telecommunication

noun

tele·​com·​mu·​ni·​ca·​tion ˌte-li-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce telecommunication (audio)
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. 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 See All Example Sentences for telecommunication

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First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of telecommunication was in 1932

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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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