Re: [WISPA] verizon pension

2005-12-07 Thread Frank Muto
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051206/bs_nm/telecoms_verizon_retirement_dc NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ - news), the second-biggest U.S. telecoms firm, said on Monday it was restructuring retirement benefits for 50,000 managers in a bid to save $3 billion over the next 10 yea

Re: [WISPA] verizon pension

2005-12-07 Thread Peter R.
Actually, VZ is just hitting management: Late Monday the company said it plans to freeze its guaranteed pension plan for 50,000 of its managers, a move that could save the telecommunications giant $3 billion during the next decade. The company said it would expand its own contributions to mana

Re: [WISPA] verizon pension

2005-12-06 Thread Mac Dearman
Yeah - I read that somewhere the other day! It is due to all that 6Mbps internet they sell for $15.00 hehehehehe Did they think they could spend 40 million a year and only bring in 22million and last forever? Lassez les bons temps rouler!!! ( for the non Louisianians - "let the g

[WISPA] verizon pension

2005-12-06 Thread Rob's list
any one hear that verizon is no longer contributing to their employee pensions. it is the beginning of the end   rob -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/