Cingular cuts 160 ex-AT&T Wireless jobs
Roughly four months after finalizing its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless announced Thursday its third and largest round of post-merger layoffs, with 160 former AT&T Wireless workers in the Washington cities of Bothell, Redmond and Seattle scheduled to lose their jobs effective April 4. According to Cingular, the cuts will impact workers at all levels from vice presidents to line workers.
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The announcement brings to 403 the total number of former AT&T Wireless workers who will have lost jobs in the merger’s wake. On Jan. 4, Cingular announced the elimination of 155 positions, with another 88 added on Jan. 19. The carrier said it plans to eventually cut a total of 6,800 positions—about 10% of the combined company’s workforce—by July 2006.
Redmond, Wash.-based AT&T Wireless employed about 31,000 people nationwide at the time it was acquired.
According to a Cingular spokesperson, employees targeted for job cuts will receive at least 60 days notice. Their severance packages will be based on their tenure and position with Cingular or AT&T Wireless.
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