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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Utilities and telecommunications Philippe Ferreira, deputy head of economics and cross-asset strategy at Kepler Cheuvreux, sees opportunities in European utilities and telecommunications.
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Michael Considine, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Diesel, which powers the majority of Africa’s roughly 500,000 telecommunications towers, has become more expensive and sometimes harder to secure in recent weeks as global fuel markets tightened following the conflict.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
As part of a plea deal with the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office, a misdemeanor charge of destruction of a telecommunication line was dismissed, according to court records.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
Alleged crimes during her father’s tenure Karimova was indicted three years ago in Switzerland along with a former director-general of the Uzbek subsidiary of a Russian telecommunications company for crimes allegedly committed between 2005 and 2013.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Michael Considine, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Diesel, which powers the majority of Africa’s roughly 500,000 telecommunications towers, has become more expensive and sometimes harder to secure in recent weeks as global fuel markets tightened following the conflict.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
As part of a plea deal with the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office, a misdemeanor charge of destruction of a telecommunication line was dismissed, according to court records.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
Alleged crimes during her father’s tenure Karimova was indicted three years ago in Switzerland along with a former director-general of the Uzbek subsidiary of a Russian telecommunications company for crimes allegedly committed between 2005 and 2013.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Telecommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommunication. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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