telecom
noun
tel·e·com
ˈte-li-ˌkäm 
plural telecoms
2
: the telecommunications industry
A lot of smart and experienced people lost money investing in telecom …—
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—often used before another nounThe Wall Street Journaltelecom 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
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But satellite link failures, network jamming, and physical severing of telecoms are something of an occupational hazard in war.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
Geist is equally uneasy about the bill’s plan to hand enforcement to a brand-new regulator rather than Canada’s existing telecom and broadcast watchdog.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom service provider with nearly 35% market share, is also the country’s third most valuable company with a market cap of over $120 billion, according to LSEG data.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 19 June 2026
The pact comes just two months after ReelShort launched its first major Southeast Asian partnership with Thailand’s AIS, as the company moves to build a broader regional presence through telecom and content collaborations.
—Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 18 June 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
Geist is equally uneasy about the bill’s plan to hand enforcement to a brand-new regulator rather than Canada’s existing telecom and broadcast watchdog.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom service provider with nearly 35% market share, is also the country’s third most valuable company with a market cap of over $120 billion, according to LSEG data.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 19 June 2026
The pact comes just two months after ReelShort launched its first major Southeast Asian partnership with Thailand’s AIS, as the company moves to build a broader regional presence through telecom and content collaborations.
—Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 18 June 2026
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“Telecom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecom. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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