Dec 5th, 2008 · The labor market just keeps getting worse. AT&T, Dupont, NBC and Credit Suisse announced layoffs this week — and they weren't alone. Throughout the business world, managers have been calling people in, and giving them the bad news. There can be a right way — and a wrong way — to let workers go.
Mar 20th, 2008 · The FCC auctions off a huge new chunk of the airwaves for wireless communication. Verizon Wireless bought the best part of the airwaves, known as the "C" block. AT&T also purchased some of the spectrum.
Mar 6th, 2008 · The lead plaintiff in a warrantless wiretapping lawsuit against AT&T is talking publicly about the case. Congress may grant AT&T and other firms retroactive legal immunity. That could end a flurry of lawsuits opposing the Bush administration's post-Sept. 11 eavesdropping program.
Feb 2nd, 2008 · Apple sales numbers released this week show that more than a quarter of iPhones sold in 2007 may have been hacked. The phones haven't shown up on the roster of exclusive service provider AT&T. Many probably went to black markets overseas. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Dylan Tweney of Wired about the rogue phones.
Jan 9th, 2008 · AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson says his company cut service to a number of landline and home broadband customers. He wouldn't say how many had stopped paying their bills, but he blamed the weak economy. Stephenson says wireless customers are hanging in there.
Dec 26th, 2007 · What were the top ringtones of the year, according to AT&T? A couple of rap tunes led the way: "Party Like a Rock Star" by Shop Boyz and Mims' "This Is Why I'm Hot."
Nov 8th, 2007 · Senators consider whether phone companies should be let off the hook for allowing the National Security Agency to tap customers' phone calls and e-mails without a court warrant. Whistleblower Mark Klein, a retired AT&T technician, says it gives the NSA access to all Internet communications.
Nov 7th, 2007 · Mark Klein, a former AT&T technician whose testimony was central to class-action lawsuits against AT&T for wiretapping, is fighting a possible Senate deal that would grant immunity to telecoms for their role in National Security Agency surveillance -- effectively nullifying the lawsuits.