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AT&T Southwest To Cut 340 Jobs Regionally

eric — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:15:15 +0000

KansasCity.com has reported that AT&T Southwest has plans to cut 340 jobs across Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The layoffs were announced last week and are part of a trend in the telecommunications industry at large resulting from declining sales in traditional land line services. The Kansas City area will take a very light hit as only 14 jobs in the region are slated for elimination.

This past March, AT&T Southwest eliminated an additional 520 jobs regionally. 140 of those jobs were in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Despite the layoffs, AT&T continues to be one of the largest employers in the area, with some 2,000 employees.

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Tellabs to Cut 200 Jobs Through Restructuring

victor — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:34:04 +0000

Telecommunications equipment maker Tellabs will cut 200 jobs over the next five quarters as part of a restructuring plan.

Tellabs, which reported a net profit of $62 million for the fourth-quarter thanks to a positive tax adjustment, is attempting to cut costs while shifting the company’s focus to Ethernet and Internet network equipment.

Tellabs said that while 200 positions will be cut, its overall number of workers is expected to increase this year.

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Sony Ericsson Closing Four Facilities, Cutting 2000 Jobs

joshua — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:26:02 +0000

Sony Ericsson is streamlining operations and cutting 2000 jobs. As part of a global consolidation, four US facilities will be closed down by the third quarter of 2010, along with two more overseas. The company will move its North American headquarters from North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park to Atlanta and closing that facility, accounting for 425 of the job cuts. Sites in Miami, Seattle and San Diego will also shut down along with one in India and another in Sweden. Some of the employees affected will be able to apply for company positions elsewhere.

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NTELOS Plans Job Cuts

joshua — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:27:33 +0000

NTELOS, a telecommunications provider based in Virginia, announced that it was planning to cut an unspecified number of jobs. The job cuts will be primarily in support positions and not in areas the deal directly with customers. Some jobs will be eliminated through early retirement or by not filling vacant positions, and the rest will come as layoffs. The company expects to spend $1.5 million in severance packages and added retirement benefits next year, and realize a $4 million savings in payroll.

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Sprint Nextel Plans Another Round of Layoffs

joshua — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:05:02 +0000

Sprint Nextel is planning to trim 2,500 jobs across the entire company with many of the layoffs coming before the end of the year. The company is also planning to cut back on the number of outside contractors it uses. No specifics were given in the latest announcement but Sprint has said in recent weeks that some layoffs were likely to come in its wholesale operations due to lack of growth in its landline business.

Earlier this year sprint cut 8,000 jobs and transferred 6,000 more to Ericsson, a network equipment company.

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Nokia Siemens Cutting 5700 Jobs

joshua — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:37:14 +0000

Telecommunications equipment supplier Nokia Siemens Networks has announced a cost cutting plan that includes the elimination of 5,700 jobs world wide. The company operates in 150 countries and says that the job cuts will be evenly spread throughout its operations, but no further details were given.

Nokia Siemens Networks was created as the result of a joint venture between Siemens AG’s COM division and Nokia’s Network Business Group in 2006. It has major manufacturing operations in Finland, Poland, Germany, China and India, and other operations globally.

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