Telecom is an abbreviation of telecommunication. Copy of the original phone of Alexander Graham Bell at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris Telecommunication is the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ...

Colloquially it also refers to various telecommunications companies worldwide, among them state-owned national telecommunications monopolies, or companies derived from such monopolies after privatization. The term is now trademarked by various companies in their local jurisdiction, albeit always with a qualifier of locality (e.g. 'Deutsche' Telecom ), since 1985. This article is about the year. ...

Telecommunications companies using the term in their name:

• Aliant Telecom, Canadian
• Telecom Australia, a forebear of Telstra
• Brasil Telecom, Brazilian
• British Telecom
• Deutsche Telekom, German
• France Télécom
• LG Telecom, South Korean
• SK Telecom, South Korean
• Telecom Finland, later Sonera, now part of TeliaSonera
• Telecom Italia, Italian
• Telkom Indonesia
• Telekom Malaysia
• Telecom New Zealand
• Telkom (South Africa)
• Portugal Telecom
• Telecom Colombia
• Telecom Argentina
• Hutchison Telecoms, Australian
• Telekom Srbija, Serbian
• Telekom Srpske, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Maroc Telecom (also IAM), Moroccan

Bell Aliant Regional Communications is a communications company providing services primarily in rural areas throughout eastern Canada, as Aliant in Atlantic Canada and as Bell in central Canada. ... Telecom Australia logo 1975-1993 Telecom Australia logo 1993-1995 Telecom Australia was the trading name of the: Australian Telecommunications Commission (1975 - 1989) Australian Telecommunications Corporation (1989 - 1992) Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation (1992 - 1993) The AOTCs official name was changed to Telstra in April 1993. ... Brasil Telecom S.A. is a major Brazilian telecommunications company headquartered in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia. ... BT Group plc (which trades as just BT, and is commonly known by its former name, British Telecom) is the privatised former British state telecommunications operator. ... [[Images:Bonn DTAG2. ... France Télécom (Euronext: FTE, NYSE: FTE) (often spelled France Telecom, without the accents, in non-French text) is the main telecommunication company in France. ... LG Telecom is a South Korean telecommunications and mobile phone operator controlled by the LG Group, one of the countrys largest chaebol. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Telecom Italia is formerly a partially state-owned Italian telco. ... PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (PT. Telkom or just Telkom, formerly Perumtel. ... Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is the largest telecommunication company in Malaysia. ... Telecom New Zealand NZX: TEL ASX: TEL NYSE: NZT is a Wellington-based telephone company run as a publicly-traded private company since 1990. ... Telkom SA Ltd. ... Portugal Telecom (Euronext: PTC, NYSE: PT) is the biggest telecommunications operator in Portugal. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Telecom Argentina S.A. (NYSE: TEO, Buenos Aires Stock Exchange:TECO2) is the major local telephone company for the northern part of Argentina, including half of the Buenos Aires city. ... Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL, 和記黃埔有限公司), (HKSE: 0013) , of Hong Kong, is one of the largest companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ... Telekom Srbija is a telecommunication company based in Serbia, with its headquarters in Belgrade. ... A telecoms company based in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia-Herzegovina. ... Maroc Telecom (Arabic: ; Ittisalat Al Maghrib; Acronym: IAM) is the main telecommunication company in Morocco. ...

See also

• List of telephone operating companies

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