WASHINGTON – Amid labor negotiations with some 38,000 union employees, Verizon Communications is prepping for a potential work stoppage by training more than 15,000 nonunion employees to take over in the event of a strike.
Verizon is working on a three-year contract with representatives from...
Microsoft announced it will layoff 7,800 employees as it restructures its phone business to accommodate the $7.6 billion acquisition of Nokia Devices and Services.
In an e-mail to employees, Microsoft CEO Sataya Nadella said the move was in effort to “focus our talent and investments...
As cellular and wireless networks become more integrated indoors, network architects are designing systems that can work together, and recruiters are looking for engineers and installers who have skill sets in both areas.
American Tower is hiring distributed antenna system RF optimization engineers to maintain...
Sprint retail expansion to begin with 20 locations as part of JV
Sprint’s retail expansion plans are set to continue as the carrier announced a deal with U.S.-based Dixons Carphone to own and operate Sprint stores in a handful of U.S. markets.
The deal calls for...
17,000 employees agree to deal that includes wage increase, hike in health care contributions
AT&T on Friday announced that unionized wireline employees represented by the Communication Workers of America ratified a three-year contract that was tentatively agreed to on May 13.
Since the contract terms were...
Exclusive interview with Hugh O'Kane Electric Company CEO, discussing NYC DAS, Wi-Fi, Fiber and Colocation
If you are interested in a telecom career installing and maintaining in-building DAS, Wi-Fi, fiber and colocation facilities in New York City, the CEO of Hugh O'Kane Electric Company, offered...
Ericsson has given notice to most of the employees who will lose their jobs as a result of the company's cost-reduction program. The world's largest wireless equipmentmaker said that 2,100 people in Sweden are affected, but only 1,700 are actually leaving Ericsson. The rest...
Ahead of contract negotiations, union called out Verizon for abandoning landlines
Verizon Communications kicked off labor negotiations this week by offering raises to 38,000 employees working for its East wireline business.
Labor representation comes from the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical...
Bloomberg Businessweek's recent 38,000 word, 72-page essay "What is Code" sends a clear message that if you do not know code, you will be left behind. This trend is an important trend if you're interested in telecom careers.
Hundreds of Programming career opportunities await. Find your...
CWA commends T-Mobile US dealings at call centers
The Communications Workers of America is claiming victory over T-Mobile US in a recent policy change that CWA said resulted in the carrier announcing “several improvements” in how it deals with call center workers.
The workers union said...
As a follow-up to last month’s article related to connected women, or the lack thereof in emerging markets, we now move to the second in this series of topics from the GSMA Connected Women program – diversity in the telecommunications industry. Although the statistics were...
T-Mobile US touted the expansion of a call center, while the CWA asks for action
T-Mobile US continues to court controversy with its labor practices as the mobile operator announced the expansion of a call center in Alabama while at the same time the Communications...
BlackBerry is preparing for a new round of layoffs as it seeks to reallocate resources. The Canadian company says partnerships and a fresh focus on sales and marketing are likely to mean new jobs, but some of its existing jobs will have to be...
Some tower crews are idle now, but the FCC is looking ahead
The timing of the next spectrum auction may partially depend on the availability of tower crews, according to the Federal Communication Commission's Michael O'Rielly. The commissioner said he wants carriers and tower companies...
The most prominent Kevin Martins on Facebook right now are a musician, a basketball player and a cake designer, but that's likely to change soon. Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin will join Facebook to manage the social media giant's mobile and global...
Nokia followed up its 150th anniversary with news that it will cut more jobs, according to Reuters, which reported that Nokia Technologies is expected to trim its workforce by 10%, laying off 70 of its roughly 650 employees.
All the jobs slated for elimination are...
Bureau of Labor Statistics counts 861,500 telecom employees; 2.8% unemployment
After some growth in March, the telecommunications sector's April employment figures returned to levels posted in January and February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The most recent reporting shows that the BLS tallied 861,500 telecom...
Grievance strike started Wednesday; some union members have returned to work.
Nearly a month after contracts for some 17,000 AT&T employees expired on April 14, a threatened strike began to materialize in some locales on Wednesday.
The 17,500 employees who work for AT&T Midwest and Legacy-T...
Chalks up possible delay to ‘demand for infrastructure’ and ‘workforce shortage’
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., – Michael O’Rielly, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission warned of possible delays to the 600 MHz spectrum auction that’s planned for 2016.
O’Rielly made the comments during the annual Personal Communications Industry Association...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Wireless infrastructure is one of the fastest-growing industries in the nation, but until recently there has been no formal training program for workers in this industry. Wireless trade association PCIA has worked to change that during the past 18 months. Industry...
Reps attend annual meeting for execs and shareholders
As some 17,500 unionized employees continue into the second week of work under an expired contract, union reps pressed AT&T higher-ups to finalize bargaining during the carrier’s annual meeting last week in Spokane, Wash.
The workers in questions...
AT&T has contingency plan if work stoppage materializes
A week after contracts for 17,500 unionized AT&T workers expired, contract talks are still ongoing despite an earlier strike threat from labor organizers.
Information is scarce, but AT&T spokesman Marty Richter told RCR Wireless News, “The two sides...
OSHA seeks public comment on how to reduce accidents at tower sites
Federal safety regulators are seeking public input on how to best protect the men and women who work on telecommunications towers from injury or incident.
Published on April 15, the Occupational Safety and Health...
Update 1, 10:00 a.m. CST: Texas-based members of the Communication Workers of America will hold a rally today, beginning at 11:30 a.m. CST at AT&T's Dallas offices on Browder Street.
Representatives from carrier AT&T and the Communication Workers of America did not reach a contract...
