Definition of telecom
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: the telecommunications industry
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The company has in the past denied its telecom gear poses any national-security risk to countries where it is sold.
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Analysts have said the financial fallout of the 2015-2016 oil bust was worse than the telecom bust of the early 2000s.
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Chinese businesses such as Internet search giant Baidu and telecom equipment-maker Huawei have opened labs in Silicon Valley to tap the region’s engineering talent.
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In a stunning January 1974 report, the Nixon White House Cable Committee foretold that the new telecom platform known as cable would, eventually, be a monopoly service wherever it was offered.
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According to the Center for Responsive Politics, McSally’s campaign committee and Leadership PAC has received $39,500 from telecom services in the 2018 cycle, but were not among the top 10 industries making the largest contributions.
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USTelecom hasn't been consistent on the question of whether federal policy should trump states' rights in telecom regulation.
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Claudia Nemat, board member for technology and innovation at Deutsche Telekom, discusses the future of European telecom including 5G technology.
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Concerns about Trump’s involvement in Justice Department matters go well beyond the telecom deal.
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First Known Use of telecom
1948
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Definition of telecom for English Language Learners
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: a telecommunications company
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: the telecommunications industry
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