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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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
It was followed by manufacturing, down by 2,800 jobs; financial activities (real estate, insurance, investments), down 2,100; information (telecommunications, newspapers, publishing industry), down 1,100; trade, transportation and utilities (mainly retail), down 900; and construction, down by 700.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Between 2017 and 2021, the United States levied a number of restrictions against Huawei, asserting that the telecommunications company was a national security threat owing to its close relationship with the CCP and history of industrial espionage.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Radar and telecommunications outages wreaked havoc on both major Dallas-Fort Worth airports on Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
It was followed by manufacturing, down by 2,800 jobs; financial activities (real estate, insurance, investments), down 2,100; information (telecommunications, newspapers, publishing industry), down 1,100; trade, transportation and utilities (mainly retail), down 900; and construction, down by 700.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Between 2017 and 2021, the United States levied a number of restrictions against Huawei, asserting that the telecommunications company was a national security threat owing to its close relationship with the CCP and history of industrial espionage.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Radar and telecommunications outages wreaked havoc on both major Dallas-Fort Worth airports on Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Telecommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommunication. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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