telecommunication

noun

tele·​com·​mu·​ni·​ca·​tion ˌte-li-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce telecommunication (audio)
1
: communication at a distance (as by telephone)
2
: technology that deals with telecommunication
usually used in plural

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On May 8, Duffy announced a plan to completely rebuild the United States’ air traffic control system, replacing outdated telecommunications with new fiber, wireless and satellite technologies and equipping controllers with new radar, radios and voice switches. Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 Duffy said decisions by the Biden administration to move some of Newark's air traffic control from a facility on Long Island to one in Philadelphia, without ensuring the telecommunication equipment feeding the controller's monitors, is partly to blame for the issues. Zach Wichter, USA Today, 13 May 2025 The secretary also expressed the need for three new telecommunication connections between New York City and Philadelphia to provide greater speed and reliability. Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025 The announcement follows three incidents in the past two weeks where air traffic controllers tasked with guiding planes in and out of Newark lost their main telecommunication lines. Ali McCadden, CNBC, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for telecommunication

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First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of telecommunication was in 1932

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“Telecommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommunication. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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