As it seems, AT&T is made of lies. Nothing new there. 700 people were just laid off from DirecTV, with more to come. So much for promises of new jobs...
Timing is awful as well, two weeks before Christmas. Do these people have no soul? If you are going to leave people without a job, at least have some decency and do it after the holidays.
This will get worse before (if) it gets better.