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T to cut 12,000 jobs, 4 percent of staff
AP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Pressured by the economic turmoil and the mounting loss of traditional phone customers, AT&T Inc. is cutting 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force. The Dallas-based telecommunications company, the nation's largest, said the...Tags: Sprint Nextel Corporation, Illegal Immigrants, Unemployment, California, Viacom Inc.
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AT&T to cut 12,000 jobs, or 4 percent of work force
AP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) — AT&T Inc. joined the recession's parade of layoffs Thursday by announcing plans to cut 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force. The Dallas-based telecommunications company — the nation's largest — said the job...Tags: AT&T Corp., Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Company Information
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Visitors bureau's former chief received nearly $750,000 after he retired
Sentinel Staff WriterThe former top executive at the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau received nearly $750,000 after he retired at the end of 2006, according to tax documents filed this month with the federal government. The visitors bureau's 2007 tax...Tags: Gatorland, CEO Pay, New York Times, Insurance, Government
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Davie meetings can be viewed live online
South Florida Sun-SentinelResidents now have easier access to town meetings through Davie's Web site. The site now features Town Council meetings live as they happen. Davie TV online also has a feature in which residents can access previous meetings on demand, as well as click on...Tags: Microsoft Corp.
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Ballesteros announces he has brain tumor
Seve Ballesteros has a brain tumor and will undergo a biopsy tomorrow. The five-time major winner announced the news yesterday in a statement issued by La Paz Hospital in Madrid, Spain. It was unknown whether the tumor was benign or malignant....Tags: Cancer, PGA Tour, Diseases, Mark Wilson, Lorena Ochoa
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Mailers duel over state Sen. Gary Siplin's voting record
Tallahassee BureauFlorida trial lawyers are targeting Orlando state Sen. Gary Siplin with a leaflet mailed to voters accusing him of favoring insurers and telephone companies over consumers. But a national school-voucher group with nearly $1 million in its Florida...Tags: Orlando Magic, Justice System, Insurance, Jeb Bush, Parties and Movements
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Columnist roots for Microsoft. Huh??
CONSUMER CONFIDENTIALIf there's a sentiment that crops up with frequency in this column, it's that bigger is seldom better when it comes to how businesses treat consumers. So I say today, with no small surprise and puzzlement: Go get 'em, Microsoft. Google's great, don't...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, Internet, Academic Progress, Consumers, Google Inc.
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Hanging up on pay phones?
amNewYork Managing EditorThe rotary pay phone at the D'Agastinos supermarket in Murray Hill remarkably still functioned, waiting patiently for quarters to feed its coin slot and fingers to turn its dial. But it also was treated like a museum piece: Looked at with curiosity but...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, Manhattan (New York City), Upper West Side, Wireless Technology, Advertising
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AT & T to hang up on pay phones
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAT&T Inc. is getting out of the business that gave Agent 86 a cunning way to enter CONTROL headquarters in "Get Smart." The nation's largest phone company said Monday that it would stop owning and operating public pay phones by the end of next year....Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, California, Echo Park, Colin Farrell, Movies
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Organized documents are a legacy for family
Tribune Media Services columnistJust in the past few weeks: My wife, Georgina, and I made new investments with the money from maturing certificates of deposit. Our local telephone bill started coming from AT&T, the new name for BellSouth. The customer service number for our long-...Tags: AT&T Corp., Periodicals, Contracts, Insurance, Credit and Debt
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Stalwart
Party loyalists who looked out for their constituencies, passed some bills and secured state funding for local or pet projects. Sen. Larcenia Bullard, D-Miami District 39 Education consultant, 59 A loyal Democrat with 14 years in the Legislature,...Tags: Coral Springs, Upper House, Armed Forces, Conservation, Environmental Pollution
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Big acquisitions put pressure on AT&T to perform
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: I am counting on my AT&T Inc. stock. Will it hold up its end of the bargain? -- R.M., via the Internet A: Never eat anything bigger than your head. The company's voracious $86 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corp. expands its holdings into the...Tags: Periodicals, Morningstar Incorporated, Wynn Resorts Ltd, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, Labor Legislation
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