What is telecommunication?

According to wikipedia,Telecommunication is the exchange of signs, signals, messages, words, writings, images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems.

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Telecommunications is also known as telecom.

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In the Early days, the means of communicating over a distance included visual signals, which included beacons, smoke.etc..

However, in our century technologies for long-distance communication involves electrical and electromagnetic technologies, like radio, optical fibre, internet, satellites, telegraph, computers, wireless revolution...

The impact of telecommunication on our society today includes;

Telecommunication has a significant social, cultural and economic impact on our modern society. For example, In 2008, estimates placed the telecommunication industry's revenue at $4.7 trillion.. Just imagine!!

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-Today, companies have used telecommunications to help build their global business empires. We have a lot of such companies like Amazon, watsap, Facebook and others..

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-Telecommunication has played a great role in social relationships. We have social networking sites where now we can interact with a person who is a far off, and even see their pictures..send short messages, emails, zoom..

-Telecommunication has also increased the peoples ability to access certain things like songs, movies. This is now possible with the help of television without having to travel to the movie or cinema halls. But also, With radio and the Internet, people can listen to music they have not heard before without having to travel to the music store or another location easily!

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-Telecommunication has also transformed the way people receive their news. People now can receive news in the comfort of their houses, restaurant, office, supermarket without going to the place of scene. This is now through different mediums like internet, facebook, watsap...This was not possible those early days.

-Telecommunication has a powerful impact on advertising. Most people now have opted to advertise their products, businesses, firms and so on. Most money is spent here.

-Telecommunications is a universal term that is used for a vast range of information-transmitting technologies such as mobile phones, land lines, VoIP and broadcast networks.

-Even people deep in the deep and rural places and even third world countries like Uganda. This is because telecommunications and broadcasting are administered worldwide by an agency of the United Nations called the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Most countries have their own agencies for enforcing telecommunications regulations.

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-The telephone remains an important element of a customer service especially in business related matters.

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-It has enabled department members to communicate amongst themselves. This will help them to make important decisions even when all members cannot attend a meeting physically. They can use platforms like Skype, zoom, messenger etc...,

In conclusion, Telecommunication has played a significant role in our world today.

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