Seems like alot of posting on Linked in " look at me, look at us meetings" getting various groups to travel somewhere to discuss "strategies" and fun on the company dime. I also see awards from little known companies that say Lumen is great at this... — read more 

To absolutely no one's surprise, a show of interest was offered to PM's, ENG's, Fiber Splicers, etc to go to Network CO / ATT. A fun rollercoaster!

I'm hearing rumors AT&T wants to close the Lumen deal before the end of the year. This might explain why. AT&T announced yesterday that they will pay EchoStar $23 billion in cash to acquire a portion of EchoStar's wireless spectrum licenses... — read more 

Lumen is once again hiring someone from Microsoft. Shedding certain assets. An increase in insider stock buying. Makes you wonder if Ms. Johnson is not possibly setting up the company to be acquired.

I can’t believe the whole ops leadership is from Roger’s communications and they are the worst leaders possible trying to be top dog creating duplication and headaches as if they know what the heck we all do. Better yet some have been here 5 months... — read more 

Person who works with SVPs under Ward said a RIF is coming for STEPN. This week or next due to projects over budget.

Half a Mill worth this time.. Seems like every time she does something like this, its not good.

I’ve been working on launching a business for years, just kept putting parts of it off. But everything happening here lately put things into perspective, and I’m done playing it safe. It won’t be easy, but I’ve already wasted enough time trying to... — read more 

Volunteers?

Look, I am not a rocket scientist but none of this makes sense. Lumen 2nd quarter results were just announced on Thursday. Lumen did NOT make the same revenue as the previous quarter. Lumen's Revenue dropped 5.4% as it has been dropping each quarter... — read more 

Here we go! My source just told me to expect things to happen tomorrow morning. It won't be everyone, but it will be significant. The struggle is real. Be mindful of others and be kind.

One word bad.

AT&T is going to find out how bad the plant is in Denver. The elite cable maintenance has frogged the cable so bad it takes us awhile to find the right ports. They are lucky they are only going from the FSAI out. The other side of the FSAI is even... — read more 

How.... Please explain

So AT&T is taking an $8B tax break for fiber. Just crickets from Lumen. Why aren't they taking it too? It's awfully quiet. Too quiet.

Y'all are nothing but a bunch of rumormongers. Your logic is lacking, and your proof is even worse. Shame on you spreading this cr-p.

I wish to use names but know that is a no, no. In Denver the current management has lost total focus. They do not care about customers, only themselves. We want to do our jobs and take care of those who pay the bills. However we get told no! Now if... — read more 

Other than the 98.99% operations/installers/union folks on this site, are there any sales RIFs looming? Looking to buy a house and checking any potential shifts in Lumen sales.

Any new info on who's been identified to move to the "new" company as part of the fiber sale?

Who has cameras now? I keep hearing rumors we’re getting them but haven’t actually seen them yet.

4 months might be a new record heard a bunch of his reports are gone too. was this part of a reorg or a rif?

So how was the big phone call tonight with D7. I’m low on seniority so I didn’t listen. Any news worth while

So they sweetened the pot on early phased retirement with a $10K offer. But if you accept you will not be able to take a severance RIF package if one comes along. Probable cheaper way for them to clear out low hanging fruit before they go to... — read more 

It looks like more layoffs will soon be announced. Has anyone heard anything specific?

I spent 22 years at AT&T before I was laid off and came to CenturyLink. An AT&T acquisition is not a good thing for the employees of the acquired company. They will slash management right away because the way they manage is different. You you guys... — read more 

Been hearing that a lot lately. Would that be a good thing for employees. Or do they gut? It sounds exciting. A lot our bosses are ex micrsoft anyways.

Broadband and Network technicians will be left behind, the copper will be decommissioned like it should have been 15 years ago, and then mass layoffs.

This place has burned me so many times, I can't wait to turn my back on it.

I was kind of expecting captain planet to appear with Kate mentioning all the super powers being combined

Once the fiber acquisition is finalized, how bad will the layoffs be? AT&T isn’t exactly known for mercy - they cut deep and don’t look back. I’m expecting it to be bad with a capital B.

https://www.fierce-network.com/broadband/exclusive-lumen-sells-consumer-fiber-biz-att-575b So AT&T is only buying 95% of Quantum in 11 states.. do we know what Lumen is going to do with the other 5% left over in the other 5 states?

Wonder what happens to all those Lumen fiber employees? AT&T agrees to buy Lumen's consumer fiber business for $5.75 billion in cash Reuters 10 mins ago By Milana Vinn (Reuters) -AT&T (T.NaE) has clinched a deal to acquire Lumen Technologies'... — read more 

The rumors were true. Lumen confirmed it is selling its Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business to AT&T for $5.75 billion in cash. The Mass Markets sale is expected to close in the first half of 2026. Furthermore, it’s poised to bring “financial... — read more 

The Charter-Cox merger will make this happen, I think. AT&T and Verizon are moving in the same direction. And Lumen wants to cut bait on Mass Market. No secret there. And no, I don't have a crystal ball.

Dying dinosaur telecom sector taking it on chin. While regional and global investors look to AI and advancement in compute power and datacenter technology for growth. The d-mb pipe providers are just that, Fiber with zero value add.