noun
Regional Bell Operating Company; RBOC
A specific US telecommunications term referring to one of the seven original regional companies created after the breakup of AT&T. Used in computing and business contexts.
地域ベルオペレーティング会社は、1984年のAT&T分割後に設立された。
The Regional Bell Operating Companies were established after the breakup of AT&T in 1984.
A Japanese calque of the English term 'Regional Bell Operating Company', combining 地域 (regional), ベル (Bell), オペレーティング (operating), and 会社 (company).