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Technology Stocks : Vesper

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To: waitwatchwander who wrote (52)5/1/2003 5:57:50 PM
From: waitwatchwander  Read Replies (3) of 56
 
Vésper fires 240 from the 1,200 employees

[ Google translation of Folha article ]

216.239.39.120

LÁSZLÓ VARGA
of the Leaf of S.Paulo
30/04/2003 - 19h57

The Vésper, operator of fixed telephony of 17 States, between them SP and RIO DE JANEIRO, today fired 240 from its 1,200 employees.

The measure if must to the decision of the Qualcomm North American, controller of the Vésper, vender the company.

In case that it does not obtain purchasers, the Vésper can until closing the doors. In this in case that, its 500 a thousand users would run the risk to be without operator.

For a consultant of the sector of telecommunications, the dismissals can make it difficult venda of the Vésper. The operator already had 4,000 employees.

according to specialist, if the Vésper will have personal little and to suffer desinvestimento, the possibilities to value it for the purchasers are more difficult.

The Vésper affirmed, however, that the resignations aim at to optimize the performance of the operator.

According to it, five companies would be interested in the purchase. Brazil Telecom and the Living creature can be two of the interested parties.

[ "the Living creature" sounds kinda scary. ]
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