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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Giles Thomson frames fraud as a national security and financial stability threat, calling for larger datasets, real-time information sharing and stronger cooperation between tech, telecoms and finance.
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Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The telecom and digital services giant has filed for an IPO expected to value the company at about $120 billion.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Even prior to the merger, Ergen had been working to pivot from the pay-TV business, where Dish now has just 5 million subscribers and streaming sibling Sling TV has another 2 million, toward wireless telecom.
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Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
The board and management team said that growing competition in the telecom and media industries has increased the need for strategic flexibility, and the transaction is expected to close in mid-2027.
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Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
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Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The telecom and digital services giant has filed for an IPO expected to value the company at about $120 billion.
—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Even prior to the merger, Ergen had been working to pivot from the pay-TV business, where Dish now has just 5 million subscribers and streaming sibling Sling TV has another 2 million, toward wireless telecom.
—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
The board and management team said that growing competition in the telecom and media industries has increased the need for strategic flexibility, and the transaction is expected to close in mid-2027.
—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
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 5 Jul. 2026.
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