We take no pleasure in doing so, but xchange is running a telecom-industry layoff tracker, updated as needed, to help readers keep up with who's shedding workers.
We'd be just as happy as you if this list only ran once. If you have any updates for our tracker, please e-mail them to kteal@vpico.com.
Company | Month Announced | Layoffs | Running Total |
Bell Canada | Jan. 2009 | 1,500 | 4,000 |
Jan. 2009 | 100 | 5,100 including 5,000 contractors | |
Ericsson | Jan. 2009 | 5,000 | 9,000 |
Microsoft | Jan. 2009 | 15,000 |
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Motorola | Jan. 2009 | 4,000 | 7,000 |
Oracle | Jan. 2009 | 500 |
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Sonus Networks | Jan. 2009 | 40 | 90 |
Alvarion | Dec. 2008 | 110 |
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Alcatel-Lucent | Dec. 2008 | 1,000 | 17,500 |
AT&T | Dec. 2008 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
Level 3 | Dec. 2008 | 450 |
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PAETEC | Dec. 2008 | 222 |
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Windstream | Dec. 2008 | 170 | 170 |
Akamai | Nov. 2008 | 110 |
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BT | Nov. 2008 | 9,999 |
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Hatteras Networks | Nov. 2008 | 20 |
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Motorola | Nov. 2008 | 3,000 |
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Nokia Siemens | Nov. 2008 | 750 |
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Nortel Networks | Nov. 2008 | 1,300 |
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Sun Microsystems | Nov. 2008 | 6,000 | 6,130 |
Cox Communications | Nov. 2008 | 500 |
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Virgin Media UK, cable operator | Nov. 2009 | 2,200 |
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Broadsoft | Oct. 2008 | 12 |
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Sony Ericsson | Oct. 2008 | 2,000 | 2,450 |
