Re: Looking grim

"Flatus Ohlfahrt" <flatus@TricareForLife.US> wrote in message
news:Xns9A29A0708EF98flatusTFL@130.133.1.4...
> TECHNOLOGY ALERT
> from The Wall Street Journal.
>
>
> Jan. 18, 2008
>
> Sprint said it would eliminate 4,000 positions and close 8% of
> its stores -- moves that would save up to $800 million a year --
> as the wireless carrier continues to struggle to keep
> subscribers. Sprint said it lost 683,000 net post-paid
> subscribers -- those who sign annual contracts and pay monthly
> bills -- and 202,000 prepaid subscribers in the fourth quarter,
> offsetting customers added by affiliates and Boost Mobile. The
> company warned it expects "continued downward pressure" on
> subscriber trends, revenue and profitability in 2008.

Huh. Wonder why. Might have something to do with the abysmal customer
service. You upset some customers, they tell other customers, yadda yadda
yadda.