telco

noun

tel·​co ˈtel-(ˌ)kō How to pronounce telco (audio)
: a telecommunications company

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Before the Trump administration, Chinese hackers had already compromised Treasury networks and major U.S. telcos—including Trump's personal phone. Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025 The Salt Typhoon intrusions were first spotted on federal networks, before telcos detected them, CISA Director Jen Easterly said this week. Sam Sabin, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025 Jonathan Wagner is the Chief Commerical Officer of Alianza, a leading cloud communications platform for telco service providers. Jonathan Wagner, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 Overall, banks have to fulfil five key duties, and telcos three key ones, under the SRF. David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for telco

Word History

Etymology

telephone company

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of telco was in 1975

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“Telco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telco. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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