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telco, n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈtɛlkəʊ|, U.S. |ˈtɛlkoʊ|
[‹ tel- (in telephone n. or telecommunication n.) + co- (in company n.).]
A telephone or telecommunications company.
1978Fortune 17 July 102/2 We hope that even the large telco's will have switched over by the end of 1979. 1989D. Eugene & D. McCarty in J. Schmandt et al. Telecommunications Policy & Econ. Devel. iii. 47 To the telcos the paramount concern regarding economic development is their ability to provide any service a business wants. 1992Financial Times of Canad. 7 Nov. a2/6 The telco..has turned its contact with more Canadians than any other company into big, really big, money. 2002Daily Tel. 9 July 31/4 My advice is to leave your laptop at home when you go to Florida... You would (probably) also have to set up a temporary account with the local telco for the duration of your stay in the villa. |