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telephony

[tuh-lef-uh-nee] / təˈlɛf ə ni /


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For Luis, the outwardly dull telephony work has provided the anchor he needs to stay out of crime, something he says ex-gang members he knows in the US struggle with.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

Conecel signed a concession with Ecuador in 2008 to operate its mobile telephony market until Aug. 26, 2023 with hundreds of millions of dollars in planned investments.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2023

“Legacy” networks that transmit calls the way they did before the internet revolutionized telephony aren’t covered.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2022

As that history shows, in the early days of the internet, disruption was profound and constant: New companies emerged in music, video, e-commerce, publishing, and telephony on an almost yearly basis.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2021

Both telegraphy and telephony over simplex circuits follow their usual practice in the way of calling and conversing.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel




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