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telecommunications

/tel-i-kuh-myoo-ni-key-shuhnz/US // ˌtɛl ɪ kəˌmyu nɪˈkeɪ ʃənz //UK // (ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz) //

电信,电讯,通信,通讯

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Sometimes telecommunication. 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.
    • : Sometimes telecommunication. the science and technology of such communication.
    • : telecommunication, a message so transmitted.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to telecommunications.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Finally, telecommunications is a heavily regulated industry.

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

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

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

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