Sprint – Reducing expenses by $2.5 billion that should not impact its network; cutting severance to one week for each year served. Those with an elephant-like memory will recall that Sprint announced a $1 billion cost-reduction plan back in 2003 following the telecom bust.
◾Verizon Wireless – Reducing 20 regional operations centers to six.
◾ATT Texas president said they are hiring 850 in Texas; hired over 4,000 year to date. Sue Marek from Fierce Wireless predicts that AT&T’s move to SDN will result in more job cuts.