AT&T pink-slips 700 DirecTV installers [telecom]

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by Daniel Frankel

With AT&T's CEO having just proclaimed the addition of 7,000 new jobs tied to Republican-led corporate tax breaks and the Christmas holiday just days away, the company has confirmed the layoffs of some 700 DirecTV installers.

The cuts, first reported on by the New York Post, affect regions across DirecTV's national footprint.