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.
Within two days – Jan. 21 and 22 – Microsoft, Intel and Ericsson all announced they’re each laying off at least 5,000 people.
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 |
Intel Corp. | Jan. 2009 | 5,000 |
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Microsoft | Jan. 2009 | 5,000 |
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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 |
