telecommunications

[ tel-i-kuh-myoo-ni-key-shuhnz ]

noun

1. Sometimes telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
2. Sometimes telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the science and technology of such communication.
3. telecommunication, a message so transmitted.

adjective

1. of or relating to telecommunications.

telecommunications

/ ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz /

noun

1. functioning as singular the science and technology of communications by telephony, radio, television, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of telecommunications¹

First recorded in 1930–35; tele- ¹ + communication + -s ³

Example Sentences

The last time the government broke up a monopoly was in the early 1980s, when it forced AT&T to spin off the regional telecommunications network known as the Bells.

From Washington Post

He has more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and, unsurprisingly for his time as an engineer, more than 20 patents filed.

From MIT Technology Review

Congress has previously mandated portability standards when it forced telecommunications carriers to let consumers keep their phone numbers when switching networks.

From Fortune

The geopolitical battle between China and the West is playing out in the global telecommunications market.

From Quartz

The telecommunications giant—the second largest TV provider in the US behind only Comcast—lost about the same number of TV subscribers in the previous quarter.

From Quartz

Telecommunications workers and investors clearly will find it easy to travel to Cuba, at least from the American side.

From The Daily Beast

Just look at the recent battle between Netflix and telecommunications giant Comcast.

From The Daily Beast

Why waste time on retail spying when you can hack an entire platform or telecommunications network?

From The Daily Beast

Finally, telecommunications is a heavily regulated industry.

From The Daily Beast

The major telecommunications companies were all in attendance, along with the big banks and local, state, and federal agencies.

From The Daily Beast

The V-chip requirement is part of the important telecommunications bill now pending in this Congress.

From Project Gutenberg

With cheap, educated workforce – they can monopolize basic data processing and telecommunications functions worldwide.

From Project Gutenberg

Grinning secretively to himself, he walked into the telecommunications room.

From Project Gutenberg

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