"telecom" meaning in English

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          "text": "But when it comes to cyberindustry, China is moving at Net speed. Driven by soaring computer sales, rapid expansion of China's telecom networks, […]",
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          "text": "However, HS2 believes it could sell mobile and broadband providers access to spare capacity in the fibre-optic cabling and telecoms masts being built to support the railway's signalling and telecoms.",
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        "(informal) Telecommunication or telecommunications."
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        "A telco (phone company) or telecom company."
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        "(informal) A telco (phone company) or telecom company."
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