(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
Institute for Telecommunications Sciences (ITS)
The chief research and engineering arm of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Serves as a principal Federal resource for solving the telecommunications concerns of other Federal agencies, state and local Governments, private corporations and associations, and international organizations. http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/