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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In total, the list now features 22 stocks, ranging across the consumer, financial and telecommunications industries, including AT & T , Bank of America and Uber Technologies.
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 1 May 2025
But a new study published this week in Nature demonstrated successful delivery of quantum information over 250 kilometers on a conventional telecommunications network, potentially opening the door to scaling up a quantum internet.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The announcement specifically sought information about the specific members of Salt Typhoon and the group's compromise of multiple US telecommunications companies last year.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
Access to this international signaling network was once confined to a relatively small club of mostly Western telecommunications firms, and by extension, the state intelligence agencies that colluded with those firms, either informally or through lawful access requests.
—Ronald J. Deibert, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2025
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 1 May 2025
But a new study published this week in Nature demonstrated successful delivery of quantum information over 250 kilometers on a conventional telecommunications network, potentially opening the door to scaling up a quantum internet.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The announcement specifically sought information about the specific members of Salt Typhoon and the group's compromise of multiple US telecommunications companies last year.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
Access to this international signaling network was once confined to a relatively small club of mostly Western telecommunications firms, and by extension, the state intelligence agencies that colluded with those firms, either informally or through lawful access requests.
—Ronald J. Deibert, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Telecommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommunication. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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