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A telephone company (or '''telco''') provides Telecommunications services such as Telephony and Data Communication s. Most of the largest telcos are or were at one time nationalized or state-regulated Monopolies . These monopolies are often referred to, primarily in Europe, as PTT s.

Telcos are also known as Common Carrier s and Local Exchange Carrier s. With the advent of Cellular Telephony , telcos now include Wireless Carrier s.

Most telcos now also function as ISP s, and the distinction between telco and ISP may disappear completely over time.

The Comedian Lily Tomlin satirized the attitudes of many telcos with the quote:

"We don't care.

We don't have to.

We're the phone company."


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