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Telecom layoffs

This page lists every layoff entry we hold for the Telecom sector that still links to its original source. It is a record of what we have verified, not a complete count of layoffs in this sector.

494 recorded entries

207,631 jobs across 215 employers

1 entry the employer attributed to AI in its own words

Covering 2002 to 2026

Counted by the industry recorded against each entry, normalised to a fixed list of 19 sectors. Rollup records and the per-site notices they absorb are counted once. Open this filter in the full tracker.

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Showing the 50 most recent of 494 recorded entries. See all of them in the tracker.

  1. T-Mobile · 113 jobs

    2026-08-12. Filed or independently reported record. Location: TX. Evidence: News report.

  2. Verizon Corp Resources Group LLC · 156 jobs

    2026-08-07. Filed or independently reported record. Location: NJ. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  3. EchoStar · 330 jobs

    2026-07-31. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MD. Evidence: News report.

  4. Appliance Plus Cellular Inc · 1 jobs

    2026-07-31. Filed or independently reported record. Location: IA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  5. Appliance Plus Cellular Inc · 3 jobs

    2026-07-31. Filed or independently reported record. Location: IA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  6. Appliance Plus Cellular Inc · 5 jobs

    2026-07-31. Filed or independently reported record. Location: IA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  7. Appliance Plus Cellular Inc · 4 jobs

    2026-07-31. Filed or independently reported record. Location: IA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  8. Verizon · 3,000 jobs

    2026-07-16. Filed or independently reported record. Location: NY. Evidence: News report.

  9. Telecon Inc. · 12 jobs

    2026-06-25. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Canada. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  10. Telecon Inc. · 16 jobs

    2026-06-22. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Canada. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  11. Charter Communications, Inc. · 313 jobs

    2026-06-21. Filed or independently reported record. Location: WI. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  12. Bell Canada · 700 jobs

    2026-06-15. Announcement-stage record. Location: Canada. Evidence: News report.

  13. T-Mobile USA, Inc. · 74 jobs

    2026-06-08. Filed or independently reported record. Location: TX. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  14. Charter Communications · 62 jobs

    2026-05-07. Filed or independently reported record. Location: SC. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  15. T-Mobile USA · 78 jobs

    2026-04-21. Filed or independently reported record. Location: NJ. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  16. T-Mobile USA, Inc. · 200 jobs

    2026-04-16. Filed or independently reported record. Location: TN. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  17. T-Mobile USA, Inc. · 74 jobs

    2026-04-02. Filed or independently reported record. Location: KY. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  18. Telvista, Inc. · 110 jobs

    2026-02-28. Filed or independently reported record. Location: TX. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  19. Verizon · 1,319 jobs

    2026-02-20. Filed or independently reported record. Location: NJ. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  20. Telstra · 650 jobs

    2026-02-01. Announcement-stage record. Location: Australia. Evidence: News report.

    The employer attributed this to AI.

    “Telstra announced about 650 job cuts in early 2026 with AI-driven restructuring cited in the announcement coverage (ACS Information Age)”
  21. T-Mobile USA, Inc. · 172 jobs

    2026-01-30. Filed or independently reported record. Location: IL. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  22. Verizon · 165 jobs

    2026-01-23. Filed or independently reported record. Location: WA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  23. Verizon · 139 jobs

    2026-01-23. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  24. Verizon · 54 jobs

    2026-01-23. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  25. Meteorcomm LLC · 49 jobs

    2026-01-17. Filed or independently reported record. Location: WA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  26. Verizon Communications Inc. · 13,000 jobs

    2025-12-31. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: SEC filing.

  27. Communications Test Design, Inc. (CTDI) · 15 jobs

    2025-12-31. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  28. Communications Test Design, Inc. (CTDI) · 64 jobs

    2025-12-31. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  29. Charter Communications · 176 jobs

    2025-12-10. Filed or independently reported record. Location: ME. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  30. Comcast Corporation (Beltway Integrated Supply Chain Operations) · 42 jobs

    2025-12-05. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MD. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  31. Verizon · 13,000 jobs

    2025-11-20. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

  32. San Bruno CityNet Services · 13 jobs

    2025-11-15. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  33. EchoStar Corporation · 17 jobs

    2025-11-01. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MD. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  34. Charter Communications · 1,200 jobs

    2025-10-22. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

  35. Comcast · 240 jobs

    2025-10-15. Filed or independently reported record. Location: GA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  36. Consolidated Communications · 1 jobs

    2025-09-17. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MN. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  37. Ericsson · 100 jobs

    2025-09-09. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Canada. Evidence: News report.

  38. Gexel Telecom · 36 jobs

    2025-08-31. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Canada. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  39. LSC Communications Transport LLC · 180 jobs

    2025-07-09. Filed or independently reported record. Location: IL. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  40. Telstra · 500 jobs

    2025-07-09. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Australia. Evidence: News report.

  41. Movate, Inc. (AT&T Project) · 71 jobs

    2025-07-01. Filed or independently reported record. Location: TX. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  42. Charter Communications · 174 jobs

    2025-06-26. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  43. AT&T Alabama · 73 jobs

    2025-06-20. Filed or independently reported record. Location: AL. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  44. United States Cellular Corporation · 86 jobs

    2025-06-02. Filed or independently reported record. Location: WA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  45. United States Cellular Corporation · 12 jobs

    2025-06-02. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MI. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  46. US Cellular Corporation · 1 jobs

    2025-06-02. Filed or independently reported record. Location: TX. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  47. United States Cellular (USCC) · 95 jobs

    2025-06-02. Filed or independently reported record. Location: VA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  48. United States Cellular Corporation · 286 jobs

    2025-06-02. Filed or independently reported record. Location: TN. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  49. USCC Management Services, LLC · 11 jobs

    2025-06-02. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MD. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  50. USCC Management Services, LLC · 17 jobs

    2025-06-02. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MD. Evidence: State WARN notice.

A state page link goes to that state's official WARN list and a data file link goes to the file it publishes. The notice was filed at that source; older notices roll into the state archive.

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Cite this pageTelecom layoffs. AI Layoff Tracker, AskTheRecruiter.com. Accessed Aug 22, 2026. https://asktherecruiter.com/blog/industry-layoffs/telecom/ Licensed CC BY 4.0; every entry links to the filing, notice or report behind it.

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