telecom
noun
tel·e·com
ˈte-li-ˌkäm 
plural telecoms
2
: the telecommunications industry
A lot of smart and experienced people lost money investing in telecom …—
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—often used before another nounThe Wall Street Journaltelecom companies/services
the telecom industry
But questions remain about how the telecom giant will shift its strategy and whether it will be able to do it fast enough to catch up with tech giants …—Melissa Repko
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Beyond punishing telecom carriers for privacy violations, an FCC loss could prevent the commission from fining robocallers.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
July 28: SpaceX Falcon Heavy from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A that launched a telecom satellite for Hughes Network Systems called the Jupiter 3 EchoStar XXIV at 11:04 p.m.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
Internet stocks were off, as defensive plays such as banks, nonferrous metals, mining, and telecom outperformed.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
While most telecom infrastructure companies race to build the next big thing in telecom, Grindle is focusing on something even more important: people.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
July 28: SpaceX Falcon Heavy from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A that launched a telecom satellite for Hughes Network Systems called the Jupiter 3 EchoStar XXIV at 11:04 p.m.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
Internet stocks were off, as defensive plays such as banks, nonferrous metals, mining, and telecom outperformed.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
While most telecom infrastructure companies race to build the next big thing in telecom, Grindle is focusing on something even more important: people.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for telecom
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“Telecom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecom. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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