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/ˈtɛlə(ˌ)kɒm/
Noun
Telecommunication or telecommunications.
Usage- Countable
- Informal
- Uncountable
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But when it comes to cyberindustry, China is moving at Net speed. Driven by soaring computer sales, rapid expansion of China's telecom networks, […]
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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.
Noun
A telco (phone company) or telecom company.
Usage- Informal
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Noun
(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
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