The amount of times Drahi has bent us over and f---ed us for every penny we have has made him a p--nstar, I want out but I don’t know where to go, Spectrum? Fios? Help someone
$80 gig $90 2 gig $40 100
Those are the rumored pricing for the fiber offering residential level
It’s sad when you get a company email and you question the company’s integrity
That credit check email very suspect hard to trust your personal info with these guys
Altice Christmas party
is this happening anywhere??
Norwalk headend
A lot of fiber has been hung in Stamford Greenich and Norwalk, when will the rest of the footprint be finished? I’ve heard mixed rumors of Bridgeport being done with fiber ranging from too poor for investment/urban dense good money, which one is... — read more
AT&T, Comcast giving $1,000 bonuses to hundreds of thousands of workers after tax bill
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/20/tax-reform-reaction-att-is-giving-bonuses-to-200000-employees.html
Tuition reimbursement
Anyone hear anything about them no longer reimbursing tuition for ATS employees? Says it on the marquee that it doesnt apply to unions and ATS now. Slap in the face after managers said they would keep everything the same.
The lockdown is over today
Let's see what happens when the market open today. I personally don't know how it works but from what I gather anyone who bought AUSA stock pre IPO I think, how that works got me but they can sell. Me personally I would drop that sh-- like a bad... — read more
transition to Part time
Heard a rumor of an offer to change some coordinator positions to part time. Supposedly there will be an incentve $. But of course a reduction in benefits. Could be a good deal for the right person.
La box is a mess
Boi how many times do I have to visit a house to troubleshoot
The marquee is full of spirit!!
Sales and customer service employees sharing the Christmas spirit. Giving to the kids, giving to their communities. Amazing how customer service and sales are the heart of the company. I can't wait to see if they post pics of all the AUSA holiday... — read more
Out with the old, in with the new
Cablevision used to be a good company to work for - until it sold to Altice. Since then some benefits and holiday bonuses have been stripped to ‘trim the fat’ as they say. Yet our benefit contributions are increasing - how is that even possible?... — read more
Winter Uniforms
Any day now. Although its not a big deal for me cause of my position. But I see some of the field service guys and they look like they just got done playing in the mud their yellow sweatshirts are so dirty.
Vacation time
Hearing vacation time chatter. Anyone hear that you will lose any accrual during the course of the year after 120 hr Mark?
Altice abandons effort to lay its own fibre technology across France
PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Telecoms and cable company Altice has dropped its bid to roll out its own costly broadband fibre technology across France by 2025, a senior executive said, to help rein in investment costs in response to plunge in its... — read more
To whom this may concern, open up your eyes the big cheese that Brags on how he acquired his fortune with credit..
It's come down to this, drahi's aggressive penny pinching, next on there agenda besides reshuffling and removing etime/pay in this company there will no longer be purchasing plastic utensils for there employees for depots and most likely company... — read more
Near miss
Today I had a near miss. Large line truck with ats badges driving illegally on Garden State Parkway. Do they even know it's non commercial?
Call center nightmare
Metrics at Cablevision call centers are absolute garbage. It's like the management is either completely clueless about how things work below them and want the impossible or they're simply doing this on purpose to have an easy excuse to fire people... — read more
Hmmm
Altice Is An Attractive Short Dec. 11, 2017 12:34 PM • ATUS Summary When the ATUS IPO lockup expires on Dec. 19, 2017, the company's pre-IPO shareholders and insiders will finally be able to sell their restricted shares. The number of shares... — read more
We just lost the NJROC
Why would this company want to get rid of this crew of people? They were great support for OSP. Very upset with this decision. Now the ROCLI will have double the workload. This company intentions are all wrong. Thanks Altice USA for nothing!!
Amazon exploiting workers, just like altice will
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/amazon-drivers-forced-deliver-200-11668823 This sounds exactly like what altice has done with Ats. It is only a matter of time before they have the same systems fully in place. Think of the Amazon drivers as techs... — read more
Hawthorne Bum
Just wondering if any other Depot has a guy that watches the Fleetmatics all day tracking guys who are on FTTH ??? Not a Sup but the laziest construction tech to work out of Hawthorne N.Y. I can’t believe they stress US to put up feet upon feet of... — read more
Oh Boy!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-01/how-debt-boomeranged-on-a-telco-that-loves-junk-quicktake-q-a
Disturbing news about our ex-boss
Knicks owner James Dolan named in civil suit against Harvey Weinstein New York Knicks owner James Dolan and Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry have been named as defendants in a civil suit filed against movie producer Harvey Weinstein. The suit... — read more
We All have our complaints about changes....
I thought about this today. I know the good times are gone. The recognition for hard work, the comradery, the laughter etc.....We used to do a secret santa in our depot (not sure if others did it) where we would deliver gifts to an orphan home of... — read more
They are hiring
Entry Level Fiber Optics Installer TEKsystems - Tarrytown, NY $14 - $15 an hour Contract TEKsystems 2210 reviews Read what employees say about working here. We are looking for Entry Level Cable Installers to support an expanding fiber optic network... — read more
Can anyone out there explain what this means for ATS employees??
Altice Technical Services US Corp. ("ATS") ATS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altice Technical Service B.V., a 70% owned subsidiary of Altice N.V. ATS was formed to provide network construction and maintenance services and commercial and residential... — read more
Fiber
What’s the holdup? Tons of towns were supposed to be lit by Christmas time
Take a look at this email we received exactly a year ago today.
We are excited to announce today the formation of AItice Technical Services US. (ATS), a new company created to deliver best-in-class technical expertise and customer service. ATS will provide AItice USA with the support and expertise required as we... — read more
No wonder those quarterly bonuses are being held up
https://economicsandmoney.com/2017/12/04/a-glimpse-into-insider-trading-and-ownership-at-altice-usa-inc-atus/
No wonder those quarterly bonuses are being held up
https://economicsandmoney.com/2017/12/04/a-glimpse-into-insider-trading-and-ownership-at-altice-usa-inc-atus/
Goldman Sachs wants a VRP
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Don't you just love it when the whole stock market is going straight up like a rocket ship ....
and your ATUS stock is down more than 35% from the IPO price! (which wasn't even that long ago!) They should have put "some Mexican guy in charge" instead of the penny pinchers that they did.
Altice to sell Swiss telecom solutions, data centre businesses
(Reuters) - Altice (ATCA.AS) has agreed to sell its Swiss telecommunications solutions business and Data Center operations, the telecoms and cable company said on Friday, as it seeks to reduce its 50 billion euro ($59.6 billion) debt burden. The deal... — read more
Altice’s World Comes Crashing Down
Employees of Altice-owned Suddenlink have been forced to take requests for replacement coffee machines for break rooms to skeptical company committees that review virtually every transaction. More recently, Cablevision technicians are complaining... — read more