Bell Canada?s Buyers Offer Revised Investment Plan
The proposed buyers of Bell Canada have offered to scrap the troubled $50 billion takeover of the telecommunications giant, instead taking about a minority stake of less than 20 percent, people briefed on the matter told DealBook on Thursday.

Funeral arrangements set for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers
TORONTO - The funeral for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers will be held next Tuesday at St. James Cathedral in downtown Toronto. The founder of the Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) media empire died at his Toronto home this week at the age of 75.

Funeral arrangements set for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers
TORONTO - The funeral for telecommunications pioneer Ted Rogers will be held next Tuesday at St. James Cathedral in downtown Toronto.The

Telecommunications giant cuts 12,000 jobs
Shares of AT&T Inc. (T: sentiment, chart, options) dropped this morning after the company announced that it will slash roughly 12,000 jobs, or 4% of its workforce through the end of next year...( Read More )

'Visionary' Canadian telecommunications titan Ted Rogers dead at 75
TORONTO - Ted Rogers, the visionary entrepreneur whose long career in Canadian telecommunications allowed him to boast of pioneering both FM radio and high-speed Internet, died in his Toronto home Tuesday morning at the age of 75.

Telecom giant AT&T slashes jobs
US telecommunications company, AT&T, announces 12,000 job cuts, or 4% of its workforce, in an effort to reduce costs.

Telecom Stocks: AT&T, ADC, telecoms mostly decline
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Shares of telecommunications stocks were deflated on Thursday after two days of gains, with large job reductions by AT&T Inc. weighing on the sector.

AT& T, DuPont Cutting Thousands of Jobs
Telecommunications giant AT&T said today it would lay off 12,000 employees in coming months, the latest shock to a labor market that has declined steadily for a year.

AT&T to Cut 12,000 Workers
The telecommunications company plans to reduce about 4% of its work force, because of the economic downturn.

AT&T to cut 12,000 jobs
AT&T today said it is cutting 12,000 jobs, or about 4 percent of its work force, because of the economic downturn. It was not known how many of the jobs are in the Chicago area. The Dallas-based telecommunications company said the job cuts will take place in December and throughout 2009. The company also cited a changing business mix and a more streamlined structure as other reasons for the ...

Brazil?s Cable-Fees Ban Less Likely to Be Implemented, Net Says
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil?s telecommunications agency is less likely to go ahead with a proposed ban on some cable-TV fees, Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA Chief Financial Officer Joao Elek Junior said today in an interview with Bloomberg TV.

AT&T won't say how many local jobs are among 12,000 to be cut
Layoffs at the Dallas-based telecommunications giant will be "across the company and across the country," spokesman Walt Sharp said, but he would not specify what departments and cities would be most affected.

AT&T to slash 12,000 jobs due to economic downturn
The Dallas-based telecommunications company said today the job cuts will take place in December and throughout 2009.

'Visionary' Canadian telecommunications titan Ted Rogers dead at 75
TORONTO - Ted Rogers, the visionary entrepreneur whose long career in Canadian telecommunications allowed him to boast of pioneering both FM radio

AT&T to cut 12,000 jobs
UNDATED?AT&T's joining the recession's parade of layoffs. The Dallas-based telecommunications company announced today that it plans to cut 12,000 jobs.

AT&T to cut 12,000 jobs
AT&T said Thursday it plans to cut 12,000 jobs, or 4 percent of its workforce but gave no indication whether any of the 20,000 employees in Atlanta would be part of those cuts. The Dallas-based telecommunications company -- the nation's largest -- said the job cuts will take place in December and throughout 2009. The cuts include management and non-management jobs and will be made in many parts ...

AT&T to cut 12,000 jobs
Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. said Thursday it plans to eliminate 12,000 jobs, or approximately 4 percent of its total work force. (T)

AT&T won't say how many local jobs are among 12,000 to be cut
By JOHN AUSTIN AT&T Inc. isn't saying yet how many local jobs may be lost as part of a plan announced today to cut about 12,000 jobs, or 4 percent of its workforce. Layoffs at the Dallas-based telecommunications giant will be "across the company and across the country," spokesman Walt Sharp said, but he would not specify what departments and cities would be most affected. The company has about ...

Qualcomm: China Telecom to revitalize CDMA technology - Regional
Telecommunications behemoth China Telecom's consolidation of its CDMA business will help bring handset prices down globally and boost the technology, especially in emerging markets, Flavio Mansi, VP for Latin America and the Caribbean of chipset maker Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), told BNamericas.

AT&T to lay off 12,000
Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. said Thursday it plans to cut 12,000 jobs, or 4 percent, of its work force, as consumers retrench on spending and abandon land lines for cell phones. (T)