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NAICS 517311 · Information

SBA loans for wired telecommunications carriers

54 SBA loans worth $30.3M have been approved in this industry since FY2010 - the #835 most-financed NAICS code in the country.

Median loan

$318,400

+77% vs all industries

Typical range

$50K-$1.3M

Middle 80%

Median rate

7.25%

7(a) initial note rate

Median term

10 yr

Charge-off rate

-

Cohort too small

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA data, as of 2026-06-30. Approvals from FY2010 onward. How we calculate this.

Lenders

Most active in this industry

Geography

Where these loans were made

An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size

54% of the SBA loans approved in wired telecommunications carriers since FY2010 were under $350,000. SmartBiz makes SBA 7(a) loans up to $500,000. It is shown here as a separate, labelled option, outside the data rankings on this page. You apply on their site - we do not take applications and never see your information.

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Approvals by fiscal year

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’20
’21

Loan count. Final bar is a partial fiscal year.

Loan sizes

  • Under $50K
    6%
  • $50K - $150K
    17%
  • $150K - $350K
    31%
  • $350K - $1M
    31%
  • $1M - $2M
    9%
  • Over $2M
    6%

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Common questions

How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a wired telecommunications carriers business?
The median SBA approval in NAICS 517311 is $318,400, with the middle 80% of loans between $50,000 and $1,250,000. Across all industries the median is $180,000.
Which lenders are most active in wired telecommunications carriers?
By dollars approved: PlainsCapital Bank, Luminate Bank, Peoples Bank and Trust Company, Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc., U.S. Bank. A lender's experience in your NAICS code matters - underwriters who have seen a hundred deals like yours ask better questions and move faster.

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