telecom

noun

tel·​e·​com ˈte-li-ˌkäm 

plural telecoms

1

: telecommunication

2

: the telecommunications industry

A lot of smart and experienced people lost money investing in telecom …

—The Wall Street Journal

—often used before another noun

telecom 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

Examples of telecom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Former Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore was sentenced to 18 months of probation by a Michigan judge on Tuesday for misdemeanor trespassing and malicious use of a telecom device. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026

Moore was facing a possible sentence of up to six months in jail after pleading no contest to trespassing and malicious use of a telecom device. —Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026

The maximum penalty was up to six months in jail on the telecom charge, and up to 30 days in jail on the trespassing charges. —Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026

That expansion now stretches beyond content into areas like financial services and telecom, further increasing demands on his time. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1