telecommunication

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

Updated on: 6 Apr 2018

Definition of telecommunication

1 : communication at a distance (as by telephone)

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

Recent Examples of telecommunication from the Web

Israel Police Major Crimes Unit investigators questioned Netanyahu, his wife, Sara, and their son Yair over their allegedly illicit dealings with Bezeq, the country's largest telecommunications company.

— itsik saban, Jewish Journal, "Netanyahu blasts 'fake news' on police interrogation in corruption case," 28 Mar. 2018
Edgar Olvera Jiménez, the under-secretary for telecommunications, expects MVNOs to make up 5% of the mobile market within two to three years, driving down costs.

— The Economist, "Mexico switches on its government-run wholesale mobile network," 28 Mar. 2018
Workers at the telecommunications company Frontier Communications have been on strike for 20 days in West Virginia and Virginia.

— sarah jones, The New Republic, "The Pinkertons Still Never Sleep," 23 Mar. 2018
The telecommunications company will be bringing a large cell tower on wheels (or COW) to help boost Internet connection for revelers who want to share photos and videos during the popular music festival, which runs March 23-25.

— johnny diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "AT&T bringing cell tower on wheels (COW) for Ultra music festival in Miami," 22 Mar. 2018
But his criticism of Facebook and Google could empower Democrats who have already expressed skepticism toward Silicon Valley and the broader world of tech and telecommunications.

— bloomberg news, NOLA.com, "Facebook and Google are doomed, billionaire George Soros says," 27 Jan. 2018
With more than 200 manufacturing companies in Eastern Connecticut, employment opportunities are available in areas such as aerospace, medical, military and defense, telecommunications, electronics and automotive.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Killingly Edition," 20 Mar. 2018
From the perspective of the shareholders of AT&T, Verizon, CenturyLink, Comcast, and Spectrum—the Big Five telecommunications companies that dominate internet access in America—this makes perfect sense.

— susan crawford, WIRED, "The Dangers of Big City Subsidies," 16 Mar. 2018
Of course, the agency could formulate queries and submit them to whoever owns the database, perhaps a telecommunications company or a digital services provider.

— henry farrell, Washington Post, "Most lawyers don’t understand cryptography. So why do they dominate tech policy debates?," 15 Mar. 2018

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