telecom

noun

tel·e·com ˈte-li-ˌkäm

plural telecoms

: telecommunication

: the telecommunications industry

A lot of smart and experienced people lost money investing in telecom …—The Wall Street Journal

—often used before another noun

telecom 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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Capital becomes the biggest benefactor right now to the telecom companies. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 This is a possible boon to telecoms companies and research institutions looking to add memory capacity without redesigning server facilities. — Nitish Pahwa, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Jio plans to use the funds raised by the IPO to pay off its telecom business debt of 275 billion rupees, according to its IPO papers. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Local media, telecom and exhibition groups are supporting the campaign by providing free advertising space on their platforms. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for telecom

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First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of telecom was in 1953

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