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AT&T, an American firm that operate in the telecommunications sector, has announced that it is to create 300 new jobs in Bratislava with the opening of a new office in the city. The new office will be opened by the end of September 2007. AT&T has operated in Slovakia since 2002, and employs 650 in Bratislava and Kosice. The expansion also comes at a time when T-Systems, a competing German firm based in Košice, are planning an expansion of their business.
September 19th 2007
According to information dated September 19th 2007, the number of new jobs to be created at the new site will be 350. The opening of the new site will also be deferred until the end of 2008.
Sources
19 September 2007: Hospodárske noviny
12 September 2007: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2007), AT&T, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 65816, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65816.
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