telecommunication
noun
tele·com·mu·ni·ca·tion
ˌte-li-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən 
1
: communication at a distance (as by telephone)
2
: technology that deals with telecommunication
—usually used in plural
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That same year, Dynes launched the school’s first $1 billion fundraising campaign, successfully tapping industries like telecommunications, engineering, health care and defense for money.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
The launch of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) in 1999 marked a turning point for the wireless and telecommunications industry, transforming mobile phones from basic communication devices into digital gateways.
—Julie Song, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Congress created the Federal Communications Commission 90 years ago—to regulate and ensure reliable and affordable telecommunications services throughout the country.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 27 June 2025
Those new provisions expand the range of spectrum available for commercial use, an issue that has divided lawmakers over how to balance questions of national security alongside providing telecommunications firms access to more frequencies for commercial wireless use.
—Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
The launch of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) in 1999 marked a turning point for the wireless and telecommunications industry, transforming mobile phones from basic communication devices into digital gateways.
—Julie Song, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Congress created the Federal Communications Commission 90 years ago—to regulate and ensure reliable and affordable telecommunications services throughout the country.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 27 June 2025
Those new provisions expand the range of spectrum available for commercial use, an issue that has divided lawmakers over how to balance questions of national security alongside providing telecommunications firms access to more frequencies for commercial wireless use.
—Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
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“Telecommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommunication. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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