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shame on you, at&t

bobc74

Mar 23, 2012, 5:08 PM
I searched for Cingular job losses on Google. Guess what I found? An article from 2004 where the CEO of Cingular details 7,000 jobs being cut due to the MERGER of Cingular and at&t!! So, yeah, 2 can play at the what if game.
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Vmac39

Mar 23, 2012, 8:39 PM
Cingular, now ATT, wasn't in the financial position that they're in today. So, that is very much of a what if game. Other things have to be taken into consideration, before you can compare then and now. Just saying....
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bobc74

Mar 26, 2012, 5:17 PM
I wasn't trying to compare. Just pointing out the simple fact that no one can say whether these job would have eventually been cut antway. Just that it has happened in the past and it could have happened in a post-merger world as well.
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AtTheMet

Mar 24, 2012, 8:40 PM
bobc74 said:
I searched for Cingular job losses on Google. Guess what I found? An article from 2004 where the CEO of Cingular details 7,000 jobs being cut due to the MERGER of Cingular and at&t!! So, yeah, 2 can play at the what if game.



2700 of those jobs were slated to be cut but Cingular had them delay it until the acquisition was complete.
www.cwalocal4250.org/.../Project%20Pinnacle%2 0on%20Hold.pdf

Also, do you recall how AT&T Wireless was almost at the point of collapse and then Cingular sought them out.
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