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noun tele·com·mu·ni·ca·tion \ ˌte-li-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən \

Definition of telecommunication

1 :communication at a distance (as by telephone)

2 :technology that deals with telecommunication —usually used in plural

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Then, on 10 July, Bloomberg News reported that the ministry had instructed telecommunications carriers to block VPN access by all individuals in China by February 2018.

— dennis normile, Science | AAAS, "Science suffers as China’s internet censors plug holes in Great Firewall," 30 Aug. 2017
Underneath the 6,000 miles of asphalt and concrete road lie thousands of miles of water, sewer, gas, telecommunications, and electrical infrastructure.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "New York City’s Final Frontier: Underground," 17 Aug. 2017
The boy was removed from Burgett's custody last year, and she was indicted on charges of child abuse, felonious assault and telecommunications fraud.

— kevin grasha, Cincinnati.com, "Prosecutor: Mom faked son's illness in 3 states, raised $40K on GoFundMe," 8 Aug. 2017
Mas's wealth comes from MasTec, which got its start digging trenches and laying telecommunications cables under its original name, Church and Tower.

— nancy dahlberg, miamiherald, "How Marlins bidder Jorge Mas made his money," 26 July 2017
In fact, telecommunications experts say that a modern cell phone can connect to a tower more than 20 miles away.

— maya wei-haas, Smithsonian, "You’d Never Have to Plug in This Battery-Free Cell Phone," 20 July 2017
Mr. Donahue, 54, is a program manager in Newbury, England, for Vodafone, the telecommunications company.

— New York Times, "Clare Langan, James Donahue," 16 July 2017
A former St. Cloud State golfer, the 32-year-old Anderson works for a telecommunication company.

— gene chamberlain, Naperville Sun, "Erik Anderson and Joe Zawaski can settle score in Naperville Men's Amateur," 13 July 2017
Telecommunications companies have a duty to protect the personal information of their subscribers.

— jessica guynn, The Courier-Journal, "Verizon data from 6 million users leaked online," 12 July 2017

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