Sprint plans to send hundreds of technology jobs overseas

Kansas City Star ^ | 8/7/03 | Suzanne King

[Non-Sequitur]

Another one for your ping list.

[Pern]

We recently used Sprint as our long-distance carrier, until we received a notice from them in the mail on Mon. that they would be charging an additional $.99 fee (I'm still confused as to what this fee is actually for).

Needless to say, I changed carriers on Tues. Glad I did it since they are now sending American jobs overseas.

[harpseal]

ping

on or off let me know

[TroutStalker]

Kumar said he does not blame Sprint and the many other companies that have turned to cheaper labor overseas. "They have to follow the model or go out of business," Kumar said.

We get what we (don't) pay for. With price as our main consideration for goods and services, overseas competitors win. First it was manufactured goods, now the service industries are going.

[Verax]

What was that someone said about a "Sucking Sound"?

It's getting a lot louder lately.

[stainlessbanner]

At the end of the day,

Management speak from the PHB.

[scottlang]

Yes it is. Bush needs to address the economy and jobs if he wants to be reelected. He is fine on foriegn police and defense, but if things do not get better soon he will be open to what may be very successful attacks on this.

[1rudeboy]

And it's only been, what, 15 years?

[1rudeboy]

Glad I did it since they are now sending American jobs overseas.

The paleos here will argue that, because you did it they are now sending American jobs overseas.

[Sunshine Sister]

This surprises me. Where over seas are these jobs going? I know it can't be Europe with their "expect everything without paying for it or working" attitiude. Are the jobs going to Asia?

[Non-Sequitur]

Are the jobs going to Asia?

Asia, India to be specific.

[TroutStalker]

It seems that most of the outsourcing is to India. When I first started dealing with Dell tech support in December, it was with Americans, now it is 100% Indian.

[UB355]

I got the same notice, who did you switch to ?

[Pern]

I was interested in IDT, but discovered that they deduct their monthly bill directly from you cc/checking acct. So I switched to my local carrier, CenturyTel.

[A. Pole]

"They have to follow the model or go out of business," Kumar said. That is precisely how Sprint explains its move toward an offshore vendor. When competitors began cutting information technology costs by turning to offshore programmers, company officials said, Sprint was forced to look at following suit. "We've got to stay on top of our competitive position," Forsee said. Offshoring "has become a significant trend that we hadn't participated in, so we looked at that as a strategy that was important...because of the competitive aspects." IBM, Microsoft and HP are among the U.S. companies that are sending information technology jobs overseas or reportedly plan to start. Sprint must lower its cost to keep pace, Forsee said. But he knows careers are at stake.

If the individual companies are being forced by the competition to eliminate American jobs, maybe the correct answer is to level the playing field by restoring the properly calibrated tariffs (and maybe reducing payroll tax in exchange)?

[JesseHousman]

They have to follow the model or go out of business," Kumar said.

And that model, like Japan's template for their economic miracle that has failed, is suicide for America.

[OPS4]

AT&T one rate plan for $24.95 unlimited local l.d.
and nationwide l.d.
Ops4 God Bless America!

[JustAnAmerican]

You have to wonder when and if this will stop without direct intervention from the people of these United States. Is it just me or has there been a rash of moving Jobs overseas since the Chile, Singapore vote? Between this and the support of illegals by our elected officials, one has to wonder how long it will be before a civil war or revolution errupts in this country. Because the Politicians we elect start screwing over Americans as soon as they know thay have been elected.

At this point I paint Politicians and Trial lawyers with the same brush. Guess they know that and it's one of the reasons they try to pass laws to disarm the American population.

[AdamSelene235]

If the individual companies are being forced by the competition to eliminate American jobs, maybe the correct answer is to level the playing field by restoring the properly calibrated tariffs (and maybe reducing payroll tax in exchange)?

Why not level the playing field by reducing America's fiscal burden of government to, say, Red Chinese levels i.e. a 2X reduction.

Or how about about a flat tax like Moscow?

Americans need to choose between a free market or a centrally planned one that provides free health care for Africa, free drugs for seniors, etc, etc.