Centurylink has found a buyer for the crumbling dialtone side of company. Unfortunately they dont want a union company. What happens next. I dont know.
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I live in the Monroe area and heard from a reliable source that Blackie has something brewing.
My first thought when hearing this just after the name changes, and with the CenturyLink name remaining with the legacy services, is he forming a group to reacquire and bring CTL fully back home to Monroe, letting the Colorado gang stay in Colorado? But this is only my speculation, I have no inside info.
Not a chance, been through many mergers and purchases, every one got worse.
Upper management needs their expensive company paid box seats/suites.
How come when you check centurylink for current stock price to see how much it lost today and pull up any current news about the company all you see is how great centurylink stadium is or c-ap about the Seahawks, I think maybe there are more important things to worry about for the workers that built this company than football. Check it out!
People that say stuff like this without any proof should be unmasked
Too bad they'd be stuck with legacy Embarq and Centurytel areas."
“I think you're confused. CenturyTel & Embarq were profitable companies, how do you think they were able to buy that pig of a company Qwest? Qwest was a sh–ty, poorly ran company, that's why their stock was in the toilet.”
Buying Qwest showed that Post and Co. had no clue how to evaluate then try to run a large company. Buying Savvis was a disaster, thinking Prism TV would ever be profitable was delusional. They had no clue how to become successful, so sell make millions and leave Storey holding the bag till he walks out with the golden umbrella.
"Too bad they'd be stuck with legacy Embarq and Centurytel areas."
I think you're confused. CenturyTel & Embarq were profitable companies, how do you think they were able to buy that pig of a company Qwest? Qwest was a sh–ty, poorly ran company, that's why their stock was in the toilet.
Yes you are right, when Nacchio took it over and sold everything to put in Dark Fiber and buy Railroad access then falsely reported earnings especially with Global Crossing who had Jeff Storie there at the time coincidentally and was also pulled down for the same thing.
He got out unscathed but still practices that mentality.
Selling the Cell sites instead of converting them to Digital was just for cash to cover his Cyber Centers which they sold also.
True I am a legacy Embarq employee and very well aware of how successful they were prior to becoming CenturyLink. Since that time this outfit has run it into the ground.
"Too bad they'd be stuck with legacy Embarq and Centurytel areas."
I think you're confused. CenturyTel & Embarq were profitable companies, how do you think they were able to buy that pig of a company Qwest? Qwest was a sh–ty, poorly ran company, that's why their stock was in the toilet.
"The succesorship clause does not cover the wireline employees. Read your contract. The majority of Qwest is the long haul fiber and Level 3 took over that."
The Legacy Qwest Employees are still under that umbrella, they did not say Fiber and Wireline, they had Network Technicians, that's Fiber Network and Copper Network. Classic QWEST was never represented. They were suppose to be but the Union screwed the pooch on it and it's why it is divided now. Throw in Legacy Centurytel and Embarq and it is a cluster umm mess.
They have been shifting titles and changing Umbrellas, Local and National are different from a year ago and which Job Titles fall under each. CDT's and COT's are now under National where the other Network Technicians are under Local.
Something is about to shake loose for sure and they are positioning for it. But hard news, not yet.
Welp Windstream has emerged from bankruptcy. They have very little debt, perhaps they make a run at it??? Too bad they'd be stuck with legacy Embarq and Centurytel areas.
I hope someone gets a you can off this sale.
Is that why the sudden influx of job title changes to become "Network"
When a company files for chapter 11 restructure, all this goes out the window nothing is guaranteed.
The succesorship clause does not cover the wireline employees. Read your contract. The majority of Qwest is the long haul fiber and Level 3 took over that.
Well they have a small problem, we have a contract that lasts for a few more years, most our copper goes thru facilities that are Union supported.
They would have to cut all that copper over to a different cable that uses their facilities, cost prohibitive at best.
Or come up with an agreement with the Union to allow non Union people to work those circuits. highly doubtful but not out of the question given the Unions cave in policies to date.
There has been no news of a potential agreement that I have seen and I looked and searched, usually there are leaks and speculation.
So fake news and stirring up the masses unless you have some actual direction to look is how I take this also.
I believe and know they are trying to sell it, but don't think there is a serious contender.
I have a co-worker whom every couple of months says this. He gets everyone freaking out and they all start to worry about their job.
When asked why he does this, he said it’s fun to watch everyone squirm.
So unless you can give some details about this “so called sale”, I will Donald Trump this thread as
“fake news”.
Wow. Heard this as well from my sro in Phoenix. Co has buyer. But don’t want the union with the company.
A sale to who? Link, source? Just made it up?
Does that mean we will get a pay raise and good insurance again?