telecom
nounEtymology Abbreviation of telephone company.
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Informal A telco (phone company) or telecom company.
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telecom
noun/ˈtɛlə(ˌ)kɒm/
Etymology Clipping of telecommunications.
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Informal Telecommunication or telecommunications.
- But when it comes to cyberindustry, China is moving at Net speed. Driven by soaring computer sales, rapid expansion of China's telecom networks, […]1999, Business Week:
- However, HS2 believes it could sell mobile and broadband providers access to spare capacity in the fibre-optic cabling and telecoms masts being built to support the railway's signalling and telecoms.2024 August 21, “Network News: HS2 to sell spare data capacity to improve rural broadband along the route”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 11:
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