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.

Bad from money view, not too bad from the deals view, but analysts are all touting negative sentiment. Ouch. Well, you balance that with a RIF. https://www.stocktitan.net/news/LUMN/lumen-technologies-reports-first-quarter-2025-zezyheh1pmpg.html

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” lumen - we do the same thing over and over And still can’t get it right

Why must everything be a disaster. Nothin works, every process every task Is trash. Why are we doing this??? Why destroy a what was a good business to make it this toxic environment where customers are mad and employees don’t give a sh-t... — read more 

Stock did nothing on this news, nobody cares about these 10yr quid pro quo partnerships.

How do we keep laying off the people that do the work but yet keep hiring VPs, sr directors. Especially in Enterprise the EVP doesn’t let us backfill people that left and the work just sits there because teams are already short staffed but he keeps... — read more 

Hope you have a good package best off luck. 🍀

Showed up to annual review and it was them bashing me for “work” done years ago. No review or any bad feedback prior. They are the type to fire you and make sure you’re not hirable elsewhere. BEWARE. Avoid like the plague. This place is evil. — read more 

Looks like setting up for a sale. Guess they need to wait since the US markets just went in the cr-pper, loaded up with paper, flushed, and clogged. Who's gonna plunger it, you know that feeling, hoping you don't get splashed when it's somebody... — read more 

Sending y’all great news from Lumon’s orphaned red headed step child….. I’m so glad our company is so woke! Justice being served daily! We recently won a fight to stop calling our safety event a “safety rodeo”! YAY FOR US! I mean, it’s totally cruel... — read more 

Lumen and Ciena Transmit Record-breaking 1.2 Tbps Wavelength Service Across 3,050 Kilometers https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lumen-ciena-transmit-record-breaking-123000346.html

After spending 25 years in Telecom, wasted 3 at Lumen. Lack of innovation and advancement compared to other carriers is astounding. In TMForum discussions Lumen is never mentioned. At MWC ‘25 in Barcelona it was all about AI, no Lumen. Every... — read more 

To all those saying the CO can’t be split between companies clearly know nothing about De regulation, Co location COs unbundled products! For the better part of two decades we’ve had CLEC Switches in our central offices selling their services over... — read more