Paula Bernier Blog

Bringing Jobs Back Home

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:02:40 PDT

Companies can be hard to read, so I’m not clear on exactly what spurred AT&T Inc. (T) to bring 5,000 outsourced high-tech jobs back to the U.S. But whether this is simply a PR move, something AT&T expects to otherwise meet its interests, or an act of goodwill and patriotism, this seems to be a move in the right direction.Clearly, the ...

Nortel’s Spin Room

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:30:29 PDT

It’s really not funny, I know, but when I read the headline, “Nortel Refines Focus of Carrier Business” on the press release, I had to laugh. Hey, I’m taking entertainment where I can get (and afford) it these days.But the PR folks are obviously doing their jobs of putting a good face on things over at Nortel, so I have ...

I Want My DTV

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:13:35 PDT

The House of Representatives this week killed the bill to delay the transition to digital TV. The debate on this in Washington isn’t over, but it’s a good first step.Despite a lengthy and costly campaign to inform citizens about the DTV transition, neither the government nor the citizenship is completely ready for it. But it’s rare that everyone involved in ...