also: つうしんそうごうけんきゅうしょ
noun
Communications Research Laboratory; CRL
Former Japanese national research institute (now part of NICT). Used as a proper noun.
通信総合研究所は、情報通信技術の研究を行っていた。
The Communications Research Laboratory conducted research on information and communication technology.
NICT is the successor organization to the Communications Research Laboratory.
Standard kanji spelling for this organization name. The reading つうしんそうごうけんきゅうしょ is a variant pronunciation.
Variant reading with しょ instead of じょ. Both are used, but じょ is more common.
Compound of 通信 (communication), 総合 (comprehensive), and 研究所 (research institute).