Botanical name: Foeniculum vulgare Thought to have originated in Southern Europe and Mediterranean regions, fennel is an herb with a mild but distinctive licorice flavor and fragrance. Although it still grows wild in surprising places, fennel is cultivated extensively in the U.S., France, India, and Russia.
Telephone company. A telephone company, also known as a telco, telephone service provider, or telecommunications operator, is a kind of communications service provider (CSP) (more precisely a telecommunications service provider or TSP) that provides telecommunications services such as telephony and data communications access.
The World's Largest Telecom Companies 2015. China Mobile, the worldâs largest carrier by subscribers, tops the list of the worldâs largest telecommunication companies again. The juggernaut widens its lead as its market value soared almost $10 billion year-over-year to a whopping $280 billion.