Any word on the meeting tomorrow? Is management being surplused? Is management being offered buyout? Is direct tv being sold? Is a surplus coming for AFO? Appointments are being missed left and right, you can pretty much right your own... — read more 

Dallas is surprising 4 of 19 communication consultants, Houston 9 of 19. Happy Thursday 🐿. November 21 off payroll date.

Is anyone else having trouble with AT&T updating their records to reflect that retirees have pr-scrip-ion coverage? Since retiring in March 2020 with more than 30 years of NCS with AT&T, I have had recurring problems with AT&T updating their... — read more 

Good luck to everyone. No matter what happens, never forget how valuable you are.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/att-ceo-john-stankey-lays-out-companys-4-priorities-hbo-max-5g-dividend-debt-51600186773

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/10/26/why-google-fiber-is-no-longer-rolling-out-to-new-cities/ According to The Washington Post, “the cost of acquiring video content was ‘the single biggest impediment’ to Google Fiber’s... — read more 

I personally find it very difficult and frustrating, trying to collaborate with Tech Mahindra resources. I’m finding that is due to cultural differences, as much as to communication issues. Anyone else seeing the same thing?

3 Top Priorities for AT&T's CEO John Stankey is looking to bring some focus to the telecom giant's business. outlined NOW three key areas of focus for the telecom giant at a recent investors conference: Continue to build out the fiber... — read more 

It saddens me to see how many are taking their jobs here for granted. I wish more of you would realize just how lucky you are. Now go ahead, downvote me, I don't expect anything better.

T seems to be fighting the idea to provide broadband to people, laying off Individuals, and taking on lawsuits because they haven’t been focused on providing... broadband. Wow

https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2020/09/15/att-under-fire-mississippi-rural-internet/3463300001/

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led his colleagues in demanding answers from AT&T, after the company recently announced plans to eliminate more than 3,400 union-represented technician and clerical jobs and 1,300 retail jobs... — read more 

AVCT Announces Xavier Williams as New CEO.

if at&t didn't run their layoff hit list just right the past couple of years, look out: https://www.wraltechwire.com/2020/09/14/feds-ibm-did-discriminate-against-older-workers-in-making-layoffs/ Tech giant IBM discriminated against older... — read more 

Any news in the west on craft surplus? District 9

Just got off a call. Multiple core jobs coming to several areas.

So Stankey “couldn’t be more pleased” with HBO Max's progress since May... Now, I understand that he has to say stuff like that to placate shareholders who are undoubtedly and rightfully disappointed, but am I the only one who thinks that he actually... — read more 

AT&T CEO Sees Less Hope That 5G iPhone Will Fuel Upgrade Pandemic-ravaged economy will weigh on phone shoppers ‘We aren’t in the best of economic times,’ Stankey says The wireless industry has long hoped that the arrival of 5G-enabled devices... — read more 

89 UNION HEADs ROLLING OFF PAYROLL http://www.cwa3406.org/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-t-considers-cellphone-plans-020327521.html “I believe there's a segment of our customer base where given a choice, they would take some load of advertising for a $5 or $10 reduction in their mobile bill,”... — read more 

Like really SBC? You dumb dumbs purchased the ATT name and forgot it’s bread and butter. The F’ing network. No reason to buy unneeded Directv, no need to buy Time Warner and forget your home base. With all that money wasted you could have... — read more 

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2020/09/15/att-says-its-planning-a-lower-priced-version-of-hbo-max-with-advertising/

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Is it cheaper to pay the fine than to upgrade the network? "fining AT&T $2.5 million for refusing to provide requested required information on how it delivers 911 service and $1.25 million for misrepresenting and disregarding CPUC rules."... — read more 

Nothing from D3?

Now, it is — I hated this place! Home of Highly Compensated (so called.....executive) Employees. Home of No Intelligent "Manager" Employees. Home for Backstabbers. Home of Long Hours, Miserable Pay, EEO Flunkie - Affirmative Action... — read more 

Verizon CEO Touts Disney Streaming Bundle Offer Disney 60M Subs Comcast Peacock 15M Subs AT&T HBOMAX 4M ................................free... — read more 

never ends ...

Finally A Game Plan to—Finally—Connect Every American to Broadband "We’ve struggled for years to bring high-speed Internet to rural and low-income Americans. Here’s how to get the job done " said John... — read more 

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200909/07395345273/over-politico-att-monopoly-gives-tips-fixing-broadband-problem-it-spent-thirty-years-creating.shtml from excerpt: This one's a real laugher if you know AT&T's history. For the better part... — read more 

More cluelessness.... https://deadline.com/2020/09/att-boss-john-stankey-couldnt-be-more-pleased-with-hbo-max-progress-nods-to-mulan-release-strategy-1234577030/ AT&T CEO John Stankey says he “couldn’t be more pleased” with the progress of HBO... — read more 

I am an MR75 and overheard a couple of coworkers discussing how they wished I would be surplused. It amazes me that others feel they have more of a right to remain here than I do. I am not a "dinosaur," as they so eloquently put, I still add more... — read more 

We are in the golden age of mobile communications, streaming data, and entertainment, yet we seem to be failing at all the above. It is honestly hard to believe that the leadership team could be so totally inept as to foul up everything they touch?... — read more 

Do you think the damage Randy and now Stankey have done to this company can ever be reversed? I believe that we're never going to be able to go back to our glory days, but at the same time I believe that things can certainly improve. All we need... — read more 

Any updates on another surplus? It’s been like crickets.

As WarnerMedia gears up for the release of a planned ad model for its recently launched HBO Max product, its parent company has reportedly run into a number of problems—including the fact that absolutely no one wants ads on premium content, including... — read more 

Expect several million reseller subscribers to be lost by AT&T and moved over to the Verizon network in the near future. This could have been a wise acquisition by AT&T had not leveraged itself out of contention with the media shopping sprees. ... — read more 

https://deadline.com/2020/09/kevin-brockman-warnermedia-exit-cindy-haubegger-att-jason-kilar-1234576327/ Brockman joined WarnerMedia in May 2019 after 22 years at The Walt Disney Company, most recently serving as EVP of global communications for... — read more 

Tell us something we don't know. "Yet WarnerMedia’s reliance on HBO Max to stop the cash flow burn is not enough. The streaming service is expensive than that offered by Disney (NYSE:DIS), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX). Roku... — read more