telco

noun

tel·​co ˈtel-(ˌ)kō How to pronounce telco (audio)
: a telecommunications company

Examples of telco in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The commercial features an actual Verizon network engineer and shows off the range of the telco’s offerings today. Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 June 2024 The money is directed back to the telco industry with programs like the Connect America Fund and Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, which subsidize network construction in unserved and underserved areas. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024 Before taking over at Pets at Home, Lyssa had spent years as a divisional leader at a major telco both as its Chief Commercial Officer and then its Chief Consumer Officer. Ty Wiggins, Fortune, 7 May 2024 The industry has spent the past few years working on reframing what’s possible in telco networks for the future. Marc Price, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for telco 

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Word History

Etymology

telephone company

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of telco was in 1975

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Cite this Entry

“Telco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telco. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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