HyperDic: telephone_company

English > 1 sense of the expression *telephone company*:
NOUN	group	telephone company, telephone service, phone company, phone service, telco	a public utility that provides telephone service

English > *telephone company*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	A public utility that provides telephone service.
Synonyms	telephone service, phone company, phone service, telco
Broader	utility, public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation	A company that performs a public service
Spanish	compañía de teléfono, compañia telefónica, servicio telefónico, telco, TELCO