AT&T's Dorman offers Darwinian take on survival

摘要

Perhaps nowhere is the decline of AT&T more visible than its payroll: A decade ago the company employed more than 300,000 — by year-end it'll be about 49,000. Just five years ago AT&T controlled cable, wireless and traditional telephone businesses aimed at consumers and enterprise customers. Now its core business is limited to the latter AT&T remains formidable, with $30 billion in revenue last year, but speculation about its future revolves more around acquisition than any return to the glory days.AT&T CEO and Chairman David Dorman recently spoke with Network World Senior Editor Denise Pappalardo and Associate News Editor Paul McNamara about the company's enterprise services unit, pricing pressures and survival in an ever-difficult telecom market.