AOL to Cut 1,300 Jobs in Member Service
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The layoffs, many coming from service centers in Ogden, Utah, and Tucson, amount to about 7% of AOL's global workforce of about 20,000. It's the largest staff reduction since the Time Warner Inc. Internet unit cut about 700 positions last fall.
"There is never an easy time to do this," AOL spokesman Nicholas Graham said. "But the steps we take today will help ensure that AOL meets the needs of our members, meets our strategic corporate goals and sustains the growth of our business."
AOL's overseas offices aren't mentioned in Tuesday's announcement, although Graham acknowledged that call centers abroad and in the U.S. would have to handle more duties.
AOL's subscription base has been declining as more Internet users have dropped dial-up connections in favor of broadband. The company had 18.6 million U.S. subscribers as of March 31, down from a peak of 26.7 million in September 2002.
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What does Time Warner Own other than AOl and CNN?
The layoffs, many coming from service centers in Ogden, Utah, and Tucson, amount to about 7% of AOL's global workforce of about 20,000. It's the largest staff reduction since the Time Warner Inc. Internet unit cut about 700 positions last fall.
"There is never an easy time to do this," AOL spokesman Nicholas Graham said. "But the steps we take today will help ensure that AOL meets the needs of our members, meets our strategic corporate goals and sustains the growth of our business."
AOL's overseas offices aren't mentioned in Tuesday's announcement, although Graham acknowledged that call centers abroad and in the U.S. would have to handle more duties.
AOL's subscription base has been declining as more Internet users have dropped dial-up connections in favor of broadband. The company had 18.6 million U.S. subscribers as of March 31, down from a peak of 26.7 million in September 2002.
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What does Time Warner Own other than AOl and CNN?
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