Hearing rumors that a package will be out before EOY, with an FMP coming the end of January. Thousands lost VO privilege, both employees & contractors forced back into specific locations, some which were previously approved as collaboration zones... — read more
AT&T is like Jurassic Park
Only instead of the dinosaurs trying to eat everyone, they take big giant bowel movements on people instead
The huge debt load
I see that the matter of T’s massive debt load has been widely discussed in the media, along with the possible consequences. Think that we have no idea how potentially dangerous this situation is, especially if things don’t turn out the way the... — read more
Brad Bentley General Manager and Executive Vice President, Direct to Consumer Development at WarnerMedia
Brad bentley, BBA Marketting & Masters in Marketing, DirecTV 59 year old dinosaur, in charge of content...now this makes lots of sense, lmao
expect more..............................................................LAYOFFS
RELATED: DirecTV’s subscriber churn woes could continue in Q4 as promo pricing ends Niknam also posed questions about WarnerMedia, primarily concerning the division’s plans for a direct-to-consumer streaming service and whether it will require... — read more
Do over
the government will probably need to break up existing giants, as it did to the old AT&T and Standard Oil AT&T one of the corporate behemoths have been very good for their executives and largest shareholders and bad for almost everyone else. Sooner... — read more
AT&T could be next
Https://www.marketwatch.com/story/when-to-sell-a-stock-before-its-too-late-2018-11-27?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo
A more unified approach in the streaming business?
Its acquisition of Time Warner has led to the shuttering of niche streaming services and a new direction under a more unified approach. I don't agree with the central premise of this article. So far we've just seen shutting downs of those smaller... — read more
The AT&T pension fund
ATT's pension fund is only about 75% funded and that 75% includes a large amount of a special class of ATT preferred stock (esssentially an IOU). This special class of prreferred stock was created just to address a serious underfunding problem (at... — read more
The GE & AT&T comparisons are coming out and its not looking good.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/360CE9D2-F251-11E8-AC3F-E228885BD762
Closing stores?
Is it true some stores will be closing after especially weak sales last week?
It Is Not Just AT It Happens everywhere. It is just the way it is, get over it and accept it
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2018/11/26/gm-needs-lay-off-nearly-6-000-salaried-workers/2115695002/
Connection
Human beings want connection even more than they want shiny content, and if it's available in essentially unlimited quantities over fiber optic networks at a reasonable price (because different retail providers use those same transport networks to... — read more
"AT&T With about $183 billion of debt outstanding, it is one of the most indebted companies on the planet"
Not good. Not good at all. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/opinion/corporate-debt-bubble-att-ge.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage "In the last decade, well-established companies including G.E., AT&T, CVS Health, Sherwin-Williams and... — read more
The dispute with Dish Network can dismantle the whole Time Warner deal
It looks a though the company leadership is a little overconfident about the Time Warner deal not being overturned. In fact, they are overconfident to a point that they see no problem with creating bad publicity on purpose. Don’t get me wrong, I... — read more
How did your store do?
Mine was the usual ghost town. Anybody see an uptick in sales?
The people who have higher seniority want to hold on to their jobs too
Folks, do not be angry with those who have higher seniority wanting to hold on to their jobs, it is human nature. People forget that the higher seniority folks have weathered quite a few battle scars of t heir own and have every right to want to hang... — read more
At&t offering refund for bungling golf stream
I guess thats the price you pay when the technology is outsourced. Couldn't happen to a better company... — read more
Problems with AT&T’s B/R Live streaming video service Friday prompted the company, shortly before the match began, to make the webcast fail
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiger-and-phils-biggest-bet-viewers-will-pay-1542805365?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2&mod=article_inline
Behold, T’s killer new iptv box that will be the end of times!
https://www.androidtv-guide.com/articles/directv-now-android-tv-set-top-box-interface It’s just another android box. That’s right the fabled iptv box is just another android box like a fire stick and others but with a modified menu for T, it even has... — read more
Att technology loses again
Well, so much for the golf ppv. Some paid and most got it for free. Maybe if att put infrastructure above dollar signs this wouldn't have happened. Oh well, they only lost a few million... — read more
And who is at fault? NO ONE!!
