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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Boston native Bruce Beal Jr., a partner at real estate giant Related Companies, joined Chisholm and telecom billionaire Robert Hale in the deal.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Credit cards also offer stronger legal consumer protections against fraud than those available for debit and bank account transactions—an important point given the telecom industry’s unfortunate history of data breaches.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Helen Rees is a partner at Monitor Deloitte, specialising in driving value through strategy, business design, and transformation leadership within the media, entertainment, and telecoms sectors.
—Helen Rees, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
Having compromised major telecom and internet service providers—including AT&T, Verizon and others—Salt Typhoon has sent tidal waves (pun intended) across the network security ecosystem.
—Chris McHenry, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Credit cards also offer stronger legal consumer protections against fraud than those available for debit and bank account transactions—an important point given the telecom industry’s unfortunate history of data breaches.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Helen Rees is a partner at Monitor Deloitte, specialising in driving value through strategy, business design, and transformation leadership within the media, entertainment, and telecoms sectors.
—Helen Rees, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
Having compromised major telecom and internet service providers—including AT&T, Verizon and others—Salt Typhoon has sent tidal waves (pun intended) across the network security ecosystem.
—Chris McHenry, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Telecom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecom. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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