Comments
freehe
12/24/2017 10:05:35 PM
User Rank Platinum
Bonuses
It is great that AT&T and Comcast employees and possibly other employees will receive bonuses. In addition, employees salaries have been stagnant for several years so the bonuses will slightly help to fill the gap.
freehe
12/24/2017 10:06:42 PM
User Rank Platinum
Losers
Although telco employees win by receiving bonuses, customers lose because they may have to pay higher fees, suffer fast lane speed preferences and other issues that will come along with the protection of net neutrality.
freehe
12/24/2017 10:08:16 PM
User Rank Platinum
Telco Bonuses
Unfortunately, this is another example of how the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Consumers already pay too much for telco services and fees. They will now pay more with net neutrality. In addition, telco executives and shareholders will be the only ones that win.
dcawrey
12/27/2017 10:54:23 AM
User Rank Platinum
Re: Telco Bonuses
This is an opportunity to see whether trickle down economics can work. Some people still dispute that it did work in the 80s, as there was tremendous wealth generation in that decade. However, what's questionable is if it only helped wealthy people or not.
elizabethv
12/29/2017 8:27:23 AM
User Rank Platinum
Re: Losers
@freehe - I wonder how the 2,000 people AT&T laid off just before announcing the bonuses feel about the whole thing? Actually, the University of Phoenix did something similar, right around Christmas as well. They laid off a few hundred people, and then a few weeks later announced we would all be getting bonuses for the holiday. Personally, a fair number of us would have rather seen the bonus money have been spent to keep a few of those jobs.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/12/26/att-workforce-stricken-with-over-2000-layoffs-us-wide-days-after-1000-tax-reform-bonus-check
elizabethv
12/29/2017 8:31:49 AM
User Rank Platinum
Re: Comcast & AT&T Bonuses etc.
@Ariella - companies haven't been doing much to show employee appreciation for a long time. My grandfather, personally, was flabbergasted when I told him I have literally never held a job that offered me any kind of pension. The word is nearly foreign to me. My husband's current employer shows their "appreciation" by offering a family health insurance plan that would literally cost him half his monthly salary.
elizabethv
12/29/2017 8:33:53 AM
User Rank Platinum
Re: Comcast & AT&T Bonuses etc.
@afwriter - 100% a diversion. The bonuses were annouced the same day as the tax reform and that just isn't something they came up with on the seat of their pants the day it was annouced. I'd bet there was some dealing for them to do so just to make the reform look better.
Ariella
12/29/2017 9:00:04 AM
User Rank Author
Re: Comcast & AT&T Bonuses etc.
@elizabethv Oh, yes, it's possible that some union and government jobs still offer pensions, but no one expects them outside of those contexts. You're lucky if your job offers to match anything on a 401K nowadays.
dlr5288
12/31/2017 2:29:39 PM
User Rank Platinum
Re: Bonuses
I definitely think they more than deserve this. They’re constantly working to develop new technologies!
dlr5288
12/31/2017 2:30:34 PM
User Rank Platinum
Re: Telco Bonuses
That’s what is crazy about all this! We’re already paying for services. Now we’re going to be paying a lot more for the same service we’ve already been paying...
|
|
Italy's 5G auction could exceed a government target of raising €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) after attracting interest from companies outside the mobile market.
The emerging-markets operator is focusing on the humdrum business of connectivity and keeping quiet about some of its ill-fated 'digitalization' efforts.
Three UK has picked Huawei over existing radio access network suppliers Nokia and Samsung to build its 5G network.
Vendor says that it's its biggest 5G deal to date.
Verizon skates where the puck is going by waiting for standards-based 5G devices to launch its mobile service in 2019.
Orange has been one of the leading proponents of SDN and NFV. In this Telco Transformation radio show, Orange's John Isch provides some perspective on his company's NFV/SDN journey.
10/16/2017
Huawei Network Transformation Seminar
The adoption of virtualization technology and cloud architectures by telecom network operators is now well underway but there is still a long way to go before the transition to an era of Network Functions Cloudification (NFC) is complete.
The Small Cell Forum's CEO Sue Monahan says that small cells will be crucial for indoor 5G coverage, but challenges around business models, siting ...
People, strategy, a strong technology roadmap and new business processes are the key underpinnings of Telstra's digital transformation, COO Robyn ...
Eric Bozich, vice president of products and marketing at CenturyLink, talks about the challenges and opportunities of integrating Level 3 into ...
Epsilon's Mark Daley, director of digital strategy and business development, talks about digital transformation from a wholesale service provider ...
Bill Walker, CenturyLink's director of network architecture, shares his insights on why training isn't enough for IT employees and traditional ...
All Videos
|
On-the-Air Thursdays Digital Audio
Special Huawei Video
Tweet This