Companies are carrying a $9 trillion debt load, posing a potential threat should rates continue to rise and the economy weaken. Most Wall Street bond experts think the issue is contained for the next 12 to 18 months, though one says the market's... — read more
Smart money
Smart moneys leaving the stock. Dividend gonna get cut. T is under water on all purchases.
TELCOS in US subcontracting at alarming rate.
Most want connection even more than they want shiny content, and if it's available in essentially unlimited quantities over fiber optic networks at a reasonable price (because different retail providers use those same transport networks to compete... — read more
Emergency meeting is a good thing
An emergency meeting is a good thing! It means they need to come up with some idea's to stop the bleed, hopefully. The realists in mean says this is all part of the plan nd always has been. Stocks drop and the lay offs are announced. The dividend... — read more
Here we are
I started with an SBC wireless company back in 94. Times were good. SBC started buying all of the Baby Bells. No problem., They left wireless alone. Each market had leadership that was accountable for their markets. It felt like working for a small... — read more
it's really an embarrassment, the whole company and these "leaders"
randy and stinky...i mean stankey should not have retained their roles after the t-mobile screw up, donovan has never run a wireless company before...i mean this "pick ur friends" at&t leadership mentality has driven the company into the ground... — read more
IN THE NEWS.... AT&T stores for Sale
GameStop to Sell Its AT&T Wireless Stores for $700 Million By Christopher Palmeri November 21, 2018, 1:30 PM EST Video-game chain retreats from diversification strategy Proceeds will repay debt, buy back stock or be reinvested
IT IS UP TO YOU TO FIND YOUR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY, AT&T wants it the easy way? ...NO Techs
Internet Connectivity is Key for Small and Mid-Size Businesses November 20, 2018 Sue Galvanek, VP of enterprise networking at AT&T, sat down with Cheddar to talk about the importance of fast and reliable internet service for small businesses... — read more
Emergency meeting and call with the board and top investors Friday
Randy has been requested to join an emergency board meeting on Friday to be on a call with top investors as T slips in to territory not seen since 1995. He may very well be out of a job but it may not be until the beginning of next year as to not... — read more
Stock is heading for new 52 week lows by EOY
A major correction in the stock market along with more rate hikes will only accelerate the downfall of this garbage
How low can you go/, and have a nice day
3 Stocks You Need To Reconsider: AT What is the company working on that has the potential to materially increase the stock price in the next three to five years in the face of rising interest rates? Here's the answer I get when I listen to the CEOs... — read more
you already know the #s.....120k will be fired in the next year....
that dumb CFO already stated that over a year ago...use your 2020 training to invent the next facebook. LMAO
Layoffs
Who is next management to be surplused in December??? Hearing anything?
Responsibility can’t be delegated. Leadership is responsible for everything the organization does or fails.
The Sinking of the Titanic: An Analogy of Failed Leadership “We have struck iceberg . . . sinking fast . . . come to our assistance.” Those words pierced the airwaves on a cold evening in 1912. Before they tapped the last bit of Morse Code, they... — read more
Another week...
...another opportunity to worry about more layoffs. Isn't it fun working for AT&T?
AT&T’s past attempts to reinvent itself
What's more important than what's on this list is what isn't. In 1991ATT tried to reinvent itself as a tech company and enter the computer market by buying NCR. That was a disaster. In 1997 ATT started buying cable TV systems (and was talking even... — read more
Companies gutted by AT&T = 98
Did you know that “...the temptation by some to view this decision as being something more than a resolution of this specific case should be resisted by one and all!” Here are the companies AT&T acquired in the merger: HBO and Cinemax, as part of... — read more
Is it me or is AT&T becoming another GE?
Is AT&T headed for a downfall just like GE? Should I sell the stock now? Seems to me it would be better to take a little loss as opposed to a complete loss. Heard a lot of bad things from employees and to be frank, they're the insiders that are... — read more