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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Technology, media, and telecommunications accounted for roughly one-third of these transactions and more than half of total proceeds.
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Within investment-grade bonds, there is relative value in sectors less impacted by tariffs and the rapid change in technology, such as financials and telecommunications, the firm said in its outlook.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Its targets included government agencies, telecommunications firms, the military, financial institutions and transportation authorities across Ukraine, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Sweden.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
His 2015 Digital Silk Road initiative has enabled two Chinese telecommunication companies, Huawei and ZTE, to earn approximately 40 percent of the market in global telecommunications equipment, measured by revenue.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
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Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Within investment-grade bonds, there is relative value in sectors less impacted by tariffs and the rapid change in technology, such as financials and telecommunications, the firm said in its outlook.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Its targets included government agencies, telecommunications firms, the military, financial institutions and transportation authorities across Ukraine, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Sweden.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
His 2015 Digital Silk Road initiative has enabled two Chinese telecommunication companies, Huawei and ZTE, to earn approximately 40 percent of the market in global telecommunications equipment, measured by revenue.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Telecommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommunication. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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