We had an 'All hands on deck call today and VP of wireless paid is a visit. News is not good.

Stock was at $43+ few monts back, now the pattern seems to be heading to the $35 mark, why is this? Wasn't DTV A success ?

http://www.businessinsider.com/directv-now-profit-margins-chart-2016-11

AT&T wants to get bigger, greedier, and more expensive, watch for this low new video offering! History has showed us how deceptive this company has been , outlook like the state of Illinois has sued AT&T, alleging that the communications company lied... — read more 

Our management team has had meetings every day this week. We were told some centers were closed and some are scheduled to close. We are scheduled to meet with big wigs next week needless to say I for one am very concerned. We were told if a center... — read more 

Let’s hope this rumored AT&T and TWC merger never happens Chris Mills BGR News According to a non-scientific poll of our internal Slack channel, the American company we'd most like to see dead is AT&T. Second place goes to TWC. So let's not even... — read more 

Analysts said that sentiment has been weighing on Time Warner stock TWX, -0.31% , which has lagged the AT&T T, -2.32% offer price ever since. “This deal risk probably explains a decent portion of the spread between [Time Warner] currently at $88 and... — read more 

Effective 11/27 they are changing the GTOC positions to NON Exempt. They are changing all the rules to mirror an occupational position. Even changing to a new time reporting system. Every minute must be accounted for. They said we can no longer even... — read more 

Net Neutrality is good for the economy. It means companies can't block sites they don't agree with (for example, AT&T can't block a customer from going to Drudge) and it means companies can't charge more just for using their services. When Net... — read more 

Randall may need a new media strategy, this guy is so lost, Trump’s surprise win in the presidential election, that merger may be dead, he came out strongly against the transaction last month, saying at one rally it was “a deal we will not approve in... — read more 

Hopefully Trump will see right thru this BS and force AT&T to bring our jobs back to the U.S.

Trump will kill it dead in Q1 or Q2. Luck for Randall, it;s not going to be a messy split like T-Mobile was.

I heard IEFS Technicians might get a early retirement or buyout package.

First, AT&T and DirecTV: Turn On, Tune In, Stand By, CEO said that Acquiring DirecTV will boost AT&T’s cash flow and protect its dividend, but we noticed the long-term value has yet to be proven AT&T's Broadband prices have been soaring and pay-TV... — read more 

Any info on layoffs tied to the new org announcement Friday?

I wonder how AT&T plans to make its margins for $35 a month. This price undercuts them more than their competition. Maybe, they are dreaming of making up with advertising revenue. Let's see how this will play out.

This question is for Directv legacy call centers that have been transitioned to the ATT shift bid schedules. How does it work? Is it something to worry about?

they need to start layoff at the management levels. they are too top heavy.

On the AT&T side, I think, they just completed a $50 billion deal for DirecTV last year. No one has mentioned the debt balance. The debt terrifies me on this, why? You're going to have to , they say they're going to cut about $1 billion in expenses... — read more 

Well this is it. Just found out from a coworker in C&E that the big bosses were in a meeting yesterday (Friday 11/4) discussing details of what appears to be a huge layoff planned for the first quarter of next year. It sounds like it will impact all... — read more 

The feds' lawsuit over Dodgers channel will make it harder for AT&T to buy Time Warner Opponents of AT&T’s deal to buy Time Warner said the collusion suit was another reason for regulators to reject the deal. Above, an AT&T store in New York AT&T... — read more 

ATOs high turnover rates suggest you are as easily replaceable With low-skilled workers the lowest employee satisfaction are also not doing especially well financially, which may suggest that low employee satisfaction is but a symptom of poor... — read more 

Anyone have any info if the call center is closing..i

You can bet the company won't lay off 100,000 people in the year 2020! They will gradually get rid of people every year to the tune of around 30,000 per year, until they reach the 1/3 surplus goal... Then, considering how things look in 2020, there... — read more 

The numbers can be changed to show anything the company wants and as for the field tech's , forget it, they are all going the same way the Verizon and East techs did, to Frontier. As for the remaining number just look at the east region. 4890 in CT... — read more 

Some keep saying AR will stay and COR stores will start closing

Not directly connected to us but this tells you what's going on the wire side - it's sad and horrible - see the thread here https://www.thelayoff.com/t/KbFiKtG or here @KbFiKtG

The managers show up to work to do nothing and collect a paycheck.

Is it sad that as an RAE I am running to become a store manager of a level three because that's about the only "safe" job? I'm tired of this company being secretive. Give us an EXACT number and which organizations you'd like to see reduced... — read more 

I'm amazed at the large number of techs not meeting their productivity metrics. If you're one of them your time is near. Contract or not come 1Q2017 if you're not meeting your numbers you will be quickly removed and replaced with a former Prem Tech... — read more 

http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-dodgers-channel-antitrust-directv-lawsuit-20161102-story.html Very interesting turn of events. Justice Dept is saying that DVT's ATT was the ring leader in collusion with Cox and Charter against... — read more 

Any rumors on the MCOS Reorg and layoffs. Vicki Jones new org?

AT&T is the largest provider of cable TV in the US at this point, while TWC's new parent company Charter is the third-largest. A merger of the two would give them over 50 percent market share, which is terrifying to everyone already being screwed... — read more 

But the good news, IBD'S TAKE: AT&T stock has shed 16% since Oct. 1 amid speculation over rising interest rates and reaction to the Time Warner takeover bid. Look for news about other dividend paying stocks at The Income Investor, and the law suit by... — read more 

The reorganization chart is out. VPS and V SVP'S were announced. Now where does everyone fall?