telco

noun

tel·​co ˈtel-(ˌ)kō 

: a telecommunications company

Examples of telco in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Per MoffettNathanson estimates, some 31 million customers have parted ways with their legacy cable/satellite/telco-TV providers in the last five years, which translates to a 44% drop. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Shares in the Finnish telco hit an 18-year high in June after doubling on the year. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

The news comes just over a year after Vodafone merged with fellow telco Three to create VodafoneThree. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Playing a key role in that push is Qatar’s Ooredoo Group, which has been steadily transforming itself from a traditional telco into a digital infrastructure provider over the last three years. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

telephone company

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above