NEWS: AT&T Wireless to Slash 1,900 Jobs

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PDA Man - 18 Nov 2003 18:09 GMT

AT and T Wireless Cuts 1900 Jobs
Although the booth was packed (at COMDEX), AT and T Wireless employees
seemed stunned over the just-announced layoffs.

AT&T Wireless has cut 1,900 jobs to reduce its operating costs. According to
the filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the cuts are
designed to help AT&T Wireless achieve the best operating margins in the
wireless industry by 2005. AT&T Wireless currently employs about 30,000
people.

Read the full story at AP Wire

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Pat - 19 Nov 2003 01:25 GMT

Received a notice at work today - (AT&T rents space off of my company of their
cell tower.) The letter says that they want to purchase the "land" for "so
much" - and if "land" not for sale - they might be cutting their cell towers.

Sounds like there are more cost cutting measures in the future.

BTW - I'm in NE Ohio.

> AT and T Wireless Cuts 1900 Jobs
> Although the booth was packed (at COMDEX), AT and T Wireless employees
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> Wireless Technology News and Info! Free Drawing for Aluminum Palm /Clie
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Andy M --Tampa Bay-- - 19 Nov 2003 04:24 GMT

its that time of year when companies have to show profits.... that's the
grinch who stole christmas.

| AT and T Wireless Cuts 1900 Jobs
| Although the booth was packed (at COMDEX), AT and T Wireless employees
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| Read the full story at AP Wire

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Dan W. - 20 Nov 2003 16:28 GMT

> its that time of year when companies have to show profits.... that's the
> grinch who stole christmas.
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> |
> | Read the full story at AP Wire

It also comes not long after they set in motion plans to open a call
center in India.

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Andy M --Tampa Bay-- - 20 Nov 2003 18:01 GMT

| > its that time of year when companies have to show profits.... that's the
| > grinch who stole christmas.

<snip>

| It also comes not long after they set in motion plans to open a call
| center in India.

yeah... did u hear what happened to Orange UK (wireless phone carrier, like
ATTWS, TMO) when they shifted customer service operations to India? It was a
blast. The Brits had fits as they couldn't understand the indian accents,
the indians couldn't understand the various british accents. and the indians
used aliases like joe, tom, susan, etc... well, its ATTWS turn to join the
circus.

A friend in tampa, FL lost his job at verizon (he's indian) because verizon
shifted the whole project and oprations to iindia. he said pretty soon VZW
network testing, etc... will be done in india before they roll-out in the
USA. america's choice, is it?

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Jack Hamilton - 21 Nov 2003 07:35 GMT

>A friend in tampa, FL lost his job at verizon (he's indian) because verizon
>shifted the whole project and oprations to iindia. he said pretty soon VZW
>network testing, etc... will be done in india before they roll-out in the
>USA. america's choice, is it?

So, which cellular company has all its call centers in the United
States?

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Aboutdakota - 21 Nov 2003 18:11 GMT

>>A friend in tampa, FL lost his job at verizon (he's indian) because verizon
>>shifted the whole project and oprations to iindia. he said pretty soon VZW
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> So, which cellular company has all its call centers in the United
> States?

Small regional ones?

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