Telecommunications

Telecommunications is also referred to as signal communications. It refers to any type of communication that takes place over a (greater) distance. This includes any communication that does not take place in the same room. The Telecommunications Act in Germany defines telecommunications in §3 No. 22 as a technical process for sending, transmitting, and receiving signals via telecommunications equipment. Both the sender and the receiver require technical equipment for technical communication. Information is transmitted in text, video, voice, image, and other types of data. Present and past means of communication include, for example, letter post, carrier pigeons, couriers, telephony, and the Internet.