Thank you for letting us spy on you: AT&T cutting 12,000 jobs/4% of work force

[AndyA]

This from the "We're going to break the law, spy on you, and charge you for doing it, then demand retroactive immunity while providing lousy customer service. Fuck you, America" company.

Thanks, AT&T.

I can't imagine why anyone would do business with these people. It's time to break them up again!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28049442/?from=ET

[Kahuna]

1. I have a lot of friends who are good people who work at AT&T.

They had nothing to do with the spying. I just said a prayer for them. These are going to be really hard times for us all.

[zbdent]

2. but hey, ask a Democratic presidential candidate a question and become an immediate

media sensation after making wild claims about how you're going to be able to afford to buy a lucrative business, and get your panties in a bunch over someone actually looking into whether or not you've cheated on your taxes, and you get several Republicans rushing to make legislation that makes it illegal to do that ...

(gee, I thought that was what "privacy laws" were about ... but then, JTP was likely snarling about how "the dumb libruls are trying to destroy this country by opposing listening in on phone conversations!")

[msongs]

3. does this mean ATT is gonna reduce its fees/charges by 4% then? yeah right nt

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

4. This is why I wish APPLE would look at other carriers

I think it is crazy for a gadget to have only one phone carrier.