AT&T to Keep Cutting Jobs as It Automates Its Network With AI
AT&T says it will continue layoffs as it moves into the AI era, cutting about 2,100 jobs in the first half of 2026 and potentially shrinking its workforce to 85,000 by 2030. The carrier is retiring its copper network and will replace hardware at thousands of central hubs with cloud software from DriveNets starting next year.
- AT&T cut about 2,100 jobs in the first half of 2026
- Its workforce could shrink to 85,000 employees by 2030
- From 2027, hardware at thousands of hubs will be replaced by DriveNets cloud software
- Dropping copper has saved 660,000 MWh of electricity since 2024
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