All ATT wants is wireless and will tell current employees anything to keep the ball rolling until they can get to the point where the work is mostly contractor. Wireline is being dumped by Verizon and ATT to follow the millennials who only want to use cell phones.
With so many company's offering cell type service it wont be long before the goal is reached. the question is will ATT and Verizon survive. ATT has been spending big bucks to expand in Europe and other countries. Cost are lower and workers make less. Both company's dropped retirement and will soon push the employees left to the pay as you go medical.
Most wont believe it will happen to them. As for Direct TV, does anyone really think the work will go to employees when a contractor get less than $100.00 to do an install and they pay their own expenses. Sadly too many employees think they are safe and when they hear about others they think it must be something they did or their department was over staffed.
You wont hear the bell because it will be in the form of an email or recorded voice mail