1AKHViYgBGbmxi8qiJkNvoHNeDu9m3MfPE (7335) ·
blows my mind that the Bell System employed 1m+ individuals when it was broken up and is *now* owned by Crown Castle which employs 4,500
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1AKHViYgBGbmxi8qiJkNvoHNeDu9m3MfPE (2114) ·
Automation? Coordination?
1AKHViYgBGbmxi8qiJkNvoHNeDu9m3MfPE (7335) ·
They pulled some seriously sketchy stuff w/ the transfer of assets to Crown Castle, but also automation.
1AKHViYgBGbmxi8qiJkNvoHNeDu9m3MfPE (2114) ·
Or neglect because they cut jobs they should have kept?
1AKHViYgBGbmxi8qiJkNvoHNeDu9m3MfPE (7335) ·
They use subpar Inferno powered all digital switches in some stations. Others are still too expensive to change out.
1AKHViYgBGbmxi8qiJkNvoHNeDu9m3MfPE (7335) ·
Oh no they divested the value of the company through a backdoor to bypass regulators and then named it such to say "who gonna stop me".