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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Wall Street analysts are even more confident in telecommunications company AT & T after its latest earnings report.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
All Department of Homeland Security advisory committees members were fired in January, halting a probe into a massive Chinese breach of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
The 15-year-old was arrested on April 16 and charged with using telecommunications with intent to commit conspiracy to murder and using telecommunications with intent to commit murder, both of which are punishable by life in prison, police said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Helsinki’s interior ministry also issued new crisis guidance in November, giving readers advice on how to prepare for long power cuts, water outages, telecommunications disruptions, extreme weather events and military conflict.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
All Department of Homeland Security advisory committees members were fired in January, halting a probe into a massive Chinese breach of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
The 15-year-old was arrested on April 16 and charged with using telecommunications with intent to commit conspiracy to murder and using telecommunications with intent to commit murder, both of which are punishable by life in prison, police said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Helsinki’s interior ministry also issued new crisis guidance in November, giving readers advice on how to prepare for long power cuts, water outages, telecommunications disruptions, extreme weather events and military conflict.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Telecommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommunication. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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