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telco

British

/ ˈtɛlˌkəʊ /

noun

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 )

Example Sentences

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Several business sectors also have strong loan pipelines including healthcare, minerals, telco, as well as transport and logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

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

"Australians must be able to contact emergency services whenever they need help. This is the most fundamental responsibility every telco provider has to the public."

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

U Mobile later joined other telco firms in signing up to access DNB's 5G network.

From Reuters • Apr. 16, 2023

LoD's contacts with telco security had made them overconfident and even more boastful than usual; they felt that they had powerful friends in high places, and that they were being openly tolerated by telco security.

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

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