https://www.businessinsider.com/att-and-verizons-goal-to-revolutionize-advertising-looks-doomed-2020-9
ATTMex : an example of unproductivity and idleness
ATTMex keeps looking the other way with a bunch of VPs and AVPs totally unable to be productive while displaying an impressive lack of leadership and commitment; and on top of them, clowns dressed with the C-suite. All boils down to reality :... — read more
Who needs Expensive Fiber?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-broke-record-launching-180-144500079.html Copycat AT&T Mirrors other technologies will cause their demise? So in summary Tesla Start with first principles: 1-Go fully vertical 2-Choose distributed over... — read more
AT&T Is Still A “Legacy” Firm
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4372489-t-may-not-make-future
Warner Media tracking this site
My scan shows browser Fingerprinting which will then enable them to identify you across the internet. These Trackers are able to collect a lot of information about your device, including Your IP address, browser history, screen size, time-zone... — read more
AT&T Stock will drop soon to $24
We have all the classic signs for a bubble: ignoring valuation metrics, new era thinking or fear of missing out." Why?.....Powell said it is not a bubble. And the Fed never lies.
Verizon Racks Up $1.9 Billion in Wins in Latest 5G Bandwidth Auction
Tricky Cadh STRAPPED AT&T touts mmWave spectrum gains, but Verizon still has nearly 3X as much. https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/09/02/verizon-racks-up-19-billion-in-wins-in-latest-5g-b/
Above and Beyond! - AT&T supports Milana
https://www.prweek.com/article/1693072/we-will-continue-fight-support-her-at-t-backs-spokesperson-milana-vayntrub-online-harassment
Severance lump sum
Has anyone off payroll 7/24 received their severance limp sum yet?
Cash Balance payout Question
For the legacy SBC folks who were on the cash balance plan, after you were surplussed and assuming you qualified for modified rule 75 and chose the lump sum, how long did it take after you left before you got the check? I am asking folks who chose to... — read more
Any rumors not the CWA D3 Surplus announcement in 2 weeks?
Currently there are postings on the website but I’m wondering if there is still a pending big surplus. Remember, it was canceled for the 3rd Quarter.
Stankey & Co Reversing Ratty's Legacy?
Sell, DTV, Xandr, Gaming, maybe ditch ATT Mex, what's next, WM+CNN? It appears that all the things Ratty did, which was acquire the wrong companies and turn them into dogs with fleas. It appears as though Stanky is undoing it all and selling them off... — read more
Will SDN Software Define Network lead to a reduction in headcount for wireless units?
In this centralized approach to network management, the underlying network infrastructure is abstracted from applications. SDN provides choice in automation and programmability across data centers, campuses, and wide-area networks. Will SDN Software... — read more
AT&T looks to sell Xandr ad unit
So much for the idea of competing with Google and Facebook for digital advertising. The senior executives at AT&T cannot get out of a wet paper bag much less launch a new platform. "AT&T Inc (T.N) is exploring a sale of its advertising unit... — read more
T losing an “astounding” 18 percent of its subscribers every year
https://nypost.com/2020/08/31/prominent-analyst-skeptical-of-att-directv-sale-reports/
Retiring soon? Social Security could come to a screeching halt
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/opinions/social-security-payroll-trump-altman/index.html
Payroll Tax Cut - any word from HR?
The payroll tax cut deferment went into effect today which defaults the next four months of the 7.65% tax used to fund General Federal Income, Social Security and Medicare until 2021. Does anyone know if T allows employees to opt out of this... — read more
Roku vs AT&T
https://variety.com/2020/streaming/features/roku-premium-streaming-1234748507/
To sell or not to sell, or may be should sell? maybe
For the third time being, AT&T has reportedly decided against selling its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment gaming division to another company. According to Bloomberg, the telecom concluded the unit was too valuable to ditch, even if a sale... — read more
AT&T backs Trump plan, demands “neutrality” on Facebook, Amazon, and Google
Hypocritical AT&T Because Google was an early supporter of net neutrality, a concept that AT&T (stupidly and incorrectly) seems to think is an existential threat to its own business plans of coming up with sneaky... — read more
So now they're shopping out Xandr
https://deadline.com/2020/09/att-reportedly-shopping-xandr-ad-unit-strategic-shift-hbo-max-1203028368/ It sounds like they're in panic mode & trying to get rid of all Stephenson's bad moves. I wonder how much longer it'll take them to dump Warner. — read more
Jeremy Legg says no more layoffs for his organization for this year and possibly none for next year
Those are GREAT news. He also talked about 55% will be flex workers, 35% virtual (all time from home). If you move away from your current address to new address you may have to take a pay cut if you go from NY to Mississippi for example. He also... — read more
Now Xandr is on the chopping block
Guess you can't make advertising matter after all... https://deadline.com/2020/09/att-reportedly-shopping-xandr-ad-unit-strategic-shift-hbo-max-1203028368/
Who is hiring?
