from the experience record of employers classified in this industry. In return, the portion of premiums collected to fund retroactive cost relief has been removed from the industry rate, resulting in a reduction in WCB premium rates for the industry.
Rate Group History:
There have been no changes to this rate group since 1990 when major classification restructuring began.