telecomrules

noun
UK /ˈtɛlɪkɒm ruːlz/
US /ˈtɛlɪkɑːm ruːlz/

The rules that tell phone and internet companies how to work and share their networks.

The new telecomrules say that all phone companies must let other companies use their wires.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The official rules a phone or internet company must follow to keep its license.

The company lost its license because it broke the telecomrules.

3. The set of rules about how phone and internet signals can be sent and received.

Engineers checked the telecomrules before setting up the new cell tower.

4. The rules that decide how much phone and internet companies can charge each other.

The telecomrules keep prices fair when one network connects to another.