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telco

British  
/ ˈtɛlˌkəʊ /

noun

  1. a telecommunications company

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of telco

C20: from tel ( ecommunications ) + co ( mpany )

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Mynt didn’t respond to a request for comment, nor did its largest shareholder, Philippines telco Globe Telecom GLO -1.16%decrease; red down pointing triangle .

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Hong Leong raises Malaysia’s telco rating to overweight from neutral, pegging Telekom Malaysia as its top pick and highlighting Axiata as an event-driven opportunity supported by its asset monetization.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 10, 2025

Optus' former chief executive officer Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigned in 2023 amid criticism over how the telco dealt with the outage.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2025

Speaking at an event in Copenhagen, Chris Penrose, global head of business development for telco at Nvidia, predicted further growth in the sector.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2024

In late '88 and throughout 1989, telco representatives grew shrill in their complaints to those few American law enforcement officials who make it their business to try to understand what telephone people are talking about.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce

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