With 42,400 broadcasting and telecommunications workers, the nine-county region has the fifth-highest employment concentration out of the 50 largest metropolitan areas. The region is the largest in the United States to offer one-bounce satellite uplinks due to its unique geographic location in the Mountain time zone.
Metro Denver Broadcasting & Telecommunications Employment Snapshot
| Direct Employment | 42,400 |
| Companies | 2,630 |
| Five-Year Employment Growth (2011-2016) | 0.2% (-7.5%) |
| One-Year Employment Growth (2016) | 0.4% (-1.8%) |
| Direct Employment Concentration (2016) | 1.9% (0.7%) |
| Average Wage | $99,120 |
| Employment Concentration Ranking (Among 50 largest metros) | 5 |
This region has attracted the nation’s top broadcasting and telecomm companies to Metro Denver, including:
- Avaya
- Verizon Wireless
- Dish Network
- Sonder
- Allied Global
- Aircell Business Aviation Services
- Lightwave Logic Inc.
- Datalogix
- FreeWave Technologies
- Zayo Group
- Spectralink
Source: Metro Denver EDC