经济危机继续蔓延,Sprint大裁员14%

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我们之所以关注这则消息.是因为SPRINT是PalmPRE在北美的发布伙伴,
) @2 z- s3 V0 i& c; \& F近期SPRINT宣传他们将裁员8000人,接近其员工总数的14%左右,此行动将来预计可为SPRINT每年节省约$1.2billion费用.

尽管Sprint的发方言认说这次裁员对于原来的计划的上半年将要展天的WiMAX建设和Palm Pre 上市行动没有影响,

3 B9 y, o. `" H0 g但一般说来,裁员是一个企业用于控制成本的最后一招,如果这招不好用的话对于企业来说下一步就很麻烦了.

Sprint是全美第三大移动运营商,仅次于Verizon以及合并后最大的AT&T(由Cingular与ATT合并而成).
Sprint和Verizon运营的都是CDMA网络(3G网络为CDMA2000).AT&T运营的是GSM网络(3G为WCDMA)
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Sprint, Palm's exclusive Pre launch partner in the US, just announced today that it plans to cut 8,000 jobs or approximately 14% of its workforce. The cost cutting measure will save $1.2 billion annually.

A Sprint spokesperson told InternetNews.com that the "layoffs will not impact its Clearwire WiMAX partnership or the impending launch of Palm's new Pre smartphone in the first half of this year."
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Sprint is the third largest US wireless carrier behind Verizon and AT&T. The company currently has around 50 million subscribers as of the end of the third quarter.

8 W7 r& P% r0 u"Labor reductions are always the most difficult action to take, but many companies are finding it necessary in this environment," said Sprint CEO Dan Hesse. "We continue to improve the customer experience and these improvements are reflected in much higher levels of satisfaction in customer surveys and in independent performance tests. Our commitment to quality will not change."

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2 L; o+ G/ }8 X) CThe labor cost reductions are the latest action in the company's efforts to make its cost structure more competitive in the industry and to remain financially secure in a challenging economic environment. Sprint repaid $2 billion in debt in the second half of 2008, and renegotiated its credit facility terms with the expectation of sufficient liquidity to pay debt coming due during the next two years. At the end of the third quarter 2008, the company had a cash balance of $4.1 billion, and said that it had expected to continue to generate Free Cash Flow in the fourth quarter.

Sprint will release its fourth quarter 2008 financial results on Thursday, Feb. 19, which is earlier than previously announced.