There is a current surplus condition in the Chicago area. It is comprised of IBEW bargained for ATT employees. 100+ affected. Any other stealth surpluses out there?
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Yes..... Stealth surplus everywhere.....across the nation
The IP Transition 'Con': Shut Off the Copper-- Force-March to Wireless.
AT&T's plan is really simple - Using something called the "IP Transition", tell everyone that there's new technology that is the future, if only regulations and consumer protections were removed.
Though I paraphrase and expose the subplot, here is what AT&T claimed were the original goals for Carbon Hill: 55 percent all wireless, U-verse representing 41 percent, leaving 4 percent of the area where the company still can't offer service and it is marked "TBD"(to be determined).
Question: Do people really want the "IP Transition" as told by AT&T?.. Your World Destroyed
Short Answer: No one cares.
Answer: AT&T chose two locations, Carbon Hill, Alabama, a rural community, and Kings Point, Florida, (sometimes referred to as Delray Beach) for their 'IP transition' trials, which is supposed to replace the "legacy", old version of phone service (commonly called "TDM") and bring new capabilities using "Internet Protocols", (IP).
And yet, over the year AT&T lost residential and business customers in both trial locations.
What is rather disconcerting is that after a year+ of bombarding the locals with messaging, meetings, 'education', you name it, the answer is a resounding -- no one cares. And when I say bombarding, as we will discuss, in Carbon Hill, AL, from January to August, 2015, there were 27 events, including meetings at the Carbon Hill Community Center or the senior tech training meeting held at the Carbon Hill High School.
Just another of many to come.....as. ATT continues to reduce their workforce by 2020, which includes 40% of their employees will be laid-off. And most of their positions will be sent to off-shore. AT&T just had a major lay-off 7/31/15 and 5,000 employee nationwide were notified that their jobs were being eliminated. Not sure why or how the News media has missed reporting this information. It is rumored that they will continue heavy down-sizing …