I see many older employees asking who is hiring those in their age bracket but I'd really like to know if there's anybody hiring at all? Some of us in our thirties would also like to leave this place but frankly, I'm not seeing any available options... — read more
Corruption pays off for all White Collar Criminals
https://www.law360.com/articles/1302340/at-t-dodges-shareholders-directv-now-fraud-suit
2 weeks until Sept 15 layoff day ... IBEW-21 try not to totally F up ESIPP this time
Stay home union reps .... PLEASE .... I would like an ESIPP and to leave or at least have the opportunity for one!!!
Get ready- next round is coming
Rumor has it management is sick of fighting the union just to get people to work. More work going to proxemity where they can collect, sell and assist with billing.
The worse deal in history or Scam?
Remember?...Droves of analyst cheered as the deal became known as one of the worst in history. Bizarre Bizarre? Well, where are the Morgan stankey analysts now? https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113hhrg88435/html/CHRG-113hhrg88435.htm — read more
zoom, msft teams, slack...and then there is.....t-connect, t space
collaboration complaise driving value, lmao...
S.O.S
https://www.barrons.com/articles/at-t-might-want-to-sell-directv-why-one-analyst-says-a-deal-is-unlikely-51598890821
ATT and Payroll Tax Cut
While you guys are so focused on yet another DTV sale rumor, Trump's payroll tax cut takes effect tomorrow. According to the treasury, the Employers will be paying the employees behalf for the remainder of the year. Now the question I have is if ATT... — read more
even charter communications stock is off the charts....
greatest bull market of all time and randy could not do anything expect screw us all. pick almost any company and your 401k had a real chance to be worth quite a bit
Another proof of our leadership's genius
So we bought DirecTV for nearly $50 billion and now there's a chance we'll sell it for $20. Wow, we are truly being led by geniuses with unparalleled business acumen. Who knows, if they wait a bit more maybe we'll even be able to get $10 billion for... — read more
You can’t make this sh-- up
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/08/28/report-att-renews-efforts-to-sell-directv/?source=eptyholnk0000202&utm_source=yahoo-host&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=article
Alternative to AT&T employee mobility offer?
I've read some posts that mentioned employees using another carrier and/or mobile virtual network operator for service. Can someone share? Consumer Cellular? After 12+ years as a L2 I'm looking around for opportunities. It would be nice to have a... — read more
The RS/JS Difference - to your 401k account
In the last five years (8-29-15 to 8-29-20) Verizon shares have increased 29% while AT&T shares have declined by about 10%. That is a performance difference of approximately 39%. Now go open up your 401k account and multiply your AT&T share... — read more
Should the Board clawback the bonuses paid to RS?
Morningstar is reporting that, “Any deal for the satellite TV service would be sizable, but likely a far cry from the $49 billion AT&T paid for it in 2015. The pay-TV unit has lost millions of subscribers in recent years as viewers switch to... — read more
AT&T pays its employees too much to be a Wall Street winner
What happens if ATT announces blowout earnings like the Apples, Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, Google, Teslas of the world? It will be blood in the water for the Union sharks to circle around the CEO and demand even higher pay, more benefits, lifelong... — read more
Q3 subscriber loses to increase
I had a meeting last week and amid dire projections for Q3, The service has lost millions of subscribers, and even with consumers stuck at home during the 2020 pandemic, AT&T’s pay TV service has been a disaster outshined by streaming options like... — read more
Propping up the stock
few months back AT&T's Stankey says doesn’t plan to sell its DirecTV, this may be a Shaddy play to increase the value of the stock, since nothing else seems to work... if it is borderline decepive or illegal you will find AT&T... — read more