telecomoversight
nounUK /ˌtelɪkɒmˈəʊvəsaɪt/
US /ˌtelɪkɑːmˈoʊvərsaɪt/
The job of watching over phone and internet companies to make sure they follow the rules.
The government's telecomoversight team checked that the new internet provider was treating customers fairly.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of keeping an eye on telephone networks to ensure they work properly.
Engineers performed telecomoversight during the storm to keep emergency calls connected.
3. A company department that manages and reviews its own phone and data services.
The bank's telecomoversight office audited its call centers for security.
4. International cooperation to coordinate rules for cross-border communication systems.
The treaty created a telecomoversight body to handle satellite signals between countries.