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AT&T Broadband executed across-board trimming of its Atlanta- are...

AT&T Broadband executed across-board trimming of its Atlanta- area work force, laying off 309 employees last week in what spokesman said was cost-saving and realignment operation. Cuts involved employees in call center, field operations, marketing, finance, human resources and…

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midlevel management, he said. Action follows 6-month “top-to-bottom” review of entire Atlanta operations, spokesman said, and jobs were seen as not “mission critical” to improve customer service, efficiency, competitiveness. He said 40-50 of jobs involved inbound sales calls that were outsourced to company in Tex. “It is strictly an Atlanta initiative,” spokesman said when asked whether company was planning job cuts in other areas.